Enrollment
90
Middle
DISTRICT 148 · STATE 763
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CALHOUN COUNTY·NCES 130075004098
Calhoun County Middle School
133 Cougar Lane, Edison, GA 39846 · (229) 545-7232 · Calhoun County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL90 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 14% of Georgia public middle schools
- DTest 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.
- 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
12.9:1
7 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.7:1 · STATE 14.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
90 students
DISTRICT 96% · 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 | 26 | 29% |
| Grade 7 | 39 | 43% |
| Grade 8 | 25 | 28% |
Student demographics
8%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 12% · 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
Calhoun County Middle School→Calhoun County High School
Feeds from
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Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
13.3%
GA avg 40.1% . +5.6pp since 2021
Math
20.5%
GA avg 44.6% . +15.7pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 13 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 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 6 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 16 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 13.3% | 20.5% |
| 2023-24 | 9.7% | 11.5% |
| 2022-23 | 7.5% | 7.5% |
| 2021-22 | 7.7% | 4.8% |
% 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
12.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 12% 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 Calhoun County Middle School
Calhoun County Middle School's state test result (12.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calhoun County Middle School this school | 90 | 100.0% | 12.0% |
| Stewart County Middle School Lumpkin | 82 | 100.0% | 20.5% |
| Liberation Academy College Park | 132 | 97.7% | N/A |
| Randolph County Middle School Cuthbert | 139 | 100.0% | 19.2% |
| Hancock Central Middle School Sparta | 160 | 100.0% | 7.5% |
| Warren County Middle School Warrenton | 160 | 100.0% | 11.5% |
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 Calhoun County Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 90 | #484 of 487 |
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
90
-26 (-22%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 16.6:1
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 | 90 | 7 | 12.9:1 | 100% (90) |
| 2023-24 | 103 | 7.5 | 13.7:1 | 84% (87) |
| 2022-23 | 98 | 7.9 | 12.4:1 | 100% (98) |
| 2020-21 | 116 | 7 | 16.6:1 | 100% (116) |
| 2017-18 | 135 | 6.3 | 21.4:1 | 100% (135) |
| 2015-16 | 137 | 8 | 17.1:1 | 98% (134) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Calhoun County Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 33% (135 to 90); teachers up 11% (6.3 to 7).
About Calhoun County Middle School
Students in Edison, Georgia, attend Calhoun County Middle School, a very small middle-grades school. The school runs grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 90 students. By comparison, middle schools in Georgia enroll about 763 students on average.
Calhoun County counts 443 students in its 3 schools, and Calhoun County Middle School is one of them.
Black students account for 96% of the school's enrollment. It is also 4% Hispanic. Calhoun County's residents are about 58% Black, 37 points below the school's share. A diversity index of 8% means there is an 8% chance two randomly chosen students at Calhoun County Middle School are from different groups.
The school has 7 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 12.9 students per teacher. Middle schools in Georgia have an average ratio of 14.1:1. The school reported 100% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. That is in line with the 98% average for public schools in Calhoun County.
Calhoun County Middle School earns a D on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 14% of Georgia public middle schools.
Calhoun County Middle School's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 12.0% is 13.7 points below the 25.7% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
In the surrounding county, Calhoun County, the median household earns about $46,940 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 13%, and about 18% of people live in poverty. Counting Calhoun County Middle School, Calhoun County has 4 public schools.
Calhoun County Middle School is less than a tenth of a mile from Calhoun County Elementary School, its nearest public school. Around the school, 3 other public schools are within five miles. Of 7 schools in the immediate area with test results, Calhoun County Middle School ranks 7th on average proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Remote, meaning it is in rural territory far from an urban area.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 90, from 116 in 2020-21. The number of students per teacher dropped from 16.6 to 12.9 over 4 years.
The Calhoun County Middle School discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Calhoun County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,498
Census ACS
Median income
$46,940
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
13%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
18%
Below federal line
Schools in county
4
1,021 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Calhoun County
- Calhoun County Elementary SchoolElementary · 207 students
- Calhoun County High SchoolHigh · 146 students
Other schools in Edison
- Pataula Charter AcademyCombined · 578 students
- Calhoun County Elementary SchoolElementary · 207 students
- Calhoun County High SchoolHigh · 146 students
Nearby schools
- Calhoun County Elementary School0.0 mi · 207
- Calhoun County High School0.0 mi · 146
- Pataula Charter Academy0.4 mi · 578
- Randolph Clay High School12.9 mi · 202
- Randolph County Middle School12.9 mi · 139
- Southwest Georgia S.T.E.M. Charter Academy15.1 mi · 522
Frequently asked questions
About Calhoun County Middle SchoolHow large is Calhoun County Middle School?
Calhoun County Middle School enrolls approximately 90 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Calhoun County Middle School serve?
Calhoun County Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Calhoun County Middle School have?
Calhoun County Middle School employs 7 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.9:1.
How diverse is Calhoun County Middle School?
Calhoun County Middle School reports a student body of 4% Hispanic, 96% Black.
Who oversees Calhoun County Middle School?
Calhoun County Middle School is overseen by Calhoun County in Calhoun County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.