Cook County Middle School

As a modestly sized 6-8 campus in Sparks, Georgia, Cook County Middle School enrolls 640 students from grades 6 through 8, run under Cook County.

Cook County Middle School is one of 4 schools operated by Cook County, a district that works with 2,979 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Cook County Middle School reports that the most-represented group is White (48%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder reads as 31% Black, 14% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. By comparison, Cook County as a whole is about 64% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Cook County Middle School shows 50 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.1:1, putting Cook County Middle School tighter than the state norm the norm.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Cook County) reports that median household income runs about $53,651, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 14%. Across Cook County's 5 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,115 students), Cook County Middle School is one campus in the mix.

Cook Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 11%: 719 students in 2018 compared to 640 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 55% to 48% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 14.2:1 in 2018 to 12.8:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.