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Enrollment
582
Middle
DISTRICT 530 · STATE 763
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MUSCOGEE COUNTY·NCES 130387001413
Arnold Middle School
2011 51st St, Columbus, GA 31904 · (706) 748-2436 · Muscogee County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL582 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 14.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
582 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 | 183 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 202 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 197 | 34% |
Student demographics
68%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
25.7%
GA avg 40.1% . +5.7pp since 2021
Math
17.4%
GA avg 44.6% . +2.0pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 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 6 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 25.7% | 17.4% |
| 2023-24 | 20.4% | 7.3% |
| 2022-23 | 19.8% | 8.5% |
| 2021-22 | 20.0% | 15.3% |
% 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
17.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 18% 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 →
Schools most like Arnold Middle School
Arnold Middle School's state test result (17.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arnold Middle School this school | 582 | 100.0% | 17.7% |
| Burney-Harris-Lyons Middle School Athens | 707 | 100.0% | 40.2% |
| Washington Middle School Cairo | 631 | 100.0% | 30.3% |
| Sandy Springs Middle School Atlanta | 763 | 100.0% | 37.4% |
| Claxton Middle School Claxton | 385 | 100.0% | 10.8% |
| Rome Middle School Rome | 937 | 100.0% | 33.9% |
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 Arnold Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Muscogee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 17.7% | #413 of 470 | #7 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.4% | #414 of 474 ▲ 40 | #8 of 12 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 25.7% | #359 of 474 ▲ 54 | #6 of 12 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.9pp | #252 of 465 | #5 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 582 | #332 of 487 | #4 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.7:1 | #368 of 471 | #9 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.9% | #58 of 471 | #4 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #106 of 479 | #3 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.1% | #243 of 305 | #7 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
582
-18 (-3%) vs 2020
-15% since 1990-91, when it was 681
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 15.0:1
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 | 582 | 37.2 | 15.7:1 | 100% (582) |
| 2023-24 | 625 | 37 | 16.9:1 | 86% (535) |
| 2022-23 | 645 | 38 | 17.0:1 | 97% (623) |
| 2020-21 | 600 | 40 | 15.0:1 | 97% (580) |
| 2017-18 | 607 | 39.5 | 15.4:1 | 94% (573) |
| 2015-16 | 688 | 39 | 17.6:1 | 69% (478) |
| 2010-11 | 847 | 55 | 15.4:1 | 66% (555) |
| 2000-01 | 673 | 43 | 15.7:1 | 56% (380) |
| 1990-91 | 681 | 45 | 15.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Arnold Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (607 to 582); teachers down 6% (39.5 to 37.2).
About Arnold Middle School
This page covers Arnold Middle School, a small middle-grades school in Columbus, Georgia. The school had 582 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25. An average school in this group (middle schools in Georgia) has about 763 students.
Muscogee County, which runs Arnold Middle School, has 54 schools and 30,091 students.
Arnold Middle School has no majority group; Black students are the largest, at 43%. Smaller groups are 32% Hispanic, 17% White, and 6% multiracial. Arnold Middle School's diversity index is 68%, against a US figure of 70%.
Dividing enrollment by its 37.2 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 15.7:1. That is higher than the 14.1:1 average for middle schools in Georgia. Eligible students account for 100% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. Public schools in Muscogee County average 86%.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Arnold Middle School is 8.0 points below its prediction. Actual: 17.7%. Predicted: 25.7%.
Muscogee County has about 203,711 residents, and the median household income is $58,073, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 31% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 15%. In all, Muscogee County has 57 public schools and roughly 30,110 students.
The closest public school, Allen Elementary School, is about 0.2 miles from Arnold Middle School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Arnold Middle School places 7th out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
Arnold Middle School is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000, a location NCES labels City: Mid-size.
Arnold Middle School's enrollment declined from 600 in 2020-21 to 582 in 2024-25.
The Arnold Middle School community page is open for posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. 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 Columbus
- 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 Arnold Middle schools
One other US public school is named Arnold Middle. Arnold Middle School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Arnold Middle SchoolCYPRESS, TX · 1,376 students
Nearby schools
- Allen Elementary School0.2 mi · 436
- Britt David Elementary Computer Magnet Academy1.0 mi · 552
- Johnson Elementary School1.2 mi · 336
- River Road Elementary School1.3 mi · 454
- Jordan Vocational High School1.4 mi · 1,040
- Hardaway High School1.4 mi · 1,067
Frequently asked questions
About Arnold Middle SchoolHow many students attend Arnold Middle School?
Arnold Middle School enrolls approximately 582 students in grades 06-08.
Is Arnold Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Arnold Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Arnold Middle School?
Approximately 15.7:1 students per teacher at Arnold Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Arnold Middle School?
At Arnold Middle School, the student body is approximately 17% White, 32% Hispanic, 43% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Arnold Middle School public or private?
Arnold 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.