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Enrollment
453
Middle
DISTRICT 403 · STATE 763
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHARLTON COUNTY·NCES 130099004016
Bethune Middle School
285 Little Phoebe Church Rd, Folkston, GA 31537 · (912) 496-2360 · Charlton County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL453 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 80% 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.
- 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
13.4:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 14.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
451 students
DISTRICT 87% · 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 5 | 97 | 21% |
| Grade 6 | 93 | 21% |
| Grade 7 | 131 | 29% |
| Grade 8 | 132 | 29% |
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Bethune Middle School→Charlton County High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Charlton County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
43.8%
GA avg 40.1% . +10.1pp since 2021
Math
39.2%
GA avg 44.6% . +5.8pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 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 10 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 43.8% | 39.2% |
| 2023-24 | 43.2% | 37.6% |
| 2022-23 | 34.3% | 31.6% |
| 2021-22 | 33.7% | 33.3% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of GA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
41.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.9%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 26% 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 Bethune Middle School
Bethune Middle School's state test result (41.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bethune Middle School this school | 453 | 99.6% | 41.8% |
| Crawford County Middle School Roberta | 373 | 97.9% | 25.4% |
| Rossville Middle School Rossville | 446 | 100.0% | 27.5% |
| Lamar County Middle School Barnesville | 633 | 100.0% | 33.7% |
| Lanier County Middle School Lakeland | 324 | 100.0% | 43.1% |
| Worth County Middle School Sylvester | 661 | 100.0% | 34.9% |
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 Bethune Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.8% | #186 of 470 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.2% | #237 of 474 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.8% | #147 of 474 ▲ 26 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.0pp | #105 of 465 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 453 | #400 of 487 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #162 of 471 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.1% | #273 of 471 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.6% | #150 of 479 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.9% | #81 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
453
-130 (-22%) vs 2020
-26% since 2010-11, when it was 614
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 15.3:1
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 | 453 | 33.9 | 13.4:1 | 100% (451) |
| 2023-24 | 476 | 33 | 14.4:1 | 76% (364) |
| 2022-23 | 563 | 39.9 | 14.1:1 | 76% (426) |
| 2020-21 | 583 | 38 | 15.3:1 | 75% (438) |
| 2017-18 | 552 | 36.9 | 15.0:1 | 74% (410) |
| 2015-16 | 514 | 33 | 15.6:1 | 73% (375) |
| 2010-11 | 614 | 34 | 18.1:1 | 70% (432) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bethune Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (552 to 453); teachers down 8% (36.9 to 33.9).
About Bethune Middle School
Bethune Middle School is the name of a low-enrollment middle school in Folkston, Georgia. The school serves grades 5 through 8. Enrollment is 453 students. By comparison, middle schools in Georgia enroll about 763 students on average.
Bethune Middle School is part of a district of 4 schools: Charlton County, with 1,613 students.
White students are 64% of those enrolled at Bethune Middle School. The rest of enrollment is 24% Black, 8% multiracial, and 3% Hispanic. Census estimates put the White share of Charlton County's population at about 55%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 52, compared with 70 nationally.
On staff are 33.9 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 13.4:1. Statewide, middle schools in Georgia average 14.1:1. Bethune Middle School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 100%. It compares with 89% for public schools in Charlton County.
Bethune Middle School earns an A- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 80% of Georgia public middle schools.
Test results at Bethune Middle School are 15.9 points above what its student poverty level predicts. The average proficiency rate across its state test results is 41.8%, compared with a predicted 25.9%, which ranks in the top 10% in Georgia.
In Charlton County, median household income comes to about $61,276, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 12% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 18%. Charlton County counts 4 public schools with about 1,613 students.
Bethune Middle School's nearest public school is Folkston Elementary School (about 0.2 miles). In all, 2 other public schools sit within five miles of Bethune Middle School. On state test proficiency, Bethune Middle School ranks 8th in a group of 9 nearby schools.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Remote. That means it sits in rural territory far from an urban area.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 453, from 583 in 2020-21. By 2024-25, the school had 13.4 students per teacher, compared with 15.3 in 2020-21.
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Charlton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
12,818
Census ACS
Median income
$61,276
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
12%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
18%
Below federal line
Schools in county
4
1,613 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Charlton County
- Folkston Elementary SchoolElementary · 545 students
- Charlton County High SchoolHigh · 417 students
- St. George Elementary SchoolElementary · 198 students
Other schools in Folkston
- Folkston Elementary SchoolElementary · 545 students
- Charlton County High SchoolHigh · 417 students
- St. George Elementary SchoolElementary · 198 students
Nearby schools
- Folkston Elementary School0.2 mi · 545
- Charlton County High School2.2 mi · 417
- HILLIARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL9.7 mi · 687
- HILLIARD MIDDLE-SENIOR HIGH10.2 mi · 773
- Kingsland Elementary School17.6 mi · 371
- CALLAHAN INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL19.8 mi · 586
Frequently asked questions
About Bethune Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Bethune Middle School?
Bethune Middle School enrolls approximately 453 students in grades 05-08.
What grades does Bethune Middle School serve?
Bethune Middle School serves grades 05-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Bethune Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Bethune Middle School is approximately 13.4:1 (34 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Bethune Middle School?
At Bethune Middle School, the student body is approximately 64% White, 3% Hispanic, 24% Black, 0% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Bethune Middle School public or private?
Bethune Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Charlton County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.