Hightower Trail Middle School
Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Marietta, Georgia
Hightower Trail Middle School in Marietta, Georgia enrolled 944 students in 2024-25 with 60.6 full-time teachers, 15.6 students per teacher against the Georgia middle-school median of 13.9. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 71% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 76% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Georgia: 39.6% and 38.7%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 6%
982 students in 2022-23, 963 students in 2023-24, 944 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 64.6 to 60.6.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 982 | 64.6 | 15.2 |
| 2023-24 | 963 | 61.5 | 15.7 |
| 2024-25 | 944 | 60.6 | 15.6 |
15.6 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 77 of every 100 Georgia middle schools
Among the 475 Georgia middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.9; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 409 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Hightower Trail Middle School enrolled 1,022 students and had 2.5 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 22 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)2.5, one per 409 of the 1,022 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions22
- Chronically absent11.0% (2022-23)
Who attends
70.2% of students were White, 10.5% Hispanic, 10.2% Asian in 2024-25.
- White70.2%
- Hispanic10.5%
- Asian10.2%
- Black4.7%
- Two or more races4.4%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Hightower Trail Middle School scored proficient or above: 71% in reading in 2021-22 and 76% in math in 2022-23, against 39.6% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.7% in math in 2022-23 across Georgia. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Georgia, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Georgia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 71% | 50% | 39.6% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 76% | 47% (2021-22) | 38.7% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Middle schools in Marietta
12 public middle schools in Marietta report 2024-25 enrollment; Hightower Trail Middle School is number 5 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Cobb Middle School | 1,352 | 15.8 | 56.6% |
| Marietta Middle School | 1,352 | 12.9 | 59.8% |
| Dickerson Middle School | 1,225 | 17.7 | 6.9% |
| Dodgen Middle School | 1,178 | 16.2 | 8.1% |
| Hightower Trail Middle School | 944 | 15.6 | 8.1% |
| Mabry Middle School | 938 | 16.5 | 11.6% |
| Daniell Middle School | 884 | 15.1 | 48.1% |
| Simpson Middle School | 884 | 15.3 | 14.6% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Hightower Trail Middle School
- Dodgen Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 1.9 miles away: 1,178 students, 16.2 per teacher (2024-25).1.9 mi
- Simpson Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 2.5 miles away: 884 students, 15.3 per teacher (2024-25).2.5 mi
- Compare Hightower Trail Middle School with Dodgen Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Cobb County spends per student$14,680 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,680
- The largest public schools in GeorgiaHightower Trail Middle School is the number 119 by size of 475 Georgia middle schools open in 2024-25.#119 of 475
- Georgia schools by students per teacher15.6 students per teacher here against the Georgia median of 13.9 for middle schools.15.6:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Hightower Trail Middle School
How many students attend Hightower Trail Middle School?
944 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 982 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Marietta, GA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Hightower Trail Middle School?
15.6 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Georgia median for middle schools is 13.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Hightower Trail Middle School a Title I school?
Hightower Trail Middle School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Hightower Trail Middle School do on state tests?
The students tested at Hightower Trail Middle School scored proficient or above: 71% in reading in 2021-22 and 76% in math in 2022-23, against 39.6% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.7% in math in 2022-23 across Georgia. Georgia's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Hightower Trail Middle School in?
Cobb County, NCES district ID 1301290. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 130129000244 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.