Marietta Sixth Grade Academy, 340 Aviation Road SE: grade 6 only, 747 students, 82.2 CCRPI in the state's 2025 report. Classes 9:15 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Last checked Oct. 5, 2026. Sources: Marietta Sixth Grade Academy, Marietta City Schools, the state’s 2025 School Grades data and the federal NCES school directory.
The Marietta Sixth Grade Academy is a one-grade school: every sixth grader in Marietta City Schools goes there for the year between elementary school and Marietta Middle. It sits on Aviation Road in southeast Marietta, inside the city limits. The school says that because it has a single grade, it can “completely focus on successfully transitioning students between elementary and middle school.”
Who to call
- Front office: 770-429-3115, 340 Aviation Road SE, Marietta, GA 30060
- School website: msga.marietta-city.org
- Enrolling a new student: the district’s student registration page; questions go to Strategy and Innovation, 770-422-3500, ext. 7297
- Buses: Marietta City Schools Transportation, 770-429-3110
- District main line: 770-422-3500
| Address | 340 Aviation Road SE, Marietta, GA 30060 |
| Phone | 770-429-3115 |
| Grades | 6 |
| Classes | 9:15 a.m. to 4 p.m. |
| District | Marietta City Schools |
Principal
Principal Keynun Campbell, according to the school’s Meet the Principal page.
Enrollment and teachers
- Federal count: 670 students in the 2023-24 school year, with 52 full-time-equivalent teachers, according to the NCES directory. That works out to about 13 students per teacher.
- State count: 747 students in the state’s 2025 School Grades report, compared with 748 in 2024 and 757 in 2023.
State report card
Georgia grades schools with the College and Career Ready Performance Index (CCRPI), which the Georgia Department of Education calls “Georgia’s annual tool for measuring how well schools, districts, and the state are preparing students for the next educational level,” according to its accountability page. Scores run from 0 to 100. Georgia does not issue letter grades.
| Report year | CCRPI score |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 82.2 |
| 2024 | 79.8 |
| 2023 | 80.4 |
The 2025 score breaks down into content mastery 72.8, progress 86.1, closing gaps 87.5 and readiness 85.4, each a component score out of 100.
Georgia Milestones, 2025 end-of-grade tests (share of tested students at the proficient and distinguished levels; sixth graders are tested in English and math):
| Subject | Proficient | Distinguished |
|---|---|---|
| English language arts | 40.8% | 13.5% |
| Math | 28.4% | 16.2% |
See the full report on the state’s School Grades page for the Sixth Grade Academy or on GaDOE’s CCRPI reporting site. Both are interactive dashboards; the figures above come from the state’s downloadable data file.
Attendance zone and feeder schools
Marietta City Schools serves the homes inside the city limits. Look up an address with the City of Marietta’s property search tool, which the district uses for school zones, or see the district attendance zone map (PDF) linked from the school’s About page. A Marietta mailing address outside the city is generally in the Cobb County School District.
The district’s charter system page lists one sixth grade academy, one middle school and one high school, so students arrive from all seven district elementary schools and the Marietta Center for Advanced Academics, then go on to Marietta Middle and Marietta High.
We found no rezoning approved by the Board of Education that affects the school.
Calendar and bell times
From the district’s 2026-27 calendar (PDF):
- Oct. 19-23: conference week for the Sixth Grade Academy, Marietta Middle and MCAA, with dismissal at 1:15 p.m.
- Nov. 23-27: Thanksgiving break
- Friday, Dec. 18: end of the first semester
- Dec. 21 to Jan. 1, 2027: holiday break
- Feb. 16-19: winter break, after Presidents’ Day on Monday, Feb. 15
The school’s About page publishes its bell schedule:
- Classes begin at 9:15 a.m. and end at 4 p.m.
- Drop-off starts no earlier than 8:45 a.m., and students are tardy after 9:15 a.m.
- Wednesdays follow an advisement schedule, with shorter periods and an advisement block from 3:15 to 3:56 p.m.
Programs
The academy teaches the International Baccalaureate Middle Years Program. Besides their core classes, students take a world language, a graphic or performing art and physical education, and classes come in traditional, enhanced and gifted (advanced content) levels, according to the school’s About page. The page also calls the school a Georgia Lighthouse “School to Watch.”
More on Marietta schools
- The school’s website and the district’s Our Schools page
- Every public school in Marietta
- Our Marietta schools guide for registration, school choice and board meetings
Frequently asked questions
What grades does the Marietta Sixth Grade Academy serve?
Only sixth grade. Every sixth grader in Marietta City Schools attends the academy at 340 Aviation Road SE before moving on to Marietta Middle School for grades 7 and 8.
What is the Marietta Sixth Grade Academy’s CCRPI score?
The academy scored 82.2 on Georgia’s College and Career Ready Performance Index in the state’s 2025 School Grades report, up from 79.8 in 2024.
Which school does the Marietta Sixth Grade Academy feed into?
Students go on to Marietta Middle School for seventh and eighth grade, then to Marietta High School.
What time does the Marietta Sixth Grade Academy start?
Classes begin at 9:15 a.m. and end at 4 p.m., according to the school’s bell schedule. Drop-off starts no earlier than 8:45 a.m.
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