Tour Cobb County's Finest Schools
A Tour of Cobb County's Finest Schools
After starting to write a series of blog articles on swim/tennis communities in East Cobb County, I started to think about doing a another series of articles that would coinside nicely with those articles. I began to think about what criteria most people find to be most important when starting their initial home search. I have found that in my experience as REALTOR, the schools your family attends play a major factor on your decision to purchase a home in a certain area. For some people, that is all that matters to them and some may be looking at future resale value of the home as well. All in all the prestige that comes along with living in a good school district can weigh very heavily on a homebuyer's decision to purchase a home.
According to published facts by Cobb County School District, the Cobb County School District is the second largest school district in the State of Georgia and expects to educate more that 107,000 students for the 2008-2009 school year. Facts also state Cobb students consistently score above national average on norm-referenced tests, 80% of 2007 seniors took and scored a combined average score of 1534 on the SAT's, compared to the national average of 1511 and a state average of 1472.
Cobb currently has six Magnet Programs- Campbell High School, Kennesaw Mountain High School,North Cobb High School,Pebblebrook High School,South Cobb High School, and Wheeler High School. The 2008 Advanced Placement Certified Schools that encourage participation in advanced course work at the Demostration level are- Harrison High School,Kennesaw Mtn. High School, Lassiter High School, Osborne High School, Pope High School, Sprayberry High School, Walton High School, and Wheeler High School.
I have decided to start my focus on Distinguished schools located in East Cobb County and work my way around to the remainder of Cobb County's Distinguished Schools. In order to have received the Distinguished School status The school must have made adequate yearly progress for three or more consecutive years.
As a resident of Cobb County and a REALTOR that primarily works in the Cobb County area, if you are considering a move to the Atlanta- metro area, Cobb County is definitely the place to be! With the great schools and great location, what more can you ask for?
Stay tuned for the first school on my tour.... Lassiter High School!
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