Albany Middle School

As a moderately sized middle-grades school in Albany, Georgia, Albany Middle School teaches 792 students from grades 6 through 8, overseen by Dougherty County.

Dougherty County runs 22 schools in total, collectively educating 13,241 students. Albany Middle School is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Albany Middle School lists that 90% of students identify as Black, making the school strongly Black-majority. Beyond that, the school shows 5% Hispanic, 4% White. By comparison, Dougherty County as a whole is about 71% Black, so the school skews noticeably more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 51 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.5:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 14.1:1 average. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, Albany Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 25.7%; this one delivers 18.4%.

In the surrounding community, Dougherty County reports that median household income runs about $49,044, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 19% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Dougherty County runs 22 public schools (combined enrollment of about 13,241 students), of which Albany Middle School is one.

Robert H Harvey Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Albany Middle School ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 24.6%.

Albany Middle School operates from a metropolitan location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 20%: 988 students in 2018 compared to 792 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 19.2:1 in 2018 to 15.5:1 today.

On allk12, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.