Dodgen Middle School

Dodgen Middle School, a well-populated intermediate school in Marietta, Georgia, operated by Cobb County, teaches 1,178 students, covering grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 54% above the state mean of about 763.

Cobb County runs 110 schools in total, collectively educating 105,738 students. Dodgen Middle School is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Dodgen Middle School lists that 55% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder breaks down as 26% Asian, 8% Hispanic, 7% Black, 4% multiracial.

Looking at school resources, Dodgen Middle School lists 73 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.2:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 14.1:1 average. About 10% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Cobb County (around 53%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Dodgen Middle School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 72.1%, the actual is 76.4%, a residual of +4.3 points.

In the area at large, census data for Cobb County shows median household earnings sit near $102,738, roughly 51% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. In all, Cobb County runs 129 public schools (combined enrollment of about 116,609 students), of which Dodgen Middle School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Walton High School, around 0.3 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Dodgen Middle School at 8th of 9; the average score across the group is 80.2%.

Dodgen Middle School operates from an outer-ring location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 5%: 1,244 students in 2018 compared to 1,178 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 66% to 55% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 17.3:1 in 2018 to 16.2:1 today.

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