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Pearson Middle School

Serves grades 6 - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
240 Barber Road
Marietta, GA 30060
Phone
(770) 429-6012
District
Cobb County
County
COBB COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
839
Classroom Teachers
60

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Georgia

2

(10 is best)

Better than 16.0% of all GA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

2

(10 is best)

Pearson Middle School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 6

50 40 30 20 10 0
19%
38%
23%
42%
15%
35%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

50 40 30 20 10 0
14%
39%
18%
40%
10%
38%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

50 40 30 20 10 0
24%
44%
29%
45%
18%
44%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
14
14
15
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 275 32.8%
Grade 7 298 35.5%
Grade 8 266 31.7%
Total 839 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 2.9% 34.7% 36.9%
Black 12.4% 31.6% 38.0%
Hispanic 83.7% 27.1% 19.7%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.6% 6.2% 5.1%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.4% 0.3% 0.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 92.6% 50.6% 64.0%
Free lunch eligible 84.0% 43.2% 58.6%
Reduced lunch eligible 8.6% 7.4% 5.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 707,379 11,029,227
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 2,239.2 189
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.7% 5.9%
5-19 YEARS OLD 19.8% 20.4%
20-44 YEARS OLD 34.8% 33.8%
45-64 YEARS OLD 26.5% 25.3%
65 OR OLDER 13.1% 14.6%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 268,836 4,008,013
Single Parent Households With Children 7.5% 9.6%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 93.1% 89.0%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 50.7% 34.2%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 31.0% 19.7%
$100,000 - $149,999 19.8% 17.0%
$75,000 - $99,999 12.8% 13.1%
$50,000 - $74,999 14.8% 16.2%
$30,000 - $49,999 10.6% 14.6%
$15,000 - $29,999 6.2% 10.6%
$15,000 or less 4.8% 8.9%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,907 $947,313,000 60.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $569 $60,508,000 3.9%
Staff $617 $65,628,000 4.2%
General Administration $193 $20,495,000 1.3%
School Administration $779 $82,820,000 5.3%
Operation $803 $85,452,000 5.5%
Transportation $549 $58,435,000 3.7%
Other $294 $31,242,000 2.0%
Total Support $3,804 $404,580,000 25.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,984 $210,996,000 13.5%
Total Expenditures $14,695 $1,562,889,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,135 $14,234,567,000 54.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $818 $1,431,313,000 5.5%
Staff $707 $1,236,496,000 4.7%
General Administration $212 $370,592,000 1.4%
School Administration $821 $1,435,711,000 5.5%
Operation $1,010 $1,767,938,000 6.8%
Transportation $616 $1,077,949,000 4.1%
Other $478 $836,750,000 3.2%
Total Support $4,662 $8,156,749,000 31.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,138 $3,740,459,000 14.3%
Total Expenditures $14,935 $26,131,775,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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