Big Shanty Elementary School

Regular School · Kennesaw, GA

Big Shanty Elementary School is a regular school school in Kennesaw, Georgia, serving grades 03–05 with 511 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 11.3:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

03 – 05

Enrollment

511

Teachers (FTE)

45.1

Student–Teacher Ratio

11.3:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	174	34%
Black or African American	157	31%
Hispanic/Latino	130	25%
Two or more races	35	7%
Asian	15	3%
Total enrollment	511	270M / 241F

English Language Learners: 70 (14% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	40.0% +3.6pp	36.4%	422
Reading Proficiency	39.0% -0.4pp	39.4%	431
Science Proficiency	25-29%	—	120

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

+0.14 grade levels

Math

-0.16 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

73 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

2.3% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

9.8% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	511	100%

Contact & Location

1575 Ben King Rd NW

Kennesaw, GA 30144

Phone: (678)594-8023

http://www.cobbk12.org/BigShanty/

District

Cobb County

Per-pupil expenditure: $16,624

District enrollment: 106,703

Other Schools in District

Acworth Elementary School Elementary
Addison Elementary School Elementary
Argyle Elementary School Elementary
Austell Elementary School Elementary
Baker Elementary School Elementary
Bells Ferry Elementary School Elementary
Belmont Hills Elementary School Elementary
Birney Elementary School Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 30144) → CensusDepth.com
Georgia population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Georgia teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

130129000527

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD