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Enrollment
806
Middle
DISTRICT 921 · STATE 763
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COBB COUNTY·NCES 130129004420
Pearson Middle School
240 Barber Road SE, Marietta, GA 30060 · (770) 429-6012 · Cobb County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL806 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
60 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 14.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
806 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 | 243 | 30% |
| Grade 7 | 275 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 288 | 36% |
Student demographics
28%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
Feeds from
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
23.5%
GA avg 40.1% . +1.8pp since 2021
Math
17.6%
GA avg 44.6% . +6.9pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 23 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 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 7 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 23.5% | 17.6% |
| 2023-24 | 24.0% | 17.1% |
| 2022-23 | 24.1% | 12.0% |
| 2021-22 | 21.6% | 10.7% |
% 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
22.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% 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 Pearson Middle School
Pearson Middle School's state test result (22.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pearson Middle School this school | 806 | 100.0% | 22.6% |
| Eastbrook Middle School Dalton | 624 | 100.0% | 22.1% |
| Berkmar Middle School Lilburn | 1,039 | 92.1% | 36.8% |
| Radloff Middle School Duluth | 1,315 | 90.2% | 22.9% |
| Smitha Middle School Marietta | 866 | 99.1% | 30.3% |
| DeKalb PATH Academy Charter School Brookhaven | 369 | 100.0% | 25.8% |
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 Pearson Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Cobb County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.6% | #377 of 470 | #28 of 28 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.6% | #409 of 474 ▼ 19 | #28 of 28 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 23.5% | #376 of 474 ▲ 6 | #28 of 28 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.4pp | #223 of 465 | #13 of 28 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 806 | #195 of 487 | #20 of 28 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #160 of 471 | #6 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.8% | #399 of 471 | #28 of 28 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #42 of 479 | #4 of 28 |
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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 806 | 60.4 | 13.3:1 | 100% (806) |
| 2023-24 | 839 | 60.1 | 14.0:1 | 93% (777) |
| 2022-23 | 860 | 62.1 | 13.8:1 | 90% (773) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pearson Middle School.
About Pearson Middle School
Pearson Middle School is a middle school in Marietta, Georgia, and it is part of Cobb County. It enrolled 806 students in grades 6 through 8 for the 2024-25 school year.
The district for Pearson Middle School is Cobb County, with 110 schools and 105,738 students.
Hispanic students make up 84% of enrollment at Pearson Middle School. Next come 12% Black and 3% White. That compares with about 15% Hispanic among all Cobb County residents. The school's diversity index is 28%, meaning two students picked at random have a 28% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The ratio of students to teachers is 13.3:1, with 60.4 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. That is 0.8 students per teacher below the 14.1:1 average for middle schools in Georgia. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 100%. The gap from the 53% average for public schools in Cobb County is 47 points.
Pearson Middle School is 3.1 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (22.6% versus 25.7%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Georgia.
Census estimates describe Cobb County this way: the median household income is $102,738, about 51% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. In all, Cobb County has 129 public schools and roughly 116,609 students.
The shortest distance from Pearson Middle School to another public school is about 0.2 miles, to Fair Oaks Elementary School. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, Pearson Middle School is 6th among 7 schools close by.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Pearson Middle School. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 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
Other Pearson Middle schools
One other US public school is named Pearson Middle. Pearson Middle School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Pearson Middle SchoolFRISCO, TX · 1,032 students
Nearby schools
- Fair Oaks Elementary School0.2 mi · 703
- Dunleith Elementary School0.8 mi · 554
- Green Acres Elementary School1.0 mi · 584
- International Academy of Smyrna1.1 mi · 328
- LaBelle Elementary School1.4 mi · 339
- Belmont Hills Elementary School1.7 mi · 267
Frequently asked questions
About Pearson Middle SchoolHow many students attend Pearson Middle School?
Pearson Middle School enrolls approximately 806 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Pearson Middle School serve?
Pearson Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Pearson Middle School have?
Pearson Middle School employs 60 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Pearson Middle School?
At Pearson Middle School, the student body is approximately 3% White, 84% Hispanic, 12% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Pearson Middle School public or private?
Pearson Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Cobb County.
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