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Durham Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

38^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 578 Georgia Middle Schools

Better than 93% of Georgia middle schools

Summary

Durham Middle School in Acworth, GA, serves 984 students in grades 6-8 and is part of the Cobb County School District, ranking 38th out of 578 Georgia middle schools (93rd percentile, 5 stars) for the 2025-2026 school year.

Durham's strongest academic pillar is mathematics, with proficiency rates of 67.9% (6th grade), 69.8% (7th grade), and 68.8% (8th grade) on the Milestones Assessment—roughly 20-25 percentage points above state averages. The school's Algebra I End of Course results are extraordinary: 97.6% of students scored proficient or better, nearly double the state average of 48.1%. Social studies is another standout, with 73.5% of 8th graders proficient, compared to 40.2% statewide. The school also excels in accelerated science, with 89% of 8th graders taking High School Physical Science scoring proficient. While 8th grade general science proficiency (40.9%) is above district and state averages, it has more than doubled from 18.3% in 2023-2024, showing a remarkable turnaround. Chronic absenteeism is low at 9.2%, compared to 17.7% statewide, and the school ranks in the 94th percentile for African American students and 88th percentile for Special Education students, demonstrating effectiveness across diverse populations.

Compared to nearby schools, Durham outperforms Pine Mountain Middle School (ranked 199th), Barber Middle School (267th), and Awtrey Middle School (221st) by wide margins—for example, Durham's 6th grade math proficiency (67.9%) is nearly double Barber's (35%). Its closest competitors are Lost Mountain Middle School (21st) and McClure Middle School (22nd), where Durham edges them out in 6th grade math and social studies. Durham also achieves these results efficiently, spending $13,891 per student—notably less than Pine Mountain ($17,427) or Awtrey ($17,900). After a slight dip in 2024-2025, Durham has rebounded to its best ranking since 2018-2019, with improving science scores, declining absenteeism, and continued excellence in math and social studies pointing to a school strengthening its already strong foundation.

984

Students ?

16.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,891

Per pupil spending ?

21.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2891 Mars Hill Rd NW
Acworth, GA 30101

(770) 975-6641

District: Cobb County

Students who attend Durham Middle School usually attend:

High:

Allatoona High School

Feeder schools for Durham Middle School:

Elementary:	Ford Elementary School
	Pickett's Mill Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

60.9%

African American:

17.1%

Hispanic:

12.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 93rd percentile in 2016 → 93rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Georgia average (70% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 7% of Georgia middle schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school70%

District avg53%

Georgia avg43%

38^th of 578

Georgia public middle schools ?

Top 7%▬ steady since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^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	90.6	38 of 578	93.4%	★★★★★
2025	84.8	78 of 585	86.7%	★★★★☆
2024	88.6	63 of 578	89.1%	★★★★☆
2023	90.6	50 of 569	91.2%	★★★★★
2022	91.7	47 of 558	91.6%	★★★★★
2021	91.2	48 of 542	91.1%	★★★★★
2019	94.4	27 of 559	95.2%	★★★★★
2018	94.9	26 of 543	95.2%	★★★★★
2017	95.1	23 of 539	95.7%	★★★★★
2016	90.4	38 of 545	93.0%	★★★★★
2015	88.4	49 of 537	90.9%	★★★★★
2014	82.0	36 of 521	93.1%	★★★★★
2013	82.5	35 of 527	93.4%	★★★★★
2012	82.2	37 of 508	92.7%	★★★★★
2011	81.2	54 of 504	89.3%	★★★★☆
2010	85.3	27 of 494	94.5%	★★★★★
2009	87.8	17 of 466	96.4%	★★★★★
2008	88.3	20 of 462	95.7%	★★★★★
2007	85.7	28 of 445	93.7%	★★★★★
2006	85.4	29 of 420	93.1%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	88.2	31 of 480	93.5%	★★★★★
2025	74.8	85 of 494	82.8%	★★★★☆
2024	80.2	63 of 489	87.1%	★★★★☆
2023	86.9	47 of 485	90.3%	★★★★★
2022	88.5	40 of 482	91.7%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	52.3	53 of 89	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	58.2	46 of 90	48.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	91.0	32 of 550	94.2%	★★★★★
2025	85.3	62 of 567	89.1%	★★★★☆
2024	85.7	58 of 558	89.6%	★★★★☆
2023	87.0	54 of 553	90.2%	★★★★★
2022	86.4	59 of 544	89.2%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	79.8	55 of 374	85.3%	★★★★☆
2025	77.2	69 of 400	82.8%	★★★★☆
2024	91.3	22 of 381	94.2%	★★★★★
2023	81.4	45 of 380	88.2%	★★★★☆
2022	78.6	52 of 367	85.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	88.6	47 of 550	91.5%	★★★★★
2025	82.4	81 of 569	85.8%	★★★★☆
2024	86.0	61 of 561	89.1%	★★★★☆
2023	87.6	56 of 559	90.0%	★★★★★
2022	90.3	44 of 553	92.0%	★★★★★

