📍 690 N Booth Rd NW, Kennesaw, Cobb County, 30144
Palmer Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Kennesaw, Cobb County. The school has 828 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Cobb County school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 53.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.6:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 39% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Palmer Middle School enrolls 828 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 53.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 36% White, 28% Black or African American and 23% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 294 | 36% |
| Black or African American | 232 | 28% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 193 | 23% |
| Two or more races | 73 | 8.8% |
| Asian | 33 | 4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
380 of the school's 828 students (46%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 289 qualify for free lunch and 91 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.
Palmer 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 At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 14, state house district 44.
Palmer 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 828 students, Palmer 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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