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Marietta High School

Q: Is Marietta High School a good school?

Marietta High School ranks 131 st of 457 Georgia high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

131^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 457 Georgia High Schools

Better than 71% of Georgia high schools

Summary

Marietta High School in Marietta, GA, serves approximately 2,526 students in grades 9-12 within the Marietta City district, and has been steadily climbing the state rankings over the past decade—moving from the 51st percentile in 2016-2017 to the 71st percentile in 2025-2026, earning a 4-star rating.

This is a school on the rise, with several standout strengths. The graduation rate has jumped from 85.7% to 92.2% over four years, now exceeding the state average by 5 points. In the most recent testing year, 55.6% of students scored proficient in Biology—well above the state average of 47.2%—and Algebra I proficiency improved dramatically from 27.5% to 51.3%, also beating the state average. The school also earns high marks for specific student groups: it ranks in the top 7% of Georgia schools for White students (93rd percentile) and in the top quintile for African American students (82nd percentile), as well as for special education students (75th percentile). Per-student spending is the highest among nearby schools at $16,079, and the student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1 is more favorable than most comparable schools in the area.

However, there are challenges to note. Chronic absenteeism stands at 33.4%—nearly double the state rate of 17.7% and significantly higher than nearby Harrison High School (11.5%) or Hillgrove High School (9.7%). While Marietta outperforms Osborne High School and McEachern High School in overall ranking and test scores, it still trails the higher-ranked Harrison, Hillgrove, and Kennesaw Mountain High School—though those schools serve more affluent populations. Compared to Wheeler High School, which has similar demographics, Marietta comes out ahead in graduation rate (92.2% vs. 89.4%) and Algebra I proficiency (51.3% vs. 41.5%). Addressing the attendance gap appears to be the most significant opportunity for continued improvement.

2,526

Students ?

14.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,079

Per pupil spending ?

56.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1171 Whitlock Ave SW
Marietta, GA 30064

(770) 428-2631

District: Marietta City

Feeder schools for Marietta High School:

Elementary:	A.L. Burruss Elementary School
	Dunleith Elementary School
	Hickory Hills Elementary School
	Lockheed Elementary School
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	Park Street Elementary School
	Sawyer Road Elementary School
	West Side Elementary School
Middle:	Marietta Middle School
	Marietta Sixth Grade Academy

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

39.7%

African American:

33.6%

White:

21.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 52nd percentile in 2016 → 71st in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Georgia average (50% vs 45% meeting standards)

✓92% graduate in 4 years — above the Georgia average (87%)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 19 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (33% vs 18% Georgia)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school50%

District avg54%

Georgia avg45%

131^st of 457

Georgia public high schools ?

Top 29%▲ up 19 pts since 2016

From top 48% (2016) to top 29% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

45^th of 202Marietta City 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	56.3	131 of 457	71.3%	★★★★☆
2025	50.3	165 of 451	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.6	180 of 454	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.1	216 of 448	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.7	186 of 431	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.1	125 of 410	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.7	152 of 438	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.0	179 of 428	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	40.4	205 of 420	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	42.8	203 of 426	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	39.0	231 of 435	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	51.4	198 of 425	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	56.6	160 of 425	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	62.2	131 of 396	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	65.2	125 of 402	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	66.2	116 of 384	69.8%	★★★★☆
2009	56.3	166 of 372	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	55.4	166 of 370	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	55.5	153 of 358	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	59.5	119 of 335	64.5%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	68.9	69 of 377	81.7%	★★★★☆
2025	61.9	97 of 391	75.2%	★★★★☆
2024	66.1	91 of 382	76.2%	★★★★☆
2023	54.7	121 of 384	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.7	90 of 372	75.8%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	53.7	63 of 173	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	39.0	102 of 180	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.4	112 of 159	29.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.5	100 of 141	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	45.4	40 of 102	60.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	55.7	132 of 431	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	49.2	170 of 438	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.7	184 of 435	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.0	216 of 433	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.8	189 of 430	56.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	50.1	115 of 299	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	32.0	211 of 312	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.9	212 of 315	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.5	231 of 308	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.7	183 of 295	38.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	58.0	118 of 436	72.9%	★★★★☆
2025	51.4	162 of 442	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.3	173 of 436	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.3	225 of 436	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.2	189 of 427	55.7%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	56.9	45 of 123	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	48.5	73 of 149	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.0	71 of 158	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.4	83 of 141	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.9	76 of 126	39.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	63.4	84 of 339	75.2%	★★★★☆
2025	57.8	110 of 347	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.5	147 of 344	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.3	193 of 343	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.0	174 of 331	47.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	82.2	23 of 334	93.1%	★★★★★
2025	86.7	25 of 341	92.7%	★★★★★
2024	86.1	23 of 346	93.4%	★★★★★
2023	79.0	47 of 343	86.3%	★★★★☆
2022	82.0	35 of 339	89.7%	★★★★☆

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)

White (2026)93rd percentile+22 vs school

African American (2026)82nd percentile+10 vs school

Special Education (2026)75th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)73rd percentile~ school

Female (2026)69th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2026)64th percentile-8 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)63rd percentile-8 vs school

Hispanic (2026)62nd percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Biology56%+8 vs state

Algebra I51%+3 vs state

United States History39%~ state avg

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by a parent
Tuesday, August 25, 2020

