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Enrollment
573
Middle
DISTRICT 748 · STATE 763
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CALHOUN CITY·NCES 130072000307
Calhoun Middle School
399 S River St, Calhoun, GA 30701 · (706) 629-3340 · Gordon County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL573 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 14.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
478 students
DISTRICT 86% · 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 7 | 286 | 50% |
| Grade 8 | 287 | 50% |
Student demographics
64%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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Calhoun Middle School→Calhoun High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Calhoun City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
39.5%
GA avg 40.1% . -2.8pp since 2021
Math
50.7%
GA avg 44.6% . +3.1pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 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 3 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 39.5% | 50.7% |
| 2023-24 | 38.0% | 47.4% |
| 2022-23 | 39.1% | 51.1% |
| 2021-22 | 42.3% | 47.6% |
% 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
42.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.2%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 Middle School
Calhoun Middle School's state test result (42.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calhoun Middle School this school | 573 | 83.4% | 42.2% |
| Red Top Middle School Emerson | 569 | 83.5% | 32.4% |
| New Hope Middle School Dalton | 454 | 86.6% | 52.7% |
| Hilliard A. Wilbanks Middle School Demorest | 566 | 92.4% | 48.3% |
| North Whitfield Middle School Dalton | 731 | 89.7% | 39.6% |
| Calhoun Elementary School Calhoun | 922 | 87.7% | 38.3% |
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 Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.2% | #184 of 470 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.7% | #140 of 474 ▲ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.5% | #191 of 474 ▲ 41 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.2pp | #388 of 465 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 573 | #335 of 487 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #373 of 471 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.6% | #124 of 471 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 83.4% | #237 of 479 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -41.4% | #4 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
573
-416 (-42%) vs 2020
-5% since 1990-91, when it was 606
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 19.8:1
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 | 573 | 36.3 | 15.8:1 | 83% (478) |
| 2023-24 | 627 | 38.8 | 16.2:1 | 70% (442) |
| 2022-23 | 623 | 36.4 | 17.1:1 | 58% (363) |
| 2020-21 | 989 | 50 | 19.8:1 | 55% (546) |
| 2017-18 | 977 | 48.9 | 20.0:1 | 55% (542) |
| 2015-16 | 956 | 47 | 20.3:1 | 59% (563) |
| 2010-11 | 772 | 44 | 17.6:1 | 57% (438) |
| 2000-01 | 581 | 37 | 15.7:1 | 33% (190) |
| 1990-91 | 606 | 33 | 18.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Calhoun Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 41% (977 to 573); teachers down 26% (48.9 to 36.3).
About Calhoun Middle School
Calhoun Middle School is a small middle school for students in Calhoun, Georgia. A federal count lists 573 students at the school, in grades 7 through 8. An average school in this group (middle schools in Georgia) has about 763 students.
Calhoun Middle School is among 5 schools run by Calhoun City, which serves 4,193 students.
At Calhoun Middle School, the largest share of students is White, at 46%. The school is also 38% Hispanic, 8% Black, and 6% multiracial. That is lower than the 78% White share among all Gordon County residents. Calhoun Middle School's diversity index is 64%, against a US figure of 70%.
At Calhoun Middle School, 36.3 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 15.8:1. On average, middle schools in Georgia have 14.1:1, compared with 15.8:1 here. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 83% of enrollment.
Schools in Georgia with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 34.2%. Calhoun Middle School scores 42.2%.
Among Gordon County residents, the median household income is $63,650, about 19% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. Besides Calhoun Middle School, Gordon County has 14 other public schools.
Of nearby public schools, Calhoun High School is the closest, at less than a tenth of a mile. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Calhoun Middle School. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, Calhoun Middle School ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
Calhoun Middle School is in a town some distance from an urbanized area, a location NCES labels Town: Distant.
In 2020-21 the school reported 989 students, and in 2024-25 it reported 573. Grade changes, mergers, or boundary shifts can explain gaps this large. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 19.8:1 to 15.8:1.
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Gordon County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
59,100
Census ACS
Median income
$63,650
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
10,452 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Calhoun City
- Calhoun High SchoolHigh · 1,282 students
- Calhoun Elementary SchoolMiddle · 922 students
- Calhoun Primary SchoolElementary · 913 students
- Calhoun Early Learning AcademyElementary · 503 students
Other schools in Calhoun
- Calhoun High SchoolHigh · 1,282 students
- Sonoraville High SchoolHigh · 1,094 students
- Calhoun Elementary SchoolMiddle · 922 students
- Calhoun Primary SchoolElementary · 913 students
- Gordon Central High SchoolHigh · 875 students
- Red Bud Middle SchoolMiddle · 786 students
Other Calhoun Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Calhoun Middle. Calhoun Middle School is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Calhoun Middle SchoolDENTON, TX · 852 students
- Calhoun Middle SchoolCalhoun, LA · 423 students
Nearby schools
- Calhoun High School0.1 mi · 1,282
- Calhoun Primary School1.2 mi · 913
- Calhoun Elementary School1.2 mi · 922
- Calhoun Early Learning Academy1.4 mi · 503
- Gordon Central High School2.3 mi · 875
- Ashworth Middle School2.3 mi · 578
Frequently asked questions
About Calhoun Middle SchoolHow many students attend Calhoun Middle School?
Calhoun Middle School enrolls approximately 573 students in grades 07-08.
Is Calhoun Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Calhoun Middle School is a middle school covering grades 07-08.
How many teachers does Calhoun Middle School have?
Calhoun Middle School employs 36 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Calhoun Middle School?
At Calhoun Middle School, the student body is approximately 46% White, 38% Hispanic, 8% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Calhoun Middle School?
Calhoun Middle School is overseen by Calhoun City in Gordon County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.