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Enrollment
531
Middle
DISTRICT 734 · STATE 763
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PAULDING COUNTY·NCES 130402001786
J. A. Dobbins Middle School
637 Williams Lake Rd, Powder Springs, GA 30127 · (770) 443-4835 · Paulding County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL531 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 36% 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.
- C+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
12.9:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 14.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
379 students
DISTRICT 55% · 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 | 180 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 177 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 174 | 33% |
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · 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
32.7%
GA avg 40.1% . -3.0pp since 2021
Math
39.8%
GA avg 44.6% . +8.3pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 8 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 32.7% | 39.8% |
| 2023-24 | 39.3% | 32.4% |
| 2022-23 | 37.7% | 31.2% |
| 2021-22 | 35.7% | 31.4% |
% 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
35.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.5%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 J. A. Dobbins Middle School
J. A. Dobbins Middle School's state test result (35.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| J. A. Dobbins Middle School this school | 531 | 71.4% | 35.2% |
| Yeager Middle School Douglasville | 529 | 79.2% | 36.7% |
| West Chatham Middle School Pooler | 713 | 78.1% | 18.0% |
| Marietta Sixth Grade Academy Marietta | 678 | 65.0% | 42.7% |
| Herschel Jones Middle School Dallas | 728 | 71.7% | 27.0% |
| Mason Creek Middle School Winston | 853 | 68.5% | 46.2% |
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 J. A. Dobbins Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Paulding County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.2% | #259 of 470 | #6 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.8% | #228 of 474 ▲ 41 | #4 of 9 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.7% | #268 of 474 ▼ 55 | #7 of 9 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.7pp | #302 of 465 | #4 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 531 | #357 of 487 | #9 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #128 of 471 | #1 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.9% | #35 of 471 | #1 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 71.4% | #292 of 479 | #2 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.1% | #48 of 305 | 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
531
-76 (-13%) vs 2020
-50% since 2000-01, when it was 1,061
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 15.2:1
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 | 531 | 41 | 12.9:1 | 71% (379) |
| 2023-24 | 556 | 40.1 | 13.9:1 | 75% (417) |
| 2022-23 | 532 | 41 | 13.0:1 | 61% (324) |
| 2020-21 | 607 | 40 | 15.2:1 | 56% (342) |
| 2017-18 | 673 | 43 | 15.7:1 | 54% (366) |
| 2015-16 | 735 | 50 | 14.7:1 | 56% (408) |
| 2010-11 | 912 | 55 | 16.6:1 | 49% (449) |
| 2000-01 | 1,061 | 63 | 16.8:1 | 21% (228) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for J. A. Dobbins Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (673 to 531); teachers down 5% (43 to 41).
About J. A. Dobbins Middle School
In Powder Springs, Georgia, part of Paulding County, J. A. Dobbins Middle School is a middle school. It offers grades 6 through 8 and has 531 students enrolled. By comparison, middle schools in Georgia enroll about 763 students on average.
Paulding County counts 34 schools and 31,426 students, including J. A. Dobbins Middle School.
The largest group at J. A. Dobbins Middle School is Black students, at 39%. It is also 30% Hispanic, 24% White, and 7% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Paulding County is roughly 23% Black. The diversity index for J. A. Dobbins Middle School is 70%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Its ratio of 12.9:1 is based on 41 full-time-equivalent teachers. Middle schools in Georgia have an average ratio of 14.1:1. In all, 71% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Paulding County averages 51%, lower than here.
J. A. Dobbins Middle School earns a C+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 36% of Georgia public middle schools.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for J. A. Dobbins Middle School is 40.5%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 35.2%.
Looking at the county, Paulding County, the median household earns about $98,031 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 30%, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Counting J. A. Dobbins Middle School, Paulding County has 34 public schools.
Bessie L. Baggett Elementary sits about 0.4 miles from J. A. Dobbins Middle School. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. By average proficiency, J. A. Dobbins Middle School is 4th among 9 schools close by.
J. A. Dobbins Middle School has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
Enrollment fell 13% over 4 years, reaching 531 in 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 15.2:1 to 12.9:1 over the same years.
People can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates and other school topics. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Paulding County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
178,909
Census ACS
Median income
$98,031
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
34
31,426 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Paulding County
- North Paulding High SchoolHigh · 3,015 students
- Paulding County High SchoolHigh · 2,099 students
- East Paulding High SchoolHigh · 1,985 students
- South Paulding High SchoolHigh · 1,881 students
- Hiram High SchoolHigh · 1,460 students
- Floyd L. Shelton Elementary School at CrossroadElementary · 1,389 students
Other schools in Powder Springs
- Hillgrove High SchoolHigh · 2,282 students
- McEachern High SchoolHigh · 2,175 students
- Lovinggood Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,209 students
- Kemp Elementary SchoolElementary · 894 students
- Tapp Middle SchoolMiddle · 809 students
- Powder Springs Elementary SchoolElementary · 805 students
Nearby schools
- Bessie L. Baggett Elementary0.4 mi · 549
- Sam D. Panter Elementary School1.8 mi · 506
- Hal Hutchens Elementary2.3 mi · 613
- Hiram High School3.2 mi · 1,460
- Hiram Elementary School3.2 mi · 797
- Powder Springs Elementary School4.4 mi · 805
Frequently asked questions
About J. A. Dobbins Middle SchoolHow many students attend J. A. Dobbins Middle School?
J. A. Dobbins Middle School enrolls approximately 531 students in grades 06-08.
Is J. A. Dobbins Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
J. A. Dobbins Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at J. A. Dobbins Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at J. A. Dobbins Middle School is approximately 12.9:1 (41 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at J. A. Dobbins Middle School?
At J. A. Dobbins Middle School, the student body is approximately 24% White, 30% Hispanic, 39% Black, 0% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is J. A. Dobbins Middle School public or private?
J. A. Dobbins Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Paulding County.
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