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The public middle schools with the biggest test-score declines in Cobb County, Georgia

28 public middle schools in Cobb County, Georgia appear in this ranking of the public middle schools with the biggest test-score declines, ranked by the 3-year drop in composite math + reading proficiency. Palmer Middle School leads the list at -9.3pp, against a median of +3.8pp across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
28
Cobb County, Georgia
Best 3-yr change
-9.3pp
Median 3-yr change
+3.8pp
BIGGEST DECLINES · COBB COUNTY, GEORGIA
#SchoolCityDistrictStudents3 yrs agoLatestChange
1Palmer Middle SchoolKennesaw, GACobb County80350.3%41.0%-9.3pp
2Durham Middle SchoolAcworth, GACobb County98465.2%59.7%-5.5pp
3Mabry Middle SchoolMarietta, GACobb County93874.5%73.2%-1.3pp
4Dodgen Middle SchoolMarietta, GACobb County1,17880.7%79.5%-1.2pp
5Simpson Middle SchoolMarietta, GACobb County88471.6%70.8%-0.8pp
6Hightower Trail Middle SchoolMarietta, GACobb County94475.1%75.5%+0.4pp
7Daniell Middle SchoolMarietta, GACobb County88447.3%48.6%+1.3pp
8Awtrey Middle SchoolKennesaw, GACobb County59341.6%43.3%+1.7pp
9East Cobb Middle SchoolMarietta, GACobb County1,35233.4%35.2%+1.8pp
10Barber Middle SchoolAcworth, GACobb County79036.7%39.6%+2.9pp
11Smitha Middle SchoolMarietta, GACobb County86626.9%29.9%+3.0pp
12Betty Gray Middle SchoolMableton, GACobb County70226.1%29.3%+3.2pp
13Dickerson Middle SchoolMarietta, GACobb County1,22583.7%87.2%+3.5pp
14Lost Mountain Middle SchoolKennesaw, GACobb County97964.7%68.4%+3.7pp
15McClure Middle SchoolKennesaw, GACobb County1,03060.1%64.0%+3.9pp
16Pearson Middle SchoolMarietta, GACobb County80616.2%20.5%+4.4pp
17Campbell Middle SchoolSmyrna, GACobb County1,36836.0%40.5%+4.5pp
18Lovinggood Middle SchoolPowder Springs, GACobb County1,20956.8%61.3%+4.5pp
19Lindley Middle SchoolMableton, GACobb County90520.4%26.8%+6.4pp
20Floyd Middle SchoolMableton, GACobb County77626.3%33.6%+7.4pp
21Garrett Middle SchoolAustell, GACobb County89122.1%29.9%+7.7pp
22Griffin Middle SchoolSmyrna, GACobb County99139.9%47.8%+7.9pp
23Tapp Middle SchoolPowder Springs, GACobb County80936.1%44.5%+8.4pp
24Marietta Sixth Grade AcademyMarietta, GAMarietta City67835.7%44.4%+8.7pp
25Pine Mountain Middle SchoolKennesaw, GACobb County50640.6%49.4%+8.8pp
26McCleskey Middle SchoolMarietta, GACobb County54045.6%54.8%+9.2pp
27Marietta Middle SchoolMarietta, GAMarietta City1,35237.0%46.6%+9.5pp
28Cooper Middle SchoolAustell, GACobb County1,00032.9%44.8%+11.8pp
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