Daniell Middle School

As a reasonably sized junior high in Marietta, Georgia, Daniell Middle School works with 884 students from grades 6 through 8, run under Cobb County.

Across the 110 schools in Cobb County (105,738 students total), Daniell Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Daniell Middle School logs that 32% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder is composed of 29% Hispanic, 25% White, 9% Asian, 5% multiracial.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Daniell Middle School has 59 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.1:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 14.1:1 average. Roughly 58% of students at Daniell Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Daniell Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 47.5%; this one delivers 47.6%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Cobb County put median household earnings sit near $102,738, roughly 51% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Daniell Middle School is one of 129 public schools in Cobb County (combined enrollment of about 116,609 students).

Bells Ferry Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Daniell Middle School. On composite proficiency, Daniell Middle School comes 4th of 9 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 48.7%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 17%: 1,064 students in 2018 compared to 884 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 33% to 25% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 19.4:1 in 2018 to 15.1:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Members of the school community can share what they know.