Cobb Reporter

There were 17,605 sixth grade students enrolled in Cobb County schools in the 2022-23 school year, slightly more than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Marietta Sixth Grade Academy welcomed the largest number of sixth grade students among county schools, registering 1,328 students during the 2022-23 school year.

Within Cobb County schools, the highest student count was found in ninth grade, with the smallest class sizes seen in kindergarten.

Statewide, Cobb County ranked third in enrollment numbers, with a total of 230,525 students enrolled in the 2022-23 school year. It was also ranked third the year before.

According to the Georgia Department of Education, over 1.6 million students were enrolled in Georgia's public schools during the 2021-22 school year. The state boasted a diverse and closely distributed student body across grade levels, with roughly 44% of the students in elementary, 24.5% in middle school, and 31.5% in high schools.

The state also registered an ethnically diverse student body, with 34.4% of the students identified as white, 36.5% as Black, 17.1% as Hispanic, and 4.5% as Asian.

School name	# of 6th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Marietta Sixth Grade Academy	1,328	100%	1,328
Lindley 6th Grade Academy	1,046	100%	1,046
East Cobb Middle School	907	33.9%	2,675
Dodgen Middle School	829	33.9%	2,446
Campbell Middle School	828	33.7%	2,460
Dickerson Middle School	821	33.5%	2,449
Lovinggood Middle School	744	30%	2,481
Griffin Middle School	680	34.1%	1,992
Daniell Middle School	679	34.4%	1,974
Lost Mountain Middle School	679	33.5%	2,026
Durham Middle School	672	32.6%	2,060
McClure Middle School	646	32.4%	1,991
Garrett Middle School	636	35.1%	1,811
Hightower Trail Middle School	622	31.6%	1,966
Mabry Middle School	622	33.9%	1,833
Pearson Middle School	611	35.7%	1,711
Cooper Middle School	591	29.9%	1,979
Smitha Middle School	572	32.3%	1,771
Tapp Middle School	568	32.1%	1,767
Barber Middle School	559	32.2%	1,737
Palmer Middle School	537	32.3%	1,662
Simpson Middle School	513	30.3%	1,695
Floyd Middle School	501	29.6%	1,693
Awtrey Middle School	392	30.9%	1,268
Pine Mountain Middle School	372	32.4%	1,148
McCleskey Middle School	347	30.4%	1,141
Cobb Horizon High School	160	7.4%	2,176
Northwest Classical Academy	143	11.2%	1,278
Devereux Ackerman Academy	0	0%	59
Lindley Middle School	0	0%	2,173
Marietta Middle School	0	0%	2,619