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East Cobb Middle School

Q: Is East Cobb Middle School a good school?

East Cobb Middle School ranks 279 th of 578 Georgia middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

279^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 578 Georgia Middle Schools

Better than 52% of Georgia middle schools

Summary

East Cobb Middle School in Marietta, GA, serves 1,352 students in grades 6-8 as part of the Cobb County School District, and has earned a 3-star rating, ranking in the 52nd percentile of Georgia middle schools—a notable improvement from the 45th percentile in each of the previous two years. The school serves a predominantly low-income population, with 66.5% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch, which is a stark contrast to nearby schools like Dickerson Middle School (8.8% FRL) and Dodgen Middle School (10.1% FRL), both of which rank in the top 2% of the state.

The most striking finding is a "tale of two schools" within one building. East Cobb's Algebra I results are extraordinary—98.8% of students scored proficient or better in 2025-2026, exceeding the district average (59.4%) by nearly 40 points and rivaling elite schools like Dickerson (100%) and Dodgen (100%). However, standard grade-level math tells a very different story: only 36.9% of 6th graders, 31.0% of 7th graders, and 38.9% of 8th graders scored proficient, all well below district and state averages. This suggests the school has built an exceptional accelerated math pathway for a select group of students, while the majority of students in standard math classes are struggling significantly.

There are encouraging signs of progress. Chronic absenteeism has dropped dramatically from 29.6% in 2021-2022 to 18.0% in 2025-2026, though it remains above the district average of 14.2%. Science and social studies scores improved year-over-year, and the school's ranking is on an upward trajectory. Subgroup data shows the school serves its White and African American students relatively well compared to statewide peers, but Hispanic students and male students show weaker outcomes. When compared to schools with similar poverty levels, East Cobb trails Griffin Middle School (55% FRL) and Marietta Middle School (68% FRL) in most standard subjects, yet its Algebra I results exceed or match all of them. The path forward likely involves translating the success of the advanced math program to standard-level instruction and continuing the positive attendance trend.

1,352

Students ?

15.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,072

Per pupil spending ?

66.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

825 Terrell Mill Rd SE
Marietta, GA 30067

(770) 578-2740

District: Cobb County

Students who attend East Cobb Middle School usually attend:

High:

Wheeler High School

Feeder schools for East Cobb Middle School:

Elementary:	Brumby Elementary School
	Eastvalley Elementary School
	Powers Ferry Elementary School
	Sedalia Park Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

37.8%

Hispanic:

34.5%

White:

20.1%

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Test scores delayed: 2026 rankings for Georgia do not yet include English Language Arts scores, which will not be released by the Georgia Department of Education until winter 2026.

At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 57th percentile in 2016 → 52nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the Georgia median (52nd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school39%

District avg53%

Georgia avg43%

279^th of 578

Georgia public middle schools ?

Top 48%▼ down 5 pts since 2016

From top 43% (2016) to top 48% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

19^th of 26Middle Schools in the Cobb County

58^th of 201Cobb 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	47.2	279 of 578	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	41.8	323 of 585	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.5	322 of 578	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.6	283 of 569	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.0	264 of 558	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.3	320 of 542	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.0	242 of 559	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.6	287 of 543	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	51.9	239 of 539	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	53.6	235 of 545	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	54.4	218 of 537	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	51.2	305 of 521	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	45.2	345 of 527	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	47.1	313 of 508	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	44.9	324 of 504	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	53.1	255 of 494	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	57.8	214 of 466	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	62.3	173 of 462	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	56.1	216 of 445	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	52.3	221 of 420	47.4%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	49.4	203 of 480	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	41.4	267 of 494	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.1	241 of 489	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.2	218 of 485	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.9	186 of 482	61.4%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	32.6	69 of 92	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	47.7	57 of 90	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.0	52 of 95	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.2	55 of 89	38.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	39.3	85 of 166	48.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	52.7	53 of 199	73.4%	★★★★☆
2024	54.6	52 of 200	74.0%	★★★★☆
2023	58.8	39 of 166	76.5%	★★★★☆
2022	56.4	40 of 157	74.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	49.1	259 of 550	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	40.6	316 of 567	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.7	316 of 558	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.7	258 of 553	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.3	260 of 544	52.2%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	32.9	249 of 374	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	24.6	326 of 400	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.0	322 of 381	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.8	271 of 380	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.0	303 of 367	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	43.1	297 of 550	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	43.2	301 of 569	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.7	310 of 561	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.4	285 of 559	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.7	267 of 553	51.7%	★★★☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	17.3	10 of 12	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	33.1	9 of 15	40.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.7	40 of 157	74.5%	★★★★☆
2022	88.0	9 of 159	94.3%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	23.8	134 of 169	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.3	116 of 172	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.8	125 of 163	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.5	91 of 145	37.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	44.9	202 of 425	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	60.4	116 of 442	73.8%	★★★★☆
2024	61.7	122 of 437	72.1%	★★★★☆
2023	60.6	110 of 429	74.4%	★★★★☆
2022	65.5	91 of 431	78.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	61.9	149 of 404	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	75.5	88 of 415	78.8%	★★★★☆
2024	69.6	110 of 417	73.6%	★★★★☆
2023	81.5	58 of 429	86.5%	★★★★☆
2022	76.7	86 of 425	79.8%	★★★★☆

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)

White (2026)63rd percentile+11 vs school

African American (2026)58th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2026)53rd percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)52nd percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2026)49th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2026)46th percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2026)33rd percentile-18 vs school

