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What's something Adamson Middle School does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
509
Middle
DISTRICT 723 · STATE 763
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLAYTON COUNTY·NCES 130123000480
Adamson Middle School
3187 Rex Rd, Rex, GA 30273 · (770) 968-2925 · Clayton County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL509 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 14.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
509 students
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 74%
Community
5
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 | 182 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 175 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 152 | 30% |
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · 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
19.7%
GA avg 40.1% . +4.9pp since 2021
Math
20.8%
GA avg 44.6% . +13.0pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 20 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores are up about 5 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 13 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 19.7% | 20.8% |
| 2023-24 | 27.6% | 23.4% |
| 2022-23 | 24.2% | 12.8% |
| 2021-22 | 14.8% | 7.8% |
% 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
31.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% 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 →
Where Adamson Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Clayton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.0% | #303 of 470 | #1 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.8% | #381 of 474 | #6 of 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 19.7% | #409 of 474 | #11 of 15 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +9.0pp | #76 of 465 | #2 of 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 509 | #372 of 487 | #14 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.4:1 | #77 of 471 | #1 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.6% | #331 of 471 | #8 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #28 of 479 | #5 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.2% | #112 of 305 | #8 of 13 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
509
-59 (-10%) vs 2020
-33% since 1990-91, when it was 759
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
was 13.5:1
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 | 509 | 41 | 12.4:1 | 100% (509) |
| 2023-24 | 523 | 42 | 12.4:1 | 85% (445) |
| 2022-23 | 557 | 42.5 | 13.1:1 | 90% (504) |
| 2020-21 | 568 | 42 | 13.5:1 | 93% (528) |
| 2017-18 | 593 | 39.5 | 15.0:1 | 99% (590) |
| 2015-16 | 596 | 42 | 14.2:1 | 99% (593) |
| 2010-11 | 649 | 45 | 14.4:1 | 74% (483) |
| 2000-01 | 963 | 53 | 18.2:1 | 49% (469) |
| 1990-91 | 759 | 50 | 15.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Adamson Middle School.
About Adamson Middle School
Adamson Middle School serves students in Rex, Georgia, as a low-enrollment middle school. Enrollment stands at 509 students, covering grades 6 through 8. The school is 33% below the average for middle schools in Georgia.
Clayton County counts 68 schools and 51,326 students, including Adamson Middle School.
Of every 100 students at Adamson Middle School, about 70 are Black. The school is also 25% Hispanic and 2% Asian. Among Clayton County residents, the Black share is about 69%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Adamson Middle School scores 45%.
Adamson Middle School lists 41 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 12.4 students per teacher. By comparison, the average for middle schools in Georgia is 14.1:1. About 100% of students at Adamson Middle School are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Adamson Middle School is +5.3 points: 31.0% actual, 25.7% predicted.
American Community Survey estimates for Clayton County show that the median household earns about $59,806 a year, about 23% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 15% of residents are in poverty. Clayton County has 73 public schools with about 63,156 students, including Adamson Middle School.
Among nearby public schools, Roberta T. Smith Elementary School is closest at about 0.6 miles. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Of the 7 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Adamson Middle School is 1st on average proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school's student count fell 10% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 12.4:1, from 13.5:1.
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Clayton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
298,924
Census ACS
Median income
$59,806
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
73
63,156 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Clayton County
- Morrow High SchoolHigh · 2,077 students
- Lovejoy High SchoolHigh · 2,049 students
- Forest Park High SchoolHigh · 1,711 students
- Charles R. Drew High SchoolHigh · 1,708 students
- Mundy's Mill High SchoolHigh · 1,665 students
- Jonesboro High SchoolHigh · 1,630 students
Other schools in Rex
- Rex Mill Middle SchoolMiddle · 904 students
- Roberta T. Smith Elementary SchoolElementary · 720 students
Nearby schools
- Roberta T. Smith Elementary School0.6 mi · 720
- Rex Mill Middle School0.6 mi · 904
- Forest Park Middle School1.7 mi · 593
- Utopian Academy for the Arts High School1.7 mi · 291
- Utopian Academy for the Arts Elementary School1.8 mi · 317
- Utopian Academy for the Arts Charter School1.8 mi · 372
Frequently asked questions
About Adamson Middle SchoolHow large is Adamson Middle School?
Adamson Middle School enrolls approximately 509 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Adamson Middle School serve?
Adamson Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Adamson Middle School?
Approximately 12.4:1 students per teacher at Adamson Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Adamson Middle School?
At Adamson Middle School, the student body is approximately 1% White, 25% Hispanic, 70% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Adamson Middle School public or private?
Adamson Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Clayton County.
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