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Garrett Middle School

Q: Is Garrett Middle School a good school?

Garrett Middle School ranks 403 rd of 584 Georgia middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

403^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 584 Georgia Middle Schools

Better than 31% of Georgia middle schools

Summary

Garrett Middle School is a public middle school located in Austell, Georgia, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 883 students. The school is part of the Cobb County School District, which is ranked 54th out of 206 school districts in Georgia and is rated 4 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Garrett Middle School has consistently underperformed compared to the Cobb County and Georgia state averages in various Milestones Assessment subjects. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates were significantly lower than the county and state in English Language Arts (6th-8th grade), Mathematics (6th-8th grade), Science (8th grade), and Social Studies (8th grade). Additionally, Garrett Middle School has been ranked in the bottom half of Georgia middle schools for the past several years, with a ranking between 377 and 428 out of 542-588 schools, and has consistently received a 1 or 2-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating below-average performance.

When comparing Garrett Middle School to the nearby schools in the Cobb County district, such as Lovinggood Middle School, Smitha Middle School, and Cooper Middle School, it is clear that Garrett is underperforming, as these schools have significantly higher proficiency rates in the Milestones Assessments, as well as higher SchoolDigger rankings. However, Garrett Middle School has shown relatively strong performance in Algebra I, with proficiency rates ranging from 75% to 95.8% over the past few years, outperforming the Cobb County and Georgia state averages.

891

Students ?

15.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,833

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5235 Austell Powder Springs Rd
Austell, GA 30106

(770) 819-2466

District: Cobb County

Students who attend Garrett Middle School usually attend:

High:

South Cobb High School

Feeder schools for Garrett Middle School:

Elementary:	Austell Elementary School
	Hendricks Elementary School
	Sanders Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

47.9%

Hispanic:

43.1%

White:

4.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 26th percentile in 2015 → 31st in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (27% vs 40% meeting standards)

!Social Studies scores 22 pts below the Georgia average

!Near the bottom of Cobb County's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg49%

Georgia avg40%

403^rd of 584

Georgia public middle schools ?

Bottom 31%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 26% (2015) to bottom 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

25^th of 26Middle Schools in the Cobb County

54^th of 206Cobb 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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Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	30.8	403 of 584	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.1	377 of 588	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.8	388 of 577	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.6	416 of 567	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.0	428 of 542	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.4	404 of 559	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.0	431 of 543	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	28.3	400 of 539	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.9	434 of 545	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	26.1	399 of 537	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	27.9	434 of 521	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	27.2	437 of 527	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	32.5	399 of 508	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	26.4	423 of 504	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	38.3	355 of 494	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	43.7	307 of 466	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	50.7	249 of 462	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	38.8	321 of 445	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	38.0	313 of 420	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆

By subject vs Georgia (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I75%+30 vs state

Mathematics31%-10 vs state

English Language Arts27%-13 vs state

Science17%-12 vs state

Social Studies16%-22 vs state

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by a student
Wednesday, March 17, 2021

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by a student
Friday, November 3, 2017

I gave Garrett middle school a 1 star because: the principle here she likes to take the students stuff and not give it back. The 8th grade administrator is very strict. He doesn't allow us to do anything. We cant even get lockers this year. our book bags are full of books that we don't even carry. like who has money to replace a book bag every time one breaks ? And about the dress code. This is where it gets stupid. Our Garrett hoodies are RED right, OK. Now here is the thing, if we wear a red jacket, like just plain red we get a referral and then our parents be on us, yelling at us because we got a referral.All of the activities we do at Garrett, they are lame except for the ones we do in science,(shout out to you ms ducre). The teachers here don't teach us. all they do is yell at a whole class for something one student did. We get accused of skipping because we talk when we see our friends in the hallway. also the students here get referrals for no reason. and when we get referrals the teachers, or administrators don't allow us to explain everything that happened. they write down what they seen in their own eyes and that's not fair to us because half the time they be wrong. THIS CONCLUDES MY RESPONSE. Close Quote

