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Enrollment
866
Middle
DISTRICT 921 · STATE 763
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COBB COUNTY·NCES 130129000242
Smitha Middle School
2025 Powder Springs Rd SW, Marietta, GA 30064 · (678) 594-8267 · Cobb County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL866 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
64 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 14.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
858 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 | 273 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 290 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 303 | 35% |
Student demographics
53%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
Smitha Middle School→Osborne High School
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
31.0%
GA avg 40.1% . +2.3pp since 2021
Math
28.7%
GA avg 44.6% . +3.7pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 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 4 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 31.0% | 28.7% |
| 2023-24 | 30.9% | 26.4% |
| 2022-23 | 30.5% | 20.8% |
| 2021-22 | 28.8% | 25.0% |
% 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
30.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.2%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% 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 Smitha Middle School
Smitha Middle School's state test result (30.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smitha Middle School this school | 866 | 99.1% | 30.3% |
| Babb Middle School Forest Park | 881 | 100.0% | 30.7% |
| Floyd Middle School Mableton | 776 | 100.0% | 34.9% |
| Coile Middle School Athens | 582 | 100.0% | 20.5% |
| Berkmar Middle School Lilburn | 1,039 | 92.1% | 36.8% |
| Radloff Middle School Duluth | 1,315 | 90.2% | 22.9% |
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 Smitha Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Cobb County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.3% | #312 of 470 | #27 of 28 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.7% | #325 of 474 ▼ 3 | #26 of 28 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.0% | #288 of 474 ▲ 27 | #24 of 28 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.0pp | #289 of 465 | #18 of 28 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 866 | #162 of 487 | #18 of 28 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #186 of 471 | #8 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.5% | #269 of 471 | #25 of 28 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.1% | #152 of 479 | #5 of 28 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.0% | #113 of 305 | #8 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
866
-127 (-13%) vs 2020
-36% since 2000-01, when it was 1,352
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 14.4:1
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 | 866 | 63.7 | 13.6:1 | 99% (858) |
| 2023-24 | 868 | 63.2 | 13.7:1 | 90% (779) |
| 2022-23 | 881 | 68.2 | 12.9:1 | 82% (723) |
| 2020-21 | 993 | 69 | 14.4:1 | 74% (739) |
| 2017-18 | 1,007 | 63 | 16.0:1 | 84% (842) |
| 2015-16 | 966 | 68 | 14.2:1 | 84% (813) |
| 2010-11 | 910 | 62 | 14.7:1 | 82% (747) |
| 2000-01 | 1,352 | 99 | 13.7:1 | 28% (378) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Smitha Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (1,007 to 866); teachers up 1% (63 to 63.7).
About Smitha Middle School
Smitha Middle School is classified as a middle school. It is located in Marietta, Georgia. The school serves 866 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25.
Cobb County is responsible for 110 schools, Smitha Middle School included, with 105,738 students in all.
At Smitha Middle School, Hispanic students make up 63% of the student body. The next largest groups are 27% Black, 5% White, 2% multiracial, and 2% Asian. The school's Hispanic share is 48 points above the 15% share among Cobb County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 53% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
With 63.7 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Smitha Middle School was 13.6:1. That matches the 14.1:1 average for middle schools in Georgia fairly closely. Smitha Middle School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 99%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Cobb County is 53%.
Smitha Middle School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 30.3% is 4.2 points above the 26.2% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Cobb County has these Census figures: the median household income is $102,738, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 51%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. In all, Cobb County has 129 public schools and roughly 116,609 students.
The school nearest to Smitha Middle School is Hollydale Elementary School, at a distance of about 0.4 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 32.7%; Smitha Middle School's is 30.3%, ranking 6th of 8.
Under the NCES locale system, Smitha Middle School is Suburb: Large.
Smitha Middle School's enrollment dropped from 993 in 2020-21 to 866 in 2024-25.
Questions about school safety, transportation, and start times 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 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
- Hollydale Elementary School0.4 mi · 526
- Dowell Elementary School1.6 mi · 898
- Milford Elementary School2.0 mi · 389
- Birney Elementary School2.2 mi · 725
- Cheatham Hill Elementary School2.4 mi · 1,021
- Marietta Regional Youth Detention Center2.6 mi · 18
Frequently asked questions
About Smitha Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Smitha Middle School?
Smitha Middle School enrolls approximately 866 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Smitha Middle School serve?
Smitha Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Smitha Middle School?
Approximately 13.6:1 students per teacher at Smitha Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Smitha Middle School?
At Smitha Middle School, the student body is approximately 5% White, 63% Hispanic, 27% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Smitha Middle School public or private?
Smitha 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.