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Cooper Middle School

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Cooper Middle School ranks 171 st of 578 Georgia middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

171^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 578 Georgia Middle Schools

Better than 70% of Georgia middle schools

Summary

Cooper Middle School in Austell, GA, serves about 1,000 students in grades 6-8 as part of the Cobb County School District. Over the past decade, the school has climbed from the 33rd percentile statewide to the 70th percentile, earning a 4-star rating in three of the last four years—a remarkable achievement given that 91.7% of its students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

The most striking strength is Cooper’s advanced math program. In both 2024-2025 and 2025-2026, 100% of Cooper students taking Algebra I scored proficient or better, compared to district and state averages of 59.4% and 48.1%, respectively. The school also excels in 8th-grade science (44.8% proficient vs. 29.7% statewide) and social studies (60.9% vs. 40.2% statewide). Cooper ranks in the 89th percentile statewide for African American students and the 74th percentile for English Language Learners, showing strong support for diverse learners. Chronic absenteeism has dropped from 23.0% to 14.4% since 2021-2022, now below the state average of 17.7%.

Compared to nearby Garrett Middle School—just 1.13 miles away with a similar high-poverty population—Cooper outperforms it dramatically in every subject, including a nearly 39-point gap in 8th-grade social studies (60.9% vs. 22.0%). Cooper also matches the ranking of Griffin Middle School, which serves a far more affluent population (55% free/reduced lunch), while exceeding Griffin’s science proficiency by 16 points. Cooper spends $14,423 per student—less than several lower-ranked nearby schools—suggesting efficient resource use. For parents, Cooper stands out as a school that consistently delivers strong results for students from all backgrounds, making it a standout choice in the area.

1,000

Students ?

15.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,423

Per pupil spending ?

91.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4605 Ewing Rd
Austell, GA 30106

(770) 819-2438

District: Cobb County

Students who attend Cooper Middle School usually attend:

High:

McEachern High School

Feeder schools for Cooper Middle School:

Elementary:	Clarkdale Elementary School
	Powder Springs Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

63.9%

Hispanic:

25.5%

White:

5.1%

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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: Improving — 33rd percentile in 2016 → 70th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Georgia average (49% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 37 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Georgia median (70th percentile)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school49%

District avg53%

Georgia avg43%

171^st of 578

Georgia public middle schools ?

Top 30%▲ up 37 pts since 2016

From bottom 33% (2016) to top 30% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^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	66.0	171 of 578	70.4%	★★★★☆
2025	66.9	160 of 585	72.6%	★★★★☆
2024	63.7	186 of 578	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.0	166 of 569	70.8%	★★★★☆
2022	55.2	223 of 558	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.3	231 of 542	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.0	212 of 559	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.2	246 of 543	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	50.4	255 of 539	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	34.6	364 of 545	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	32.4	370 of 537	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	54.6	280 of 521	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	52.9	290 of 527	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	50.8	289 of 508	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	50.0	294 of 504	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	52.1	264 of 494	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	48.8	278 of 466	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	48.7	264 of 462	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	48.6	266 of 445	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	49.2	246 of 420	41.4%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	82.9	55 of 480	88.5%	★★★★☆
2025	83.7	56 of 494	88.7%	★★★★☆
2024	82.0	58 of 489	88.1%	★★★★☆
2023	83.3	53 of 485	89.1%	★★★★☆
2022	73.8	87 of 482	82.0%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	57.4	43 of 166	74.1%	★★★★☆
2025	60.5	40 of 199	79.9%	★★★★☆
2024	62.0	32 of 200	84.0%	★★★★☆
2023	72.9	20 of 166	88.0%	★★★★☆
2022	71.0	19 of 157	87.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	65.8	166 of 550	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	68.7	144 of 567	74.6%	★★★★☆
2024	61.8	187 of 558	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.9	145 of 553	73.8%	★★★★☆
2022	58.0	200 of 544	63.2%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	64.7	104 of 374	72.2%	★★★★☆
2025	68.4	97 of 400	75.8%	★★★★☆
2024	73.2	69 of 381	81.9%	★★★★☆
2023	75.7	64 of 380	83.2%	★★★★☆
2022	59.4	114 of 367	68.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	63.9	170 of 550	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	63.9	167 of 569	70.7%	★★★★☆
2024	62.8	182 of 561	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.7	177 of 559	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.5	246 of 553	55.5%	★★★☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2023	56.9	62 of 157	60.5%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	60.5	59 of 136	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	60.5	60 of 169	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.5	49 of 163	69.9%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	52.2	166 of 425	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	40.5	248 of 442	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	59.9	130 of 437	70.3%	★★★★☆
2023	39.0	233 of 429	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.4	218 of 431	49.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	71.3	104 of 415	74.9%	★★★★☆
2024	54.2	179 of 417	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.9	248 of 429	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.1	201 of 425	52.7%	★★★☆☆

