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Daniell Middle School

Q: Is Daniell Middle School a good school?

Daniell Middle School ranks 191 st of 578 Georgia middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

191^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 578 Georgia Middle Schools

Better than 67% of Georgia middle schools

Summary

Daniell Middle School in Marietta, GA, serves 884 students in grades 6-8 within the Cobb County School District, holding a 3-star rating and ranking 191st out of 578 middle schools statewide.

The school's standout strength is its advanced math program. In the most recent testing year, 100% of students taking the Algebra I End of Course assessment were proficient—nearly double the district average (59.4%) and more than double the state average (48.1%). This isn't a fluke; proficiency has stayed above 94% for four straight years, matching the results at top-performing nearby schools like Dodgen Middle School and Hightower Trail Middle School. However, this success doesn't extend to the general math curriculum. Only 36.4% of 6th graders were proficient in standard math, well below the district average of 48.2% and the lowest among comparable Cobb County schools. Seventh-grade math (49.8%) also trails the district. This creates a "tale of two math programs"—exceptional acceleration for some students, while foundational skills need attention for others.

Chronic absenteeism is another concern. At 18.5%, Daniell's rate is higher than the district average (14.2%) and significantly above nearby schools like Simpson Middle School (7.9%) and Mabry Middle School (7.5%), though it has improved from a high of 27.5% a few years ago. In 8th-grade social studies, proficiency (39%) lags the district average (52.3%), while science (33%) is close to the district mark. On a positive note, the school serves its economically diverse student body (57.8% free/reduced lunch) relatively well compared to peers statewide, with strong subgroup results for African American and Hispanic students. Per-student spending ($14,557) is higher than at several higher-rated nearby schools, suggesting resources aren't the primary barrier. For parents, this school offers a world-class path for advanced math students but requires attention to attendance and core math support for the broader population.

884

Students ?

15.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,557

Per pupil spending ?

57.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2900 Scott Rd
Marietta, GA 30066

(678) 594-8048

District: Cobb County

Students who attend Daniell Middle School usually attend:

High:

Sprayberry High School

Feeder schools for Daniell Middle School:

Elementary:	Addison Elementary School
	Bells Ferry Elementary School
	Blackwell Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

31.9%

Hispanic:

28.7%

White:

25.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 78th percentile in 2016 → 67th in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the Georgia median (67th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school45%

District avg53%

Georgia avg43%

191^st of 578

Georgia public middle schools ?

Top 33%▼ down 11 pts since 2016

From top 22% (2016) to top 33% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^th 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	62.1	191 of 578	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	70.5	148 of 585	74.7%	★★★★☆
2024	63.1	187 of 578	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.1	176 of 569	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	73.7	130 of 558	76.7%	★★★★☆
2021	55.6	224 of 542	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.2	132 of 559	76.4%	★★★★☆
2018	58.8	196 of 543	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	65.8	158 of 539	70.7%	★★★★☆
2016	72.9	120 of 545	78.0%	★★★★☆
2015	76.3	103 of 537	80.8%	★★★★☆
2014	72.7	121 of 521	76.8%	★★★★☆
2013	68.3	161 of 527	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	64.0	185 of 508	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	68.7	155 of 504	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	68.7	140 of 494	71.7%	★★★★☆
2009	72.0	105 of 466	77.5%	★★★★☆
2008	77.7	73 of 462	84.2%	★★★★☆
2007	74.1	84 of 445	81.1%	★★★★☆
2006	72.7	90 of 420	78.6%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	57.5	160 of 480	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	71.3	100 of 494	79.8%	★★★★☆
2024	69.8	105 of 489	78.5%	★★★★☆
2023	70.3	98 of 485	79.8%	★★★★☆
2022	82.0	66 of 482	86.3%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	31.1	65 of 89	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	39.6	61 of 92	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.0	64 of 90	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.4	74 of 95	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	50.1	47 of 89	47.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	36.0	99 of 166	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	74.1	23 of 199	88.4%	★★★★☆
2024	62.9	30 of 200	85.0%	★★★★☆
2023	51.0	61 of 166	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.0	53 of 157	66.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	62.0	185 of 550	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	71.2	132 of 567	76.7%	★★★★☆
2024	64.6	171 of 558	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.2	153 of 553	72.3%	★★★★☆
2022	71.5	130 of 544	76.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	58.0	129 of 374	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	67.3	100 of 400	75.0%	★★★★☆
2024	52.1	150 of 381	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.2	176 of 380	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.8	153 of 367	58.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	59.4	197 of 550	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	68.3	146 of 569	74.3%	★★★★☆
2024	60.3	196 of 561	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.7	190 of 559	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	73.4	127 of 553	77.0%	★★★★☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2023	51.9	72 of 157	54.1%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	72.9	42 of 169	75.1%	★★★★☆
2023	62.9	55 of 163	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.6	35 of 145	75.9%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	47.0	193 of 425	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	56.6	141 of 442	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.5	113 of 437	74.1%	★★★★☆
2023	66.5	81 of 429	81.1%	★★★★☆
2022	82.5	41 of 431	90.5%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	60.3	156 of 404	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	65.2	130 of 415	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.7	175 of 417	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.9	112 of 429	73.9%	★★★★☆
2022	76.0	90 of 425	78.8%	★★★★☆

