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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Bonaire Middle School administration to hear?
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Enrollment
1,151
Middle
DISTRICT 905 · STATE 763
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOUSTON COUNTY·NCES 130288001677
Bonaire Middle School
125 Ga Highway 96 East, Bonaire, GA 31005 · (478) 929-6235 · Houston County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,151 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 95% 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.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-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
15.9:1
73 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 14.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
464 students
DISTRICT 76% · 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 | 367 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 351 | 30% |
| Grade 8 | 433 | 38% |
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · 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
64.5%
GA avg 40.1% . +3.6pp since 2021
Math
73.2%
GA avg 44.6% . +8.1pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 73 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 8 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 64.5% | 73.2% |
| 2023-24 | 67.3% | 70.4% |
| 2022-23 | 62.3% | 65.9% |
| 2021-22 | 60.9% | 65.2% |
% 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
68.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.5%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 Bonaire Middle School
Bonaire Middle School's state test result (68.2% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bonaire Middle School this school | 1,151 | 40.3% | 68.2% |
| Ebenezer Middle School Rincon | 1,039 | 44.7% | 54.8% |
| Evans Middle School Evans | 1,030 | 45.5% | 57.4% |
| Harlem Middle School Harlem | 1,025 | 44.8% | 36.9% |
| Saint Marys Middle School Saint Marys | 1,077 | 47.5% | 55.7% |
| South Effingham Middle School Guyton | 1,161 | 41.8% | 61.8% |
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 Bonaire Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Houston County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.2% | #40 of 470 | #1 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 73.2% | #37 of 474 no change | #1 of 8 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.5% | #41 of 474 ▼ 7 | #1 of 8 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.9pp | #175 of 465 | #3 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,151 | #64 of 487 | #2 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #380 of 471 | #7 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.4% | #127 of 471 | #4 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.3% | #412 of 479 | #8 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +20.9% | #32 of 144 | 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
1,151
+108 (+10%) vs 2020
+73% since 2000-01, when it was 664
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 16.1:1
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 | 1,151 | 72.5 | 15.9:1 | 40% (464) |
| 2023-24 | 1,134 | 69.9 | 16.2:1 | 40% (451) |
| 2022-23 | 1,140 | 73.1 | 15.6:1 | 32% (365) |
| 2020-21 | 1,043 | 65 | 16.1:1 | 27% (284) |
| 2017-18 | 952 | 57 | 16.7:1 | 27% (256) |
| 2015-16 | 1,010 | 64 | 15.8:1 | 35% (358) |
| 2010-11 | 862 | 58 | 14.9:1 | 34% (292) |
| 2000-01 | 664 | 45 | 14.8:1 | 39% (260) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bonaire Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 21% (952 to 1,151); teachers up 27% (57 to 72.5).
About Bonaire Middle School
Bonaire Middle School is a high-enrollment middle school in Bonaire, Georgia. It covers grades 6 through 8, with a total enrollment of 1,151 students. Enrollment is 51% higher than the average for middle schools in Georgia, which is about 763.
Bonaire Middle School is run by Houston County, whose 38 schools enroll 30,939 students.
At Bonaire Middle School, White students make up 53% of the student body. The next largest groups are 25% Black, 10% multiracial, and 10% Hispanic. County-wide, about 54% of residents are White. Pick two students at random and there is a 63% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school has about 15.9 students per teacher and 72.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school has more students per teacher than the 14.1:1 average for middle schools in Georgia. About 40% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. That is lower than the 74% average for public schools in Houston County.
Measured against Georgia public middle schools, Bonaire Middle School receives an A+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Bonaire Middle School would be expected to post about 56.5%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 68.2%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Houston County show that the median household income is $80,698, about 33% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 9%. Besides Bonaire Middle School, Houston County has 38 other public schools.
Bonaire Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles away. The five-mile area around Bonaire Middle School holds at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools average 57.1% on proficiency, and Bonaire Middle School is above that at 68.2%.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Fringe.
Enrollment has grown by 108 students since 2020-21, to 1,151.
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Houston County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
169,649
Census ACS
Median income
$80,698
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
39
30,939 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Houston County
- Houston County High SchoolHigh · 2,051 students
- Northside High SchoolHigh · 1,949 students
- Veterans High SchoolHigh · 1,940 students
- Warner Robins High SchoolHigh · 1,812 students
- Perry High SchoolHigh · 1,615 students
- Perry Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,164 students
Other schools in Bonaire
- Hilltop Elementary SchoolElementary · 590 students
- Bonaire Primary SchoolElementary · 564 students
- Bonaire Elementary SchoolElementary · 547 students
Nearby schools
- Bonaire Elementary School0.7 mi · 547
- Bonaire Primary School1.1 mi · 564
- Hilltop Elementary School1.9 mi · 590
- Veterans High School2.6 mi · 1,940
- Huntington Middle School3.8 mi · 780
- Matt Arthur Primary School4.2 mi · 521
Frequently asked questions
About Bonaire Middle SchoolHow many students attend Bonaire Middle School?
Bonaire Middle School enrolls approximately 1,151 students in grades 06-08.
Is Bonaire Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Bonaire Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Bonaire Middle School have?
Bonaire Middle School employs 73 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Bonaire Middle School?
At Bonaire Middle School, the student body is approximately 53% White, 10% Hispanic, 25% Black, 2% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is Bonaire Middle School public or private?
Bonaire Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Houston County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.