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Enrollment
887
Middle
DISTRICT 751 · STATE 763
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COWETA COUNTY·NCES 130150004423
Blake Bass Middle School
500 Shaw Road, Sharpsburg, GA 30277 · (770) 254-2600 · Coweta County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL887 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 81% of Georgia public middle schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-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
16.6:1
53 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 14.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
269 students
DISTRICT 49% · 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 | 280 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 298 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 309 | 35% |
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
60.3%
GA avg 40.1% . +1.8pp since 2021
Math
66.6%
GA avg 44.6% . +17.5pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 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 17 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 60.3% | 66.6% |
| 2023-24 | 55.1% | 57.7% |
| 2022-23 | 52.3% | 51.2% |
| 2021-22 | 58.5% | 49.1% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
60.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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 →
Schools most like Blake Bass Middle School
Blake Bass Middle School's state test result (60.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blake Bass Middle School this school | 887 | 30.3% | 60.1% |
| Freedom Middle School Canton | 929 | 29.7% | 56.8% |
| Sammy McClure Sr. Middle School Dallas | 834 | 24.8% | 60.4% |
| Jefferson Middle School Jefferson | 1,009 | 30.0% | 69.6% |
| West Jackson Middle School Jefferson | 951 | 34.1% | 53.6% |
| Central Middle School Carrollton | 1,009 | 37.9% | 56.7% |
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 Blake Bass Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Coweta County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.1% | #62 of 470 | #1 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.6% | #56 of 474 ▲ 24 | #1 of 7 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.3% | #51 of 474 ▲ 25 | #1 of 7 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +9.6pp | #56 of 465 | #1 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 887 | #149 of 487 | #1 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.6:1 | #420 of 471 | #6 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.4% | #300 of 471 | #6 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.3% | #434 of 479 | #7 of 7 |
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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 887 | 53.3 | 16.6:1 | 30% (269) |
| 2023-24 | 886 | 52 | 17.0:1 | 35% (314) |
| 2022-23 | 903 | 49.5 | 18.2:1 | 26% (235) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Blake Bass Middle School.
About Blake Bass Middle School
Blake Bass Middle School is a medium-sized middle school in Sharpsburg, Georgia, (ZIP code 30277). The school reports 887 students in grades 6 through 8.
The Coweta County system has 29 schools and 23,064 students.
White students account for 69% of enrollment at Blake Bass Middle School. The remaining students are 13% Hispanic, 11% Black, and 5% multiracial. For comparison, Coweta County is about 70% White. The chance that two students picked at random at Blake Bass Middle School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 49%.
Blake Bass Middle School employs 53.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 16.6:1. The average ratio among middle schools in Georgia is 14.1:1, lower than at this school. Blake Bass Middle School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 30%. That is lower than the 46% average for public schools in Coweta County.
The allk12 Grade for Blake Bass Middle School is A-. Compared with Georgia public middle schools, the school scored higher than 81% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 61.7% for Blake Bass Middle School. The school posts 60.1%, 1.6 points below the prediction.
Across Coweta County, median household income is about $95,548, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Blake Bass Middle School is among the 31 public schools in Coweta County.
Canongate Elementary School is the closest public school, about 0.4 miles away in a straight line. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. By average proficiency, Blake Bass Middle School is 7th among 8 schools close by.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Fringe: in rural territory close to an urban area.
The discussion area below is open to posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Coweta County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
152,852
Census ACS
Median income
$95,548
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
31
23,423 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Coweta County
- East Coweta High SchoolHigh · 3,001 students
- Newnan High SchoolHigh · 2,214 students
- Northgate High SchoolHigh · 2,142 students
- Welch Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,012 students
- Newnan Crossing Elementary SchoolElementary · 912 students
- East Coweta Middle SchoolMiddle · 845 students
Other schools in Sharpsburg
- East Coweta High SchoolHigh · 3,001 students
- Lee Middle SchoolMiddle · 730 students
- Willis Road ElementaryElementary · 664 students
- Poplar Road Elementary SchoolElementary · 656 students
- Canongate Elementary SchoolElementary · 645 students
- Thomas Crossroads Elementary SchoolElementary · 352 students
Nearby schools
- Canongate Elementary School0.4 mi · 645
- Northgate High School0.7 mi · 2,142
- Arbor Springs Elementary2.1 mi · 395
- Crabapple Lane Elementary School3.9 mi · 594
- Thomas Crossroads Elementary School4.1 mi · 352
- Kedron Elementary School4.1 mi · 843
Frequently asked questions
About Blake Bass Middle SchoolHow many students attend Blake Bass Middle School?
Blake Bass Middle School enrolls approximately 887 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Blake Bass Middle School serve?
Blake Bass Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Blake Bass Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Blake Bass Middle School is approximately 16.6:1 (53 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Blake Bass Middle School?
At Blake Bass Middle School, the student body is approximately 69% White, 13% Hispanic, 11% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Blake Bass Middle School?
Blake Bass Middle School is overseen by Coweta County in Coweta County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.