Summary:
Zip code 30153 is home to one middle school, Rockmart Middle School, which serves grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 671 students in the Polk County district.
Rockmart Middle School is a school on the rise, climbing from the 33rd to the 44th percentile in state rankings over the past two years. The most impressive gains are in mathematics, where 7th-grade proficiency jumped 9.4 percentage points to 38.5%, now exceeding the district average, and 8th-grade math sits at 40.2%, close to the state mark. Science is a clear strength, with 33.5% proficiency in 8th grade, beating the state average of 29.7%. However, the school faces significant challenges. Social Studies proficiency is critically low at just 13.2%, less than half the district rate and a steep decline from the prior year. Sixth-grade math also lags at 24.7% versus 40.7% statewide. While current ELA scores are pending release in December, last year’s data showed the school below state averages in all grades, though 6th grade exceeded the district.
Despite 76% of students qualifying for free/reduced lunch, chronic absenteeism is a positive at 15.6%, better than the state’s 17.7%. Per-student spending is $11,333 with a 17.1:1 student-teacher ratio. For parents, this is a school with genuine momentum in math and science, but one where Social Studies and early middle-school math need attention. The steady improvement in rankings suggests effective changes are taking hold, making it a school worth watching as new data arrives.
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