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Enrollment
457
Middle
DISTRICT 468 · STATE 763
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MURRAY COUNTY·NCES 130384002086
Bagley Middle School
4600 Highway 225 N, Chatsworth, GA 30705 · (706) 695-1115 · Murray County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL457 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 84% 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.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-Three-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
14.7:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 14.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
438 students
DISTRICT 97% · 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 7 | 228 | 50% |
| Grade 8 | 229 | 50% |
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · 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
38.9%
GA avg 40.1% . +7.8pp since 2021
Math
46.7%
GA avg 44.6% . +10.6pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 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 8 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 11 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 38.9% | 46.7% |
| 2023-24 | 40.1% | 38.1% |
| 2022-23 | 37.8% | 36.8% |
| 2021-22 | 31.0% | 36.1% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of GA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
43.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.8%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 28% typical for Georgia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 16 points, placing it in Georgia's top 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 Bagley Middle School
Bagley Middle School's state test result (43.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bagley Middle School this school | 457 | 95.8% | 43.5% |
| Gladden Middle School Chatsworth | 478 | 100.0% | 41.5% |
| Ashworth Middle School Calhoun | 578 | 99.0% | 39.2% |
| Rabun County Middle School Tiger | 341 | 89.7% | 45.9% |
| Westside Middle School Rocky Face | 428 | 84.8% | 51.6% |
| Rossville Middle School Rossville | 446 | 100.0% | 27.5% |
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 Bagley Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.5% | #169 of 470 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.7% | #178 of 474 ▲ 43 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.9% | #198 of 474 ▲ 8 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +9.2pp | #72 of 465 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 457 | #395 of 487 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #291 of 471 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.9% | #358 of 471 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.8% | #175 of 479 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.1% | #80 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
457
-75 (-14%) vs 2020
-39% since 1990-91, when it was 752
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 15.7:1
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 | 457 | 31.1 | 14.7:1 | 96% (438) |
| 2023-24 | 466 | 33.3 | 14.0:1 | 78% (365) |
| 2022-23 | 527 | 34 | 15.5:1 | 67% (353) |
| 2020-21 | 532 | 34 | 15.7:1 | 65% (347) |
| 2017-18 | 558 | 32.5 | 17.2:1 | 65% (362) |
| 2015-16 | 536 | 35 | 15.3:1 | 71% (381) |
| 2010-11 | 553 | 37 | 14.9:1 | 69% (384) |
| 2000-01 | 814 | 48 | 17.0:1 | 43% (352) |
| 1990-91 | 752 | 44 | 17.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bagley Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (558 to 457); teachers down 4% (32.5 to 31.1).
About Bagley Middle School
Bagley Middle School is classified as a middle-grades school. It is located in Chatsworth, Georgia. Federal data show 457 students enrolled in grades 7 through 8 in 2024-25. Across middle schools in Georgia, the average enrollment is about 763.
Murray County oversees Bagley Middle School and 10 other schools, with 6,585 students in total.
More than half of enrollment at Bagley Middle School is White: 74%. The next largest groups are 24% Hispanic. The school's White share is 10 points below the 84% share among Murray County residents. The diversity index for Bagley Middle School is 40%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Bagley Middle School reports a ratio of 14.7 students per teacher, from 31.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is in line with the 14.1:1 average for middle schools in Georgia. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Bagley Middle School, 96% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Murray County is similar, at 96%.
Bagley Middle School holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 84% of Georgia public middle schools.
Bagley Middle School outperforms its prediction by 15.7 points. The model expects 27.8% for a school with its free or reduced-price lunch share in Georgia; the school's rate is 43.5%.
In Murray County, home to about 40,562 people, median household income comes to about $69,253, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 15%, and about 12% of people live in poverty. Murray County's 11 public schools enroll about 6,585 students and include Bagley Middle School.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Woodlawn Elementary School, is about 0.2 miles. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Bagley Middle School ranks 2nd of 9 on average proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Fringe, meaning it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
In 2020-21, Bagley Middle School enrolled 532 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 457.
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Murray County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
40,562
Census ACS
Median income
$69,253
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
6,585 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Murray County
- Murray County High SchoolHigh · 1,068 students
- North Murray High SchoolHigh · 961 students
- Spring Place Elementary SchoolElementary · 668 students
- Chatsworth Elementary SchoolElementary · 665 students
- Coker Elementary SchoolElementary · 613 students
- Northwest Elementary SchoolElementary · 557 students
Other schools in Chatsworth
- Murray County High SchoolHigh · 1,068 students
- North Murray High SchoolHigh · 961 students
- Spring Place Elementary SchoolElementary · 668 students
- Chatsworth Elementary SchoolElementary · 665 students
- Coker Elementary SchoolElementary · 613 students
- Northwest Elementary SchoolElementary · 557 students
Nearby schools
- Woodlawn Elementary School0.2 mi · 498
- North Murray High School1.1 mi · 961
- Eton Elementary School1.9 mi · 556
- Pleasant Valley Innovative School2.9 mi · 64
- Murray County High School3.6 mi · 1,068
- Gladden Middle School3.6 mi · 478
Frequently asked questions
About Bagley Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Bagley Middle School?
Bagley Middle School enrolls approximately 457 students in grades 07-08.
Is Bagley Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Bagley Middle School is a middle school covering grades 07-08.
How many students per teacher at Bagley Middle School?
Approximately 14.7:1 students per teacher at Bagley Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Bagley Middle School?
At Bagley Middle School, the student body is approximately 74% White, 24% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Two or more.
Is Bagley Middle School public or private?
Bagley Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Murray County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.