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Enrollment
828
Middle
DISTRICT 768 · STATE 763
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BURKE COUNTY·NCES 130066001990
Burke County Middle School
356 Southside Dr, Waynesboro, GA 30830 · (706) 554-3532 · Burke County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL828 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 49% of Georgia public middle schools
- CTest 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.
- A-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
11.8:1
70 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 14.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
818 students
DISTRICT 97% · 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 | 269 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 267 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 292 | 35% |
Student demographics
56%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
Burke County Middle School→Burke County High School
Based on grade levels within Burke County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
24.4%
GA avg 40.1% . +3.6pp since 2021
Math
26.2%
GA avg 44.6% . +12.4pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 24 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 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 12 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 24.4% | 26.2% |
| 2023-24 | 25.5% | 21.3% |
| 2022-23 | 22.9% | 15.9% |
| 2021-22 | 20.8% | 13.8% |
% 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
30.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.3%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% 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 Burke County Middle School
Burke County Middle School's state test result (30.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burke County Middle School this school | 828 | 98.8% | 30.2% |
| Crisp County Middle School Cordele | 714 | 100.0% | 17.7% |
| Pine Hill Middle School Hephzibah | 757 | 100.0% | 13.0% |
| Indian Creek Middle School Covington | 843 | 99.3% | 16.5% |
| Oak Hill MS Milledgeville | 974 | 100.0% | 22.3% |
| Callaway Middle School LaGrange | 656 | 100.0% | 31.1% |
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 Burke County Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.2% | #314 of 470 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.2% | #346 of 474 ▲ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 24.4% | #367 of 474 ▲ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.0pp | #104 of 465 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 828 | #182 of 487 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.8:1 | #42 of 471 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.9% | #241 of 471 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.8% | #158 of 479 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.3% | #94 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
828
-128 (-13%) vs 2020
+18% since 1990-91, when it was 704
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
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 | 828 | 70.2 | 11.8:1 | 99% (818) |
| 2023-24 | 867 | 71 | 12.2:1 | 99% (856) |
| 2022-23 | 882 | 68.2 | 12.9:1 | 100% (882) |
| 2020-21 | 956 | 68 | 14.1:1 | 100% (956) |
| 2017-18 | 989 | 70.4 | 14.1:1 | 100% (989) |
| 2015-16 | 1,008 | 70 | 14.4:1 | 100% (1,005) |
| 2010-11 | 994 | 75 | 13.3:1 | 82% (820) |
| 2000-01 | 1,231 | 72 | 17.1:1 | 74% (907) |
| 1990-91 | 704 | 38 | 18.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Burke County Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (989 to 828); teachers unchanged (70.4 to 70.2).
About Burke County Middle School
Burke County Middle School is a public middle-grades school run by Burke County in Waynesboro, Georgia. Students in grades 6 through 8 attend, and enrollment is 828 students.
The 5 schools of Burke County, including Burke County Middle School, enroll 3,841 students.
Burke County Middle School is 59% Black by enrollment. Smaller groups are 29% White, 7% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. County-wide, 45% of Burke County residents are Black. Burke County Middle School's diversity index is 56%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 11.8:1, with 70.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is lower than the 14.1:1 average for middle schools in Georgia. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Burke County Middle School is 99%.
Measured against Georgia public middle schools, Burke County Middle School receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Burke County Middle School is 26.3%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 30.2%.
Across Burke County, the median household income is $53,014, roughly 16% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 19% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Burke County is home to 5 public schools and about 3,841 public school students.
The closest other public school is Waynesboro Primary School, about 0.2 miles away. Within five miles are 3 other public schools. Of 7 schools in the immediate area with test results, Burke County Middle School ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Town: Distant, meaning it is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
The school enrolled 828 students in 2024-25, 128 fewer than the 956 it had in 2020-21. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 14.1:1 to 11.8:1.
Conversations here can range across school safety, transportation, and start times. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Burke County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
24,470
Census ACS
Median income
$53,014
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
19%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
3,841 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Burke County
- Burke County High SchoolHigh · 1,133 students
- Waynesboro Primary SchoolElementary · 924 students
- Blakeney ElementaryElementary · 726 students
- S G A Elementary SchoolElementary · 230 students
Other schools in Waynesboro
- Burke County High SchoolHigh · 1,133 students
- Waynesboro Primary SchoolElementary · 924 students
- Blakeney ElementaryElementary · 726 students
Nearby schools
- Waynesboro Primary School0.2 mi · 924
- Burke County High School0.2 mi · 1,133
- Blakeney Elementary0.3 mi · 726
- McBean Elementary School12.4 mi · 384
- Georgia School for Innovation and the Classics12.8 mi · 1,015
- S G A Elementary School14.5 mi · 230
Frequently asked questions
About Burke County Middle SchoolHow large is Burke County Middle School?
Burke County Middle School enrolls approximately 828 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Burke County Middle School serve?
Burke County Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Burke County Middle School?
Approximately 11.8:1 students per teacher at Burke County Middle School.
What is the student diversity at Burke County Middle School?
Student demographics at Burke County Middle School are roughly 29% White, 7% Hispanic, 59% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Burke County Middle School?
Burke County Middle School is overseen by Burke County in Burke County.
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