25 East Cobb Schools Among Best For Grades K-8: U.S. News

EAST COBB, GA — Several elementary and middle schools in East Cobb have been ranked among the best in Georgia, according to a brand-new ranking released Tuesday by U.S. News & World Report.

For the inaugural list, U.S. News published rankings and data on more than 80,000 public elementary and middle schools across the United States.

Schools are ranked at the state and district levels. The best charter schools and best magnet schools ranked as stand-alone categories.

U.S. News ranked Dodgen Middle School and Murdock Elementary School as the highest elementary and middle schools in the state among those in East Cobb, according to the new list. Dodgen Middle was ranked No. 5 in the state for middle schools, while Murdock Elementary was ranked No. 12 in the state for elementary schools.

Here’s a look at how other schools in East Cobb ranked compared with others in the state:

Elementary Schools

• Murdock Elementary School
  • State ranking: No. 12
  • District ranking: No. 1
• Timber Ridge Elementary School
  • State ranking: No. 17
  • District ranking: No. 2
• Mountain View Elementary School
  • State ranking: No. 20
  • District ranking: No. 3
• Sope Creek Elementary School
  • State ranking: No. 32
  • District ranking: No. 4
• Mount Bethel Elementary School
  • State ranking: No. 33
  • District ranking: No. 5
• Tritt Elementary School
  • State ranking: No. 36
  • District ranking: No. 6
• Shallowford Falls Elementary School
  • State ranking: No. 53
  • District ranking: No. 7
• East Side Elementary School
  • State ranking: No. 59
  • District ranking: No. 8
• Garrison Mill Elementary School
  • State ranking: No. 139
  • District ranking: No. 11
• Rocky Mount Elementary School
  • State ranking: No. 152
  • District ranking: No. 12
• Addison Elementary School
  • State ranking: No. 207
  • District ranking: No. 15
• Davis Elementary School
  • State ranking: No. 291
  • District ranking: No. 20
• Eastvalley Elementary School
  • State ranking: No. 515
  • District ranking: No. 32
• Nicholson Elementary School
  • State ranking: No. 524
  • District ranking: No. 34
• Keheley Elementary School
  • State ranking: No. 594
  • District ranking: No. 39
• Blackwell Elementary School
  • State ranking: No. 785
  • District ranking: No. 49-65
• Brumby Elementary School
  • State ranking: No. 934-1245
  • District ranking: No. 49-65

Middle Schools

• Dodgen Middle School
  • State ranking: No. 5
  • District ranking: No. 1
• Dickerson Middle School
  • State ranking: No. 6
  • District ranking: No. 2
• Hightower Trail Middle School
  • State ranking: No. 7
  • District ranking: No. 3
• Simpson Middle School
  • State ranking: No. 26
  • District ranking: No. 5
• Mabry Middle School
  • State ranking: No. 34
  • District ranking: No. 6
• Daniell Middle School
  • State ranking: No. 120
  • District ranking: No. 12
• McCleskey Middle School
  • State ranking: No. 151
  • District ranking: No. 14
• East Cobb Middle School
  • State ranking: No. 261
  • District ranking: No. 19-25

To determine the rankings, U.S. News used data from the U.S. Department of Education to analyze two areas at each school:

• Math and reading proficiency — or how well students perform on state assessments.
• Math and reading performance — or how well they perform compared with expectations.

The state assessment data used in the rankings is from the 2018-19 school year and, therefore, predates any effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on test-taking.

Nationally, California has 5,534 ranked elementary schools — the most of any state — followed by Texas at 4,446; New York at 2,211; Florida at 2,128; and Illinois at 2,038 schools.

California also has the most ranked middle schools with 2,319, followed by Texas at 1,942; Illinois at 1,243; New York at 1,219; and Florida at 997.

See the complete list of 2021’s Best K-8 Schools.

See also: Georgia Schools Among Best For Grades K-8: U.S. News