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Enrollment
1,225
Middle
DISTRICT 921 · STATE 763
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COBB COUNTY·NCES 130129001880
Dickerson Middle School
855 Woodlawn Dr NE, Marietta, GA 30068 · (770) 578-2710 · Cobb County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,225 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
69 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 14.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
9%
108 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 | 375 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 428 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 422 | 34% |
Student demographics
58%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
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
83.5%
GA avg 40.1% . +3.3pp since 2021
Math
91.0%
GA avg 44.6% . +3.8pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 83 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 91 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 83.5% | 91.0% |
| 2023-24 | 83.2% | 90.8% |
| 2022-23 | 84.3% | 89.4% |
| 2021-22 | 80.2% | 87.2% |
% 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
82.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
72.8%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 83% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 73% 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 Dickerson Middle School
Dickerson Middle School's state test result (82.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dickerson Middle School this school | 1,225 | 8.8% | 82.9% |
| Dodgen Middle School Marietta | 1,178 | 10.1% | 76.4% |
| Liberty Middle School Cumming | 1,256 | 21.7% | 50.2% |
| Vickery Creek Middle School Cumming | 1,058 | 14.0% | 71.1% |
| Hopewell Middle School Alpharetta | 1,265 | 19.7% | 67.9% |
| Hendricks Middle School Cumming | 1,376 | 15.3% | 62.1% |
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 Dickerson Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Cobb County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 82.9% | #8 of 470 | #1 of 28 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 91.0% | #3 of 474 no change | #1 of 28 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 83.5% | #4 of 474 no change | #1 of 28 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.5pp | #269 of 465 | #16 of 28 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,225 | #52 of 487 | #4 of 28 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.7:1 | #459 of 471 | #28 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.8% | #217 of 471 | #20 of 28 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 8.8% | #476 of 479 | #28 of 28 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.3% | #225 of 305 | #20 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
1,225
-45 (-4%) vs 2020
+6% since 1990-91, when it was 1,155
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
was 17.6:1
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 | 1,225 | 69.3 | 17.7:1 | 9% (108) |
| 2023-24 | 1,208 | 70.1 | 17.2:1 | 9% (107) |
| 2022-23 | 1,223 | 70.6 | 17.3:1 | 5% (64) |
| 2020-21 | 1,270 | 72 | 17.6:1 | 5% (61) |
| 2017-18 | 1,294 | 73 | 17.7:1 | 4% (58) |
| 2015-16 | 1,279 | 73 | 17.5:1 | 5% (63) |
| 2010-11 | 1,137 | 72 | 15.8:1 | 7% (77) |
| 2000-01 | 1,467 | 90 | 16.3:1 | 1% (9) |
| 1990-91 | 1,155 | 63 | 18.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dickerson Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (1,294 to 1,225); teachers down 5% (73 to 69.3).
About Dickerson Middle School
Dickerson Middle School is classified as a middle school. It is located in Marietta, Georgia. Students in grades 6 through 8 attend the school, which enrolls 1,225 students. The average among middle schools in Georgia is roughly 763 students; this school is 61% above that.
Dickerson Middle School is one of the 110 schools that make up Cobb County (105,738 students in total).
At Dickerson Middle School, White students make up 60% of the student body. The school is also 24% Asian, 7% Hispanic, 4% Black, and 4% multiracial. That is higher than the 49% White share among all Cobb County residents. The school's diversity index is 58%, meaning two students picked at random have a 58% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
At Dickerson Middle School, 69.3 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 17.7:1. That is higher than the 14.1:1 average for middle schools in Georgia. Roughly 9% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 53% average for public schools in Cobb County, the school's rate is lower.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Dickerson Middle School would score about 72.8%. It scores 82.9%, 10.1 points above that figure.
In the county around the school, Cobb County, the median household income is $102,738, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 51% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. Cobb County is home to 129 public schools and about 116,609 public school students.
Mount Bethel Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles away. The five-mile area around Dickerson Middle School holds at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Dickerson Middle School at 3rd of 9.
Federal data place Dickerson Middle School in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment at Dickerson Middle School declined 4% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 1,270 to 1,225 students.
The Dickerson Middle School community page is open for posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 Marietta
- Osborne High SchoolHigh · 2,790 students
- Walton High SchoolHigh · 2,705 students
- Marietta High SchoolHigh · 2,526 students
- Wheeler High SchoolHigh · 2,401 students
- Lassiter High SchoolHigh · 2,005 students
- Pope High SchoolHigh · 1,793 students
Nearby schools
- Mount Bethel Elementary School0.7 mi · 898
- East Side Elementary School1.3 mi · 1,072
- Timber Ridge Elementary School1.9 mi · 529
- Walton High School1.9 mi · 2,705
- Dodgen Middle School2.2 mi · 1,178
- Spalding Drive Elementary2.4 mi · 344
Frequently asked questions
About Dickerson Middle SchoolHow large is Dickerson Middle School?
Dickerson Middle School enrolls approximately 1,225 students in grades 06-08.
Is Dickerson Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Dickerson Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Dickerson Middle School have?
Dickerson Middle School employs 69 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Dickerson Middle School?
Student demographics at Dickerson Middle School are roughly 60% White, 7% Hispanic, 4% Black, 24% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Dickerson Middle School in?
Dickerson Middle School is part of Cobb County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.