All my children have found home here. SOOOOO many different opportunities and programs and the believe that the school is here for the benefit, support and betterment of the students. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Milestones Assessment Algebra I (2026)	Milestones Assessment Biology (2026)	Milestones Assessment United States History (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 Biology End of Course	Milestones Assessment United States History End of Course	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
Marietta High School	Public	9-12	1171 Whitlock Ave SW	Marietta	30064	Cobb County	Marietta City	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 428-2631	2,526	176	14.3	56.7%	539 (21.3%)	848 (33.6%)	1,003 (39.7%)	29 (1.1%)	3 (0.1%)	4 (0.2%)	100 (4.0%)	56.3	131^st of 457 public high schools	71.3%		50.3	165^th of 451 public high schools	63.4%	34	51.3	55.6	38.6						$16,079	$518	$15,561
Marietta Regional Youth Detention Center	Public	5-12	1575 County Services Pkwy SW	Marietta	30008	Cobb County	Department of Juvenile Justice	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 528-4247	18	4	4.5	83.3%	3 (16.7%)	12 (66.7%)	3 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
George W. Hartmann Center	Public	6-12	729 Lawrence St NE	Marietta	30060	Cobb County	Marietta City	No	No	No	No	(770) 971-7801	4	1	4.0		1 (25.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (75.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Osborne High School	Public	9-12	2451 Favor Rd SW	Marietta	30060	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 437-5900	2,790	178	15.7	100.0%	118 (4.2%)	717 (25.7%)	1,856 (66.5%)	36 (1.3%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	59 (2.1%)	32.5	274^th of 457 public high schools	40.0%		26.7	317^th of 451 public high schools	29.7%	43	30.2	28.9	39.5						$14,616	$890	$13,727
Kennesaw Mountain High School	Public	9-12	1898 Kennesaw Due West Rd NW	Kennesaw	30152	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	No	(678) 594-8190	1,695	109	15.4	40.6%	566 (33.4%)	535 (31.6%)	335 (19.8%)	152 (9.0%)	2 (0.1%)	5 (0.3%)	100 (5.9%)	81.1	39^th of 457 public high schools	91.5%		80.9	46^th of 451 public high schools	89.8%	7	66.4	73.4	59.5						$14,708	$388	$14,320
Hillgrove High School	Public	9-12	4165 Luther Ward Rd	Powder Springs	30127	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	No	(678) 331-3961	2,282	125	18.2	30.3%	890 (39.0%)	822 (36.0%)	360 (15.8%)	79 (3.5%)	4 (0.2%)	3 (0.1%)	124 (5.4%)	79.4	40^th of 457 public high schools	91.2%		83	41^st of 451 public high schools	90.9%	1	67.1	69.8	56.8						$12,833	$380	$12,452
Campbell High School	Public	9-12	925 Powder Springs St SE	Smyrna	30080	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	No	(678) 842-6850	3,085	176	17.4	52.1%	561 (18.2%)	1,315 (42.6%)	900 (29.2%)	149 (4.8%)	9 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	149 (4.8%)	52	157^th of 457 public high schools	65.6%		57.9	131^st of 451 public high schools	71.0%	26	37.2	51.0	46.1						$13,029	$340	$12,689
Harrison High School	Public	9-12	4500 Due West Rd NW	Kennesaw	30152	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	No	(678) 594-8104	2,224	119	18.6	16.0%	1,489 (67.0%)	308 (13.8%)	206 (9.3%)	103 (4.6%)	7 (0.3%)	1 (0.0%)	110 (4.9%)	86.5	22^nd of 457 public high schools	95.2%		88.1	25^th of 451 public high schools	94.5%	3	75.5	78.3	66.2						$12,550	$425	$12,125
Wheeler High School	Public	9-12	375 Holt Rd NE	Marietta	30068	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	No	(770) 578-3266	2,401	147	16.3	48.9%	556 (23.2%)	797 (33.2%)	626 (26.1%)	318 (13.2%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	101 (4.2%)	51.4	161^st of 457 public high schools	64.8%		66.2	97^th of 451 public high schools	78.5%	64	41.5	55.9	35.4						$13,905	$401	$13,505
McEachern High School	Public	9-12	2400 New Macland Rd	Powder Springs	30127	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	No	(770) 222-3710	2,175	126	17.2	69.3%	123 (5.7%)	1,433 (65.9%)	509 (23.4%)	12 (0.6%)	3 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	95 (4.4%)	45	193^rd of 457 public high schools	57.8%		42.3	211^th of 451 public high schools	53.2%	18	33.6	35.7	51.1						$13,650	$366	$13,284

Frequently Asked Questions about Marietta High School

Is Marietta High School a good school?

Marietta High School ranks 131^st of 457 Georgia high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Marietta High School?

Marietta High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : A.L. Burruss Elementary School
Elementary : Dunleith Elementary School
Elementary : Hickory Hills Elementary School
Elementary : Lockheed Elementary School
Elementary : Park Street Elementary School
Elementary : Sawyer Road Elementary School
Elementary : West Side Elementary School
Middle : Marietta Middle School
Middle : Marietta Sixth Grade Academy

What is the racial makeup of Marietta High School?

Students at Marietta High School are 40% Hispanic, 34% African American, 21% White, 4% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Marietta High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,526 students attended Marietta High School.

What district is Marietta High School in?

Marietta City

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