Best Public Schools in Powder Springs, GA

Summary:

The city of Powder Springs, Georgia is home to 13 schools, including 8 elementary schools, 3 middle schools, and 2 high schools. The data reveals stark contrasts in academic performance between the top-performing and lower-performing schools in the area. Hillgrove High School consistently ranks among the top 32 high schools in Georgia and has a 95.6% four-year graduation rate, significantly outperforming the state average. In contrast, McEachern High School has under 40% proficiency on end-of-course assessments.

The top-performing elementary schools in Powder Springs include Kemp Elementary School and Vaughan Elementary School, which rank among the top 124 and 123 in the state, respectively, and demonstrate high proficiency rates across core subjects. Meanwhile, Compton Elementary School has the lowest performance, despite having the highest per-student spending in the district.

The data also reveals differences in performance between schools in Cobb County and Paulding County, with Cobb County schools generally outperforming their Paulding County counterparts. This could be due to differences in district resources, funding, or other factors. Overall, the analysis highlights the need to further investigate the factors contributing to the stark contrasts in academic performance across Powder Springs schools.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				Milestones Assessment American Literature and Composition (2024)	Milestones Assessment Algebra I (2024)	Milestones Assessment Biology (2024)	Milestones Assessment United States History (2024)	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts (2024)						Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2024)						Milestones Assessment Science (2024)		Milestones Assessment Social Studies (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Milestones Assessment American Literature and Composition End of Course	Milestones Assessment Algebra I End of Course	Milestones Assessment Biology End of Course	Milestones Assessment United States History End of Course	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 4th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 6th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 7th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Social Studies 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Still Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	870 Casteel Rd	Powder Springs	30127	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	No	(678) 594-8287	757	64	11.9	35.5%	334 (44.1%)	219 (28.9%)	123 (16.2%)	23 (3.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (7.5%)	78	252^nd of 1248 public elementary schools	79.8%		82.3	204^th of 1242 public elementary schools	83.6%	48					55.1	54.1	64.3				54.2	63.9	53.0				46.1			$12,686	$669	$12,017
Hendricks Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5243 Meadows Rd	Powder Springs	30127	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 819-2387	501	44	11.4	85.8%	38 (7.6%)	305 (60.9%)	116 (23.2%)	6 (1.2%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	32 (6.4%)	45.4	621^st of 1248 public elementary schools	50.2%		50.6	545^th of 1242 public elementary schools	56.1%	76					41.0	37.4	48.6				41.0	34.1	30.0				30.0			$11,879	$716	$11,163
McEachern High School	Public	9-12	2400 New Macland Rd	Powder Springs	30127	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	No	(770) 222-3710	2,300	127	18.1	72.8%	130 (5.7%)	1,520 (66.1%)	526 (22.9%)	16 (0.7%)	9 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	97 (4.2%)	47.5	201^st of 458 public high schools	56.1%		47.6	190^th of 442 public high schools	57.0%	11	39.9	39.3	33.9	46.4																$8,019	$264	$7,755
Tapp Middle School	Public	6-8	3900 Macedonia Rd	Powder Springs	30127	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 222-3758	885	58	15.3	75.3%	64 (7.2%)	514 (58.1%)	247 (27.9%)	10 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (5.6%)	59.7	211^th of 588 public middle schools	64.1%		62.4	191^st of 577 public middle schools	66.9%	20		90.0						44.5	38.0	48.6				40.1	44.4	35.6		31.3	35.6	$8,621	$550	$8,071
Compton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3450 New Macland Rd	Powder Springs	30127	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 222-3700	631	56	11.3	91.4%	47 (7.4%)	335 (53.1%)	222 (35.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.0%)	23.5	953^rd of 1248 public elementary schools	23.6%		25.1	912^th of 1242 public elementary schools	26.6%	41					26.2	24.4	28.4				23.8	41.1	12.6				21.1			$13,048	$846	$12,202
