Best Elementary Schools in Marietta, GA (2025-26)
Every ranked elementary school in Marietta, GA, ordered by SchoolGrade. A grade rewards actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact. Click a column heading to sort, or filter by school, city or district.
Marietta, GA rankings: Elementary Schools
Marietta, GA elementary schools ranked
How Marietta, GA's elementary schools compare
A: 17B: 7C: 7D: 6
65% of the 37 ranked elementary schools in Marietta, GA earn an A or B (17 A grades, 7 B, 7 C, 6 D, 0 F), against 46% of elementary schools nationwide. 28 schools meet or beat the proficiency projected from their student context (76% here, 70% nationally), and 18 exceed it. On average 53% of tested students meet the state bar against a projected 50% (national averages: 46% actual, 37% projected).
The biggest overperformers, by actual proficiency above projection: Dunleith Elementary School (50% against 23%, B+), Marietta Center For Advanced Academics (92% against 72%, A+), Al Burruss Elementary School (58% against 42%, A-), West Side Elementary School (83% against 71%, A+), Hickory Hills Elementary School (45% against 33%, B).
Districts with the most schools in the top quarter (the top 10): Cobb County (8), Marietta City (2).
The largest ranked elementary schools: East Side Elementary School (1,112 students, A+, #8), Sope Creek Elementary School (1,079 students, A+, #7), Cheatham Hill Elementary School (1,048 students, B+, #21).
About this ranking
- Scope: public elementary schools in Marietta, GA, as grouped on its schools page; the Georgia ranking covers the whole state.
- Order: SchoolGrade, then actual proficiency, then name; schools with the same grade and score share a rank.
- Ranked: regular public schools that NCES lists as open, not fully online, with at least 30 students. Others are listed with the reason.
- Tags: Magnet and Charter from the NCES school directory; K-12 marks schools serving every grade that are ranked with the elementary schools.
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model. How SchoolGrade works
Questions about elementary schools in Marietta, GA
What is the best elementary school in Marietta, GA?
Marietta Center For Advanced Academics in Marietta ranks first among the 37 ranked elementary schools in Marietta, GA with a SchoolGrade of A+, 92% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 72%.
How are elementary schools in Marietta, GA ranked?
By SchoolGrade, the 2025-26 model that scores each school's actual test proficiency against the level projected for its student context, then by actual proficiency to break ties. Regular public schools that are open, not fully online and have at least 30 students are ranked; the rest are listed below the table with the reason.
How many elementary schools does Marietta, GA have?
SchoolGrade grades 37 public elementary schools in Marietta, GA; 37 are ranked here.