Serving a student body of almost 1,000 students, Smitha Middle School is named after William Oliver Smitha, a longtime Georgia educator who served on the Cobb County Board of Education.
Located right off Powder Springs Road Southwest, this sixth to eighth grade public school is part of the Cobb County School District.
Smitha Middle School offers advanced courses in language arts, reading, science, social studies and math, as well as English Speakers for Other Languages classes.
Smitha Middle School also has a partnership with MUST Ministries Neighborhood Pantry.
Home of the Cardinals, the school has a student-run and student-produced newspaper and a library center with media, research and technology resources. Tutoring options, after-school care programs and school counselors are also available.
Students can join in extracurricular activities such as band, chorus, orchestra, drama and yearbook club. Sixth grade students can also enroll in music classes.
Smitha Middle School
Public Middle School
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Grade 6-8
2025 Powder Springs Rd SW,
Marietta, GA
Cobb County Schools
School Details
Head of School
Christopher Salter
Student Teacher Ratio
13:1
Math Proficiency
25%
Reading Proficiency
30%
Niche Grade
B-
B
Source: Niche
Niche Grade Details
Academics
Reading Proficiency
30%
Math Proficiency
25%
Teachers
Student Teacher Ratio
13:1
Teachers
68
Full Time Teachers
68
Teachers in First or Second Year
7.9%
GreatSchools Rating
Source: GreatSchools
GreatSchools Rating Details
Test Scores
Math
5.2%
State Average
15.6%
Science
2.1%
State Average
10.6%
Teachers and Staff
Students Per Counselor
330:1
Student Diversity
Male
53.6%
Female
46.4%
Hispanic
61.4%
Black
27.7%
White
5.2%
Two or more races
2.8%
Asian or Pacific Islander
2.2%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
<1%
Native American
<1%
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Specialty School Programs
Free/Reduced Lunch Offered
This School’s Reviews
Niche Reviews
4/11/2017
I loved it here. Honestly, I met most of my lifetime friends here rather than in high school. Everyone got along for the most part. The teachers were all memorable and actually cared about their students.
9/4/2016
Some teachers taught too fast and we didn't really learn anything but still had fun in there. Some kids claimed the teachers weren't teaching and was just complaining all day long about the class.
GreatSchools Reviews
8/28/2023
I like going to the school it’s nice the teachers are kind. They don’t give us a lot of homework it’s only if you don’t finish something in class. But one thing this school needs to improve is their school store prices like a notebook for $5 when at dollar tree it’s for $1 so they just have to lower...
5/5/2023
I hate this school it is the worst students are rude, teachers do not care at all and their very rude to the students, and the learning environment is horrible, I have ADHD and the special academic teacher is the worst, and when I was being bullied and when I stood up for my self I was considered th...
1/14/2020
I would rate this school with no stars...this has been the worst experience ever
9/23/2017
My experience at this school is a 10/10 I love this school and it has helped me a lot academically.
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