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)

Multi-racial (2025)75th percentile~ school

African American (2026)67th percentile~ school

Female (2026)66th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)66th percentile~ school

Male (2026)64th percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)61st percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2026)55th percentile-12 vs school

Migrant (2023)54th percentile-15 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)40th percentile-27 vs school

Asian (2026)27th percentile-40 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I100%+52 vs state

HS Physical Science83%+22 vs state

Mathematics47%+4 vs state

Social Studies39%~ state avg

Science33%+3 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Wednesday, August 16, 2017

My oldest daughter went all the way through Daniell and had a wonderful experience. My second daughter has just started there. We love principal Nelson and all the teachers. I don't understand why people talk so badly of this school. The issues of drugs, violence and harassment are going on at EVERY middle school, it's MIDDLE SCHOOL and middle school stinks no matter where you go. I highly encourage you to form your own opinions of the school and don't always take the word of others, Mine included. Everyone's experinace will be differnat. Close Quote

by a parent
Monday, October 24, 2016

It's tragic but I have had nothing but bad experiences with this school. My daughter just started going in August. It is now October and my daughter has been slapped by a male student, harassed by another male student, and is being bullied by a group of girls. My child is now under psychiatric evaluation to determine if she can/should be placed at another school. I, however, believe it is clear that she does. I would never recommend this school to anyone.!!! The staff and the police officer don't care. They seem to have bigger issues to deal with at the school. I STRONGLY RECOMMEND YOU AVOID THIS SCHOOL OF YOU LOVE YOUR CHILDREN. Close Quote

by a citizen
Wednesday, August 8, 2012

I recently graduated from Daniell, and I'm going to start off by saying that this school is very ghetto. You can't attend here and not get offered drugs, get bullied, get your butt smacked, and not see a fight whether it is a stunned and a student, or a teacher and a student. Everywhere you go, you hear the N word being called out like it is no big deal. As an Advanced Placement student, I was able to separate myself from the "bad" crowd. If your child is a rising 6th grader and is going to attend here I URGE you to try and change their school from JJ to any other middle school in Cobb county. I have spoken to friends from other schools and none of them have ever seen a fight in the hallway, been harassed, heard their teacher getting cursed out, heard the N word, or gotten offered drugs. Close Quote

by a parent
Friday, January 27, 2012

This school is drug infested and the kids run the school, not the adults. My Daughter is a current student there and has been a victim of violence, and bullying for 2 years, by the same group of kids, and nothing is being done. I've met with administrators and police, and they both just keep passing the blame back and fourth. The Assistant Principal is very rude and not compassionate for my child at all. And my child has always had excellent grades and contuct. Don't send your kids to this school if you can help it! 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
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
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
Palmer Middle School	Public	6-8	690 N Booth Rd NW	Kennesaw	30144	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	No	(770) 591-5020	803	50	16.0	53.1%	288 (35.9%)	218 (27.1%)	191 (23.8%)	30 (3.7%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	71 (8.8%)	55.2	235^th of 578 public middle schools	59.3%		51.9	254^th of 585 public middle schools	56.6%	19	100.0	28.7	35.7	50.2	30.6	46.4	88.0	$14,607	$322	$14,284
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
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
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
Woodstock Middle School	Public	6-8	2000 Towne Lake Hills South Dr	Woodstock	30189	Cherokee County	Cherokee County	No	No	No	No	(770) 721-3060	1,075	72	15.0	42.2%	496 (46.1%)	164 (15.3%)	286 (26.6%)	44 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	85 (7.9%)	84.2	74^th of 578 public middle schools	87.2%		75.3	126^th of 585 public middle schools	78.5%	52	100.0	56.6	54.3	64.8	49.8	56.1	96.9	$14,499	$296	$14,203

Frequently Asked Questions about Daniell Middle School

What high school do graduates of Daniell Middle School attend?

Students who attend Daniell Middle School usually go on to attend Sprayberry High School

What is the racial makeup of Daniell Middle School?

Students at Daniell Middle School are 32% African American, 29% Hispanic, 25% White, 9% Asian, 5% Two or more races.

Is Daniell Middle School a good school?

Daniell Middle School ranks 191^st of 578 Georgia middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Daniell Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 884 students attended Daniell Middle School.

What district is Daniell Middle School in?

Cobb County

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