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Enrollment
578
Middle
DISTRICT 682 · STATE 763
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GORDON COUNTY·NCES 130243002175
Ashworth Middle School
333 Newtown Rd NE, Calhoun, GA 30701 · (706) 625-9545 · Gordon County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL578 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 60% 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.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-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
13.9:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 14.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
572 students
DISTRICT 95% · 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 | 205 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 193 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 180 | 31% |
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · 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
37.8%
GA avg 40.1% . +1.6pp since 2021
Math
35.9%
GA avg 44.6% . -4.4pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 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 2 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 4 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 37.8% | 35.9% |
| 2023-24 | 37.8% | 35.2% |
| 2022-23 | 37.9% | 35.7% |
| 2021-22 | 36.3% | 40.3% |
% 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
39.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.2%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% 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 Ashworth Middle School
Ashworth Middle School's state test result (39.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashworth Middle School this school | 578 | 99.0% | 39.2% |
| Gladden Middle School Chatsworth | 478 | 100.0% | 41.5% |
| Jeff Davis Middle School Hazlehurst | 675 | 100.0% | 44.3% |
| Bagley Middle School Chatsworth | 457 | 95.8% | 43.5% |
| Toombs County Middle School Lyons | 681 | 100.0% | 24.9% |
| North Whitfield Middle School Dalton | 731 | 89.7% | 39.6% |
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 Ashworth Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.2% | #214 of 470 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.9% | #268 of 474 ▼ 22 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.8% | #206 of 474 ▲ 29 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.4pp | #45 of 465 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 578 | #334 of 487 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #234 of 471 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.6% | #297 of 471 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.0% | #155 of 479 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.1% | #142 of 305 |
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
578
-49 (-8%) vs 2020
-15% since 2000-01, when it was 677
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 13.9:1
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 | 578 | 41.5 | 13.9:1 | 99% (572) |
| 2023-24 | 576 | 42.2 | 13.7:1 | 82% (472) |
| 2022-23 | 596 | 45.2 | 13.2:1 | 65% (390) |
| 2020-21 | 627 | 45 | 13.9:1 | 63% (395) |
| 2017-18 | 650 | 46.7 | 13.9:1 | 76% (492) |
| 2015-16 | 611 | 45 | 13.6:1 | 74% (452) |
| 2010-11 | 638 | 49 | 13.0:1 | 73% (464) |
| 2000-01 | 677 | 48 | 14.1:1 | 36% (246) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ashworth Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (650 to 578); teachers down 11% (46.7 to 41.5).
About Ashworth Middle School
Located in Calhoun, Georgia, Ashworth Middle School is a small middle school. Students in grades 6 through 8 attend, and enrollment is 578 students. The typical figure for middle schools in Georgia is about 763 students.
Ashworth Middle School belongs to Gordon County, a district of 10 schools and 6,259 students.
White students make up a majority at Ashworth Middle School, at 65%. The remaining shares are 29% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, and 2% Black. Census estimates put the White share of Gordon County's population at about 78%. Ashworth Middle School's diversity index is 50%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teacher staffing is 41.5 full-time equivalents, or about 13.9 students per teacher. For comparison, middle schools in Georgia average 14.1:1. About 99% of students, or 572, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The 90% average for public schools in Gordon County is 9 points lower.
The allk12 Grade for Ashworth Middle School is B. Compared with Georgia public middle schools, the school scored higher than 60% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Ashworth Middle School would score about 26.2%. It scores 39.2%, 13.0 points above that figure.
Census estimates describe Gordon County this way: the median household income is $63,650, about 19% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. In all, Gordon County has 15 public schools and roughly 10,452 students.
The next-closest public school is Gordon Central High School, about 0.2 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. On proficiency, Ashworth Middle School is behind the 41.1% nearby average, ranking 6th of 8.
By NCES locale, the school is Town: Distant, or in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Enrollment at Ashworth Middle School declined 8% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 627 to 578 students.
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Gordon County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
59,100
Census ACS
Median income
$63,650
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
10,452 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Gordon County
- Sonoraville High SchoolHigh · 1,094 students
- Gordon Central High SchoolHigh · 875 students
- Red Bud Middle SchoolMiddle · 786 students
- Sonoraville ElementaryElementary · 584 students
- Red Bud Elementary SchoolElementary · 547 students
- Belwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 530 students
Other schools in Calhoun
- Calhoun High SchoolHigh · 1,282 students
- Sonoraville High SchoolHigh · 1,094 students
- Calhoun Elementary SchoolMiddle · 922 students
- Calhoun Primary SchoolElementary · 913 students
- Gordon Central High SchoolHigh · 875 students
- Red Bud Middle SchoolMiddle · 786 students
Nearby schools
- Gordon Central High School0.2 mi · 875
- Calhoun Early Learning Academy0.9 mi · 503
- Calhoun Primary School2.0 mi · 913
- Calhoun Elementary School2.0 mi · 922
- Calhoun High School2.3 mi · 1,282
- Calhoun Middle School2.3 mi · 573
Frequently asked questions
About Ashworth Middle SchoolHow large is Ashworth Middle School?
Ashworth Middle School enrolls approximately 578 students in grades 06-08.
Is Ashworth Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Ashworth Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Ashworth Middle School have?
Ashworth Middle School employs 42 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.9:1.
How diverse is Ashworth Middle School?
Ashworth Middle School reports a student body of 65% White, 29% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Ashworth Middle School in?
Ashworth Middle School is part of Gordon County.
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