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Betty Gray Middle School

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Betty Gray Middle School ranks 379 th of 584 Georgia middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

379^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 584 Georgia Middle Schools

Better than 35% of Georgia middle schools

Summary

Betty Gray Middle School is a public middle school located in Mableton, Georgia, serving 686 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Cobb County School District, which is ranked 54th out of 206 districts in Georgia and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While the nearby schools in the Cobb County district also have relatively low performance compared to state averages, Betty Gray Middle School stands out as one of the lower-performing schools in the area. The school has significantly lower proficiency rates compared to the Cobb County and Georgia averages across most subject areas and grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts ranged from 25.8% to 28.7%, while the Cobb County averages were around 50% and the Georgia averages were around 40%. Similarly, in Mathematics, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 22.3% to 39%, compared to Cobb County's 45.3% to 54.9% and Georgia's 37.3% to 47%.

Betty Gray Middle School also has a very high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 84.64% to 86.73% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the nearby Campbell Middle School (60.46%) and Griffin Middle School (59.78%). The school's spending per student has been relatively consistent, ranging from $8,794 to $9,467 in recent years, which is higher than the national average but lower than some of the nearby schools. Despite these challenges, the school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 13.1 to 14.5 in recent years, which is lower than the nearby schools.

702

Students ?

15.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,188

Per pupil spending ?

99%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1550 Pebblebrook Cir SE
Mableton, GA 30126

(770) 819-2414

District: Cobb County

Students who attend Betty Gray Middle School usually attend:

High:

Pebblebrook High School

Feeder schools for Betty Gray Middle School:

Elementary:	Bryant Elementary School
	City View Elementary School
	Clay-Harmony Leland Elementary School
	Riverside Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

49.7%

Hispanic:

44.2%

White:

3.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 35th percentile in 2024 → 35th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (29% vs 40% meeting standards)

!Mathematics scores 13 pts below the Georgia average

!Near the bottom of Cobb County's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg49%

Georgia avg40%

379^th of 584

Georgia public middle schools ?

Bottom 35%▬ steady since 2024

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SchoolDigger rating ?

22^nd of 26Middle Schools in the Cobb County

54^th of 206Cobb 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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Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	34.3	379 of 584	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.0	380 of 588	35.4%	★★☆☆☆

By subject vs Georgia (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I100%+55 vs state

Social Studies34%-5 vs state

Mathematics28%-13 vs state

English Language Arts28%-13 vs state

Science24%-5 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Milestones Assessment Algebra I (2025)	Milestones Assessment Biology (2025)	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts (2025)				Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2025)				Milestones Assessment Science (2025)		Milestones Assessment Social Studies (2025)	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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Milestones Assessment Algebra I End of Course	Milestones Assessment Biology End of Course	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 6th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 7th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Social Studies 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Betty Gray Middle School	Public	6-8	1550 Pebblebrook Cir SE	Mableton	30126	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 819-2414	702	45	15.6	99.0%	27 (3.8%)	349 (49.7%)	310 (44.2%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	11 (1.6%)	34.3	379^th of 584 public middle schools	35.1%		34	380^th of 588 public middle schools	35.4%	1	100.0			28.5	25.8	28.7		22.3	23.9	39.0		24.0	33.5	$16,188	$882	$15,306
KIPP Soul Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	1445 Maynard Rd NW	Atlanta	30331	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(404) 324-6310	285	22	12.7	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	279 (97.9%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	22.4	452^nd of 584 public middle schools	22.6%		22.5	458^th of 588 public middle schools	22.1%	6				12.0	20.0	19.3		12.0	35.3	33.7		21.7	9.6	$27,198	$2,358	$24,840
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%)	31.3	397^th of 584 public middle schools	32.0%		35.2	370^th of 588 public middle schools	37.1%	27	77.8			28.2	21.7	24.6		21.8	20.4	41.7		23.1	31.3	$16,361	$927	$15,434
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%)	64.2	178^th of 584 public middle schools	69.5%		61	198^th of 588 public middle schools	66.3%	20	98.8			44.5	51.3	47.6		30.0	43.5	55.2		21.5	51.7	$14,197	$321	$13,877
Campbell Middle School	Public	6-8	3295 Atlanta Rd SE	Smyrna	30080	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 842-6873	1,368	82	16.7	56.5%	219 (16.0%)	717 (52.4%)	283 (20.7%)	69 (5.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	77 (5.6%)	47.5	282^nd of 584 public middle schools	51.7%		50.9	264^th of 588 public middle schools	55.1%	18	98.8			43.8	39.7	37.2		33.7	35.2	42.3		11.9	29.1	$13,568	$375	$13,193
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%)	41.8	324^th of 584 public middle schools	44.5%		36.8	361^st of 588 public middle schools	38.6%	37	100.0			27.6	35.9	38.2		17.8	26.5	47.2		31.1	27.2	$16,674	$852	$15,822
John Lewis Invictus Academy	Public	6-8	1890 Donald Lee Hollowell Pkwy	Atlanta	30318	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 802-6149	692	60	11.6	100.0%	2 (0.3%)	623 (90.0%)	54 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.6%)	10.4	551^st of 584 public middle schools	5.7%		7.8	569^th of 588 public middle schools	3.2%	18	56.5	24.0		11.7	7.6	15.0		11.2	6.7	14.8		10.0	12.1	$27,310	$1,905	$25,405
Atlanta SMART Academy	Public, Charter	5-8	2636 Martin Luther King Jr Dr	Atlanta	30311	Fulton County	State Specialty Schools II- Atlanta SMART Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(706) 432-1773	221	20	11.3	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	205 (92.8%)	6 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.5%)	26.4	431^st of 584 public middle schools	26.2%		27.5	423^rd of 588 public middle schools	28.1%	8	22.7		42.9	28.8	35.6	30.0	21.4	9.6	22.0	26.7	35.7	0.0	23.3	$17,120		$17,120
Willis A. Sutton Middle School	Public	6-8	2875 Northside Dr NW	Atlanta	30305	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(404) 802-5600	1,619	109	14.8	37.4%	437 (27.0%)	639 (39.5%)	392 (24.2%)	37 (2.3%)	8 (0.5%)	4 (0.2%)	102 (6.3%)	74.2	132^nd of 584 public middle schools	77.4%		68.5	159^th of 588 public middle schools	73.0%	27	95.5			56.3	53.2	49.2		39.3	44.6	52.5		46.4	48.2	$22,015	$760	$21,255
Jean Childs Young Middle School	Public	6-8	3116 Benjamin E Mays Dr SW	Atlanta	30311	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 802-5900	657	50	13.1	100.0%	1 (0.2%)	585 (89.0%)	60 (9.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	6 (0.9%)	11.9	543^rd of 584 public middle schools	7.0%		12.6	539^th of 588 public middle schools	8.3%	4	34.6			13.6	15.8	17.1		4.4	14.4	14.7		13.7	6.6	$28,070	$1,790	$26,280

Frequently Asked Questions about Betty Gray Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Betty Gray Middle School?

Students at Betty Gray Middle School are 50% African American, 44% Hispanic, 4% White, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend Betty Gray Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 702 students attended Betty Gray Middle School.

What high school do graduates of Betty Gray Middle School attend?

Students who attend Betty Gray Middle School usually go on to attend Pebblebrook High School

Is Betty Gray Middle School a good school?

Betty Gray Middle School ranks 379^th of 584 Georgia middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Betty Gray Middle School in?

Cobb County

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