A Choose Cobb participating school · Grades 6-8 · Acworth

Durham

Middle School

Durham offers academic challenges in a school community that welcomes students and celebrates their character. Students have room to grow, discover new interests, and build connections with classmates and teachers.

A Head Start on High School

Advanced content and high school credit courses give qualifying students room to stretch before ninth grade. Talk with Durham about the right level of challenge and available course placement.

Find Your Stage

Band, chorus, orchestra, and musical theater give students ways to develop talents with classmates. The theater club produces a full-scale show and requires auditions, fees, and rehearsal commitments. Ask about course placement and openings before planning around a particular ensemble.

bring ideas to life

Project Lead The Way and broadcast experiences connect classroom learning with creative work. Students can explore how ideas become designs while discovering interests they may want to pursue.

a place to shine

Student ambassadors help newcomers learn their way around. Twice a year, Breakfast of Champions brings teacher-selected students and their families together, with personal letters celebrating the qualities that make each student stand out.

Math Achievement and Growth

Durham received Georgia Math Leader recognition in 2025 for eighth-grade growth and for achievement and growth among students taking high school math courses.

Funding for Hands-on Learning

Durham’s STEAM on Wheels project received $7,650 in Cobb Tank funding in 2025 for portable STEAM carts designed to bring hands-on projects to classrooms.