Keheley Elementary School, Marietta GA

Original Research by School Decision on Keheley Elementary School

Keheley Elementary is a regular public school serving prekindergarten through fifth grade in Marietta, Georgia, part of the Cobb County school system. The school has a small to mid-sized enrollment spread across its grade band, with a student body that is majority white, followed by Hispanic and multiracial populations, and smaller shares of Black and Asian students. A substantial portion of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating moderate economic need within the student population.

Marietta itself is a mixed-character city anchored by its historic downtown and the Cobb County seat, with government, legal, and retail activity concentrated around Marietta Square. The surrounding neighborhoods blend vintage homes, historic estates, and newer townhomes near downtown, while farther out the city becomes more typically suburban. Downtown Marietta has pedestrian-friendly public spaces and an active civic life with farmers markets, art walks, and live music. The broader economy is supported by Lockheed Martin Aeronautics, Wellstar Health System, the Cobb County government and school system, and manufacturers and logistics operators. The housing market shows moderate appreciation, with home values recently in the mid-400s and monthly rents in the mid-1700s. The area is seeing growth through downtown revitalization and new housing developments, including a large mixed-housing project that broke ground in late 2024.

Keheley's academic performance on state assessments shows mixed results. In math, proficiency is strongest in third grade at just over half of students, then declines to exactly half in fourth grade and further to around two in five students by fifth grade. English language arts follows a similar downward trend across the grades, starting in the mid-50s in third grade, dropping sharply to around two in five in fourth grade, and rising slightly to around two in five in fifth grade. Science proficiency in fifth grade is around two in five. Overall, the school's proficiency index across tested subjects and grades places it in the top quartile relative to other districts in Cobb County, a meaningful strength given the school's student composition and economic context. However, a parent should note that proficiency levels themselves, particularly in math and English language arts by fifth grade, remain below what many families would expect at those grade levels, and the downward trajectory across grades merits conversation with school staff about curriculum, instruction, or student support factors. State testing data for science and social studies in lower grades was not available; social studies assessment data from an earlier testing year showed very high proficiency but is not current.

The school's position among Cobb County's districts is solid on overall proficiency, placing it above the typical district in the county. Keheley is a neighborhood school with no magnet or charter designation, serving a residential community in an area with a mix of long-established and newer housing.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 361%

School 61% · District 50% · ▲ 11 pts above district

▲ 21 pts above state median · ▲ 17 pts above county median

Grade 450%

School 50% · District 57% · ▼ 7 pts below district

▲ 5 pts above state median · ▼ 2 pts below county median

Grade 542%

School 42% · District 49% · ▼ 7 pts below district

▲ 4 pts above state median · ▼ 1 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 356%

School 56% · District 43% · ▲ 13 pts above district

▲ 25 pts above state median · ▲ 19 pts above county median

Grade 442%

School 42% · District 47% · ▼ 5 pts below district

▲ 8 pts above state median · ▲ 1 pts above county median

Grade 544%

School 44% · District 49% · ▼ 5 pts below district

▲ 6 pts above state median · ▼ 2 pts below county median

Science

Grade 540%

School 40% · District 45% · ▼ 6 pts below district

even with state median · ▼ 1 pts below county median

Social studies

Grades 3-896%

School 96% · district not reported

▲ 13 pts above state median · ▲ 10 pts above county median

This schoolCobb County, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income50%Higher-income46%4 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income29%Higher-income51%22 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income45%Higher-income73%28 pp gap

Grades 3-8Lower-income38%Higher-income58%20 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income46%Higher-income68%22 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income24%Higher-income62%37 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income40%Higher-income70%30 pp gap

Grades 3-8Lower-income34%Higher-income66%33 pp gap