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Awtrey Middle School

Q: Is Awtrey Middle School a good school?

Awtrey Middle School ranks 220 th of 578 Georgia middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

220^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 578 Georgia Middle Schools

Better than 62% of Georgia middle schools

Summary

Awtrey Middle School in Kennesaw, GA, serves approximately 593 students in grades 6-8 as part of the Cobb County School District, and has earned a consistent 3-star rating in recent years after previously holding 4-star status from 2016-2019.

The most striking feature of Awtrey is its exceptional performance in advanced math. An impressive 96.3% of students scored proficient or better on the Algebra I End of Course assessment—far exceeding the district average of 59.4% and the state average of 48.1%. This isn't a one-year fluke; the school has maintained proficiency rates above 91% for four consecutive years, putting it on par with top-performing nearby schools like Lost Mountain Middle School and McClure Middle School. Similarly, 8th graders taking High School Physical Science achieved an 81.7% proficiency rate, nearly matching the district average and far exceeding the state. However, on-grade-level math tells a different story: while 6th-grade math proficiency (54.6%) exceeds district and state averages, by 7th and 8th grade the school falls significantly behind—39.8% vs. 50.3% district in 7th grade, and 38% vs. 55.4% district in 8th grade. This gap likely reflects the school's success in accelerating its strongest math students into advanced coursework, leaving a less representative cohort in on-grade-level assessments.

Awtrey also stands out for its dramatic improvement in attendance. Chronic absenteeism dropped from 25.7% in 2021-2022 to just 12.4% currently—now below both the district (14.2%) and state (17.7%) averages. The school invests heavily in its students, spending $17,900 per pupil—the highest among nearby schools—and maintaining a favorable student-teacher ratio of 12.8:1. One area of concern is 8th-grade science, where only 15% of students scored proficient, less than half the district rate (35.8%) and the lowest among neighboring schools like Barber Middle School (32.4%). Social studies, however, shows relative strength at 49% proficiency, exceeding the state average and showing steady improvement over recent years.

593

Students ?

12.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,900

Per pupil spending ?

48.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3601 Nowlin Rd NW
Kennesaw, GA 30144

(770) 975-6615

District: Cobb County

Students who attend Awtrey Middle School usually attend:

High:

North Cobb High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

36.8%

White:

28.3%

Hispanic:

21.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 69th percentile in 2016 → 62nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the Georgia median (62nd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2016

!Science scores 15 pts below the Georgia average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school45%

District avg53%

Georgia avg43%

220^th of 578

Georgia public middle schools ?

Top 38%▼ down 7 pts since 2016

From top 31% (2016) to top 38% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

15^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	57.5	220 of 578	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.6	214 of 585	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.0	213 of 578	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.4	206 of 569	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.7	179 of 558	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.6	182 of 542	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.1	155 of 559	72.3%	★★★★☆
2018	70.5	138 of 543	74.6%	★★★★☆
2017	69.4	142 of 539	73.7%	★★★★☆
2016	62.3	171 of 545	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	73.2	117 of 537	78.2%	★★★★☆
2014	68.4	153 of 521	70.6%	★★★★☆
2013	73.1	119 of 527	77.4%	★★★★☆
2012	73.4	117 of 508	77.0%	★★★★☆
2011	72.6	120 of 504	76.2%	★★★★☆
2010	74.0	99 of 494	80.0%	★★★★☆
2009	77.1	72 of 466	84.5%	★★★★☆
2008	80.2	64 of 462	86.1%	★★★★☆
2007	82.4	44 of 445	90.1%	★★★★★
2006	78.9	64 of 420	84.8%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	60.9	146 of 480	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	68.8	109 of 494	77.9%	★★★★☆
2024	66.6	118 of 489	75.9%	★★★★☆
2023	56.4	163 of 485	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	73.9	85 of 482	82.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	51.8	245 of 550	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	53.1	240 of 567	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.6	181 of 558	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.8	191 of 553	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.3	186 of 544	65.8%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	47.0	173 of 374	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	38.0	242 of 400	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.1	236 of 381	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.5	150 of 380	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.2	175 of 367	52.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	59.9	192 of 550	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	63.6	169 of 569	70.3%	★★★★☆
2024	55.5	223 of 561	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.3	214 of 559	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.4	165 of 553	70.2%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	61.1	58 of 169	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.3	60 of 172	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.1	81 of 145	44.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	44.1	206 of 425	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	48.8	182 of 442	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.7	116 of 437	73.5%	★★★★☆
2023	64.7	88 of 429	79.5%	★★★★☆
2022	75.5	64 of 431	85.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	58.1	169 of 404	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	56.1	168 of 415	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.1	122 of 417	70.7%	★★★★☆
2023	57.0	168 of 429	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.4	181 of 425	57.4%	★★★☆☆

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)

