Birney Elementary School
775 Smyrna Powder Springs Rd Marietta GA, 30060, Cobb County Phone: 678-842-6824 Ranking:  (1,352 out of 1,747, bottom 23%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5 School District: Cobb County School District Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 61 | 66 | 63 | 67 | 71 | 73 | 72 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 738 | 770 | 715 | 683 | 728 | 831 | 857 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 13 | 1.8% | 24 | 3.1% | 15 | 2.1% | 12 | 1.8% | 17 | 2.3% | 10 | 1.2% | 10 | 1.2% |
| Kindergarten: | 116 | 15.7% | 131 | 17.0% | 124 | 17.3% | 108 | 15.8% | 115 | 15.8% | 137 | 16.5% | 159 | 18.6% |
| Grade 1: | 110 | 14.9% | 121 | 15.7% | 108 | 15.1% | 108 | 15.8% | 116 | 15.9% | 166 | 20.0% | 124 | 14.5% |
| Grade 2: | 131 | 17.8% | 109 | 14.2% | 116 | 16.2% | 115 | 16.8% | 138 | 19.0% | 121 | 14.6% | 131 | 15.3% |
| Grade 3: | 125 | 16.9% | 135 | 17.5% | 117 | 16.4% | 129 | 18.9% | 102 | 14.0% | 127 | 15.3% | 153 | 17.9% |
| Grade 4: | 121 | 16.4% | 123 | 16.0% | 127 | 17.8% | 102 | 14.9% | 116 | 15.9% | 147 | 17.7% | 146 | 17.0% |
| Grade 5: | 122 | 16.5% | 127 | 16.5% | 108 | 15.1% | 109 | 16.0% | 124 | 17.0% | 123 | 14.8% | 134 | 15.6% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 395 | 53.5% | 409 | 53.1% | 353 | 49.4% | 347 | 50.8% | 391 | 53.7% | 448 | 53.9% | 435 | 50.8% |
| Female: | 343 | 46.5% | 361 | 46.9% | 362 | 50.6% | 336 | 49.2% | 337 | 46.3% | 347 | 41.8% | 382 | 44.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% |
| Asian: | 17 | 2.3% | 25 | 3.2% | 20 | 2.8% | 24 | 3.5% | 27 | 3.7% | 32 | 3.9% | 35 | 4.1% |
| Hispanic: | 300 | 40.7% | 303 | 39.4% | 282 | 39.4% | 249 | 36.5% | 274 | 37.6% | 279 | 33.6% | 307 | 35.8% |
| Black: | 324 | 43.9% | 355 | 46.1% | 321 | 44.9% | 298 | 43.6% | 349 | 47.9% | 409 | 49.2% | 388 | 45.3% |
| White: | 75 | 10.2% | 70 | 9.1% | 68 | 9.5% | 85 | 12.4% | 77 | 10.6% | 82 | 9.9% | 90 | 10.5% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 20 | 2.7% | 17 | 2.2% | 24 | 3.4% | 27 | 4.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 585 | 79.3% | 591 | 76.8% | 533 | 74.5% | 484 | 70.9% | 503 | 69.1% | 547 | 65.8% | 554 | 64.6% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 57 | 7.7% | 52 | 6.8% | 57 | 8.0% | 60 | 8.8% | 62 | 8.5% | 81 | 9.7% | 72 | 8.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.20 | 11.67 | 11.35 | 10.27 | 10.25 | 11.50 | 12.00 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| CRCT | ||||||
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 1st Grade | % met std | 65.1% | 79.1% | 80% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 1st Grade | % met std | 78.2% | 83.7% | 82.4% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 1st Grade | % met std | 76.4% | 85.3% | 84.4% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 1st Grade | % met std | 81.7% | 86% | 84% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 1st Grade | % met std | 80% | 88.5% | 87% |
| 2006 | Math | 1st Grade | % met std | 89.5% | 90.4% | 90% |
| 2007 | Math | 1st Grade | % met std | 76.8% | 84.5% | 82.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 1st Grade | % met std | 84.7% | 88.5% | 86.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 1st Grade | % met std | 89.2% | 89.4% | 87% |
| 2010 | Math | 1st Grade | % met std | 80% | 88.7% | 85% |
| 2006 | Reading | 1st Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 86.6% | 87% |
| 2007 | Reading | 1st Grade | % met std | 89.1% | 90.1% | 90.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 1st Grade | % met std | 87.8% | 90.3% | 90.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 1st Grade | % met std | 87.8% | 92% | 90.9% |
| 2010 | Reading | 1st Grade | % met std | 92.4% | 93.7% | 93% |
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 2nd Grade | % met std | 73.5% | 83.2% | 83% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 2nd Grade | % met std | 78.5% | 85.9% | 83.7% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 2nd Grade | % met std | 77.2% | 85.8% | 84.1% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 2nd Grade | % met std | 81.2% | 87.8% | 86.8% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 2nd Grade | % met std | 85.2% | 87.3% | 85% |
| 2006 | Math | 2nd Grade | % met std | 74.8% | 87.5% | 87% |
| 2007 | Math | 2nd Grade | % met std | 71.3% | 83.4% | 81.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 2nd Grade | % met std | 83.6% | 88% | 85.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 2nd Grade | % met std | 85.2% | 88.8% | 87.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 2nd Grade | % met std | 85.2% | 88.4% | 86% |
| 2006 | Reading | 2nd Grade | % met std | 76.5% | 89.1% | 89% |
| 2007 | Reading | 2nd Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 90.7% | 91.3% |
| 2008 | Reading | 2nd Grade | % met std | 92.1% | 92.7% | 92% |
| 2009 | Reading | 2nd Grade | % met std | 86.1% | 91.8% | 91.9% |
| 2010 | Reading | 2nd Grade | % met std | 93% | 92.5% | 91% |
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63.7% | 82.3% | 82% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.4% | 85.8% | 85.6% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.9% | 87.9% | 87.1% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.9% | 88.9% | 86.6% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.2% | 89.3% | 88% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.2% | 90.5% | 89.2% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 92.4% | 91% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.0% | 90.7% | 88.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.3% | 91% | 91% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.8% | 90.3% | 90.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58.6% | 74.6% | 70.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.6% | 81.1% | 77.9% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 82.7% | 79% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.4% | 83.5% | 81.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 84.2% | 81% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.2% | 82.1% | 78.5% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.5% | 83.1% | 82% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 85.8% | 85.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.3% | 89.8% | 87.5% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89% | 90.4% | 88% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 92.5% | 90% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.2% | 92.5% | 90.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 92.8% | 90% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.3% | 94.1% | 92.1% |
| 2006 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 84.9% | 85% |