Schools Near Garrett Middle School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Milestones Assessment Algebra I (2025)	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts (2025)			Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2025)			Milestones Assessment Science (2025)	Milestones Assessment Social Studies (2025)	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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Milestones Assessment Algebra I End of Course	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 6th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 7th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 8th Grade	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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Garrett Middle School	Public	6-8	5235 Austell Powder Springs Rd	Austell	30106	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 819-2466	891	58	15.4	100.0%	44 (4.9%)	427 (47.9%)	384 (43.1%)	5 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	28 (3.1%)	30.8	403^rd of 584 public middle schools	31.0%		34.1	377^th of 588 public middle schools	35.9%	26	75.0	26.1	32.2	24.3	19.5	41.2	34.0	17.1	16.4	$14,833	$901	$13,931
Cooper Middle School	Public	6-8	4605 Ewing Rd	Austell	30106	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 819-2438	1,000	63	15.8	91.7%	51 (5.1%)	639 (63.9%)	255 (25.5%)	8 (0.8%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (4.5%)	66.9	160^th of 584 public middle schools	72.6%		63.7	186^th of 588 public middle schools	68.4%	26	100.0	43.0	39.2	45.1	38.6	37.8	55.3	50.9	57.7	$14,423	$953	$13,470
Turner Middle School	Public	6-8	7101 Turner Dr	Lithia Springs	30122	Douglas County	Douglas County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 651-5500	742	46	16.1	85.2%	51 (6.9%)	308 (41.5%)	347 (46.8%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	7 (0.9%)	23 (3.1%)	20.4	466^th of 584 public middle schools	20.2%		23.2	452^nd of 588 public middle schools	23.1%	14	71.4	27.7	26.4	23.8	11.3	17.6	19.3	10.6	19.8	$12,439	$426	$12,014
Tapp Middle School	Public	6-8	3900 Macedonia Rd	Powder Springs	30127	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 222-3758	809	54	14.8	87.4%	48 (5.9%)	466 (57.6%)	237 (29.3%)	12 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (5.7%)	57.3	226^th of 584 public middle schools	61.3%		59.7	211^th of 588 public middle schools	64.1%	15	100.0	47.2	44.9	41.5	44.1	45.8	38.3	13.9	37.9	$15,365	$841	$14,524
Floyd Middle School	Public	6-8	4803 Floyd Rd SW	Mableton	30126	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 819-2453	776	55	14.0	100.0%	54 (7.0%)	285 (36.7%)	404 (52.1%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (3.6%)	41.8	324^th of 584 public middle schools	44.5%		36.8	361^st of 588 public middle schools	38.6%	37	100.0	27.6	35.9	38.2	17.8	26.5	47.2	31.1	27.2	$16,674	$852	$15,822
Smitha Middle School	Public	6-8	2025 Powder Springs Rd SW	Marietta	30064	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 594-8267	866	64	13.5	99.1%	43 (5.0%)	233 (26.9%)	547 (63.2%)	19 (2.2%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	21 (2.4%)	31.2	398^th of 584 public middle schools	31.8%		31.6	400^th of 588 public middle schools	32.0%	2	87.0	35.2	35.3	23.3	25.6	24.3	31.1	18.9	16.6	$16,618	$954	$15,664
Lindley Middle School	Public	6-8	50 Veterans Memorial Hwy SE	Mableton	30126	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 819-2496	905	67	13.5	100.0%	36 (4.0%)	439 (48.5%)	402 (44.4%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (2.5%)	31.3	397^th of 584 public middle schools	32.0%		35.2	370^th of 588 public middle schools	37.1%	27	77.8	28.2	21.7	24.6	21.8	20.4	41.7	23.1	31.3	$16,361	$927	$15,434
J. A. Dobbins Middle School	Public	6-8	637 Williams Lake Rd	Powder Springs	30127	Paulding County	Paulding County	No	No	No	No	(770) 443-4835	531	41	12.9	71.4%	130 (24.5%)	205 (38.6%)	157 (29.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (6.8%)	41.7	326^th of 584 public middle schools	44.2%		41.2	327^th of 588 public middle schools	44.4%	1	92.1	26.6	35.1	36.3	16.2	29.3	53.8	12.4	42.1	$16,471	$722	$15,749
Lovinggood Middle School	Public	6-8	3825 Luther Ward Rd	Powder Springs	30127	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	No	(678) 331-3015	1,209	71	16.9	32.3%	494 (40.9%)	377 (31.2%)	197 (16.3%)	51 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	90 (7.4%)	88.5	61^st of 584 public middle schools	89.6%		89.9	55^th of 588 public middle schools	90.6%	6	97.7	57.1	60.1	56.9	60.1	59.5	62.9	56.2	66.9	$13,392	$351	$13,041
Chestnut Log Middle School	Public	6-8	2544 Pope Rd	Douglasville	30135	Douglas County	Douglas County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 651-5100	719	45	15.9	84.0%	60 (8.3%)	410 (57.0%)	200 (27.8%)	13 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	33 (4.6%)	29.4	415^th of 584 public middle schools	28.9%		23.5	450^th of 588 public middle schools	23.5%	35	84.0	26.0	26.9	31.1	17.3	20.6	28.4	26.9	23.2	$13,296	$1,354	$11,942

Frequently Asked Questions about Garrett Middle School

What district is Garrett Middle School in?

Cobb County

What is the racial makeup of Garrett Middle School?

Students at Garrett Middle School are 48% African American, 43% Hispanic, 5% White, 3% Two or more races.

How many students attend Garrett Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 891 students attended Garrett Middle School.

Is Garrett Middle School a good school?

Garrett Middle School ranks 403^rd of 584 Georgia middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Garrett Middle School attend?

Students who attend Garrett Middle School usually go on to attend South Cobb High School

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