E. T. Booth Middle School, Woodstock GA

Original Research by School Decision on E. T. Booth Middle School

E. T. Booth Middle School serves grades six through eight in Woodstock, a fast-growing Atlanta exurb in Cherokee County. The school enrolls a mid-sized population of students, with a student body that is roughly evenly split between White students and students of color, including a substantial share of Hispanic students and a smaller share of Black, Asian, and multiracial students. About two-fifths of the enrollment qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a meaningful portion of families at lower income levels.

The school's state assessment results show mixed academic performance. In math, proficiency rates sit around the midpoint across sixth, seventh, and eighth grade, with seventh grade slightly above. English language arts proficiency is somewhat lower, ranging in the mid-to-upper range across the grades. In eighth grade science and social studies, where testing occurs, results show proficiency roughly near or slightly above the midpoint. When taken across all tested subjects and grades, the school's overall proficiency index sits above the midpoint among the two other districts in Cherokee County, placing it in a middle-to-upper position locally, though this still reflects a student body where roughly half of students meet state proficiency benchmarks and roughly half do not.

The data available does not include disaggregated results by student subgroup, special education enrollment, English learner counts, graduation rates (which do not apply at the middle-grade level), chronic absenteeism, discipline, staffing composition, or detailed course and program offerings. The school's website, if it has one, was not provided, so families looking for information about specific courses, clubs, athletics, or middle-school culture would need to visit the school directly or contact the district.

Woodstock itself is undergoing rapid growth and change. The city pairs a revitalized historic downtown district along Main Street, with shops, restaurants, breweries, and a pedestrian-friendly feel, alongside extensive newer suburban residential subdivisions. Housing values are at the upper end of the county's market, though home prices have modestly declined year over year and mortgage costs remain elevated at current rates. Schools sit on separated campuses away from the downtown core, reflecting a suburban pattern where civic amenities concentrate downtown and educational facilities occupy outlying sites.

The Cherokee County school district has recently navigated significant budget and policy decisions. A 2024 referendum expanded the senior and disabled homestead property tax exemption by removing the home-value cap, reducing school operating revenue by a substantial annual amount starting in 2025. The district also declined to opt into Georgia's statewide homestead property tax exemption in early 2025, meaning local property tax increases will continue to track assessment growth rather than inflation. In 2024 the district adopted a district-wide cellphone policy requiring devices to be stored and out of sight during instruction, a practice that has since spread statewide. These changes affect both the district's finances and the classroom environment parents and students experience day to day.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 644%

School 44% · District 50% · ▼ 6 pts below district

▲ 12 pts above state median

Grade 755%

School 55% · District 55% · ▲ 1 pts above district

▲ 21 pts above state median

Grade 852%

School 52% · District 62% · ▼ 10 pts below district

▲ 10 pts above state median

English language arts

Grade 647%

School 47% · District 51% · ▼ 4 pts below district

▲ 12 pts above state median

Grade 751%

School 51% · District 53% · ▼ 1 pts below district

▲ 16 pts above state median

Grade 847%

School 47% · District 49% · ▼ 2 pts below district

▲ 12 pts above state median

Science

Grade 845%

School 45% · District 40% · ▲ 5 pts above district

▲ 19 pts above state median

Social studies

Grade 853%

School 53% · District 55% · ▼ 2 pts below district

▲ 22 pts above state median

This schoolCherokee County, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 6Lower-income40%Higher-income60%21 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income32%Higher-income64%32 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income34%Higher-income60%25 pp gap

Grades 3-8Lower-income35%Higher-income61%26 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 6Lower-income31%Higher-income59%28 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income33%Higher-income68%35 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income34%Higher-income64%30 pp gap

Grades 3-8Lower-income33%Higher-income64%31 pp gap