McClure Middle School

McClure Middle School is a medium-sized junior high in Kennesaw, Georgia, run under Cobb County. The school instructs 1,030 students in grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 763 students per school, that is 35% above typical.

Cobb County comprises 110 schools with combined enrollment of 105,738 students; McClure Middle School is among them.

In terms of who attends, McClure Middle School shows that the largest single group is White at 54%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school lists 18% Black, 16% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 6% Asian.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 68 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.3:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 14.1:1 average. Around 31% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is south of Cobb County's rate of about 53%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, McClure Middle School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 61.5%, the actual is 65.5%, a residual of +4.0 points.

Zooming out to the county, Cobb County reports that median household income runs about $102,738, 51% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, Cobb County runs 129 public schools (combined enrollment of about 116,609 students), of which McClure Middle School is one.

Bullard Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), McClure Middle School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 57.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Trend over the last 7 years. McClure Middle School's enrollment has ticked down 16% since 2018, when it stood at 1,227 (now 1,030). Over the same period, the White share edged down from 60% to 54%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 16.7:1 in 2018 to 15.3:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.