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Enrollment
677
Middle
DISTRICT 780 · STATE 763
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BIBB COUNTY·NCES 130042000212
Appling Middle School
1646b Upper River Rd, Macon, GA 31211 · (478) 779-2200 · Bibb County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL677 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 14.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
498 students
DISTRICT 63% · 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 | 197 | 29% |
| Grade 7 | 252 | 37% |
| Grade 8 | 228 | 34% |
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 40% · 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
14.0%
GA avg 40.1% . -0.1pp since 2021
Math
10.8%
GA avg 44.6% . +1.6pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 14 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 11 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2021, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 14.0% | 10.8% |
| 2023-24 | 14.5% | 6.3% |
| 2022-23 | 13.8% | 5.6% |
| 2021-22 | 14.2% | 9.2% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of GA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
10.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.3%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-28.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 11% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 39% typical for Georgia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Appling Middle School
Appling Middle School's state test result (10.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Appling Middle School this school | 677 | 73.6% | 10.8% |
| Ballard Hudson Middle School Macon | 671 | 76.6% | 11.6% |
| Belair Middle School Augusta | 776 | 82.5% | N/A |
| McDonough Middle School McDonough | 876 | 78.8% | 17.1% |
| Weaver Middle School Macon | 894 | 68.3% | 12.9% |
| Austin Road Middle School Stockbridge | 550 | 72.5% | 32.3% |
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 Appling Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Bibb County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 10.8% | #454 of 470 | #6 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 10.8% | #449 of 474 ▲ 10 | #5 of 6 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 14.0% | #452 of 474 ▲ 6 | #5 of 6 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.8pp | #369 of 465 | #5 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 677 | #279 of 487 | #4 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #215 of 471 | #2 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.2% | #449 of 471 | #6 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 73.6% | #273 of 479 | #2 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +21.1% | #30 of 144 | N/A |
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
677
-66 (-9%) vs 2020
-7% since 1990-91, when it was 729
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 16.5:1
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 | 677 | 49.1 | 13.8:1 | 74% (498) |
| 2023-24 | 676 | 47.2 | 14.3:1 | 73% (492) |
| 2022-23 | 648 | 45.6 | 14.2:1 | 100% (648) |
| 2020-21 | 743 | 45 | 16.5:1 | 100% (743) |
| 2017-18 | 559 | 37 | 15.1:1 | 99% (554) |
| 2015-16 | 609 | 36 | 16.9:1 | 99% (604) |
| 2010-11 | 630 | 43 | 14.7:1 | 93% (589) |
| 2000-01 | 550 | 32 | 17.2:1 | 77% (422) |
| 1990-91 | 729 | 40 | 18.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Appling Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 21% (559 to 677); teachers up 33% (37 to 49.1).
About Appling Middle School
Appling Middle School is a medium-sized middle school that serves part of Macon, Georgia. It covers grades 6 through 8, with a total enrollment of 677 students.
Appling Middle School is run by Bibb County, whose 35 schools enroll 21,334 students.
Federal enrollment data show Appling Middle School is 91% Black. The school is also 4% Hispanic and 3% White. The Black share of the county population is lower, at 55%. Appling Middle School's diversity index is 17%, against a US figure of 70%.
Staffing totals 49.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 13.8:1. That is close to the 14.1:1 average for middle schools in Georgia. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Appling Middle School is 74%. That is higher than the 61% average for public schools in Bibb County.
A school in Georgia with Appling Middle School's free or reduced-price lunch share would be expected to score about 39.3%. Appling Middle School scores 10.8%.
Bibb County has these Census figures: the median household income is $51,234, about 26% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 20% of residents are in poverty. In all, Bibb County has 41 public schools and roughly 23,725 students.
Northeast High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles away. Within five miles of Appling Middle School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Appling Middle School is 8th of 8 on proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Mid-size. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Over 4 years, Appling Middle School's enrollment declined 9%, to 677. The school's ratio fell from 16.5:1 to 13.8:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Bibb County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
156,578
Census ACS
Median income
$51,234
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
20%
Below federal line
Schools in county
41
23,725 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bibb County
- Howard High SchoolHigh · 1,145 students
- Westside High SchoolHigh · 1,013 students
- Howard Middle SchoolMiddle · 973 students
- Rutland High SchoolHigh · 921 students
- Weaver Middle SchoolMiddle · 894 students
- Central High SchoolHigh · 892 students
Other schools in Macon
- Academy For Classical EducationCombined · 1,808 students
- Howard High SchoolHigh · 1,145 students
- Westside High SchoolHigh · 1,013 students
- Howard Middle SchoolMiddle · 973 students
- Rutland High SchoolHigh · 921 students
- Weaver Middle SchoolMiddle · 894 students
Other Appling Middle schools
One other US public school is named Appling Middle. Appling Middle School is the largest of the 2.
- Appling Middle SchoolBartlett, TN · 593 students
Nearby schools
- Northeast High School0.1 mi · 794
- Burdell Elementary School1.1 mi · 433
- Martin Luther King Jr Elementary School1.4 mi · 675
- VIP Academy (Virtual)1.4 mi · 398
- Williams Elementary School2.1 mi · 294
- Vineville Academy2.5 mi · 479
Frequently asked questions
About Appling Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Appling Middle School?
Appling Middle School enrolls approximately 677 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Appling Middle School serve?
Appling Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Appling Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Appling Middle School is approximately 13.8:1 (49 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Appling Middle School?
At Appling Middle School, the student body is approximately 3% White, 4% Hispanic, 91% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Appling Middle School in?
Appling Middle School is part of Bibb County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.