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Cowan Road Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

526^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 578 Georgia Middle Schools

Better than 9% of Georgia middle schools

Summary

Cowan Road Middle School in Griffin, GA, serves approximately 530 students in grades 6-8 within the Griffin-Spalding County district, where 100% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. The school currently ranks in the 9th percentile statewide (526th out of 578 Georgia middle schools), a slight improvement from the 5th percentile two years ago, but it remains in the bottom tier of the state's middle schools.

The most striking bright spot is Algebra I: 52.2% of students scored proficient on the End of Course assessment, exceeding the state average of 48.1% and nearly doubling the district average of 28.2%. This success stands in stark contrast to grade-level math, where only 10.4% of 6th graders, 18.1% of 7th graders, and 22.9% of 8th graders are proficient—far below state averages of 40-46%. Science (5.8% proficient) and social studies (9.5% proficient) also lag significantly. Chronic absenteeism remains a major concern at 31.4%, nearly double the state average of 17.7%, though it has improved slightly from last year. Compared to nearby Rehoboth Road Middle School—which ranks in the 38th percentile with 95.2% Algebra I proficiency—Cowan Road faces school-specific challenges beyond district-wide issues. Even Kennedy Road Middle School, the closest comparison, ranks just above at the 8th percentile.

Despite the low rankings, there are signs of gradual improvement: math proficiency has risen across all grade levels over three years, science proficiency more than doubled from 2.7% to 5.8%, and the school's percentile ranking has climbed from 5th to 9th. The school spends $13,533 per student with a favorable 14:1 student-teacher ratio, yet outcomes remain well below schools like Rising Starr Middle School in Fayette County, which ranks in the 96th percentile with 73.6% 6th-grade math proficiency and only 5.4% chronic absenteeism. The Algebra I success demonstrates that Cowan Road students can achieve high levels with the right support—the challenge is scaling that success to all students while addressing the persistent attendance issues that hold the school back.

530

Students ?

14.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,533

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1185 Cowan Rd
Griffin, GA 30223

(770) 229-3722

District: Griffin-Spalding County

Students who attend Cowan Road Middle School usually attend:

High:

Griffin High School

Feeder schools for Cowan Road Middle School:

Elementary:	Atkinson Elementary School
	Beaverbrook Elementary School
	Cowan Road Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

61.1%

White:

16.4%

Hispanic:

15.7%

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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: Holding steady — 12th percentile in 2016 → 9th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (15% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (31% vs 18% Georgia)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school15%

District avg22%

Georgia avg43%

526^th of 578

Georgia public middle schools ?

Bottom 9%▼ down 3 pts since 2016

From bottom 12% (2016) to bottom 9% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4Middle Schools in the Griffin-Spalding County

170^th of 201Griffin-Spalding 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	12.5	526 of 578	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	12.1	542 of 585	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.1	553 of 578	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.6	535 of 569	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.1	523 of 558	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.3	494 of 542	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.9	493 of 559	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.0	485 of 543	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	12.6	489 of 539	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	14.4	478 of 545	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	19.1	436 of 537	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	16.4	465 of 521	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	28.2	432 of 527	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	29.2	413 of 508	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	27.8	418 of 504	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	26.3	412 of 494	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	26.1	403 of 466	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	34.8	358 of 462	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	37.2	330 of 445	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	41.1	299 of 420	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	16.4	437 of 480	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	14.8	467 of 494	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.7	477 of 489	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.6	456 of 485	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.1	464 of 482	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	11.0	514 of 550	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	12.3	527 of 567	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.5	535 of 558	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.5	519 of 553	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.1	518 of 544	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	17.1	341 of 374	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	24.0	328 of 400	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.5	320 of 381	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.7	312 of 380	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.5	338 of 367	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	13.4	493 of 550	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	12.3	526 of 569	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.2	544 of 561	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.4	527 of 559	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.9	511 of 553	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	17.7	393 of 425	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	16.5	428 of 442	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.1	430 of 437	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.6	416 of 429	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.7	397 of 431	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	7.3	394 of 404	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	6.6	406 of 415	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.8	412 of 417	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.8	424 of 429	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.3	418 of 425	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Male (2026)10th percentile~ school

African American (2026)9th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)9th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)8th percentile~ school

Female (2026)7th percentile~ school

White (2026)2nd percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I52%+4 vs state

