Ballard Hudson Middle School

As an average-sized 6-8 campus in Macon, Georgia, Ballard Hudson Middle School serves 671 students from grades 6 through 8, run under Bibb County.

Ballard Hudson Middle School is one of 35 schools operated by Bibb County, a district that hosts 21,334 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Ballard Hudson Middle School lists that nearly all students (91%) are Black; the rest breaks down as 5% Hispanic, 2% White, 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 55% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school employs 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.3:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 14.1:1 average. About 77% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably above Bibb County's rate of about 61%.

After controlling for student poverty, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Ballard Hudson Middle School sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 37.8%; actual is 11.6%, a gap of -26.1 points.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Bibb County) records that median household earnings sit near $51,234, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 20%. In all, Bibb County runs 41 public schools (combined enrollment of about 23,725 students), of which Ballard Hudson Middle School is one.

Ingram/Pye Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Ballard Hudson Middle School. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Ballard Hudson Middle School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 22.4%.

Ballard Hudson Middle School operates from an urban location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Ballard Hudson Middle School has edged down 7%, going from 725 students in 2018 to 671 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Members of the school community can share what they know.