3 middle schools in East Cobb earn high U.S. News rankings

Dickerson MS

For the first time, U.S. News and World Report is ranking schools below the high school level in its annual listings.

The first K-8 listings, which were released earlier this week, include three middle schools in East Cobb that are ranked near the top in the state of Georgia.

Dickerson, Dodgen and Hightower Trail come in at 5-7 in the state middle school rankings—you can read them here.

Other middle schools in the East Cobb area are Simpson at 25, Mabry at 34, Daniell at 120, McCleskey at 151 and East Cobb at 261.

There are no East Cobb elementary schools in the Top 10 in Georgia, but Murdock ES comes in at 12, Timber Ridge is at 17 and Mountain View is at 20—you can read the list here, and Sope Creek, Tritt and Mt. Bethel ES are in the 30s.

U.S. News explains its methodology here, and has a search tool by grade level and school name.

The database also includes preschools, but they’re not ranked (an example of what’s contained for each school is included here, of Bells Ferry ES).

U.S. News isn’t doing national rankings at the elementary school and middle school levels, unlike high schools. Currently, Walton is ranked No. 4 in Georgia and No. 197 nationally, the highest in the Cobb County School District.

Lassiter is 10/336, Pope is 20/369, Wheeler is 45/1,935, Kell is 74/3,187 and Sprayberry is 89/3,692.