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What's one thing Barber Middle School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
790
Middle
DISTRICT 921 · STATE 763
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COBB COUNTY·NCES 130129003531
Barber Middle School
4222 Cantrell Rd NW, Acworth, GA 30101 · (770) 975-6764 · Cobb County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL790 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
55 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 14.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
457 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 74%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 251 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 258 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 281 | 36% |
Student demographics
72%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Barber Middle School→North Cobb High School
Feeds from
Based on published attendance-zone data from Cobb County. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
40.8%
GA avg 40.1% . +0.7pp since 2021
Math
38.5%
GA avg 44.6% . +5.1pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2021, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.8% | 38.5% |
| 2023-24 | 47.9% | 39.8% |
| 2022-23 | 42.9% | 32.0% |
| 2021-22 | 40.0% | 33.4% |
% Proficient or Distinguished, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Georgia Milestones. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
39.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.5%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% typical for Georgia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Georgia's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Barber Middle School
Barber Middle School's state test result (39.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barber Middle School this school | 790 | 57.8% | 39.2% |
| Griffin Middle School Smyrna | 991 | 55.0% | 44.9% |
| Arnall Middle School Newnan | 740 | 60.5% | 36.0% |
| Palmer Middle School Kennesaw | 803 | 53.1% | 43.5% |
| Grovetown Middle School Grovetown | 1,067 | 59.4% | 34.1% |
| Daniell Middle School Marietta | 884 | 57.8% | 47.6% |
Matched among Georgia middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Barber Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Cobb County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.2% | #213 of 470 | #21 of 28 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.5% | #243 of 474 ▼ 36 | #21 of 28 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.8% | #180 of 474 ▼ 55 | #20 of 28 ▼ 7 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.9pp | #293 of 465 | #19 of 28 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 790 | #206 of 487 | #22 of 28 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #277 of 471 | #10 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.8% | #19 of 471 | #5 of 28 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.8% | #345 of 479 | #12 of 28 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.4% | #118 of 305 | #9 of 22 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
790
-104 (-12%) vs 2020
-17% since 2010-11, when it was 951
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 16.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 790 | 54.6 | 14.5:1 | 58% (457) |
| 2023-24 | 832 | 52 | 16.0:1 | 66% (545) |
| 2022-23 | 877 | 55 | 15.9:1 | 55% (479) |
| 2020-21 | 894 | 53 | 16.9:1 | 52% (466) |
| 2017-18 | 912 | 52 | 17.5:1 | 52% (473) |
| 2015-16 | 960 | 55 | 17.4:1 | 55% (530) |
| 2010-11 | 951 | 56 | 17.0:1 | 53% (503) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Barber Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (912 to 790); teachers up 5% (52 to 54.6).
About Barber Middle School
Barber Middle School is a mid-sized middle school in Acworth, Georgia, administered by Cobb County. The school covers grades 6 through 8 and reported 790 students in 2024-25.
Barber Middle School is in Cobb County, a district with 105,738 students across 110 schools.
The biggest share of students at Barber Middle School, 38%, is Black. Beyond that, enrollment is 26% White, 25% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 3% Asian. In Cobb County overall, about 27% of residents are Black. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 72%.
The school's 54.6 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.5:1. The average ratio among middle schools in Georgia is similar, at 14.1:1. Income data for the school show 58% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Barber Middle School is 47.5%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 39.2%.
The school's county is Cobb County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $102,738 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 51% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Public schools in Cobb County number 129, with about 116,609 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Acworth Elementary School, is about 0.1 miles. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 45.6%; Barber Middle School's is 39.2%, ranking 6th of 6.
Under the NCES locale system, Barber Middle School is Suburb: Large.
Enrollment figures show a decline of 104 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. The school's ratio dropped from 16.9:1 to 14.5:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on athletics, class schedules, and weather closures here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Cobb County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
775,208
Census ACS
Median income
$102,738
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
51%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
129
116,609 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Cobb County
- Campbell High SchoolHigh · 3,085 students
- Osborne High SchoolHigh · 2,790 students
- Walton High SchoolHigh · 2,705 students
- Pebblebrook High SchoolHigh · 2,574 students
- North Cobb High SchoolHigh · 2,463 students
- Wheeler High SchoolHigh · 2,401 students
Other schools in Acworth
- Allatoona High SchoolHigh · 1,560 students
- Clark Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,108 students
- Durham Middle SchoolMiddle · 984 students
- Crossroads Middle SchoolMiddle · 908 students
- Pitner Elementary SchoolElementary · 802 students
- Pickett's Mill Elementary SchoolElementary · 753 students
Nearby schools
- Acworth Elementary School0.1 mi · 499
- Awtrey Middle School1.2 mi · 593
- North Cobb High School1.4 mi · 2,463
- Baker Elementary School1.7 mi · 738
- McCall Primary School1.7 mi · 265
- Clark Creek Elementary School2.1 mi · 1,108
Frequently asked questions
About Barber Middle SchoolHow large is Barber Middle School?
Barber Middle School enrolls approximately 790 students in grades 06-08.
Is Barber Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Barber Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Barber Middle School have?
Barber Middle School employs 55 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.5:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Barber Middle School?
At Barber Middle School, the student body is approximately 26% White, 25% Hispanic, 38% Black, 3% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Barber Middle School public or private?
Barber Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Cobb County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.