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Hightower Trail Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

11^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 578 Georgia Middle Schools

Better than 98% of Georgia middle schools

Summary

Hightower Trail Middle School in Marietta, GA, serves 944 students in grades 6-8 and is part of the Cobb County School District, ranking #11 out of 578 Georgia middle schools (98th percentile, 5 stars) for the 2025-2026 school year.

Hightower Trail is a standout performer in an already elite cluster of nearby schools. Its mathematics achievement is exceptional: 81% of 6th graders, 73.2% of 7th graders, and 87.5% of 8th graders are proficient in math, compared to district averages in the 48-55% range. Most striking is the Algebra I End-of-Course exam, where 99.4% of students are proficient—a 51-point advantage over the state average. The school also excels in science (62.3% proficient vs. 35.8% district) and social studies (70.9% vs. 52.3% district). While nearby Dickerson Middle School (#5) and Dodgen Middle School (#7) rank slightly higher overall, Hightower Trail's 8th-grade math proficiency (87.5%) actually exceeds both, and its chronic absenteeism rate of 7.3% is less than half the state average (17.7%)—a figure that has steadily improved from 11.4% four years ago.

What truly sets Hightower Trail apart is its balanced excellence across every student group. The school ranks #2 in the state for special education students (out of 425 schools) and #3 for Hispanic students (out of 374 schools)—achievements that are rare even among top-tier schools. No subgroup falls below the 85th percentile statewide. The school also achieves these results efficiently, spending $14,168 per student, which is less than nearby McCleskey Middle School ($18,163) and Sandy Springs Middle School ($18,023), both of which rank significantly lower. For parents, this combination of top-tier academics, strong support for diverse learners, and improving attendance makes Hightower Trail a consistently excellent choice that has never dropped below the 95th percentile in a decade.

944

Students ?

15.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,168

Per pupil spending ?

10.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3905 Post Oak Tritt Rd
Marietta, GA 30062

(770) 578-7225

District: Cobb County

Students who attend Hightower Trail Middle School usually attend:

High:

Pope High School

Feeder schools for Hightower Trail Middle School:

Elementary:

Tritt Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

70.2%

Hispanic:

10.5%

Asian:

10.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 98th percentile in 2016 → 98th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Georgia average (81% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 2% of Georgia middle schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Cobb County

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school81%

District avg53%

Georgia avg43%

11^th of 578

Georgia public middle schools ?

Top 2%▬ steady since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 26Middle Schools in the Cobb County

58^th of 202Cobb County among Georgia districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	96.1	11 of 578	98.1%	★★★★★
2025	96.0	24 of 585	95.9%	★★★★★
2024	97.4	16 of 578	97.2%	★★★★★
2023	97.8	14 of 569	97.5%	★★★★★
2022	96.1	27 of 558	95.2%	★★★★★
2021	95.4	28 of 542	94.8%	★★★★★
2019	98.6	8 of 559	98.6%	★★★★★
2018	98.6	8 of 543	98.5%	★★★★★
2017	98.8	7 of 539	98.7%	★★★★★
2016	98.0	9 of 545	98.3%	★★★★★
2015	98.8	5 of 537	99.1%	★★★★★
2014	85.3	9 of 521	98.3%	★★★★★
2013	86.0	8 of 527	98.5%	★★★★★
2012	86.5	4 of 508	99.2%	★★★★★
2011	87.1	7 of 504	98.6%	★★★★★
2010	88.9	6 of 494	98.8%	★★★★★
2009	88.7	9 of 466	98.1%	★★★★★
2008	91.2	5 of 462	98.9%	★★★★★
2007	89.9	9 of 445	98.0%	★★★★★
2006	90.9	8 of 420	98.1%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	87.3	47 of 494	90.5%	★★★★★
2024	92.3	24 of 489	95.1%	★★★★★
2023	92.4	24 of 485	95.1%	★★★★★
2022	90.1	35 of 482	92.7%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	79.7	13 of 89	85.4%	★★★★☆
2025	69.7	34 of 92	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	78.4	13 of 90	85.6%	★★★★☆
2023	80.8	13 of 95	86.3%	★★★★☆
2022	78.7	14 of 89	84.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	95.6	11 of 550	98.0%	★★★★★
2025	95.9	13 of 567	97.7%	★★★★★
2024	96.6	9 of 558	98.4%	★★★★★
2023	97.2	9 of 553	98.4%	★★★★★
2022	94.3	23 of 544	95.8%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	97.4	3 of 374	99.2%	★★★★★
2025	95.3	11 of 400	97.3%	★★★★★
2024	98.2	7 of 381	98.2%	★★★★★
2023	96.8	9 of 380	97.6%	★★★★★
2022	98.3	4 of 367	98.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	95.5	11 of 550	98.0%	★★★★★
2025	94.0	24 of 569	95.8%	★★★★★
2024	96.5	10 of 561	98.2%	★★★★★
2023	96.5	10 of 559	98.2%	★★★★★
2022	96.2	14 of 553	97.5%	★★★★★