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	67.6	4 of 15	73.3%	★★★★☆
2023	78.0	24 of 157	84.7%	★★★★☆
2022	85.2	17 of 159	89.3%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	51.2	75 of 169	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.4	50 of 172	70.9%	★★★★☆
2023	75.9	30 of 163	81.6%	★★★★☆
2022	88.1	10 of 145	93.1%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	81.5	49 of 425	88.5%	★★★★☆
2025	71.2	76 of 442	82.8%	★★★★☆
2024	86.8	27 of 437	93.8%	★★★★★
2023	91.2	24 of 429	94.4%	★★★★★
2022	93.3	14 of 431	96.8%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	83.1	53 of 404	86.9%	★★★★☆
2025	73.7	94 of 415	77.3%	★★★★☆
2024	74.2	92 of 417	77.9%	★★★★☆
2023	75.1	85 of 429	80.2%	★★★★☆
2022	79.1	78 of 425	81.6%	★★★★☆

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)

Female (2026)94th percentile~ school

African American (2026)94th percentile~ school

Male (2026)91st percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)88th percentile-5 vs school

White (2026)87th percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2026)85th percentile-8 vs school

Migrant (2025)73rd percentile-13 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)56th percentile-31 vs school

Asian (2026)40th percentile-53 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I98%+50 vs state

HS Physical Science89%+28 vs state

Social Studies74%+33 vs state

Mathematics69%+26 vs state

Science41%+11 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, May 22, 2019

Durham Middle School has provided a great academic environment for my children. It thoroughly prepared them for high school. The teaching staff really cares about the kids...this is not just a "job" to them. The school also has a lot of fun activities for the kids to participate in. I am so grateful to the staff and administration at Durham. Close Quote

by a parent
Saturday, July 28, 2018

My son has been at Durham for two years and we've been very pleased with 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Sammy McClure Senior Middle School	Public	6-8	315 Bob Grogan Dr	Dallas	30132	Paulding County	Paulding County	No	No	No	No	(770) 505-3700	834	50	16.6	24.8%	599 (71.8%)	104 (12.5%)	79 (9.5%)	19 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (4.0%)	92.2	31^st of 578 public middle schools	94.6%		85.8	73^rd of 585 public middle schools	87.5%	42	98.8	61.3	67.2	65.9	56.2	78.8		$12,864	$424	$12,440
East Paulding Middle School	Public	6-8	2945 Hiram Acworth Hwy	Dallas	30157	Paulding County	Paulding County	No	No	No	No	(770) 443-7000	630	44	14.3	46.3%	343 (54.4%)	146 (23.2%)	103 (16.3%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (4.9%)	75.8	125^th of 578 public middle schools	78.4%		60.8	200^th of 585 public middle schools	65.8%	75	100.0	60.9	51.0	55.0	45.4	40.8		$14,350	$370	$13,980
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%)	88.3	54^th of 578 public middle schools	90.7%		88.5	61^st of 585 public middle schools	89.6%	7	100.0	52.7	62.1	66.0	61.4	69.4	88.6	$13,392	$351	$13,041

Frequently Asked Questions about Durham Middle School

What high school do graduates of Durham Middle School attend?

Students who attend Durham Middle School usually go on to attend Allatoona High School

What is the racial makeup of Durham Middle School?

Students at Durham Middle School are 61% White, 17% African American, 12% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 5% Two or more races.

Is Durham Middle School a good school?

Yes. Durham Middle School ranks in the top 6.6% of Georgia middle schools.

What district is Durham Middle School in?

Cobb County

How many students attend Durham Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 984 students attended Durham Middle School.

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