| Our Mission: The mission of the Cobb County School District is to guarantee a quality educational program for all students in a challenging, secure environment. We, as professional, caring educators, will provide a relevant, integrated curriculum. Our students will become critical thinkers who are knowledgeable, skillful and responsible, and who can succeed as life-long learners in a richly diverse society. |
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| The Cobb County School District is the second largest school system in Georgia and among the 30 largest in the United States with a current enrollment of 102,630. Its student population grows by nearly 2,500 each year, and with 13,780 full-time employees, nearly 8,600 of whom are classroom teachers and other certified personnel, the School District is the largest employer in the county. Continuing a strong tradition of excellence in education, student achievement remains the primary focus within the School District. This is evident in the “report cards” that annually evaluate the performance of Georgia’s schools and school districts, such as the ones issued by the Georgia Public Policy Foundation and the Georgia Department of Education. All Cobb County schools are accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and the district is among the first to be given district-wide accreditation. Cobb schools have earned 16 National Blue Ribbon-No Child Left Behind School awards and 33 Georgia Schools of Excellence awards. In addition, individual schools, staff members and students receive numerous local, state and national awards each year. Parental and community involvement is a hallmark in the District, as demonstrated through 100 percent PTA participation in most schools, the addition of School Councils, and the Partners in Education Program — a joint effort with the Cobb Chamber of Commerce — which supports school-business partnerships in every Cobb school. The School District has 854 business partners and the numbers grow annually. Cobb students consistently score above the national average on norm-referenced tests. In 2004, 4,657, or 83 percent of Cobb seniors took the Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT), achieving a combined average score of 1040, while the national combined average score was 1026, and the state average score was 987. Seven of Cobb County’s 14 participating high schools had averages higher than the national average, and three schools, Kennesaw Mountain, Pebblebrook and Wheeler, gained 15 points or more from 2003. The School District has three charter schools and five magnet programs including the International Baccalaureate Programme (Campbell High School), the Advanced Mathematics and Science Academy (Kennesaw Mountain High School), the Center for Excellence in Performing Arts (Pebblebrook High School), the Academy of Research and Medical Science (South Cobb High School), and the Center for Advanced Studies in Science, Mathematics and Technology (Wheeler High School).
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