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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Bear Creek Middle School this year?
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Enrollment
752
Middle
DISTRICT 873 · STATE 763
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BARROW COUNTY·NCES 130029000175
Bear Creek Middle School
228 Jefferson St, Statham, GA 30666 · (770) 867-2116 · Barrow County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL752 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
59 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 14.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
434 students
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 74%
Community
5
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 | 237 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 283 | 38% |
| Grade 8 | 232 | 31% |
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
33.7%
GA avg 40.1% . +2.2pp since 2021
Math
37.6%
GA avg 44.6% . +5.1pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 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 2 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 33.7% | 37.6% |
| 2023-24 | 35.5% | 32.6% |
| 2022-23 | 35.7% | 31.6% |
| 2021-22 | 31.4% | 32.5% |
% 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
35.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.5%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 →
Where Bear Creek Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.4% | #258 of 470 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.6% | #251 of 474 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.7% | #252 of 474 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.7pp | #260 of 465 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 752 | #228 of 487 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #120 of 471 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.9% | #59 of 471 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.7% | #300 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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
752
-5 (-1%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 15.1:1
% White
46%
was 60%
% Hispanic
29%
was 18%
% Black
15%
was 14%
% Asian
3%
was 4%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 752 | 58.5 | 12.8:1 | 58% (434) |
| 2023-24 | 742 | 55.3 | 13.4:1 | 64% (477) |
| 2022-23 | 673 | 51.3 | 13.1:1 | 52% (350) |
| 2017-18 | 757 | 50.1 | 15.1:1 | 55% (416) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bear Creek Middle School.
About Bear Creek Middle School
As a mid-sized middle school, Bear Creek Middle School serves students in Statham, Georgia. It has an enrollment of 752 students in grades 6 through 8.
Bear Creek Middle School is among 17 schools run by Barrow County, which serves 15,313 students.
About 46% of students at Bear Creek Middle School are White, the largest single group. The school is also 29% Hispanic, 15% Black, 7% multiracial, and 3% Asian. The White share of the county population is higher, at 67%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 68, compared with 70 nationally.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Bear Creek Middle School is 12.8:1, based on 58.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for middle schools in Georgia is 14.1:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. Bear Creek Middle School counts 58% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 60% average for public schools in Barrow County.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 35.4%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 47.5%.
American Community Survey estimates for Barrow County show that the median household earns about $80,653 a year, about 21% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Barrow County has 17 public schools with about 15,313 students, including Bear Creek Middle School.
Statham Elementary School is the nearest public school to Bear Creek Middle School, about 0.4 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number 6. The nearest schools with test data average 60.8%, higher than Bear Creek Middle School's 35.4%.
The NCES locale for Bear Creek Middle School is Suburb: Small, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000.
Bear Creek Middle School had 757 students in 2017-18 and 752 in 2024-25, nearly the same. The student mix also changed: the White share dropped from 60% to 46%. From 2017-18 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 15.1:1 to 12.8:1.
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Barrow County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
89,886
Census ACS
Median income
$80,653
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
17
15,313 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Barrow County
- Apalachee High SchoolHigh · 1,949 students
- Winder-Barrow High SchoolHigh · 1,869 students
- Haymon-Morris Middle SchoolMiddle · 973 students
- Russell Middle SchoolMiddle · 973 students
- Barrow Arts and Sciences AcademyHigh · 967 students
- Holsenbeck Elementary SchoolElementary · 813 students
Other schools in Statham
- Statham Elementary SchoolElementary · 776 students
- Dove Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 543 students
- Dove Creek Middle SchoolMiddle · 528 students
Nearby schools
- Statham Elementary School0.4 mi · 776
- Dove Creek Elementary School3.7 mi · 543
- Dove Creek Middle School3.8 mi · 528
- Barrow Arts and Sciences Academy4.3 mi · 967
- Austin Road Elementary School4.6 mi · 700
- Cleveland Road Elementary School4.7 mi · 256
Frequently asked questions
About Bear Creek Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Bear Creek Middle School?
Bear Creek Middle School enrolls approximately 752 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Bear Creek Middle School serve?
Bear Creek Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Bear Creek Middle School have?
Bear Creek Middle School employs 59 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.8:1.
How diverse is Bear Creek Middle School?
Bear Creek Middle School reports a student body of 46% White, 29% Hispanic, 15% Black, 3% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Bear Creek Middle School public or private?
Bear Creek Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Barrow County.
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