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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Marietta Sixth Grade Academy administration to hear?
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Enrollment
678
Middle
DISTRICT 1,015 · STATE 763
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MARIETTA CITY·NCES 130351002621
Marietta Sixth Grade Academy
340 Aviation Rd SE, Marietta, GA 30060 · (770) 429-3115 · Cobb County
GRADES 06–06MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL678 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 63% of Georgia public middle schools
- BTest 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.
- 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
12.2:1
55 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 14.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
441 students
DISTRICT 62% · 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 | 678 | 100% |
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
Based on grade levels within Marietta City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
48.7%
GA avg 40.1% . +11.6pp since 2021
Math
40.0%
GA avg 44.6% . +5.7pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 49 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 up about 12 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 48.7% | 40.0% |
| 2023-24 | 45.7% | 36.4% |
| 2022-23 | 45.8% | 38.7% |
| 2021-22 | 37.1% | 34.3% |
% 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
42.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 Marietta Sixth Grade Academy
Marietta Sixth Grade Academy's state test result (42.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marietta Sixth Grade Academy this school | 678 | 65.0% | 42.7% |
| Holcomb Bridge Middle School Alpharetta | 598 | 62.0% | 36.7% |
| Westside Middle School Winder | 793 | 70.6% | 30.5% |
| J. A. Dobbins Middle School Powder Springs | 531 | 71.4% | 35.2% |
| Barber Middle School Acworth | 790 | 57.8% | 39.2% |
| 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 Marietta Sixth Grade Academy ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Cobb County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.7% | #177 of 470 | #19 of 28 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #226 of 474 ▲ 10 | #19 of 28 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.7% | #109 of 474 ▲ 31 | #11 of 28 ▲ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.7pp | #83 of 465 | #5 of 28 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 678 | #278 of 487 | #25 of 28 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.2:1 | #63 of 471 | #2 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.3% | #55 of 471 | #9 of 28 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.0% | #307 of 479 | #11 of 28 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.9% | #184 of 305 | #17 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
678
+10 (+1%) vs 2020
+14% since 2010-11, when it was 596
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 12.6:1
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 | 678 | 55.4 | 12.2:1 | 65% (441) |
| 2023-24 | 670 | 52 | 12.9:1 | 71% (476) |
| 2022-23 | 663 | 49 | 13.5:1 | 66% (436) |
| 2020-21 | 668 | 53 | 12.6:1 | 59% (392) |
| 2017-18 | 736 | 47.8 | 15.4:1 | 58% (429) |
| 2015-16 | 681 | 49 | 13.9:1 | 69% (470) |
| 2010-11 | 596 | 44 | 13.6:1 | 72% (430) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Marietta Sixth Grade Academy.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (736 to 678); teachers up 16% (47.8 to 55.4).
About Marietta Sixth Grade Academy
The public middle school Marietta Sixth Grade Academy is located in Marietta, Georgia. Grades offered run from grade 6, with 678 students enrolled.
The district, Marietta City, has 8,664 students enrolled across 13 schools.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at Marietta Sixth Grade Academy is Hispanic (41%). The rest of enrollment is 31% Black, 22% White, and 4% multiracial. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Cobb County's population at about 15%. Marietta Sixth Grade Academy has a diversity index of 68%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal data list 55.4 full-time-equivalent teachers at Marietta Sixth Grade Academy in 2024-25, for a ratio of 12.2:1. Among middle schools in Georgia, the typical ratio is 14.1:1. The lunch program counts 65% of students at Marietta Sixth Grade Academy as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Public schools in Cobb County average 53%.
The allk12 Grade for Marietta Sixth Grade Academy is B. Compared with Georgia public middle schools, the school scored higher than 63% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
After adjusting for student poverty, Marietta Sixth Grade Academy lands between the top and bottom 10% of Georgia schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 42.7%; the prediction is 43.7%.
Cobb County has these Census figures: median household income is about $102,738, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 51% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. The public schools of Cobb County number 129 and enroll about 116,609.
The next-closest public school is Marietta Center for Advanced Academics, about 0.1 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Marietta Sixth Grade Academy. Its average proficiency rate of 42.7% is above the 41.1% average for nearby schools.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Small. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 668 in 2020-21, 678 in 2024-25.
Questions about science fairs, picture day, and bus routes can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 Marietta City
- Marietta High SchoolHigh · 2,526 students
- Marietta Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,352 students
- Lockheed Elementary SchoolElementary · 734 students
- West Side Elementary SchoolElementary · 556 students
- Dunleith Elementary SchoolElementary · 554 students
- Sawyer Road Elementary SchoolElementary · 533 students
Other schools in Marietta
- Osborne High SchoolHigh · 2,790 students
- Walton High SchoolHigh · 2,705 students
- Marietta High SchoolHigh · 2,526 students
- Wheeler High SchoolHigh · 2,401 students
- Lassiter High SchoolHigh · 2,005 students
- Pope High SchoolHigh · 1,793 students
Nearby schools
- Marietta Center for Advanced Academics0.1 mi · 268
- Park Street Elementary School0.4 mi · 476
- George W. Hartmann Center0.7 mi · 4
- Emily Lembeck Early Learning Center1.6 mi · 134
- Marietta Middle School1.8 mi · 1,352
- Powers Ferry Elementary School1.9 mi · 475
Frequently asked questions
About Marietta Sixth Grade AcademyHow many students attend Marietta Sixth Grade Academy?
Marietta Sixth Grade Academy enrolls approximately 678 students in grades 06-06.
What grades does Marietta Sixth Grade Academy serve?
Marietta Sixth Grade Academy serves grades 06-06.
How many teachers does Marietta Sixth Grade Academy have?
Marietta Sixth Grade Academy employs 55 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Marietta Sixth Grade Academy?
Student demographics at Marietta Sixth Grade Academy are roughly 22% White, 41% Hispanic, 31% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Marietta Sixth Grade Academy in?
Marietta Sixth Grade Academy is part of Marietta City.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.