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Enrollment
881
Middle
DISTRICT 723 · STATE 763
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLAYTON COUNTY·NCES 130123000496
Babb Middle School
5500 Reynolds Rd, Forest Park, GA 30297 · (404) 362-3880 · Clayton County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL881 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
56 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 14.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
881 students
DISTRICT 99% · 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 | 283 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 302 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 296 | 34% |
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · 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
20.4%
GA avg 40.1% . -3.1pp since 2021
Math
28.8%
GA avg 44.6% . +4.1pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 20 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 20.4% | 28.8% |
| 2023-24 | 25.5% | 32.1% |
| 2022-23 | 27.2% | 22.8% |
| 2021-22 | 23.5% | 24.7% |
% 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
30.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% 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 Babb Middle School
Babb Middle School's state test result (30.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Babb Middle School this school | 881 | 100.0% | 30.7% |
| Smitha Middle School Marietta | 866 | 99.1% | 30.3% |
| Floyd Middle School Mableton | 776 | 100.0% | 34.9% |
| Coile Middle School Athens | 582 | 100.0% | 20.5% |
| Lindley Middle School Mableton | 905 | 100.0% | 31.4% |
| Garrett Middle School Austell | 891 | 100.0% | 30.6% |
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 Babb Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Clayton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.7% | #305 of 470 | #2 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.8% | #322 of 474 ▼ 49 | #1 of 15 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 20.4% | #398 of 474 ▼ 25 | #7 of 15 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.5pp | #379 of 465 | #14 of 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 881 | #154 of 487 | #5 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.7:1 | #371 of 471 | #15 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.9% | #227 of 471 | #2 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #32 of 479 | #9 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.6% | #215 of 305 | #10 of 13 |
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
881
-101 (-10%) vs 2020
+23% since 1990-91, when it was 715
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 16.4:1
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 | 881 | 56 | 15.7:1 | 100% (881) |
| 2023-24 | 878 | 58 | 15.1:1 | 84% (738) |
| 2022-23 | 888 | 57 | 15.6:1 | 91% (804) |
| 2020-21 | 982 | 60 | 16.4:1 | 93% (913) |
| 2017-18 | 933 | 54 | 17.3:1 | 99% (928) |
| 2015-16 | 844 | 51 | 16.6:1 | 100% (840) |
| 2010-11 | 796 | 55 | 14.5:1 | 92% (731) |
| 2000-01 | 985 | 55 | 17.9:1 | 77% (761) |
| 1990-91 | 715 | 49 | 14.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Babb Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (933 to 881); teachers up 4% (54 to 56).
About Babb Middle School
Babb Middle School is a mid-sized middle school in Georgia, with an address in Forest Park. It has an enrollment of 881 students in grades 6 through 8.
Babb Middle School belongs to Clayton County, a district of 68 schools and 51,326 students.
More than half of enrollment at Babb Middle School is Hispanic: 57%. Other groups make up 31% Black, 7% Asian, and 3% multiracial. Clayton County as a whole is about 15% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Babb Middle School scores 57%.
Babb Middle School reported 56 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 15.7:1. Middle schools in Georgia average 14.1:1, 1.6 fewer students per teacher than here. There are 881 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 100% of enrollment.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Babb Middle School would be expected to post about 25.7%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 30.7%.
Looking at the county, Clayton County, median household income comes to about $59,806, about 23% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 15%. The county's public schools total 73, with about 63,156 students.
Measured in a straight line, Forest Park High School is less than a tenth of a mile from Babb Middle School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. On proficiency, Babb Middle School is ahead of the 24.4% nearby average, ranking 1st of 8.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school shrank from 982 students in 2020-21 to 881 in 2024-25.
The allk12 page for Babb Middle School lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Clayton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
298,924
Census ACS
Median income
$59,806
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
73
63,156 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Clayton County
- Morrow High SchoolHigh · 2,077 students
- Lovejoy High SchoolHigh · 2,049 students
- Forest Park High SchoolHigh · 1,711 students
- Charles R. Drew High SchoolHigh · 1,708 students
- Mundy's Mill High SchoolHigh · 1,665 students
- Jonesboro High SchoolHigh · 1,630 students
Other schools in Forest Park
- Forest Park High SchoolHigh · 1,711 students
- Huie Elementary SchoolElementary · 594 students
- Fountain Elementary SchoolElementary · 437 students
- Edmonds Elementary SchoolElementary · 426 students
- Unidos Dual Language SchoolElementary · 394 students
- 7 Pillars Career AcademyMiddle · 271 students
Nearby schools
- Forest Park High School0.1 mi · 1,711
- Lake City Elementary School0.3 mi · 479
- Sankofa Montessori0.7 mi · 144
- Haynie Elementary School1.3 mi · 767
- Fountain Elementary School1.3 mi · 437
- Morrow Elementary School1.3 mi · 406
Frequently asked questions
About Babb Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Babb Middle School?
Babb Middle School enrolls approximately 881 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Babb Middle School serve?
Babb Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Babb Middle School?
Approximately 15.7:1 students per teacher at Babb Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Babb Middle School?
At Babb Middle School, the student body is approximately 2% White, 57% Hispanic, 31% Black, 7% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Babb Middle School public or private?
Babb Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Clayton County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.