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Barber Middle School

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Barber Middle School ranks 267 th of 578 Georgia middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

267^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 578 Georgia Middle Schools

Better than 54% of Georgia middle schools

Summary

Barber Middle School in Acworth, GA, serves 790 students in grades 6 through 8 within the Cobb County School District, holding a 3-star rating and ranking in the middle of the pack statewide (54th percentile) for the 2025-2026 school year.

The most striking strength at Barber is its advanced math program. On the Algebra I End-of-Course exam, 87.1% of students scored proficient or better—far exceeding the district average of 59.4% and the state average of 48.1%. This is a consistent pattern over the past four years, suggesting a highly effective pathway for 8th graders ready for high school-level coursework. However, the picture is very different for standard grade-level math. Proficiency rates for 6th (35%), 7th (35.1%), and 8th (42.5%) grade math all fall significantly below district averages. This creates a large internal gap: at Barber, the difference between Algebra I proficiency (87.1%) and 8th-grade math proficiency (42.5%) is 44.6 points, compared to a much smaller 24.4-point gap at nearby McClure Middle School, where both scores are higher overall. Social studies is another area of concern, with only 31.1% of 8th graders proficient—well below the district (52.3%) and state (40.2%) averages.

Barber spends more per student ($16,189) than many nearby schools like Lost Mountain Middle School ($13,726) and Durham Middle School ($13,891), and it maintains a lower student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1. Chronic absenteeism has improved dramatically, dropping from 23.3% in 2021-2022 to 13.4% now—below both district and state averages. The school also shows relative strength in serving its African American and Special Education students (both ranking in the 62nd percentile statewide), though support for English Language Learners is a critical area for growth, ranking in the bottom quarter of the state. While Barber sits among higher-performing neighbors like Palmer Middle School and Awtrey Middle School, its overall performance reflects a school with clear academic strengths in advanced math but significant opportunities to improve outcomes for students in standard coursework.

790

Students ?

14.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,189

Per pupil spending ?

57.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4222 Cantrell Rd NW
Acworth, GA 30101

(770) 975-6764

District: Cobb County

Students who attend Barber Middle School usually attend:

High:

North Cobb High School

Feeder schools for Barber Middle School:

Elementary:	Acworth Elementary School
	Baker Elementary School
	McCall Primary School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

37.7%

White:

26.2%

Hispanic:

25.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 66th percentile in 2016 → 54th in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the Georgia median (54th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school40%

District avg53%

Georgia avg43%

267^th of 578

Georgia public middle schools ?

Top 46%▼ down 13 pts since 2016

From top 34% (2016) to top 46% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

18^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	48.8	267 of 578	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	48.7	275 of 585	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.0	235 of 578	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.2	251 of 569	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.9	249 of 558	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.0	278 of 542	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	71.0	146 of 559	73.9%	★★★★☆
2018	60.4	186 of 543	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	66.4	156 of 539	71.1%	★★★★☆
2016	60.6	183 of 545	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	59.7	191 of 537	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	68.2	156 of 521	70.1%	★★★★☆
2013	70.0	148 of 527	71.9%	★★★★☆
2012	63.0	197 of 508	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	64.0	190 of 504	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	66.1	161 of 494	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	69.0	131 of 466	71.9%	★★★★☆
2008	66.0	152 of 462	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	67.1	134 of 445	69.9%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	53.0	180 of 480	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.2	167 of 494	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.4	112 of 489	77.1%	★★★★☆
2023	61.7	136 of 485	72.0%	★★★★☆
2022	59.6	155 of 482	67.8%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	29.8	128 of 166	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.5	190 of 199	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	48.4	74 of 200	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.2	108 of 166	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	71.6	18 of 157	88.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	43.9	283 of 550	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	50.0	257 of 567	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.9	214 of 558	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.1	219 of 553	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.9	250 of 544	54.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	43.1	194 of 374	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	43.7	207 of 400	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.2	157 of 381	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.9	133 of 380	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.6	142 of 367	61.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	50.2	261 of 550	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	47.4	271 of 569	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.4	235 of 561	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.3	269 of 559	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.5	228 of 553	58.8%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	32.5	92 of 136	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	46.5	83 of 169	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.9	90 of 172	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.1	95 of 163	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.9	96 of 145	33.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	52.5	163 of 425	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	56.8	140 of 442	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	77.1	54 of 437	87.6%	★★★★☆
2023	70.4	67 of 429	84.4%	★★★★☆
2022	62.4	104 of 431	75.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	38.6	251 of 404	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.0	258 of 415	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.5	243 of 417	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.4	260 of 429	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.6	223 of 425	47.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)62nd percentile+9 vs school

Special Education (2026)62nd percentile+8 vs school

Male (2026)53rd percentile~ school

Female (2026)49th percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2026)48th percentile-6 vs school

White (2026)38th percentile-16 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)32nd percentile-21 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)23rd percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I87%+39 vs state

HS Physical Science75%+14 vs state

Mathematics38%-5 vs state

Science32%+3 vs state

Social Studies31%-9 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 Barber Middle School

How many students attend Barber Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 790 students attended Barber Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Barber Middle School?

Students at Barber Middle School are 38% African American, 26% White, 25% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

Is Barber Middle School a good school?

Barber Middle School ranks 267^th of 578 Georgia middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Barber Middle School in?

Cobb County

What high school do graduates of Barber Middle School attend?

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

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