Cartersville Middle School

Cartersville Middle School is a mid-tier middle-grades school in Cartersville, Georgia, part of Cartersville City. The school serves 1,081 students in grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 763 students per school, that is 42% above typical.

Across the 4 schools in Cartersville City (4,686 students total), Cartersville Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Cartersville Middle School lists that 49% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 24% Hispanic, 22% Black, 4% multiracial. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 76%.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Cartersville Middle School has 64 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.1:1, putting Cartersville Middle School higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 55% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Cartersville Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 49.0%; this one delivers 47.0%.

Across the wider county, census data for Bartow County shows median household earnings sit near $82,243, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, Bartow County runs 23 public schools (combined enrollment of about 18,705 students), of which Cartersville Middle School is one.

Cartersville Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.1 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Cartersville Middle School comes 2nd of 9 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 39.9%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Cartersville Middle School has declined 3%, going from 1,116 students in 2018 to 1,081 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share grew from 19% to 24%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 18.9:1 in 2018 to 16.8:1 in 2025.

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