Enrollment
336
Middle
DISTRICT 393 · STATE 763
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ATKINSON COUNTY·NCES 130009003996
Atkinson County Middle School
145 Rebel Ln, Pearson, GA 31642 · (912) 422-3267 · Atkinson County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL336 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 76% of Georgia public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-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
13.6:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 14.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
288 students
DISTRICT 85% · STATE 74%
Community
0
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 | 116 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 100 | 30% |
| Grade 8 | 120 | 36% |
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Atkinson County Middle School→Atkinson County High School
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Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
45.7%
GA avg 40.1% . +6.2pp since 2021
Math
48.5%
GA avg 44.6% . +18.5pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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 19 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.7% | 48.5% |
| 2023-24 | 46.4% | 42.6% |
| 2022-23 | 41.2% | 27.8% |
| 2021-22 | 39.5% | 30.0% |
% 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
40.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.1%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 Atkinson County Middle School
Atkinson County Middle School's state test result (40.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atkinson County Middle School this school | 336 | 85.7% | 40.9% |
| New Hope Middle School Dalton | 454 | 86.6% | 52.7% |
| Calhoun Middle School Calhoun | 573 | 83.4% | 42.2% |
| South Habersham Middle School Cornelia | 456 | 94.5% | 49.0% |
| Valley Point Middle School Dalton | 377 | 98.1% | 36.5% |
| Red Top Middle School Emerson | 569 | 83.5% | 32.4% |
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 Atkinson County Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.9% | #196 of 470 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.5% | #163 of 474 ▲ 23 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.7% | #130 of 474 ▲ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +12.4pp | #21 of 465 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 336 | #435 of 487 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #188 of 471 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.5% | #140 of 471 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.7% | #221 of 479 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.6% | #214 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
336
-32 (-9%) vs 2020
-11% since 2010-11, when it was 376
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 14.2:1
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 | 336 | 24.7 | 13.6:1 | 86% (288) |
| 2023-24 | 336 | 25.1 | 13.4:1 | 86% (288) |
| 2022-23 | 362 | 26 | 13.9:1 | 88% (320) |
| 2020-21 | 368 | 26 | 14.2:1 | 86% (316) |
| 2017-18 | 356 | 24.6 | 14.5:1 | 86% (305) |
| 2015-16 | 378 | 25 | 15.1:1 | 85% (321) |
| 2010-11 | 376 | 21 | 17.9:1 | 75% (281) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Atkinson County Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (356 to 336); teachers unchanged (24.6 to 24.7).
About Atkinson County Middle School
Atkinson County Middle School operates as a small middle school in Pearson, Georgia. It had 336 students in 2024-25, spanning grades 6 through 8. Middle schools in Georgia have about 763 students on average; enrollment here is 56% lower.
Atkinson County Middle School is run by Atkinson County, whose 4 schools enroll 1,571 students.
Of every 100 students at Atkinson County Middle School, about 43 are Hispanic, the largest group. After that, the student body is 42% White, 13% Black, and 2% multiracial. Census figures show Atkinson County is about 28% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 63, compared with 70 nationally.
Its staff includes 24.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 13.6 students per teacher. It is about the same as the 14.1:1 average for middle schools in Georgia. Atkinson County Middle School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 86%. Public schools in Atkinson County average a similar 85%.
Atkinson County Middle School holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 76% of Georgia public middle schools.
In Georgia, Atkinson County Middle School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 40.9% actual against a predicted 33.1%.
Atkinson County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $42,347 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 9% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 23%. Public schools in Atkinson County number 4, with about 1,571 students.
Of the public schools around it, Atkinson County Middle School is closest to Atkinson County High School, less than a tenth of a mile away. There are 2 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Atkinson County Middle School at 6th of 9.
NCES assigns Atkinson County Middle School the locale Rural: Remote, meaning in rural territory far from an urban area.
Enrollment was 336 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 368.
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Atkinson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
8,337
Census ACS
Median income
$42,347
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
9%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
23%
Below federal line
Schools in county
4
1,571 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Atkinson County
- Pearson Elementary SchoolElementary · 621 students
- Atkinson County High SchoolHigh · 447 students
- Willacoochee Elementary SchoolElementary · 167 students
Other schools in Pearson
- Pearson Elementary SchoolElementary · 621 students
- Atkinson County High SchoolHigh · 447 students
Nearby schools
- Atkinson County High School0.0 mi · 447
- Pearson Elementary School1.1 mi · 621
- Satilla Elementary School9.0 mi · 661
- Indian Creek Elementary11.9 mi · 675
- Willacoochee Elementary School12.1 mi · 167
- George Washington Carver Freshman Campus12.1 mi · 493
Frequently asked questions
About Atkinson County Middle SchoolHow many students attend Atkinson County Middle School?
Atkinson County Middle School enrolls approximately 336 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Atkinson County Middle School serve?
Atkinson County Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Atkinson County Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Atkinson County Middle School is approximately 13.6:1 (25 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Atkinson County Middle School?
At Atkinson County Middle School, the student body is approximately 42% White, 43% Hispanic, 13% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Atkinson County Middle School?
Atkinson County Middle School is overseen by Atkinson County in Atkinson County.
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