I love dobbins. I have only been there for 1 year and im in love with them. The teachers are mainly on the crct topic but thats great. The food is nice but i little gross some days. Overall its a great school and im so saad i have to leave :(
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Posted by a student on 04/01/09
Im a 7th grade Student at dobbins. and everything is great there. I have been at dobbins for 2 years and The teachers get the stundents ready for the future. If you do go to dobbins and your child is falling its only cause they are not paying attention to the school work. Now i had some trouble but
... Read more my teachers worked one on one with me and we figured out what my problem was so that is why J.A. Dobbins Middle School is a great school!!!! Read less
Posted by a student on 02/19/09
Dobbins Middle is a very good school... there may be a fight or so often but thats barely ever AND the teachers are WONDERFUL!!!
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Posted by a student on 02/06/09
I am a eight grade student of dobbins and I have gone there for three years. I feel that dobbins is focusing on some of the unimportant things in a stuents life. We recently recieved two new large flat screen tvs that have been put in the cafeteria. They are used for showing announcements or 'shout
... Read more outs' This seems unnesary when we have absolutly no funding for the fine art programs. The school has held over three fundraisers. This may seem like a solution but during these hard times there is less and less of an opertunity for the stundents to make the sales. It has gotten to the point where there is so little funding that the teachers have little to no paper. The school's curiculum is focused almost entirely on the crct. This may seem rational but stundents cant retain information if they are barley challenged. Read less
Posted by a student on 02/04/09
Dobbins is a well school. It's not a great school and in certain issues I would not prefer this school to students. The teachers are very nice and some are stern. This school have a lot of unnecessary and not enough things that students really need. This school is really good but it needs more improvements.
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Posted by a student on 01/20/09
I have read some of the comments and I agree with some and then there are those whom I do not. One of my concerns have been challenging the students more. Homework has been limited for my child also. I think I have notice a big difference this year as far as communication of programs such as A/B honor
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Posted by a parent on 11/19/08
I am a student at dobbins middle school,and i believe that a lot of parents have under estamated this school. they dont just teach the stuff to you but they make it fun to learn.i also agree that the spanish teacher (mrs.thomas is wonderful) i highly reccomend for your kid to go there.
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Posted by a parent on 11/13/08
Ok, the last time I tried to post, it was declined because it was said I was expressing opinions not facts, so I will watch what I say and see if this post is published. Dobbins Middle School was a wonderful school 2 years ago. It had a phenomanal principal with vision and dreams for the students; a
... Read more caring and motivated staff; and a great PTA. Now the staff seems to be 'down' all the time with no comradory or 'spirit'. The students complain and alot say they aren't happy there. I personally do not like the way things are being run there, but that is my opinion. However, I can say there is a significent difference and change since the new administrator took over. So, with that said, parents, please check out things a little more thoroughly, you may find out things you didn't know. Read less
Posted by a parent on 10/16/08
this school is so gret i am a 8th grader for the 2008-09 year ists so great the teachers r nce and r always willin 2 help u this is the best middle skool in paulding county ive even heard adults say that!
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Posted by a student on 10/14/08
Dobbins is an excellent school. My child has been there for 3 years and the are excellent. The teachers do their jobs. There is more diversity at the school also. Lastly, the principle Dr. Ross and Mr. Reuss are excellent administrators. Now they are a tad picky about little stuff but their methodology
... Read more is to stop the little things before they become big things. They love when parents get involved with what is going on with their students. You can call them or email them. Plus the teachers are always open to communication. So although I sometimes complain about phone calls about petty stuff (such as my child rolling her eyes are getting loud at lunch) I do appreciate their direct approach to handling 'any issues' that could cause a disruption at the school. Excellent school where teachers are safe and students are safe..simply because the administrations 'cares'. Read less
* In 2007-2008 Georgia administered the Criterion-Referenced Competency Tests (CRCT) in reading, English language arts and math in grades 1 through 8 and in science and social studies in grades 3 through 8. The CRCT is a standards-based assessment, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Georgia. The goal is for all students to score at or above the state standard.
Student enrollment:
969
Students per teacher:
35
Full-time teachers:
28
Number of classrooms:
32
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Powder Springs schools — J A Dobbins Middle School is located at 637 Williams Lake Rd, Powder Springs GA 30127. 637 Williams Lake Rd is in the 30127 ZIP code in Powder Springs, GA The school district for J A Dobbins Middle School is the Paulding County School District. J A Dobbins Middle School is a Public school that serves grade levels 6 - 8.
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