Vaughan Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5950 Nichols Rd	Powder Springs	30127	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	No	(678) 594-8298	632	48	13.1	21.7%	381 (60.3%)	121 (19.1%)	60 (9.5%)	25 (4.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (6.6%)	90.7	124^th of 1248 public elementary schools	90.1%		86.3	167^th of 1242 public elementary schools	86.6%	43					66.1	61.4	71.0				71.8	76.1	63.4				59.3			$10,781	$372	$10,409
Powder Springs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4570 Grady Grier Dr	Powder Springs	30127	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 222-3746	817	66	12.3	78.3%	61 (7.5%)	510 (62.4%)	168 (20.6%)	4 (0.5%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (8.6%)	37.4	736^th of 1248 public elementary schools	41.0%		32.8	798^th of 1242 public elementary schools	35.7%	62					40.6	29.3	47.3				33.6	31.4	27.9				22.5			$10,644	$657	$9,987
Varner Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4761 Gaydon Rd	Powder Springs	30127	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 222-3775	761	58	13.2	65.3%	108 (14.2%)	417 (54.8%)	160 (21.0%)	17 (2.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (7.5%)	57.8	472^nd of 1248 public elementary schools	62.2%		49.8	553^rd of 1242 public elementary schools	55.5%	81					40.2	36.4	57.0				41.0	39.5	53.5				40.8			$10,720	$667	$10,053
Kemp Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	865 Corner Rd	Powder Springs	30127	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	No	(678) 594-8158	918	63	14.6	24.3%	431 (46.9%)	306 (33.3%)	87 (9.5%)	26 (2.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (7.3%)	90.8	123^rd of 1248 public elementary schools	90.1%		91.5	115^th of 1242 public elementary schools	90.7%	8					62.4	64.4	73.4				70.9	73.1	67.9				57.8			$10,271	$192	$10,079
Lovinggood Middle School	Public	6-8	3825 Luther Ward Rd	Powder Springs	30127	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	No	(678) 331-3015	1,215	71	17.0	35.7%	477 (39.3%)	398 (32.8%)	211 (17.4%)	39 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	90 (7.4%)	89.9	55^th of 588 public middle schools	90.6%		86.4	72^nd of 577 public middle schools	87.5%	17		92.4						62.7	60.3	64.3				59.0	60.8	60.5		44.8	63.7	$8,098	$219	$7,880
Hillgrove High School	Public	9-12	4165 Luther Ward Rd	Powder Springs	30127	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	No	(678) 331-3961	2,290	125	18.2	33.8%	925 (40.4%)	804 (35.1%)	352 (15.4%)	87 (3.8%)	6 (0.3%)	3 (0.1%)	113 (4.9%)	85.8	33^rd of 458 public high schools	92.8%		86.9	26^th of 442 public high schools	94.1%	7	63.6	67.0	70.0	64.1																$7,665	$254	$7,411
J. A. Dobbins Middle School	Public	6-8	637 Williams Lake Rd	Powder Springs	30127	Cobb County	Paulding County	No	No	No	No	(770) 443-4835	556	40	13.8	75.0%	154 (27.7%)	228 (41.0%)	133 (23.9%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	35 (6.3%)	41.2	327^th of 588 public middle schools	44.4%		47.4	278^th of 577 public middle schools	51.8%	49		80.5						36.0	40.1	40.0				16.8	34.6	33.7		14.3	28.0	$10,437	$360	$10,077
Bessie L. Baggett Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	948 Williams Lake Rd	Powder Springs	30127	Cobb County	Paulding County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 460-1570	576	46	12.4	70.8%	192 (33.3%)	225 (39.1%)	117 (20.3%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.4%)	30.2	850^th of 1248 public elementary schools	31.9%		41.3	667^th of 1242 public elementary schools	46.3%	183					33.3	23.8	29.9				42.6	27.6	21.8				24.1			$10,341	$993	$9,348
Miles Ahead Charter School	Public, Charter	K-5	4665 Macland Road	Powder Springs	30127	Cobb County	State Specialty Schools II- Miles Ahead Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(770) 313-4841	194	14	13.8		10 (5.2%)	162 (83.5%)	19 (9.8%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	35.1	772^nd of 1248 public elementary schools	38.1%					(n/a)					33.3	40.0					20.8	30.0

Cities Near Powder Springs

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Marietta	3.43 mi	60	92^nd
Hiram	3.73 mi	4	239^th
Austell	4.22 mi	6	195^th
Dallas	4.86 mi	21	162^nd
Kennesaw	5.8 mi	16	83^rd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Georgia Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.