📍 5235 Austell Powder Springs Rd, Austell, Cobb County, 30106
Garrett Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Austell, Cobb County. The school has 906 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Cobb County school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 61.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1. 21% of students are proficient in reading. 15% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Garrett Middle School enrolls 906 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 61.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 52% Black or African American, 38% Hispanic or Latino and 6.7% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 470 | 52% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 343 | 38% |
| White | 61 | 6.7% |
| Two or more races | 24 | 2.6% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
770 of the school's 906 students (85%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 649 qualify for free lunch and 121 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Garrett Middle School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district GA-60, state senate district 33, state house district 39.
Garrett Middle School is one of 110 schools in Cobb County, based in Marietta, Georgia. The district serves 105,738 students district-wide and employs 7,408 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 906 students, Garrett Middle School is close to the district average of about 961 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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