Enrollment
338
Middle
DISTRICT 606 · STATE 763
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CARROLL COUNTY·NCES 130084002356
Bowdon Middle School
129 N Jonesville Rd, Bowdon, GA 30108 · (770) 258-1778 · Carroll County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL338 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 39% of Georgia public middle schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- FThree-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
15.2:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 14.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
144 students
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 74%
Community
0
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 | 110 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 110 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 118 | 35% |
Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · 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
37.2%
GA avg 40.1% . -5.5pp since 2021
Math
46.6%
GA avg 44.6% . -11.1pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores are down about 6 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 11 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 37.2% | 46.6% |
| 2023-24 | 38.8% | 53.0% |
| 2022-23 | 41.9% | 52.1% |
| 2021-22 | 42.7% | 57.8% |
% 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
45.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.3%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 Bowdon Middle School
Bowdon Middle School's state test result (45.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowdon Middle School this school | 338 | 42.6% | 45.9% |
| Mt. Zion Middle School Carrollton | 404 | 47.5% | 34.8% |
| Model Middle School Rome | 522 | 47.3% | 62.3% |
| Gray Station Middle School Gray | 609 | 36.8% | 52.0% |
| Coastal Middle School Savannah | 486 | 48.1% | 50.4% |
| Clifton Ridge Middle School Macon | 482 | 45.2% | 40.7% |
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 Bowdon Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Carroll County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.9% | #149 of 470 | #2 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.6% | #179 of 474 ▼ 71 | #3 of 7 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.2% | #214 of 474 ▲ 8 | #5 of 7 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -8.3pp | #3 of 465 | #1 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 338 | #433 of 487 | #7 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #332 of 471 | #3 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.0% | #343 of 471 | #7 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.6% | #404 of 479 | #5 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +11.9% | #61 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
338
+57 (+20%) vs 2020
-39% since 2000-01, when it was 555
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 14.1:1
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 | 338 | 22.2 | 15.2:1 | 43% (144) |
| 2023-24 | 306 | 20.3 | 15.1:1 | 68% (209) |
| 2022-23 | 282 | 20.2 | 14.0:1 | 61% (171) |
| 2020-21 | 281 | 20 | 14.1:1 | 65% (182) |
| 2017-18 | 302 | 21.2 | 14.3:1 | 63% (189) |
| 2015-16 | 343 | 20 | 17.1:1 | 62% (213) |
| 2010-11 | 324 | 20 | 16.2:1 | 65% (210) |
| 2000-01 | 555 | 34 | 16.3:1 | 41% (227) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bowdon Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 12% (302 to 338); teachers up 5% (21.2 to 22.2).
About Bowdon Middle School
Bowdon Middle School is a low-enrollment middle school in Bowdon, Georgia. Enrollment is 338 students in 2024-25, and the school serves grades 6 through 8. Against the 763-student average for middle schools in Georgia, enrollment here is 56% lower.
Bowdon Middle School is part of Carroll County, where 24 schools serve 16,400 students.
Bowdon Middle School is 74% White by enrollment. Smaller groups are 10% Black, 10% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. The school's diversity index is 43%, meaning two students picked at random have a 43% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Its teaching staff equals 22.2 full-time positions, a ratio of 15.2:1. On average, middle schools in Georgia have 14.1:1, compared with 15.2:1 here. Around 43% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals.
allk12 grades Bowdon Middle School a C+. The grade compares the school only with Georgia public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Bowdon Middle School is 9.4 points below its prediction. Actual: 45.9%. Predicted: 55.3%.
Census Bureau estimates for Carroll County show that the median household income is $73,714, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 24%, and roughly 13% of residents are in poverty. There are 28 public schools in Carroll County, enrolling about 22,250 students in all.
The nearest other public school, KidsPeace, is about 0.7 miles away. There are 4 more public schools inside five miles. Bowdon Middle School places 3rd of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Distant, or in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Federal data show a 20% enrollment rise, from 281 in 2020-21 to 338 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 14.1:1 in 2020-21 to 15.2:1 in 2024-25.
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Carroll County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
124,569
Census ACS
Median income
$73,714
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
28
22,250 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Carroll County
- Villa Rica High SchoolHigh · 1,681 students
- Central High SchoolHigh · 1,338 students
- Central Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,009 students
- Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 991 students
- Temple High SchoolHigh · 868 students
- Ithica ElementaryElementary · 809 students
Other schools in Bowdon
- Bowdon Elementary SchoolElementary · 781 students
- Bowdon High SchoolHigh · 428 students
- KidsPeaceCombined · 50 students
Nearby schools
- KidsPeace0.7 mi · 50
- Bowdon High School2.6 mi · 428
- Bowdon Elementary School2.8 mi · 781
- Mt. Zion High School5.0 mi · 496
- Mount Zion Elementary School5.3 mi · 640
- Mt. Zion Middle School5.7 mi · 404
Frequently asked questions
About Bowdon Middle SchoolHow many students attend Bowdon Middle School?
Bowdon Middle School enrolls approximately 338 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Bowdon Middle School serve?
Bowdon Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Bowdon Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Bowdon Middle School is approximately 15.2:1 (22 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Bowdon Middle School?
Student demographics at Bowdon Middle School are roughly 74% White, 10% Hispanic, 10% Black, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Bowdon Middle School in?
Bowdon Middle School is part of Carroll County.
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