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	76.1	4 of 12	66.7%	★★★★☆
2025	64.1	5 of 15	66.7%	★★★★☆
2023	95.1	2 of 157	98.7%	★★★★★
2022	89.3	8 of 159	95.0%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	88.6	10 of 136	92.6%	★★★★★
2024	73.1	40 of 172	76.7%	★★★★☆
2023	78.7	25 of 163	84.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	99.5	2 of 425	99.5%	★★★★★
2025	97.1	8 of 442	98.2%	★★★★★
2024	98.8	5 of 437	98.9%	★★★★★
2023	97.8	8 of 429	98.1%	★★★★★
2022	97.1	10 of 431	97.7%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	89.5	14 of 404	96.5%	★★★★★
2025	87.2	33 of 415	92.0%	★★★★★
2024	91.2	16 of 417	96.2%	★★★★★
2023	91.8	13 of 429	97.0%	★★★★★
2022	87.1	42 of 425	90.1%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2026)100th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)99th percentile~ school

Female (2026)98th percentile~ school

Male (2026)98th percentile~ school

White (2026)97th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2026)93rd percentile-5 vs school

African American (2025)90th percentile-5 vs school

Asian (2026)85th percentile-13 vs school

Migrant (2026)67th percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I99%+51 vs state

HS Physical Science95%+34 vs state

Mathematics81%+38 vs state

Social Studies71%+31 vs state

Science62%+33 vs state

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Thursday, December 6, 2012

Hightower Trail Middle School is one of the best schools ever that I've seen in my life. Test Scores are very high and students are the very respectful. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Milestones Assessment Algebra I (2026)	Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2026)			Milestones Assessment Science (2026)	Milestones Assessment Social Studies (2026)	Milestones Assessment HS Physical Science (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Milestones Assessment Algebra I End of Course	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Social Studies 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment HS Physical Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Hightower Trail Middle School	Public	6-8	3905 Post Oak Tritt Rd	Marietta	30062	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	No	(770) 578-7225	944	61	15.5	10.1%	663 (70.2%)	44 (4.7%)	99 (10.5%)	96 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (4.4%)	96.1	11^th of 578 public middle schools	98.1%		96	24^th of 585 public middle schools	95.9%	13	99.4	81.0	73.2	87.5	62.3	70.9	94.8	$14,168	$321	$13,848
Dodgen Middle School	Public	6-8	1725 Bill Murdock Rd	Marietta	30062	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	No	(770) 578-2726	1,178	73	16.1	10.1%	648 (55.0%)	82 (7.0%)	99 (8.4%)	306 (26.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (3.6%)	97.3	7^th of 578 public middle schools	98.8%		97.6	17^th of 585 public middle schools	97.1%	10	100.0	79.5	76.9	88.8	64.0	81.3	95.3	$13,659	$441	$13,218
Simpson Middle School	Public	6-8	3340 Trickum Rd NE	Marietta	30066	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	No	(770) 971-4711	884	58	15.3	19.7%	493 (55.8%)	94 (10.6%)	132 (14.9%)	112 (12.7%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	50 (5.7%)	92.8	23^rd of 578 public middle schools	96.0%		93.8	41^st of 585 public middle schools	93.0%	18	100.0	57.0	80.3	73.2	51.5	80.7	95.5	$14,029	$386	$13,642