Asian (2025)25th percentile-20 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)21st percentile-24 vs school

Migrant (2026)17th percentile-35 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I99%+51 vs state

HS Physical Science87%+26 vs state

Mathematics36%-7 vs state

Social Studies34%-6 vs state

Science30%~ state avg

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What people are saying

by a student
Friday, June 21, 2019

The School is amazing and anybody who gave it a bad review must have got their head really hard because the school should qualify for one of the beat middle school in the STATE OF GEORGIA Close Quote

by a parent
Wednesday, September 12, 2018

My son is in the advanced classes and they seem to be providing a sound education. I can not speak for how the on level or remedial classes behave. I do wish there was better communication from the school about what the different levels of classes meant, as the names can be misleading.
There is a solid assortment of after school and before school programs. Close Quote

by a parent
Wednesday, August 15, 2018

Worst school ever. Bullying is a big problem & they dont do anything but try to cover things up. My son was attacked at this school by another student. They sent my son home on the bus sick as heck. I was never notified by anyone from the school that he was injured or to come and pick him up. He told them he wasnt feeling well but they ignored him. He was hospitalized with a bad concussion as a result of this attack. Now the school is retaliating against me & my son because we wanted answers, complained, & pressed charges against the crazy kid that almost killed my child. So school just started and they've already emailed me twice on their own behalf claiming my son was "defiant & to receive in school suspension". Today they tell me that they are kicking my son out of school & he did not do anything wrong! My son is the sweetest kid. So much for speaking up. I guess they just expect for everything to get swept under the rug. And if u try to correct them they punish you-what a corrupt school. I am actually thankful that he wont be going there anymore he only wanted to stay because of his friends, but i don't trust them to care for my child everyday and neither should anyone else. The principal, administrators, and teachers could care less about our kids well being. They have no problem notifying you of what they feel is incorrect, but will ignore when your child feels something is not right- even a severe headache & vomiting from a concussion. East Cobb Middle School is a trash school Close Quote

by a parent
Wednesday, October 1, 2014

We've been very pleased with the education of our children and the dedicated teachers. 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	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
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
Destinations Career Academy of Georgia (Virtual)	Public, Virtual, Charter	6-10	1700 Water PL SE	Atlanta	30339	Cobb County	State Specialty Schools II- Destination Career Academy of GA	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(470) 890-6001	587	24	24.1	53.5%	201 (34.2%)	235 (40.0%)	77 (13.1%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.9%)	3 (0.5%)	65 (11.1%)								(n/a)								$8,500	$721	$7,780
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
Marietta Sixth Grade Academy	Public	6	340 Aviation Rd SE	Marietta	30060	Cobb County	Marietta City	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 429-3115	678	55	12.2	65.0%	148 (21.8%)	210 (31.0%)	281 (41.4%)	10 (1.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.1%)								(n/a)		54.2						$17,980	$515	$17,465
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
Campbell Middle School	Public	6-8	3295 Atlanta Rd SE	Smyrna	30080	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 842-6873	1,368	82	16.7	56.5%	219 (16.0%)	717 (52.4%)	283 (20.7%)	69 (5.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	77 (5.6%)	38.6	335^th of 578 public middle schools	42.0%		47.5	282^nd of 585 public middle schools	51.8%	53	92.0	34.2	34.3	33.7	20.8	23.5	78.8	$13,568	$375	$13,193
Pearson Middle School	Public	6-8	240 Barber Road SE	Marietta	30060	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 429-6012	806	60	13.3	100.0%	26 (3.2%)	94 (11.7%)	678 (84.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.7%)	23.5	441^st of 578 public middle schools	23.7%		18.2	485^th of 585 public middle schools	17.1%	44	88.0	22.2	18.6	17.4	8.0	34.0	68.9	$16,353	$861	$15,492
Marietta Middle School	Public	7-8	121 Winn St NW	Marietta	30064	Cobb County	Marietta City	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 422-0311	1,352	105	12.8	67.8%	261 (19.3%)	455 (33.7%)	553 (40.9%)	21 (1.6%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (4.4%)	65.7	174^th of 578 public middle schools	69.9%		61	197^th of 585 public middle schools	66.3%	23	99.2		43.7	48.0	36.5	46.2	93.4	$17,505	$558	$16,947
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
Ridgeview Charter School	Public	6-8	5340 S Trimble Rd	Atlanta	30342	Fulton County	Fulton County	No	No	No	Yes	(470) 254-7710	945	77	12.2	51.2%	288 (30.5%)	163 (17.2%)	413 (43.7%)	33 (3.5%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	45 (4.8%)	77.5	114^th of 578 public middle schools	80.3%		73.3	137^th of 585 public middle schools	76.6%	23	97.3	63.6	53.0	62.3	37.6	45.1	80.0	$17,316	$815	$16,501

Frequently Asked Questions about East Cobb Middle School

What district is East Cobb Middle School in?

Cobb County

What is the racial makeup of East Cobb Middle School?

Students at East Cobb Middle School are 38% African American, 34% Hispanic, 20% White, 5% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

Is East Cobb Middle School a good school?

East Cobb Middle School ranks 279^th of 578 Georgia middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of East Cobb Middle School attend?

Students who attend East Cobb Middle School usually go on to attend Wheeler High School

How many students attend East Cobb Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,352 students attended East Cobb Middle School.

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