HS Physical Science17%-44 vs state

Mathematics17%-26 vs state

Social Studies10%-31 vs state

Science6%-24 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
Cowan Road Middle School	Public	6-8	1185 Cowan Rd	Griffin	30223	Spalding County	Griffin-Spalding County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 229-3722	530	38	14.0	100.0%	87 (16.4%)	324 (61.1%)	83 (15.7%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (5.5%)	12.5	526^th of 578 public middle schools	9.0%		12.1	542^nd of 585 public middle schools	7.4%	16	52.2	10.4	18.1	22.9	5.8	9.5	17.4	$13,533	$1,369	$12,164
Kennedy Road Middle School	Public	6-8	280 Kennedy Rd	Griffin	30223	Spalding County	Griffin-Spalding County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 229-3760	428	31	13.7	100.0%	94 (22.0%)	239 (55.8%)	62 (14.5%)	7 (1.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.6%)	12	529^th of 578 public middle schools	8.5%		15.5	511^th of 585 public middle schools	12.6%	18	32.1	16.2	22.3	13.1	3.7	5.9	24.1	$13,772	$1,046	$12,727
Carver Road Middle School	Public	6-8	2185 Carver Rd	Griffin	30224	Spalding County	Griffin-Spalding County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 229-3739	435	34	12.7	100.0%	86 (19.8%)	258 (59.3%)	57 (13.1%)	6 (1.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.0%)	30.5	395^th of 578 public middle schools	31.7%		25.5	436^th of 585 public middle schools	25.5%	41	76.9	22.7	21.9	53.5	7.8	21.0	44.4	$14,255	$1,174	$13,081
Rehoboth Road Middle School	Public	6-8	1500 Rehoboth Rd	Griffin	30224	Spalding County	Griffin-Spalding County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 229-3727	543	39	13.8	100.0%	210 (38.7%)	237 (43.6%)	55 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (7.2%)	36	356^th of 578 public middle schools	38.4%		45.6	295^th of 585 public middle schools	49.6%	61	95.2	25.9	42.7	37.1	13.8	22.0	80.0	$15,751	$2,188	$13,563
Hampton Middle School	Public	6-8	799 Hampton Locust Grove Rd	Hampton	30228	Henry County	Henry County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 707-2130	752	47	16.0	73.5%	97 (12.9%)	509 (67.7%)	104 (13.8%)	9 (1.2%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	29 (3.9%)	24.7	432^nd of 578 public middle schools	25.3%		21.8	459^th of 585 public middle schools	21.5%	27	81.3	16.9	24.7	26.9	17.3	20.8	75.0	$12,848	$745	$12,103
Luella Middle School	Public	6-8	2075 Hampton Locust Grove Rd	Locust Grove	30248	Henry County	Henry County	No	No	No	No	(678) 583-8919	849	39	21.9	66.8%	32 (3.8%)	652 (76.8%)	94 (11.1%)	22 (2.6%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	45 (5.3%)	14.2	512^th of 578 public middle schools	11.4%		17.9	487^th of 585 public middle schools	16.8%	25	28.1	20.7	15.6	15.6	15.3	9.4	18.3	$11,293	$404	$10,889
Eddie White Middle School	Public	6-8	11808 Panhandle Rd	Hampton	30228	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 472-2441	1,364	82	16.6	100.0%	18 (1.3%)	1,081 (79.3%)	195 (14.3%)	15 (1.1%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	50 (3.7%)	20.6	460^th of 578 public middle schools	20.4%		22.9	449^th of 585 public middle schools	23.2%	11	85.7	17.2	17.2	25.3	11.1	24.9	55.3	$13,790	$1,580	$12,209
Whitewater Middle School	Public	6-8	1533 Highway 85 S	Fayetteville	30215	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	No	(770) 460-3450	874	65	13.5	23.9%	465 (53.2%)	204 (23.3%)	99 (11.3%)	30 (3.4%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	71 (8.1%)	89	49^th of 578 public middle schools	91.5%		95.2	30^th of 585 public middle schools	94.9%	19	99.3	73.9	68.9	78.8		76.2	72.8	$14,608	$288	$14,320
Rising Starr Middle School	Public	6-8	183 Panther Path	Fayetteville	30215	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	No	(770) 486-2721	931	63	14.7	14.9%	634 (68.1%)	84 (9.0%)	100 (10.7%)	63 (6.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (5.3%)	92.6	24^th of 578 public middle schools	95.8%		97.9	12^th of 585 public middle schools	97.9%	12	94.8	73.6	81.3	82.8		84.6	80.8	$13,667	$347	$13,321
Pike County Middle School	Public	6-8	406 Hughley Rd	Zebulon	30295	Pike County	Pike County	No	No	No	No	(770) 567-3353	777	57	13.6	43.2%	671 (86.4%)	50 (6.4%)	33 (4.2%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.3%)	67.2	165^th of 578 public middle schools	71.5%		63.3	186^th of 585 public middle schools	68.2%	21	97.3	42.5	47.1	49.4	35.6	50.8	80.1	$12,806	$541	$12,265

Frequently Asked Questions about Cowan Road Middle School

What high school do graduates of Cowan Road Middle School attend?

Students who attend Cowan Road Middle School usually go on to attend Griffin High School

What is the racial makeup of Cowan Road Middle School?

Students at Cowan Road Middle School are 61% African American, 16% White, 16% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races.

What district is Cowan Road Middle School in?

Griffin-Spalding County

Is Cowan Road Middle School a good school?

Cowan Road Middle School ranks in the bottom 9.0% of Georgia middle schools.

How many students attend Cowan Road Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 530 students attended Cowan Road Middle School.

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