📍 2121 W Sandtown Rd SW, Marietta, Cobb County, 30064
Dowell Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Marietta, Cobb County. The school has 898 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Cobb County school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 69.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.9:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 23% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Dowell Elementary School enrolls 898 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 69.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 40% Hispanic or Latino, 36% Black or African American and 15% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 357 | 40% |
| Black or African American | 327 | 36% |
| White | 131 | 15% |
| Two or more races | 54 | 6% |
| Asian | 26 | 2.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
531 of the school's 898 students (59%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 463 qualify for free lunch and 68 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Dowell Elementary School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district GA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 37, state house district 37.
Dowell Elementary School is one of 110 schools in Cobb County, based in Marietta, Georgia. The district serves 105,738 students district-wide and employs 7,408 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 898 students, Dowell Elementary School is close to the district average of about 961 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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