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J. A. Dobbins 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
637 Williams Lake Rd
Powder Springs, GA 30127
Phone
(770) 443-4835
District
Paulding County
County
PAULDING COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
556
Classroom Teachers
40

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Georgia

5

(10 is best)

Better than 44.0% of all GA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

4

(10 is best)

J. A. Dobbins Middle School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 6

50 40 30 20 10 0
26%
38%
36%
42%
16%
35%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

50 40 30 20 10 0
37%
39%
40%
40%
34%
38%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

50 40 30 20 10 0
37%
44%
40%
45%
34%
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
15
15
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 186 33.5%
Grade 7 182 32.7%
Grade 8 188 33.8%
Total 556 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 29.6% 50.9% 36.9%
Black 43.8% 33.3% 38.0%
Hispanic 25.5% 13.9% 19.7%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.6% 1.5% 5.1%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.6% 0.4% 0.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 75.0% 54.0% 64.0%
Free lunch eligible 65.3% 45.3% 58.6%
Reduced lunch eligible 9.7% 8.6% 5.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 174,292 11,029,227
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 557.9 189
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.2% 5.9%
5-19 YEARS OLD 22.0% 20.4%
20-44 YEARS OLD 33.8% 33.8%
45-64 YEARS OLD 26.6% 25.3%
65 OR OLDER 11.4% 14.6%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 58,608 4,008,013
Single Parent Households With Children 8.9% 9.6%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 91.4% 89.0%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 27.4% 34.2%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 21.6% 19.7%
$100,000 - $149,999 25.8% 17.0%
$75,000 - $99,999 15.4% 13.1%
$50,000 - $74,999 17.0% 16.2%
$30,000 - $49,999 10.3% 14.6%
$15,000 - $29,999 5.7% 10.6%
$15,000 or less 4.1% 8.9%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,296 $232,245,000 60.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $634 $20,170,000 5.3%
Staff $736 $23,442,000 6.1%
General Administration $94 $3,003,000 0.8%
School Administration $656 $20,874,000 5.5%
Operation $634 $20,186,000 5.3%
Transportation $539 $17,141,000 4.5%
Other $212 $6,736,000 1.8%
Total Support $3,505 $111,552,000 29.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,222 $38,900,000 10.2%
Total Expenditures $12,023 $382,697,000 100.0%
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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