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Alumni: what's one memory from Cartersville Middle School that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
1,081
Middle
DISTRICT 1,172 · STATE 763
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CARTERSVILLE CITY·NCES 130090000342
Cartersville Middle School
825 Douthit Ferry Rd, Cartersville, GA 30120 · (770) 382-3666 · Bartow County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,081 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 52% of Georgia public middle schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Georgia public middle schools
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
64 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 14.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
592 students
DISTRICT 57% · 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 | 367 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 355 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 359 | 33% |
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · 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
Cartersville Middle School→Cartersville High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Cartersville City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
45.3%
GA avg 40.1% . -1.3pp since 2021
Math
53.0%
GA avg 44.6% . +3.0pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.3% | 53.0% |
| 2023-24 | 48.6% | 54.3% |
| 2022-23 | 45.4% | 50.9% |
| 2021-22 | 46.6% | 50.1% |
% 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
47.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.0%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Cartersville Middle School
Cartersville Middle School's state test result (47.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cartersville Middle School this school | 1,081 | 54.8% | 47.0% |
| Loganville Middle School Loganville | 1,320 | 55.6% | 49.4% |
| Haymon-Morris Middle School Winder | 973 | 61.6% | 41.0% |
| Russell Middle School Winder | 973 | 54.3% | 39.5% |
| Camden Middle School Kingsland | 1,078 | 56.4% | 48.7% |
| Palmer Middle School Kennesaw | 803 | 53.1% | 43.5% |
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 Cartersville Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #141 of 470 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #123 of 474 ▼ 24 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.3% | #132 of 474 ▼ 13 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.8pp | #370 of 465 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,081 | #71 of 487 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.8:1 | #435 of 471 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.4% | #92 of 471 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.8% | #361 of 479 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.1% | #259 of 305 |
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
1,081
+36 (+3%) vs 2020
+83% since 1990-91, when it was 590
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
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 | 1,081 | 64.2 | 16.8:1 | 55% (592) |
| 2023-24 | 1,042 | 61.5 | 16.9:1 | 54% (567) |
| 2022-23 | 1,036 | 62.1 | 16.7:1 | 49% (508) |
| 2020-21 | 1,045 | 62 | 16.9:1 | 43% (448) |
| 2017-18 | 1,116 | 58.9 | 18.9:1 | 55% (611) |
| 2015-16 | 1,057 | 59 | 17.9:1 | 56% (587) |
| 2010-11 | 899 | 55 | 16.4:1 | 55% (493) |
| 2000-01 | 870 | 49 | 17.8:1 | 34% (292) |
| 1990-91 | 590 | 36 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cartersville Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (1,116 to 1,081); teachers up 9% (58.9 to 64.2).
About Cartersville Middle School
Cartersville Middle School is a public middle-grades school run by Cartersville City in Cartersville, Georgia. It teaches 1,081 students in grades 6 through 8. By comparison, middle schools in Georgia enroll about 763 students on average.
In Cartersville City, 4 schools enroll a combined 4,686 students.
No group is above 50% at Cartersville Middle School; the largest is White, at 49%. The rest of enrollment is 24% Hispanic, 22% Black, and 4% multiracial. Among all residents of Bartow County, the White share is about 76%. The diversity index for Cartersville Middle School is 65%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
A staff of 64.2 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 16.8:1. The gap from the 14.1:1 average for middle schools in Georgia is 2.7 students per teacher. By family income, 55% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, Cartersville Middle School lands at B-, ahead of 52% of Georgia public middle schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Cartersville Middle School would score about 49.0%. It scores 47.0%, 2.0 points below that figure.
Bartow County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $82,243, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 24%, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. There are 23 public schools in the county, enrolling about 18,705, Cartersville Middle School among them.
Cartersville Middle School is about 1.1 miles from Cartersville Elementary School, its nearest public school. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 47.0% is above the 39.9% average for nearby schools.
Federal data place Cartersville Middle School in the Rural: Fringe locale, which means it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
The school's enrollment rose 3% from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
The allk12 page for Cartersville Middle School lets the school community talk about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Bartow County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
113,113
Census ACS
Median income
$82,243
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
18,705 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Cartersville City
- Cartersville Primary SchoolElementary · 1,507 students
- Cartersville High SchoolHigh · 1,469 students
- Cartersville Elementary SchoolElementary · 629 students
Other schools in Cartersville
- Cartersville Primary SchoolElementary · 1,507 students
- Cartersville High SchoolHigh · 1,469 students
- Woodland High SchoolHigh · 1,456 students
- Cass Middle SchoolMiddle · 917 students
- Hamilton Crossing Elementary SchoolElementary · 653 students
- Cloverleaf ElementaryElementary · 646 students
Nearby schools
- Cartersville Elementary School1.1 mi · 629
- Woodland High School1.2 mi · 1,456
- Cartersville Primary School1.7 mi · 1,507
- Cartersville High School3.0 mi · 1,469
- Red Top Middle School3.4 mi · 569
- Emerson Elementary School3.5 mi · 385
Frequently asked questions
About Cartersville Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Cartersville Middle School?
Cartersville Middle School enrolls approximately 1,081 students in grades 06-08.
Is Cartersville Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Cartersville Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Cartersville Middle School have?
Cartersville Middle School employs 64 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Cartersville Middle School?
Student demographics at Cartersville Middle School are roughly 49% White, 24% Hispanic, 22% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Cartersville Middle School?
Cartersville Middle School is overseen by Cartersville City in Bartow County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.