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Enrollment
905
Middle
DISTRICT 921 · STATE 763
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COBB COUNTY·NCES 130129000561
Lindley Middle School
50 Veterans Memorial Hwy SE, Mableton, GA 30126 · (770) 819-2496 · Cobb County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL905 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 51% of Georgia public middle schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+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
13.5:1
67 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 14.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
905 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 | 319 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 305 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 281 | 31% |
Student demographics
57%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
Lindley Middle School→Pebblebrook 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
25.0%
GA avg 40.1% . +1.9pp since 2021
Math
28.6%
GA avg 44.6% . +11.0pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 25 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 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 2 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 11 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 25.0% | 28.6% |
| 2023-24 | 30.0% | 27.3% |
| 2022-23 | 30.0% | 22.9% |
| 2021-22 | 23.1% | 17.6% |
% 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
31.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.7pp
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 Lindley Middle School
Lindley Middle School's state test result (31.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lindley Middle School this school | 905 | 100.0% | 31.4% |
| Garrett Middle School Austell | 891 | 100.0% | 30.6% |
| Paul D. West Middle School East Point | 814 | 100.0% | 22.9% |
| Betty Gray Middle School Mableton | 702 | 99.0% | 33.3% |
| Floyd Middle School Mableton | 776 | 100.0% | 34.9% |
| Burney-Harris-Lyons Middle School Athens | 707 | 100.0% | 40.2% |
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 Lindley Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Cobb County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.4% | #300 of 470 | #25 of 28 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.6% | #327 of 474 ▼ 10 | #27 of 28 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 25.0% | #364 of 474 ▼ 40 | #27 of 28 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.4pp | #155 of 465 | #10 of 28 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 905 | #136 of 487 | #14 of 28 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #178 of 471 | #7 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.5% | #233 of 471 | #22 of 28 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #41 of 479 | #3 of 28 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.1% | #141 of 305 | #13 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
905
-313 (-26%) vs 2020
+15% since 1990-91, when it was 784
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
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 | 905 | 67 | 13.5:1 | 100% (905) |
| 2023-24 | 875 | 69.1 | 12.7:1 | 94% (826) |
| 2022-23 | 1,096 | 71.1 | 15.4:1 | 82% (902) |
| 2020-21 | 1,218 | 69 | 17.6:1 | 78% (945) |
| 2017-18 | 1,018 | 68 | 15.0:1 | 91% (922) |
| 2015-16 | 1,145 | 68 | 16.8:1 | 92% (1,051) |
| 2010-11 | 922 | 67 | 13.8:1 | 86% (797) |
| 2000-01 | 1,266 | 74 | 17.1:1 | 67% (844) |
| 1990-91 | 784 | 43 | 18.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lindley Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (1,018 to 905); teachers down 1% (68 to 67).
About Lindley Middle School
The public middle school Lindley Middle School is located in Mableton, Georgia. It teaches 905 students in grades 6 through 8.
Cobb County counts 105,738 students in its 110 schools, and Lindley Middle School is one of them.
The biggest share of students at Lindley Middle School, 49%, is Black. Beyond that, enrollment is 44% Hispanic, 4% White, and 3% multiracial. In Cobb County overall, about 27% of residents are Black. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 57%.
There are 67 full-time-equivalent teachers at Lindley Middle School, giving a ratio of 13.5:1. The 14.1:1 average for middle schools in Georgia is close to this figure. A total of 905 students, or 100%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 53% average for public schools in Cobb County is 47 points.
Among Georgia public middle schools, Lindley Middle School outscored 51%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Lindley Middle School is 25.7%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 31.4%.
In Cobb County, home to about 775,208 people, median household income comes to about $102,738, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 51%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Cobb County's 129 public schools enroll about 116,609 students and include Lindley Middle School.
About 1.4 miles separate Lindley Middle School from the closest public school, Clay-Harmony Leland Elementary School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, Lindley Middle School is 4th of 9 nearby schools with test data.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was 905 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 1,218. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 17.6:1 to 13.5:1.
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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 Mableton
- Pebblebrook High SchoolHigh · 2,574 students
- Clay-Harmony Leland Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,013 students
- Mableton Elementary SchoolElementary · 945 students
- City View Elementary SchoolElementary · 870 students
- Bryant Elementary SchoolElementary · 865 students
- Floyd Middle SchoolMiddle · 776 students
Nearby schools
- Clay-Harmony Leland Elementary School1.4 mi · 1,013
- City View Elementary School1.7 mi · 870
- Pebblebrook High School1.7 mi · 2,574
- Mableton Elementary School1.9 mi · 945
- Riverside Elementary School1.9 mi · 471
- Bryant Elementary School2.0 mi · 865
Frequently asked questions
About Lindley Middle SchoolHow large is Lindley Middle School?
Lindley Middle School enrolls approximately 905 students in grades 06-08.
Is Lindley Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Lindley Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Lindley Middle School have?
Lindley Middle School employs 67 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.5:1.
How diverse is Lindley Middle School?
Lindley Middle School reports a student body of 4% White, 44% Hispanic, 49% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Lindley Middle School?
Lindley Middle School is overseen by Cobb County in Cobb County.
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