J. A. Dobbins Middle School

Regular School · Powder Springs, GA

J. A. Dobbins Middle School is a regular school school in Powder Springs, Georgia, serving grades 06–08 with 531 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 13:1.

Level

Middle

Grades

06 – 08

Enrollment

531

Teachers (FTE)

41.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

13:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Black or African American	205	39%
Hispanic/Latino	157	30%
White	130	24%
Two or more races	36	7%
Asian	2	0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1	0%
Total enrollment	531	265M / 266F

English Language Learners: 31 (6% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	28.0% -8.4pp	36.4%	277
Reading Proficiency	37.0% -2.4pp	39.4%	290
Science Proficiency	30-39%	—	56

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

-0.16 grade levels

Math

-0.03 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

65 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

14.9% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

138

26% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	531	100%

Contact & Location

637 Williams Lake Rd

Powder Springs, GA 30127

Phone: (770)443-4835

District

Paulding County

Per-pupil expenditure: $14,093

District enrollment: 31,518

Other Schools in District

Allgood Elementary School Elementary
Bessie L. Baggett Elementary Elementary
Burnt Hickory Elementary School Elementary
C. A. Roberts Elementary School Elementary
Connie Dugan Elementary School Elementary
Dallas Elementary School Elementary
Floyd L. Shelton Elementary School at Crossroad Elementary
Hal Hutchens Elementary Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 30127) → CensusDepth.com
Georgia population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Georgia teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

130402001786

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD