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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Ballard Hudson Middle School this year?
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Enrollment
671
Middle
DISTRICT 780 · STATE 763
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BIBB COUNTY·NCES 130042003667
Ballard Hudson Middle School
1070 Anthony Rd, Macon, GA 31204 · (478) 779-3390 · Bibb County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL671 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 4% of Georgia public middle schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-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
15.3:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 14.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
514 students
DISTRICT 63% · 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 | 247 | 37% |
| Grade 7 | 222 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 202 | 30% |
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 40% · 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
12.0%
GA avg 40.1% . +4.0pp since 2021
Math
8.5%
GA avg 44.6% . +4.2pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 12 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 8 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 4 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 12.0% | 8.5% |
| 2023-24 | 13.6% | 4.6% |
| 2022-23 | 12.0% | 4.1% |
| 2021-22 | 8.0% | 4.3% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of GA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
11.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.8%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-26.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 12% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 38% typical for Georgia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Ballard Hudson Middle School
Ballard Hudson Middle School's state test result (11.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ballard Hudson Middle School this school | 671 | 76.6% | 11.6% |
| Appling Middle School Macon | 677 | 73.6% | 10.8% |
| Belair Middle School Augusta | 776 | 82.5% | N/A |
| McDonough Middle School McDonough | 876 | 78.8% | 17.1% |
| The Champion Middle Theme School Stone Mountain | 782 | 87.2% | 40.1% |
| Factory Shoals Middle School Douglasville | 833 | 77.6% | 30.1% |
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 Ballard Hudson Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Bibb County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 11.6% | #451 of 470 | #5 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 8.5% | #458 of 474 ▲ 11 | #6 of 6 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 12.0% | #459 of 474 ▲ 2 | #6 of 6 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.1pp | #239 of 465 | #3 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 671 | #283 of 487 | #5 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #335 of 471 | #5 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.3% | #448 of 471 | #5 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 76.6% | #265 of 479 | #1 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.4% | #187 of 305 | N/A |
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
671
-136 (-17%) vs 2020
+28% since 2010-11, when it was 525
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 17.5:1
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 | 671 | 44 | 15.3:1 | 77% (514) |
| 2023-24 | 644 | 47 | 13.7:1 | 87% (562) |
| 2022-23 | 744 | 46 | 16.2:1 | 100% (744) |
| 2020-21 | 807 | 46 | 17.5:1 | 100% (807) |
| 2017-18 | 725 | 49.1 | 14.8:1 | 99% (719) |
| 2015-16 | 737 | 47 | 15.7:1 | 99% (730) |
| 2010-11 | 525 | 40 | 13.1:1 | 99% (519) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ballard Hudson Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (725 to 671); teachers down 10% (49.1 to 44).
About Ballard Hudson Middle School
Ballard Hudson Middle School is a public middle-grades school in Macon, Georgia. The school had 671 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25.
A total of 35 schools make up Bibb County, with 21,334 students enrolled.
Ballard Hudson Middle School enrolls a student body that is 91% Black. After that, the student body is 5% Hispanic, 2% White, and 2% multiracial. Census figures show Bibb County is about 55% Black. Ballard Hudson Middle School has a diversity index of 17%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school reported 44 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 15.3:1. The 14.1:1 average for middle schools in Georgia is lower than this school's figure. Eligible students account for 77% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. The gap from the 61% average for public schools in Bibb County is 16 points.
Measured against Georgia public middle schools, Ballard Hudson Middle School receives an F. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Ballard Hudson Middle School is 26.1 points below expectations on state tests, given its student poverty level, placing it in the bottom 10% in Georgia.
Census Bureau estimates for Bibb County show that median household income is about $51,234, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 26% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 20%. Ballard Hudson Middle School is one of 41 public schools in Bibb County, which together enroll about 23,725 students.
Nearby, Ingram/Pye Elementary School is about 0.3 miles away. Ballard Hudson Middle School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Ballard Hudson Middle School ranks 5th of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 11.6% against a local average of 22.4%.
Its NCES locale code is City: Mid-size: the school is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 17%, from 807 to 671. The ratio was 17.5:1 in 2020-21 and 15.3:1 in 2024-25.
Discussion on this page can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Bibb County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
156,578
Census ACS
Median income
$51,234
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
20%
Below federal line
Schools in county
41
23,725 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bibb County
- Howard High SchoolHigh · 1,145 students
- Westside High SchoolHigh · 1,013 students
- Howard Middle SchoolMiddle · 973 students
- Rutland High SchoolHigh · 921 students
- Weaver Middle SchoolMiddle · 894 students
- Central High SchoolHigh · 892 students
Other schools in Macon
- Academy For Classical EducationCombined · 1,808 students
- Howard High SchoolHigh · 1,145 students
- Westside High SchoolHigh · 1,013 students
- Howard Middle SchoolMiddle · 973 students
- Rutland High SchoolHigh · 921 students
- Weaver Middle SchoolMiddle · 894 students
Nearby schools
- Ingram/Pye Elementary School0.3 mi · 450
- Cirrus Charter Academy0.5 mi · 429
- Southwest High School1.2 mi · 860
- Alexander II Magnet School1.2 mi · 465
- Hartley Elementary School1.2 mi · 385
- Central High School1.2 mi · 892
Frequently asked questions
About Ballard Hudson Middle SchoolHow many students attend Ballard Hudson Middle School?
Ballard Hudson Middle School enrolls approximately 671 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Ballard Hudson Middle School serve?
Ballard Hudson Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Ballard Hudson Middle School have?
Ballard Hudson Middle School employs 44 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.
How diverse is Ballard Hudson Middle School?
Ballard Hudson Middle School reports a student body of 2% White, 5% Hispanic, 91% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Ballard Hudson Middle School in?
Ballard Hudson Middle School is part of Bibb County.
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