Mabry Middle School	Public	6-8	2700 Jims Rd NE	Marietta	30066	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	No	(770) 928-5546	938	57	16.4	14.5%	619 (66.0%)	75 (8.0%)	92 (9.8%)	97 (10.3%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	50 (5.3%)	91.8	35^th of 578 public middle schools	93.9%		95.5	29^th of 585 public middle schools	95.0%	6	100.0	66.2	65.1	81.3	48.5	66.8	89.1	$14,222	$320	$13,902
Dickerson Middle School	Public	6-8	855 Woodlawn Dr NE	Marietta	30068	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	No	(770) 578-2710	1,225	69	17.6	8.8%	730 (59.6%)	55 (4.5%)	89 (7.3%)	294 (24.0%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (4.4%)	97.8	5^th of 578 public middle schools	99.1%		98.9	6^th of 585 public middle schools	99.0%	1	100.0	82.8	86.8	90.4	66.0	80.7	97.2	$12,807	$322	$12,485
Crabapple Middle School	Public	6-8	10900 Woodstock Rd.	Roswell	30075	Fulton County	Fulton County	No	No	No	No	(470) 254-4520	881	70	12.6	19.5%	594 (67.4%)	105 (11.9%)	112 (12.7%)	28 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (4.8%)	93.2	19^th of 578 public middle schools	96.7%		92.5	46^th of 585 public middle schools	92.1%	27	92.4	64.5	70.8	67.8	57.8	79.0	94.2	$16,985	$452	$16,533
McCleskey Middle School	Public	6-8	4080 Maybreeze Rd	Marietta	30066	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	No	(770) 928-5560	540	43	12.5	46.7%	265 (49.1%)	85 (15.7%)	143 (26.5%)	7 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (7.2%)	73.3	140^th of 578 public middle schools	75.8%		79.2	105^th of 585 public middle schools	82.1%	35	96.8	47.0	66.7	60.4		65.2	55.1	$18,163	$370	$17,793
Daniell Middle School	Public	6-8	2900 Scott Rd	Marietta	30066	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	No	(678) 594-8048	884	59	15.0	57.8%	224 (25.3%)	282 (31.9%)	254 (28.7%)	76 (8.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (5.3%)	62.1	191^st of 578 public middle schools	67.0%		70.5	148^th of 585 public middle schools	74.7%	43	100.0	36.4	49.8	51.9	33.0	39.0	82.9	$14,557	$340	$14,217
Sandy Springs Middle School	Public	6-8	8750 Pride Pl	Sandy Springs	30350	Fulton County	Fulton County	No	No	No	Yes	(470) 254-4970	763	62	12.3	100.0%	75 (9.8%)	385 (50.5%)	211 (27.7%)	35 (4.6%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	50 (6.6%)	40.2	324^th of 578 public middle schools	43.9%		47.8	279^th of 585 public middle schools	52.3%	45	95.9	28.9	32.0	36.1	26.4	28.1	89.2	$18,023	$917	$17,106
East Cobb Middle School	Public	6-8	825 Terrell Mill Rd SE	Marietta	30067	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 578-2740	1,352	86	15.7	66.5%	272 (20.1%)	511 (37.8%)	466 (34.5%)	37 (2.7%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	62 (4.6%)	47.2	279^th of 578 public middle schools	51.7%		41.8	323^rd of 585 public middle schools	44.8%	44	98.8	36.9	31.0	38.9	29.6	34.0	87.0	$14,072	$731	$13,341

Frequently Asked Questions about Hightower Trail Middle School

Is Hightower Trail Middle School a good school?

Yes! Hightower Trail Middle School is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 11^th of 578 Georgia middle schools.

How many students attend Hightower Trail Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 944 students attended Hightower Trail Middle School.

What district is Hightower Trail Middle School in?

Cobb County

What high school do graduates of Hightower Trail Middle School attend?

Students who attend Hightower Trail Middle School usually go on to attend Pope High School

What is the racial makeup of Hightower Trail Middle School?

Students at Hightower Trail Middle School are 70% White, 10% Hispanic, 10% Asian, 5% African American, 4% Two or more races.

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