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What's one thing Lovinggood Middle School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
1,209
Middle
DISTRICT 921 · STATE 763
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COBB COUNTY·NCES 130129003622
Lovinggood Middle School
3825 Luther Ward Rd, Powder Springs, GA 30127 · (678) 331-3015 · Cobb County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,209 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 84% of Georgia public middle schools
- ATest 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
17.0:1
71 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 14.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
391 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 | 411 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 396 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 402 | 33% |
Student demographics
70%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
Lovinggood Middle School→Hillgrove 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
58.0%
GA avg 40.1% . +2.5pp since 2021
Math
64.5%
GA avg 44.6% . +6.5pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 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 3 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 58.0% | 64.5% |
| 2023-24 | 62.4% | 63.5% |
| 2022-23 | 60.9% | 53.2% |
| 2021-22 | 55.5% | 58.0% |
% 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
63.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.6%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 Lovinggood Middle School
Lovinggood Middle School's state test result (63.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lovinggood Middle School this school | 1,209 | 32.3% | 63.9% |
| McClure Middle School Kennesaw | 1,030 | 30.7% | 65.5% |
| Crossroads Middle School Acworth | 908 | 31.2% | N/A |
| David T Howard Middle School Atlanta | 1,073 | 23.5% | 66.5% |
| Bonaire Middle School Bonaire | 1,151 | 40.3% | 68.2% |
| Columbia Middle School Grovetown | 903 | 44.2% | 49.8% |
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 Lovinggood Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Cobb County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.9% | #46 of 470 | #8 of 28 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.5% | #64 of 474 ▼ 3 | #8 of 28 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #59 of 474 ▼ 7 | #8 of 28 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.5pp | #220 of 465 | #12 of 28 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,209 | #54 of 487 | #5 of 28 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.0:1 | #441 of 471 | #27 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.2% | #31 of 471 | #7 of 28 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 32.3% | #429 of 479 | #20 of 28 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.0% | #134 of 305 | #12 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
1,209
-136 (-10%) vs 2020
+3% since 2010-11, when it was 1,170
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
was 17.7:1
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 | 1,209 | 71.3 | 17.0:1 | 32% (391) |
| 2023-24 | 1,215 | 71.1 | 17.1:1 | 36% (434) |
| 2022-23 | 1,235 | 72.1 | 17.1:1 | 27% (329) |
| 2020-21 | 1,345 | 76 | 17.7:1 | 23% (307) |
| 2017-18 | 1,374 | 79 | 17.4:1 | 25% (345) |
| 2015-16 | 1,353 | 74 | 18.3:1 | 24% (323) |
| 2010-11 | 1,170 | 72 | 16.3:1 | 24% (278) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lovinggood Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (1,374 to 1,209); teachers down 10% (79 to 71.3).
About Lovinggood Middle School
Lovinggood Middle School is a large middle school for students in Powder Springs, Georgia. The school counts 1,209 students across grades 6 through 8. The school's enrollment is 58% above the 763 average for middle schools in Georgia.
A total of 110 schools make up Cobb County, with 105,738 students enrolled.
White students are the largest group at Lovinggood Middle School, with 41% of enrollment. The next largest groups are 31% Black, 16% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 4% Asian. The school's White share is 8 points below the 49% share among Cobb County residents. By the diversity index, Lovinggood Middle School comes in at 70%.
With 71.3 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Lovinggood Middle School was 17.0:1. The 14.1:1 average for middle schools in Georgia is lower than this school's figure. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 32%. Across public schools in Cobb County, the average is 53%.
allk12 grades Lovinggood Middle School an A-. The grade compares the school only with Georgia public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
On BeatsExpectations, Lovinggood Middle School is 3.3 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Georgia schools.
County data help place the school in context: in Cobb County, 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%. Lovinggood Middle School is among the 129 public schools in Cobb County.
Hillgrove High School is the closest public school, about 0.2 miles away in a straight line. Lovinggood Middle School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, Lovinggood Middle School ranks 3rd on proficiency.
Federal data place Lovinggood 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.
The number of students declined from 1,345 to 1,209 over 4 years.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Lovinggood Middle School covering things like enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 Powder Springs
- Hillgrove High SchoolHigh · 2,282 students
- McEachern High SchoolHigh · 2,175 students
- Kemp Elementary SchoolElementary · 894 students
- Tapp Middle SchoolMiddle · 809 students
- Powder Springs Elementary SchoolElementary · 805 students
- Still Elementary SchoolElementary · 755 students
Nearby schools
- Hillgrove High School0.2 mi · 2,282
- Still Elementary School0.5 mi · 755
- Kemp Elementary School2.2 mi · 894
- McEachern High School2.3 mi · 2,175
- Dowell Elementary School2.4 mi · 898
- Miles Ahead Charter School2.4 mi · 261
Frequently asked questions
About Lovinggood Middle SchoolHow many students attend Lovinggood Middle School?
Lovinggood Middle School enrolls approximately 1,209 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Lovinggood Middle School serve?
Lovinggood Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Lovinggood Middle School?
Approximately 17.0:1 students per teacher at Lovinggood Middle School.
How diverse is Lovinggood Middle School?
Lovinggood Middle School reports a student body of 41% White, 16% Hispanic, 31% Black, 4% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Lovinggood Middle School?
Lovinggood Middle School is overseen by Cobb County in Cobb County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.