The 2025-26 school year is in the books, and the Cobb County School District and local private schools have been noting their academic, athletic and other success metrics.
Some of the most impressive numbers they racked up are health inspection reports at their cafeterias, which almost always result in scores of 100.
As we noted in the below compilations, public and private school cafeterias got nothing less than scores of “A” and that’s been routine for a number of years, and not just Cobb County.
Given the struggles of some well-known East Cobb restaurants to get high or even passing scores, East Cobb News recently asked Cobb and Douglas Health about the disparities.
That’s the local inspecting agency under the Georgia Department of Health, and in addition to commercial restaurants, their inspectors visit school cafeterias, as well as food vendors at Truist Park, Whitewater, Six Flags and community pools and clubhouses that have food service.
The specific question we had for the health inspectors about the school cafeterias is if they are inspected the same way and—no pun intended—if they’re graded on a curve.
Christopher Hutcheson, the Cobb and Douglas Public Health Director of Environmental Health, told us that the school cafeterias go through the same inspection process as everyone else:
“The school systems put a lot of effort into training their staff, and their cafeteria managers are focused on proper food handling and cleanliness at the individual school level. That’s not to say that there aren’t a lot of restaurants in Cobb that operate at the same level as schools, but we see more consistency with schools as a group.”
Like the commercial restaurants, the school cafeterias are inspected typically twice a year, with some exceptions. Here’s what we put together; click the links to view the inspection reports for school cafeterias in the past year.
Elementary Schools
- Addison: April 2—100; Sept. 30—96
- Bells Ferry: Feb. 2—100; Aug. 25—100
- Blackwell: April 23—100; Oct. 9—100
- Brumby: April 13—100; Oct. 7—100
- Davis: April 2—100; Sept. 30—100
- East Side: Feb. 25—100; Sept. 12—100
- Eastvalley: Feb. 25—100; Sept. 16—100
- Garrison Mill: April 20—99; Oct. 14—100
- Keheley: April 13—100; Oct. 8—100
- Kincaid: April 16—99; Oct. 9—100
- Mt. Bethel: Feb. 24—1oo; Sept. 12—100
- Mountain View: April 29—1oo; Oct. 22—91
- Murdock: Feb. 9—100; Sept. 11—100
- Nicholson: Feb. 25—100; Oct. 6—91
- Powers Ferry: Feb. 25—100; Oct. 10—100
- Rocky Mount: April 23—100; Oct. 10—100
- Sedalia Park: Feb. 4—90; Aug. 22—100
- Shallowford Falls: April 24—100; Oct. 10—96
- Sope Creek: Feb. 6—100; Aug. 26—100
- Timber Ridge: Feb. 24—100; Aug. 27—100
Middle Schools
- Daniell: March 24—97; Oct. 1—97
- Dickerson: March 3—100; Sept 12—100
- Dodgen: March 5—100; Nov. 4—100
- East Cobb: March 20—100; Oct. 21—100
- Hightower Trail: March 10—100; Oct. 24—100
- Mabry: April 29—100; Oct. 23—100
- McCleskey: Feb. 25—100; Oct. 1—96
- Simpson: March 6—100; Oct. 6—100
High Schools
- Kell: April 30—100; Oct. 24—100
- Lassiter: March 24—100; Oct. 15—100
- Pope: March 25—96; Nov. 20—100
- Sprayberry: March 6—100; Oct. 23—97
- Walton: March 25—100; Oct. 28—98
- Wheeler: March 19—100; Oct. 27—96
Private Schools
- Eastside Christian: March 3—100; Oct. 8—100
- Faith Lutheran: April 14—100; Oct. 30—100
- Mt. Bethel Christian Lower School: March 3—100; Sept. 30—100
- Mt. Bethel Chrisian Upper School: March 11—91; Sept. 10—100
Related:
- Food scores: Gusto!; Jacobs Java Cafe; more
- La Madeleine cafe closes at Providence Square
- Food scores: Moxie Burger; Timeless Kitchen; more
- Marlow’s Tavern gets an ‘A’ on re-inspection
- Beyond Juicery and Eatery coming to Providence Square
- Food scores: Tacos La Villa; Teriyaki Madness; more
- Food scores: Zama; Marlow’s; El Jinete; more
- Tenku Sushi to open at Avenue East Cobb
- Food scores: Katana Sushi; Mirko Pasta; more
- Food scores: Biscuits and More; Marlow’s Tavern; more
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