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)89th percentile+18 vs school

White (2025)75th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2026)74th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2026)72nd percentile~ school

Female (2026)70th percentile~ school

Male (2026)69th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)61st percentile-9 vs school

Migrant (2023)61st percentile-10 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)57th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I100%+52 vs state

HS Physical Science91%+30 vs state

Social Studies61%+21 vs state

Science45%+15 vs state

Mathematics40%-3 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	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
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	171^st of 578 public middle schools	70.4%		66.9	160^th of 585 public middle schools	72.6%	11	100.0	34.9	33.4	51.3	44.8	60.9	91.4	$14,423	$953	$13,470
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%)	35.3	362^nd of 578 public middle schools	37.4%		30.8	403^rd of 585 public middle schools	31.1%	41	95.4	27.0	27.4	34.9	27.9	22.0	83.9	$14,833	$901	$13,931
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%)	50.8	258^th of 578 public middle schools	55.4%		57.3	226^th of 585 public middle schools	61.4%	32	95.5	36.8	46.3	36.6	20.3	45.4	52.9	$15,365	$841	$14,524
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%)	26.6	420^th of 578 public middle schools	27.3%		31.2	398^th of 585 public middle schools	32.0%	22	100.0	25.4	30.2	34.0	7.2	22.4	29.0	$16,618	$954	$15,664
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%)	32.6	378^th of 578 public middle schools	34.6%		41.8	324^th of 585 public middle schools	44.6%	54	94.0	23.3	23.8	29.7	31.0	22.3		$16,674	$852	$15,822
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%)	24.1	435^th of 578 public middle schools	24.7%		20.4	466^th of 585 public middle schools	20.3%	31	100.0	21.5	20.6	22.2	20.7	22.8		$12,439	$426	$12,014
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%)	41	318^th of 578 public middle schools	45.0%		31.3	397^th of 585 public middle schools	32.1%	79	90.0	32.4	32.3	33.1	30.3	28.0	75.0	$16,361	$927	$15,434
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
Griffin Middle School	Public	6-8	4010 King Springs Rd SE	Smyrna	30082	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 842-6917	991	61	16.2	55.0%	233 (23.5%)	369 (37.2%)	298 (30.1%)	31 (3.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (5.9%)	66.7	167^th of 578 public middle schools	71.1%		64.2	178^th of 585 public middle schools	69.6%	11	100.0	43.0	41.0	57.9	28.8	57.7	74.0	$14,197	$321	$13,877
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%)	47	283^rd of 578 public middle schools	51.0%		41.7	326^th of 585 public middle schools	44.3%	43	100.0	25.7	30.2	46.7	29.6	39.7		$16,471	$722	$15,749

Frequently Asked Questions about Cooper Middle School

What district is Cooper Middle School in?

Cobb County

What is the racial makeup of Cooper Middle School?

Students at Cooper Middle School are 64% African American, 26% Hispanic, 5% White, 5% Two or more races.

Is Cooper Middle School a good school?

Cooper Middle School ranks 171^st of 578 Georgia middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Cooper Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,000 students attended Cooper Middle School.

What high school do graduates of Cooper Middle School attend?

Students who attend Cooper Middle School usually go on to attend McEachern High School

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