State/Public Elementary Open

Ford Elementary School

๐Ÿ“ 1345 Mars Hill Rd NW, Acworth, Cobb County, 30101

757
Pupils
13.1
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Ford Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Acworth, Cobb County. The school has 757 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Cobb County school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 57.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.1:1. 62% of students are proficient in reading. 60% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Cobb County

Enrollment & staffing

Ford Elementary School enrolls 757 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 57.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.1:1.

Male students
383 (51%)
Female students
374 (49%)
Teachers (FTE)
57.6
Student-teacher ratio
13.1:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“5

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 66% White, 13% Black or African American and 8.1% Hispanic or Latino.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White50266%
Black or African American10013%
Hispanic or Latino618.1%
Two or more races516.7%
Asian425.5%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

63 of the school's 757 students (8.3%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 45 qualify for free lunch and 18 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.

School setting & status

Suburb, LargeGrades Pre-Kโ€“5

Ford Elementary School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district GA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 37, state house district 36.

School district: Cobb County

Ford 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 757 students, Ford Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 961 students per school.

105,738
District students
110
Schools
7,408
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

62%
Reading proficient
60%
Math proficient
8%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: Suburb - Large

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