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Enrollment
891
Middle
DISTRICT 921 · STATE 763
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COBB COUNTY·NCES 130129000534
Garrett Middle School
5235 Austell Powder Springs Rd, Austell, GA 30106 · (770) 819-2466 · Cobb County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL891 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
58 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 14.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
891 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 | 284 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 286 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 321 | 36% |
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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Garrett Middle School→South Cobb High School
Based on published attendance-zone data from Cobb County. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
27.3%
GA avg 40.1% . +6.0pp since 2021
Math
32.4%
GA avg 44.6% . +9.5pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 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 6 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 10 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 27.3% | 32.4% |
| 2023-24 | 29.7% | 28.1% |
| 2022-23 | 27.9% | 24.4% |
| 2021-22 | 21.4% | 22.9% |
% 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
30.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% 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 Garrett Middle School
Garrett Middle School's state test result (30.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garrett Middle School this school | 891 | 100.0% | 30.6% |
| Lindley Middle School Mableton | 905 | 100.0% | 31.4% |
| Paul D. West Middle School East Point | 814 | 100.0% | 22.9% |
| Betty Gray Middle School Mableton | 702 | 99.0% | 33.3% |
| Burney-Harris-Lyons Middle School Athens | 707 | 100.0% | 40.2% |
| Floyd Middle School Mableton | 776 | 100.0% | 34.9% |
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 Garrett Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Cobb County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.6% | #306 of 470 | #26 of 28 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.4% | #294 of 474 ▲ 20 | #24 of 28 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.3% | #342 of 474 ▼ 15 | #26 of 28 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.7pp | #117 of 465 | #8 of 28 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 891 | #148 of 487 | #15 of 28 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #352 of 471 | #15 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.1% | #212 of 471 | #18 of 28 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #39 of 479 | #1 of 28 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.0% | #112 of 144 | N/A |
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
891
-67 (-7%) vs 2020
-5% since 1990-91, when it was 941
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 16.2:1
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 | 891 | 57.7 | 15.4:1 | 100% (891) |
| 2023-24 | 883 | 62.7 | 14.1:1 | 93% (825) |
| 2022-23 | 906 | 61.1 | 14.8:1 | 85% (770) |
| 2020-21 | 958 | 59 | 16.2:1 | 79% (755) |
| 2017-18 | 857 | 52 | 16.5:1 | 87% (746) |
| 2015-16 | 907 | 54 | 16.8:1 | 88% (802) |
| 2010-11 | 873 | 61 | 14.3:1 | 84% (736) |
| 2000-01 | 1,103 | 76 | 14.5:1 | 49% (536) |
| 1990-91 | 941 | 51 | 18.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Garrett Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (857 to 891); teachers up 11% (52 to 57.7).
About Garrett Middle School
Garrett Middle School is a mid-sized middle-grades school with an address in Austell, Georgia. It is open to students in grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 891 students.
Cobb County is made up of 110 schools with 105,738 students in all.
At Garrett Middle School, Black students make up the biggest share, 48%. Other groups include 43% Hispanic, 5% White, and 3% multiracial. By comparison, Cobb County residents are about 27% Black. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 58, compared with 70 nationally.
Based on 57.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, Garrett Middle School has a ratio of 15.4:1. The gap from the 14.1:1 average for middle schools in Georgia is 1.3 students per teacher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 100%. Among public schools in Cobb County, the average eligibility rate is 53%.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Garrett Middle School falls in the middle 80% of Georgia schools: 30.6% actual against 25.7% predicted.
In the surrounding county, Cobb County, the median household earns about $102,738 a year, 51% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Garrett Middle School, Cobb County has 129 public schools.
Garrett Middle School's nearest public school is Austell Elementary School (about 1.0 miles). The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. On average proficiency, Garrett Middle School is 8th of 9 nearby schools with test data.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
The school's enrollment fell 7% from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
The Garrett Middle School discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. You can also rate the school on this page.
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 Austell
- South Cobb High SchoolHigh · 2,081 students
- Cooper Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,000 students
- Clarkdale Elementary SchoolElementary · 785 students
- Sanders Elementary SchoolElementary · 626 students
- Austell Elementary SchoolElementary · 367 students
Other Garrett Middle schools
One other US public school is named Garrett Middle. Garrett Middle School is the largest of the 2.
- Garrett Middle SchoolGarrett, IN · 387 students
Nearby schools
- Austell Elementary School1.0 mi · 367
- Clarkdale Elementary School1.1 mi · 785
- Cooper Middle School1.1 mi · 1,000
- Hendricks Elementary School1.8 mi · 538
- South Cobb High School2.1 mi · 2,081
- Annette Winn Elementary School2.3 mi · 341
Frequently asked questions
About Garrett Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Garrett Middle School?
Garrett Middle School enrolls approximately 891 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Garrett Middle School serve?
Garrett Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Garrett Middle School have?
Garrett Middle School employs 58 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Garrett Middle School?
Student demographics at Garrett Middle School are roughly 5% White, 43% Hispanic, 48% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Garrett Middle School?
Garrett Middle School is overseen by Cobb County in Cobb County.
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