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Enrollment
809
Middle
DISTRICT 734 · STATE 763
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PAULDING COUNTY·NCES 130402003822
Carl Scoggins Sr. Middle School
1663 Mulberry Rock Rd, Dallas, GA 30157 · (770) 456-4188 · Paulding County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL809 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 40% of Georgia public middle schools
- BTest 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
16.5:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 14.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
427 students
DISTRICT 55% · 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 | 266 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 277 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 266 | 33% |
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · 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
36.1%
GA avg 40.1% . +0.9pp since 2021
Math
46.2%
GA avg 44.6% . +12.3pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2021, while math scores are up about 12 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 36.1% | 46.2% |
| 2023-24 | 39.2% | 43.9% |
| 2022-23 | 35.0% | 33.7% |
| 2021-22 | 35.1% | 33.9% |
% 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
39.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.1%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 Carl Scoggins Sr. Middle School
Carl Scoggins Sr. Middle School's state test result (39.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carl Scoggins Sr. Middle School this school | 809 | 52.8% | 39.5% |
| Morgan County Middle School Madison | 749 | 48.2% | 47.1% |
| Hahira Middle School Hahira | 843 | 58.0% | 69.5% |
| Monroe County Middle School- Banks Stephens Campus Forsyth | 1,062 | 49.7% | 60.8% |
| Temple Middle School Temple | 682 | 45.5% | 40.1% |
| Harlem Middle School Harlem | 1,025 | 44.8% | 36.9% |
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 Carl Scoggins Sr. Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Paulding County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.5% | #212 of 470 | #4 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.2% | #185 of 474 ▼ 13 | #3 of 9 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.1% | #221 of 474 ▼ 4 | #4 of 9 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.6pp | #150 of 465 | #1 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 809 | #193 of 487 | #4 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.5:1 | #415 of 471 | #8 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.9% | #276 of 471 | #9 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.8% | #367 of 479 | #6 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +13.3% | #59 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
809
+64 (+9%) vs 2020
+11% since 2010-11, when it was 728
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
was 16.9:1
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 | 809 | 49 | 16.5:1 | 53% (427) |
| 2023-24 | 776 | 51.1 | 15.2:1 | 55% (423) |
| 2022-23 | 760 | 48.1 | 15.8:1 | 47% (360) |
| 2020-21 | 745 | 44 | 16.9:1 | 47% (349) |
| 2017-18 | 714 | 45 | 15.9:1 | 49% (352) |
| 2015-16 | 693 | 45 | 15.4:1 | 53% (369) |
| 2010-11 | 728 | 48 | 15.2:1 | 50% (365) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Carl Scoggins Sr. Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 13% (714 to 809); teachers up 9% (45 to 49).
About Carl Scoggins Sr. Middle School
Carl Scoggins Sr. Middle School is classified as a middle-grades school. It is located in Dallas, Georgia. Students in grades 6 through 8 make up the school's enrollment of 809 students.
In Paulding County, 34 schools enroll a combined 31,426 students.
The largest group at Carl Scoggins Sr. Middle School is White students, at 66%. The remaining students are 20% Black, 10% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. Paulding County residents are about 63% White, a similar share. The diversity index for Carl Scoggins Sr. Middle School is 52%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Staffing at Carl Scoggins Sr. Middle School comes to 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 16.5:1. The school's 16.5:1 compares with an average of 14.1:1 for middle schools in Georgia. On the income side, 53% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 51% average for public schools in Paulding County.
Carl Scoggins Sr. Middle School earns a C+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 40% of Georgia public middle schools.
After adjusting for student poverty, Carl Scoggins Sr. Middle School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Georgia schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 39.5%; the prediction is 50.1%.
The school's county is Paulding County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $98,031 a year, roughly 30% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Carl Scoggins Sr. Middle School shares Paulding County with 33 other public schools.
A public school about 1.6 miles away, Union Elementary School, is the closest to Carl Scoggins Sr. Middle School. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 4 other public schools. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Carl Scoggins Sr. Middle School ranks 4th on proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Fringe, or in rural territory close to an urban area.
A 9% gain took enrollment from 745 in 2020-21 to 809 in 2024-25.
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Paulding County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
178,909
Census ACS
Median income
$98,031
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
34
31,426 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Paulding County
- North Paulding High SchoolHigh · 3,015 students
- Paulding County High SchoolHigh · 2,099 students
- East Paulding High SchoolHigh · 1,985 students
- South Paulding High SchoolHigh · 1,881 students
- Hiram High SchoolHigh · 1,460 students
- Floyd L. Shelton Elementary School at CrossroadElementary · 1,389 students
Other schools in Dallas
- North Paulding High SchoolHigh · 3,015 students
- Paulding County High SchoolHigh · 2,099 students
- East Paulding High SchoolHigh · 1,985 students
- Floyd L. Shelton Elementary School at CrossroadElementary · 1,389 students
- WC Abney ElementaryElementary · 1,324 students
- Burnt Hickory Elementary SchoolElementary · 996 students
Nearby schools
- Union Elementary School1.6 mi · 346
- New Georgia Elementary School3.8 mi · 336
- Villa Rica Middle4.1 mi · 481
- South Paulding Middle School5.0 mi · 507
- Lillian C. Poole Elementary School5.8 mi · 460
- Sara M. Ragsdale Elementary6.3 mi · 637
Frequently asked questions
About Carl Scoggins Sr. Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Carl Scoggins Sr. Middle School?
Carl Scoggins Sr. Middle School enrolls approximately 809 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Carl Scoggins Sr. Middle School serve?
Carl Scoggins Sr. Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Carl Scoggins Sr. Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Carl Scoggins Sr. Middle School is approximately 16.5:1 (49 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Carl Scoggins Sr. Middle School?
Carl Scoggins Sr. Middle School reports a student body of 66% White, 10% Hispanic, 20% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Carl Scoggins Sr. Middle School?
Carl Scoggins Sr. Middle School is overseen by Paulding County in Paulding County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.