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What's one thing Griffin Middle School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
991
Middle
DISTRICT 921 · STATE 763
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COBB COUNTY·NCES 130129000518
Griffin Middle School
4010 King Springs Rd SE, Smyrna, GA 30082 · (678) 842-6917 · Cobb County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL991 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 59% of Georgia public middle schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Georgia public middle schools
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
61 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 14.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
545 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 | 338 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 309 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 344 | 35% |
Student demographics
71%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
Griffin Middle School→Campbell 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
47.8%
GA avg 40.1% . +4.5pp since 2021
Math
47.8%
GA avg 44.6% . +11.3pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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 5 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 11 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 47.8% | 47.8% |
| 2023-24 | 48.0% | 46.8% |
| 2022-23 | 44.8% | 34.9% |
| 2021-22 | 43.3% | 36.5% |
% 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
44.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.9%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Griffin Middle School
Griffin Middle School's state test result (44.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Griffin Middle School this school | 991 | 55.0% | 44.9% |
| Barber Middle School Acworth | 790 | 57.8% | 39.2% |
| Carrollton Middle School Carrollton | 1,280 | 58.5% | 43.0% |
| Daniell Middle School Marietta | 884 | 57.8% | 47.6% |
| Grovetown Middle School Grovetown | 1,067 | 59.4% | 34.1% |
| Pinckneyville Middle School Peachtree Corners | 1,157 | 57.0% | 42.3% |
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 Griffin Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Cobb County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.9% | #161 of 470 | #15 of 28 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.8% | #169 of 474 ▼ 17 | #14 of 28 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.8% | #115 of 474 ▲ 9 | #13 of 28 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.9pp | #109 of 465 | #7 of 28 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 991 | #99 of 487 | #9 of 28 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.2:1 | #400 of 471 | #24 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.1% | #22 of 471 | #6 of 28 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.0% | #360 of 479 | #16 of 28 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -29.4% | #18 of 305 | #1 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
991
-504 (-34%) vs 2020
+5% since 1990-91, when it was 940
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
was 17.2:1
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 | 991 | 61.1 | 16.2:1 | 55% (545) |
| 2023-24 | 982 | 65.1 | 15.1:1 | 60% (587) |
| 2022-23 | 994 | 64.6 | 15.4:1 | 52% (513) |
| 2020-21 | 1,495 | 87 | 17.2:1 | 61% (916) |
| 2017-18 | 1,403 | 78.5 | 17.9:1 | 68% (959) |
| 2015-16 | 1,211 | 69 | 17.6:1 | 75% (905) |
| 2010-11 | 995 | 66 | 15.1:1 | 80% (798) |
| 2000-01 | 952 | 59 | 16.1:1 | 49% (467) |
| 1990-91 | 940 | 50 | 18.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Griffin Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 29% (1,403 to 991); teachers down 22% (78.5 to 61.1).
About Griffin Middle School
At 4010 King Springs Rd SE in Smyrna, Georgia, Griffin Middle School operates as a medium-sized middle school. It serves 991 students in grades 6 through 8. For comparison, middle schools in Georgia average about 763 students.
Griffin Middle School reports to Cobb County, which has 110 schools and 105,738 students.
Enrollment at Griffin Middle School is mixed, with Black students the largest group at 37%. Beyond that, enrollment is 30% Hispanic, 24% White, 6% multiracial, and 3% Asian. In Cobb County overall, about 27% of residents are Black. By the diversity index, Griffin Middle School comes in at 71%.
Dividing enrollment by its 61.1 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 16.2:1. The average ratio among middle schools in Georgia is 14.1:1, lower than at this school. Griffin Middle School reports 55% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Across public schools in Cobb County, the average is about the same, 53%.
Griffin Middle School is graded B by allk12, scoring above 59% of Georgia public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Griffin Middle School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 44.9%, compared with a predicted 48.9%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Georgia schools on BeatsExpectations.
Cobb County census figures show that median household income is about $102,738, about 51% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. A total of 129 public schools operate in Cobb County, serving about 116,609 students.
King Springs Elementary School is the public school closest to Griffin Middle School, about 0.2 miles away. Griffin Middle School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Griffin Middle School ranks 5th of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 44.9% against a local average of 43.3%.
Federal data place Griffin 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.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count declined from 1,495 to 991.
Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Smyrna
- Campbell High SchoolHigh · 3,085 students
- Campbell Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,368 students
- Nickajack Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,260 students
- King Springs Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,101 students
- Teasley Elementary SchoolElementary · 974 students
- Smyrna Elementary SchoolElementary · 870 students
Other Griffin Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Griffin Middle. Griffin Middle School is the largest of the 3.
- Griffin Middle SchoolFRISCO, TX · 685 students
- GRIFFIN MIDDLE SCHOOLTALLAHASSEE, FL · 457 students
Nearby schools
- King Springs Elementary School0.2 mi · 1,101
- Nickajack Elementary School0.9 mi · 1,260
- Campbell Middle School1.7 mi · 1,368
- Teasley Elementary School2.1 mi · 974
- Campbell High School2.3 mi · 3,085
- Norton Park Elementary School2.4 mi · 643
Frequently asked questions
About Griffin Middle SchoolHow many students attend Griffin Middle School?
Griffin Middle School enrolls approximately 991 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Griffin Middle School serve?
Griffin Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Griffin Middle School?
Approximately 16.2:1 students per teacher at Griffin Middle School.
What is the student diversity at Griffin Middle School?
Student demographics at Griffin Middle School are roughly 24% White, 30% Hispanic, 37% Black, 3% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Griffin Middle School in?
Griffin Middle School is part of Cobb County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.