| 2007 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53.6% | 72.7% | 70.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53.1% | 76.8% | 74.5% |
| 2009 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.6% | 82.4% | 79.7% |
| 2010 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.3% | 81.7% | 80% |
| 2011 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 82.8% | 80.5% |
| 2012 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.6% | 81.2% | 78% |
| 2013 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.4% | 83.0% | 78.4% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.8% | 88.7% | 88% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.7% | 88.5% | 88.6% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.6% | 89.6% | 89% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56.8% | 78.9% | 76.1% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.4% | 82.3% | 79% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 44.4% | 80.7% | 81% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55.1% | 83.4% | 81% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.5% | 87.8% | 83.4% |
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.7% | 81.3% | 79% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 85.3% | 84.3% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.9% | 88.2% | 86.2% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.2% | 89.6% | 86.9% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.1% | 90.6% | 87% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.9% | 90.3% | 88% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 93.6% | 90% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.4% | 92.7% | 90.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.6% | 82.6% | 79% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.9% | 81.8% | 78.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.2% | 76.4% | 70% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.1% | 78.8% | 74.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.6% | 82.5% | 77% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 85% | 81.1% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.2% | 85% | 81% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.5% | 88.0% | 84.3% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.3% | 84.8% | 81% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.7% | 86.3% | 84.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.1% | 90.5% | 87.5% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.5% | 90.3% | 87.3% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.8% | 92.9% | 89% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.8% | 90.4% | 87.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.4% | 93.7% | 90% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.4% | 94.9% | 92.5% |
| 2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 90.4% | 88% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 51.9% | 75.7% | 71.9% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.7% | 78.7% | 73.8% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 59.6% | 83.5% | 77.7% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 64% | 82.8% | 80% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 55.3% | 82.4% | 79% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.1% | 85.2% | 81% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.4% | 87.0% | 82.7% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.4% | 91.1% | 90% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.9% | 90.2% | 88.5% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.6% | 92.3% | 90.2% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.4% | 78.3% | 71.4% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.1% | 79.2% | 74% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 52.7% | 79.4% | 77.4% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.2% | 82.1% | 79% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.4% | 85.7% | 81.3% |
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.7% | 86.4% | 85% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.1% | 88% | 87.6% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.2% | 91.2% | 89.9% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.2% | 92.9% | 91.3% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.9% | 93.7% | 92% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 94% | 94.7% | 93% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.3% | 95.6% | 95% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.7% | 95.8% | 94.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.3% | 90.9% | 88% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.2% | 90.3% | 88.1% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 69% | 79.8% | 71.7% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.7% | 84.9% | 79.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.6% | 88.2% | 82% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.1% | 91.1% | 86.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 90.9% | 84% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.3% | 92.9% | 89.5% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 62% | 85.6% | 81% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.3% | 87.7% | 85.5% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.2% | 90.6% | 87.2% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.8% | 91.4% | 87.8% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.6% | 93.3% | 90% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.6% | 93.2% | 90.5% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.4% | 94.4% | 91% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.7% | 95.0% | 92.9% |
| 2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 91.7% | 89% |
| 2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 43.3% | 70.7% | 66.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 50.4% | 74.1% | 71.3% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.5% | 80.8% | 76% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.8% | 79.9% | 77% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 72% | 80.5% | 76.6% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 82.1% | 78% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.6% | 83.7% | 79.6% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.2% | 92.9% | 91% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.5% | 90.3% | 88.4% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 91.5% | 89% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 67% | 76.3% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.8% | 76.9% | 72% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.5% | 74.1% | 71.3% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.3% | 80.6% | 77% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.3% | 83.9% | 80.5% |
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* Birney Elementary School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.