African American (2026)70th percentile+8 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)66th percentile~ school

Male (2026)65th percentile+3 vs school

White (2026)58th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2026)55th percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2026)54th percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2026)52nd percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I96%+48 vs state

HS Physical Science82%+21 vs state

Social Studies49%+9 vs state

Mathematics44%~ state avg

Science15%-15 vs state

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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
Awtrey Middle School	Public	6-8	3601 Nowlin Rd NW	Kennesaw	30144	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	No	(770) 975-6615	593	46	12.8	48.1%	168 (28.3%)	218 (36.8%)	129 (21.8%)	23 (3.9%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	51 (8.6%)	57.5	220^th of 578 public middle schools	61.9%		58.6	214^th of 585 public middle schools	63.4%	6	96.3	54.6	39.8	38.0	15.0	49.0	81.7	$17,900	$326	$17,574
Barber Middle School	Public	6-8	4222 Cantrell Rd NW	Acworth	30101	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	No	(770) 975-6764	790	55	14.4	57.8%	207 (26.2%)	298 (37.7%)	201 (25.4%)	25 (3.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (7.2%)	48.8	267^th of 578 public middle schools	53.8%		48.7	275^th of 585 public middle schools	53.0%	8	87.1	35.0	35.1	42.5	32.4	31.1	75.4	$16,189	$744	$15,445
McClure Middle School	Public	6-8	3660 Old Stilesboro Rd NW	Kennesaw	30152	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	No	(678) 331-8131	1,030	68	15.2	30.7%	561 (54.5%)	185 (18.0%)	163 (15.8%)	57 (5.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (6.0%)	92.8	22^nd of 578 public middle schools	96.2%		90.9	55^th of 585 public middle schools	90.6%	33	100.0	63.7	64.6	75.6	53.7	71.3	100.0	$14,773	$389	$14,384
Durham Middle School	Public	6-8	2891 Mars Hill Rd NW	Acworth	30101	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	No	(770) 975-6641	984	61	16.0	21.6%	599 (60.9%)	168 (17.1%)	120 (12.2%)	48 (4.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (4.8%)	90.6	38^th of 578 public middle schools	93.4%		84.8	78^th of 585 public middle schools	86.7%	40	97.6	67.9	69.8	68.8	40.9	73.5	89.0	$13,891	$370	$13,521
Pine Mountain Middle School	Public	6-8	2720 Pine Mountain Cir NW	Kennesaw	30152	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	No	(678) 594-8252	506	42	11.9	55.5%	134 (26.5%)	196 (38.7%)	107 (21.1%)	34 (6.7%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (6.3%)	61.3	199^th of 578 public middle schools	65.6%		68.5	153^rd of 585 public middle schools	73.8%	46	100.0	52.6	40.1	44.1	24.4	49.8	70.9	$17,427	$325	$17,102
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
Lost Mountain Middle School	Public	6-8	700 Old Mountain Rd NW	Kennesaw	30152	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	No	(678) 594-8224	979	61	16.1	22.0%	559 (57.1%)	215 (22.0%)	95 (9.7%)	56 (5.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (5.3%)	93	20^th of 578 public middle schools	96.5%		93.3	43^rd of 585 public middle schools	92.6%	23	100.0	61.5	73.0	82.9	46.4	79.7	90.2	$13,726	$336	$13,390
Crossroads Middle School	Public	6-8	200 Timberwolf Drive	Acworth	30101	Cobb County	Paulding County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(678) 460-1580	908	52	17.4	31.2%	473 (52.1%)	256 (28.2%)	94 (10.4%)	38 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (5.2%)	90.3	41^st of 578 public middle schools	92.9%					(n/a)	100.0	66.5	63.6	66.5	57.5	58.2		$11,614	$284	$11,330
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
E. T. Booth Middle School	Public	6-8	6550 Putnam Ford Dr	Woodstock	30189	Cherokee County	Cherokee County	No	No	No	No	(770) 721-5500	1,675	110	15.2	40.8%	920 (54.9%)	202 (12.1%)	403 (24.1%)	60 (3.6%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	86 (5.1%)	79.2	102^nd of 578 public middle schools	82.4%		74.5	129^th of 585 public middle schools	77.9%	27	96.9	48.0	57.2	55.2	47.0	55.3	94.8	$12,428	$196	$12,233

Frequently Asked Questions about Awtrey Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Awtrey Middle School?

Students at Awtrey Middle School are 37% African American, 28% White, 22% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

How many students attend Awtrey Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 593 students attended Awtrey Middle School.

What high school do graduates of Awtrey Middle School attend?

Students who attend Awtrey Middle School usually go on to attend North Cobb High School

What district is Awtrey Middle School in?

Cobb County

Is Awtrey Middle School a good school?

Awtrey Middle School ranks 220^th of 578 Georgia middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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