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Enrollment
525
Middle
DISTRICT 530 · STATE 763
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MUSCOGEE COUNTY·NCES 130387004127
Aaron Cohn Middle School
7352 Garrett Rd, Midland, GA 31820 · (706) 569-3801 · Muscogee County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL525 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 56% of Georgia public middle schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Georgia public middle schools
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 14.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
280 students
DISTRICT 89% · STATE 74%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 164 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 181 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 180 | 34% |
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
49.8%
GA avg 40.1% . -2.7pp since 2021
Math
57.4%
GA avg 44.6% . +9.4pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 9 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 49.8% | 57.4% |
| 2023-24 | 52.0% | 45.5% |
| 2022-23 | 53.5% | 49.1% |
| 2021-22 | 52.5% | 48.0% |
% Proficient or Distinguished, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Georgia Milestones. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
47.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.8%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% typical for Georgia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Georgia's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Aaron Cohn Middle School
Aaron Cohn Middle School's state test result (47.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Cohn Middle School this school | 525 | 53.3% | 47.3% |
| Villa Rica Middle Temple | 481 | 47.8% | 28.4% |
| The STEM Academy at Bartlett Savannah | 625 | 49.1% | 54.2% |
| Fairplay Middle School Douglasville | 523 | 46.8% | 51.2% |
| Awtrey Middle School Kennesaw | 593 | 48.1% | 43.0% |
| Pine Mountain Middle School Kennesaw | 506 | 55.5% | 49.3% |
Matched among Georgia middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Aaron Cohn Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Muscogee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.3% | #139 of 470 | #2 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.4% | #100 of 474 ▲ 62 | #1 of 12 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.8% | #100 of 474 ▼ 1 | #2 of 12 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.3pp | #281 of 465 | #6 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 525 | #364 of 487 | #5 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.7:1 | #421 of 471 | #11 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.6% | #51 of 471 | #3 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.3% | #364 of 479 | #12 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.4% | #188 of 305 | #4 of 8 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
525
+27 (+5%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
was 15.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 525 | 31.5 | 16.7:1 | 53% (280) |
| 2023-24 | 549 | 31.5 | 17.4:1 | 44% (243) |
| 2022-23 | 524 | 32.7 | 16.0:1 | 32% (170) |
| 2020-21 | 498 | 33 | 15.1:1 | 29% (146) |
| 2017-18 | 567 | 35.1 | 16.1:1 | 41% (234) |
| 2015-16 | 521 | 34 | 15.3:1 | 40% (209) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Aaron Cohn Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (567 to 525); teachers down 10% (35.1 to 31.5).
About Aaron Cohn Middle School
Aaron Cohn Middle School is a small middle school in Midland, Georgia, administered by Muscogee County. A total of 525 students attend the school, which covers grades 6 through 8. Against the 763-student average for middle schools in Georgia, enrollment here is 31% lower.
Muscogee County has 54 schools and 30,091 students, and Aaron Cohn Middle School is one of those schools.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at Aaron Cohn Middle School is Black (42%). Enrollment also includes 33% White, 12% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, and 2% Asian. By the diversity index, Aaron Cohn Middle School comes in at 69%.
At Aaron Cohn Middle School, 31.5 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 16.7:1. That ratio is over the 14.1:1 average for middle schools in Georgia. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 53% of enrollment. The gap from the 86% average for public schools in Muscogee County is 33 points.
The allk12 Grade for Aaron Cohn Middle School is B. Compared with Georgia public middle schools, the school scored higher than 56% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
After adjusting for student poverty, Aaron Cohn Middle School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Georgia schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 47.3%; the prediction is 49.8%.
Among Muscogee County residents, median household income is about $58,073, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 31%, and about 15% of people live in poverty. Aaron Cohn Middle School is one of 57 public schools in Muscogee County, which together enroll about 30,110 students.
The shortest distance from Aaron Cohn Middle School to another public school is about 1.1 miles, to Mathews Elementary School. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Aaron Cohn Middle School places 2nd out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
Aaron Cohn Middle School has an NCES locale of City: Mid-size.
Aaron Cohn Middle School saw enrollment rise 5% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 15.1:1 to 16.7:1 over the same years.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Aaron Cohn Middle School. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Muscogee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
203,711
Census ACS
Median income
$58,073
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
57
30,110 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Muscogee County
- Northside High SchoolHigh · 1,405 students
- Shaw High SchoolHigh · 1,162 students
- Columbus High SchoolHigh · 1,161 students
- Hardaway High SchoolHigh · 1,067 students
- Jordan Vocational High SchoolHigh · 1,040 students
- Spencer High SchoolHigh · 1,016 students
Other schools in Midland
- Mathews Elementary SchoolElementary · 702 students
- Midland AcademyElementary · 622 students
- Midland Middle SchoolMiddle · 455 students
- Aaron Cohn Regional Youth Detention CenterHigh · 19 students
- Muscogee Youth Development CampusHigh
Nearby schools
- Mathews Elementary School1.1 mi · 702
- Aaron Cohn Regional Youth Detention Center2.3 mi · 19
- Midland Academy2.4 mi · 622
- Midland Middle School2.5 mi · 455
- Waddell Elementary School4.0 mi · 520
- Blackmon Road Middle School4.2 mi · 478
Frequently asked questions
About Aaron Cohn Middle SchoolHow large is Aaron Cohn Middle School?
Aaron Cohn Middle School enrolls approximately 525 students in grades 06-08.
Is Aaron Cohn Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Aaron Cohn Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Aaron Cohn Middle School have?
Aaron Cohn Middle School employs 32 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Aaron Cohn Middle School?
Student demographics at Aaron Cohn Middle School are roughly 33% White, 12% Hispanic, 42% Black, 2% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is Aaron Cohn Middle School public or private?
Aaron Cohn Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Muscogee County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.