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Enrollment
884
Middle
DISTRICT 921 · STATE 763
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COBB COUNTY·NCES 130129002023
Simpson Middle School
3340 Trickum Rd NE, Marietta, GA 30066 · (770) 971-4711 · Cobb County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL884 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
58 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 14.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
20%
174 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 | 290 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 332 | 38% |
| Grade 8 | 262 | 30% |
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
Students here typically continue to
Simpson Middle School→Sprayberry 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
70.4%
GA avg 40.1% . +0.5pp since 2021
Math
71.2%
GA avg 44.6% . -2.1pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 71 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2021, while math scores are down about 2 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 70.4% | 71.2% |
| 2023-24 | 72.1% | 71.2% |
| 2022-23 | 67.2% | 68.8% |
| 2021-22 | 69.8% | 73.3% |
% 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
69.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.2%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% 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 Simpson Middle School
Simpson Middle School's state test result (69.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simpson Middle School this school | 884 | 19.7% | 69.5% |
| Mabry Middle School Marietta | 938 | 14.5% | 70.3% |
| J.C. Booth Middle School Peachtree City | 1,115 | 24.5% | 69.1% |
| Stallings Island Middle School Martinez | 729 | 24.7% | 68.7% |
| North Forsyth Middle School Cumming | 1,164 | 29.2% | 46.8% |
| Rising Starr Middle School Fayetteville | 931 | 14.9% | 75.9% |
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 Simpson Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Cobb County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.5% | #33 of 470 | #6 of 28 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.2% | #42 of 474 ▼ 7 | #6 of 28 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.4% | #23 of 474 ▼ 2 | #4 of 28 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.8pp | #56 of 465 | #5 of 28 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 884 | #152 of 487 | #17 of 28 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #346 of 471 | #14 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.6% | #123 of 471 | #14 of 28 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 19.7% | #455 of 479 | #24 of 28 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.6% | #216 of 305 | #18 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
884
-17 (-2%) vs 2020
-12% since 1990-91, when it was 1,005
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 16.4:1
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 | 884 | 57.6 | 15.3:1 | 20% (174) |
| 2023-24 | 884 | 56.1 | 15.8:1 | 23% (204) |
| 2022-23 | 844 | 57.6 | 14.7:1 | 16% (134) |
| 2020-21 | 901 | 55 | 16.4:1 | 13% (117) |
| 2017-18 | 936 | 58 | 16.1:1 | 13% (121) |
| 2015-16 | 952 | 59 | 16.1:1 | 13% (125) |
| 2010-11 | 842 | 54 | 15.6:1 | 17% (140) |
| 2000-01 | 921 | 63 | 14.6:1 | 4% (36) |
| 1990-91 | 1,005 | 60 | 16.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Simpson Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (936 to 884); teachers down 1% (58 to 57.6).
About Simpson Middle School
Simpson Middle School is a medium-sized middle-grades school found in Marietta, Georgia. A federal count lists 884 students at the school, in grades 6 through 8.
Cobb County has 105,738 students spread across 110 schools.
White students account for 56% of enrollment at Simpson Middle School. Smaller groups are 15% Hispanic, 13% Asian, 11% Black, and 6% multiracial. The chance that two students picked at random at Simpson Middle School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 64%.
Simpson Middle School's 57.6 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 15.3:1. For comparison, middle schools in Georgia average 14.1:1. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 20%. That rate is below the 53% average among public schools in Cobb County.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Simpson Middle School is +2.3 points: 69.5% actual, 67.2% predicted.
Across Cobb County, median household income is about $102,738, roughly 51% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. The public schools of Cobb County number 129 and enroll about 116,609.
The next-closest public school is Mountain View Elementary School, about 0.4 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Simpson Middle School. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, Simpson Middle School ranks 5th on average proficiency.
Simpson Middle School is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 901 to 884, a small change. The number of students per teacher fell from 16.4 to 15.3 over 4 years.
Parents and students can post about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Simpson Middle School. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
Nearby schools
- Mountain View Elementary School0.4 mi · 837
- Lassiter High School0.7 mi · 2,005
- Addison Elementary School1.0 mi · 571
- Rocky Mount Elementary School1.0 mi · 576
- Pope High School1.6 mi · 1,793
- McCleskey Middle School1.8 mi · 540
Frequently asked questions
About Simpson Middle SchoolHow large is Simpson Middle School?
Simpson Middle School enrolls approximately 884 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Simpson Middle School serve?
Simpson Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Simpson Middle School have?
Simpson Middle School employs 58 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.
How diverse is Simpson Middle School?
Simpson Middle School reports a student body of 56% White, 15% Hispanic, 11% Black, 13% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Simpson Middle School public or private?
Simpson Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Cobb County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.