School Profile
  School Report Card Balanced Scorecard Student Handbook2010 System Teacher of the Year Marie Sherbondy is a math teacher and math department chair at Marietta High School. She works with the School Governance Team, School Improvement Committee, and the KSU Mathematics Advisory Council. She is also a REACH mentor and mentors new teachers. |
Community
- Cobb County/Marietta - County Seat
- System Enrollment - 7,811 (FY09)
- School District: Marietta City Schools
- One of Georgia’s first Charter Systems – June 2008
- International Baccalaureate (IB) World School District
- Accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
- Elementary: 7
- Middle: 1
- Sixth Grade: 1
- High School: 1
- Magnet (Elementary 3-5): 1
- Suburban community within the Greater Metropolitan Atlanta Area
School Facts
- Established 1893
- Four Year Public High School
- Student Population: 2024 (FY09)
- Ethnic composition: White, Black, Hispanic, Asian, other
- Average Class Size: 24
- Faculty Staff: 155
- Number of teachers: 131
- Teachers are equipped with laptops and accessible via email
- Master's Degree or Higher: 65%
- Student/Counselor Ratio: 1/400
- Classes: Block Schedule
- 4 Classes - A Day
- 4 Classes - B Day
Classes meet for 90 minutes. There are two semesters in the August-May year. Credit is granted each semester independently of any other semester.
- Diplomas: College Prep, International Baccalaureate, Tech Prep.
- Accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
Facility Information
- Freshman Academy
- Fully-automated Media Center
- Career/Technology Department with business environments such as computers, medical science labs, drafting, graphic design studio, and culinary arts kitchen
- Band and choral wing
- 10 lighted tennis courts
- Track and soccer complex
- Covered-seating baseball and softball stadiums
- Gymnasium with indoor running track and seating for 3,000
- Cafeteria with mall-style food court and 7 serving choices
- Double seminar meeting room
Awards and Achievements
- U.S. News & World Report's 2009 annual list of the best high schools, named MHS one of the best high schools in the nation
- Newsweek's 2009 list of America's Top Public High Schools named MHS one of the best high schools in the nation
- School made AYP as defined by No Child Left Behind, 2009
- Selected as Georgia Department of Education (GADOE), 6-12 Redesign Model Schools for metro Atlanta region, 2006
- Winner, Georgia Hospitality Student Invitational (ProStart Culinary Arts) 2001-2002, 2002-2003, 2005-2006
- Industry-Certified Programs in Business & Computer Science, Culinary Arts, and Graphic Communications
Average SAT Scores
Average SAT Scores Exceed Both State and National Mean in All Areas Tested
Marietta High School’s (MHS) student’s total combined average scores on the 2009 Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT®) exceeded the Georgia total mean in Critical Reading, Mathematics and Writing by 54 points at 1514. Compared to the national total mean, MHS scores exceeded the U.S. score by five points. MHS also outpaced the national total mean scores in Critical Reading and Mathematics, and were on par with the nation in Writing. More »
Average ACT Scores
2009 ACT Scores Outpace State and National Averages
MHS composite ACT score (21.7) outpaced the state (20.6) and national (21.1) averages. Compared to the class of 2008, Marietta High School students outpaced the state with higher average scores in English (21.1), Math (22.0), Reading (22.2), and Science (21.0). More »
