Tritt Elementary School vs West Side Elementary School

Tritt Elementary School and West Side Elementary School are both Marietta, Georgia elementary schools serving grades PK–05, but they sit at very different positions in the state standings. West Side Elementary School ranks #4 of 2,268 schools in Georgia with an overall rating of 9.7/10, while Tritt Elementary School ranks #125 of 2,268 with a rating of 8.6/10 — a 1.1-point gap that places West Side among the state's absolute elite and Tritt solidly in the top 6 percent.

The academic scores are identical: both Tritt Elementary School and West Side Elementary School earn 9.6/10, meaning neither school has a meaningful edge in raw proficiency. The separation comes from growth. West Side Elementary School scores 9.8/10 on growth versus Tritt Elementary School's 8.7/10 — a 1.1-point gap indicating that West Side students are gaining ground faster relative to their starting points, regardless of where they began. For families who value accelerating progress over baseline achievement, that delta matters.

Tritt Elementary School enrolls 797 students compared to West Side Elementary School's 531, making Tritt roughly 50 percent larger. West Side carries a lower student-teacher ratio — 12.1:1 versus Tritt's 13.5:1 — which translates to smaller class sizes and more individual teacher attention on average. The schools serve noticeably different economic populations: West Side Elementary School's free and reduced-price lunch rate is 17 percent, nearly double Tritt Elementary School's 9 percent. That demographic difference also shapes the context in which West Side's superior growth score was earned.

Both schools cover the same grade span, PK through 5th grade, and sit 9.1 miles apart within the same metro area. The combination of a #4 state rank, a 9.8/10 growth score, and a 12.1:1 student-teacher ratio makes West Side Elementary School one of the strongest performing elementary programs in Georgia by any measure in this dataset. Tritt Elementary School, ranked #125 statewide, remains an excellent option — but the ceiling West Side has reached is statistically rare.