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What's the most underrated thing about McClure Middle School that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
1,030
Middle
DISTRICT 921 · STATE 763
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COBB COUNTY·NCES 130129003632
McClure Middle School
3660 Old Stilesboro Rd NW, Kennesaw, GA 30152 · (678) 331-8131 · Cobb County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,030 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
15.3:1
68 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 14.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
316 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 | 344 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 342 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 344 | 33% |
Student demographics
64%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
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
59.6%
GA avg 40.1% . +1.9pp since 2021
Math
68.3%
GA avg 44.6% . +5.8pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 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 6 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 59.6% | 68.3% |
| 2023-24 | 63.1% | 68.4% |
| 2022-23 | 59.7% | 57.2% |
| 2021-22 | 57.7% | 62.4% |
% 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
65.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.5%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% 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 McClure Middle School
McClure Middle School's state test result (65.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| McClure Middle School this school | 1,030 | 30.7% | 65.5% |
| West Jackson Middle School Jefferson | 951 | 34.1% | 53.6% |
| Crossroads Middle School Acworth | 908 | 31.2% | N/A |
| Whitewater Middle School Fayetteville | 874 | 23.9% | 61.7% |
| Durham Middle School Acworth | 984 | 21.6% | 61.7% |
| Lost Mountain Middle School Kennesaw | 979 | 22.0% | 69.7% |
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 McClure Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Cobb County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.5% | #43 of 470 | #7 of 28 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.3% | #49 of 474 ▼ 5 | #7 of 28 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.6% | #54 of 474 ▼ 4 | #7 of 28 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.9pp | #251 of 465 | #14 of 28 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,030 | #87 of 487 | #7 of 28 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #336 of 471 | #13 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.9% | #120 of 471 | #13 of 28 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.7% | #432 of 479 | #21 of 28 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.1% | #95 of 305 | #7 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
1,030
+2 (+0%) vs 2020
-12% since 2010-11, when it was 1,169
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 16.6:1
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 | 1,030 | 67.5 | 15.3:1 | 31% (316) |
| 2023-24 | 1,003 | 65.5 | 15.3:1 | 32% (324) |
| 2022-23 | 991 | 64.5 | 15.4:1 | 25% (245) |
| 2020-21 | 1,028 | 62 | 16.6:1 | 19% (199) |
| 2017-18 | 1,227 | 73.5 | 16.7:1 | 20% (249) |
| 2015-16 | 1,203 | 67 | 18.0:1 | 21% (256) |
| 2010-11 | 1,169 | 71 | 16.5:1 | 21% (241) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for McClure Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (1,227 to 1,030); teachers down 8% (73.5 to 67.5).
About McClure Middle School
McClure Middle School is a mid-sized middle school in Kennesaw, Georgia. The school covers grades 6 through 8 and reported 1,030 students in 2024-25. The school is 35% bigger than the average for middle schools in Georgia.
McClure Middle School is one of the 110 schools that make up Cobb County (105,738 students in total).
Federal enrollment data show McClure Middle School is 54% White. The next largest groups are 18% Black, 16% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 6% Asian. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 64%.
Teacher count: 67.5 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 15.3:1. The gap from the 14.1:1 average for middle schools in Georgia is 1.2 students per teacher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 31%. Compared with the 53% average for public schools in Cobb County, the school's rate is lower.
On the allk12 Grade, McClure Middle School lands at A-, ahead of 84% of Georgia public middle schools.
Schools in Georgia with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 61.5%. McClure Middle School scores 65.5%.
Cobb County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $102,738 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 51% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. McClure Middle School shares Cobb County with 128 other public schools.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Bullard Elementary School, is about 0.1 miles. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, McClure Middle School ranks 3rd of 7 on average proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (1,028) to 2024-25 (1,030). Federal data show the ratio falling from 16.6:1 to 15.3:1.
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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 Kennesaw
- North Cobb High SchoolHigh · 2,463 students
- Harrison High SchoolHigh · 2,224 students
- Kennesaw Mountain High SchoolHigh · 1,695 students
- Lost Mountain Middle SchoolMiddle · 979 students
- Palmer Middle SchoolMiddle · 803 students
- Hayes Elementary SchoolElementary · 802 students
Other McClure Middle schools
One other US public school is named McClure Middle. McClure Middle School is the largest of the 2.
- McClure Middle SchoolSEATTLE, WA · 474 students
Nearby schools
- Bullard Elementary School0.1 mi · 799
- Lewis Elementary School1.2 mi · 550
- Hayes Elementary School1.7 mi · 802
- Pine Mountain Middle School1.8 mi · 506
- Kennesaw Mountain High School1.9 mi · 1,695
- Northwest Classical Academy2.0 mi · 798
Frequently asked questions
About McClure Middle SchoolHow large is McClure Middle School?
McClure Middle School enrolls approximately 1,030 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does McClure Middle School serve?
McClure Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does McClure Middle School have?
McClure Middle School employs 68 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.
What is the student diversity at McClure Middle School?
Student demographics at McClure Middle School are roughly 54% White, 16% Hispanic, 18% Black, 6% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is McClure Middle School in?
McClure Middle School is part of Cobb County.
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