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How has Cedartown Middle School changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
997
Middle
DISTRICT 834 · STATE 763
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·POLK COUNTY·NCES 130420002594
Cedartown Middle School
1664 Syble W Brannon Pkwy, Cedartown, GA 30125 · (770) 749-8850 · Polk County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL997 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 29% 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.
- CBeats 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
17.1:1
58 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.1:1 · STATE 14.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
80%
800 students
DISTRICT 81% · 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 | 349 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 307 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 341 | 34% |
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · 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
29.2%
GA avg 40.1% . +2.0pp since 2021
Math
30.4%
GA avg 44.6% . +6.1pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 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 2 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 29.2% | 30.4% |
| 2023-24 | 30.0% | 28.9% |
| 2022-23 | 29.9% | 13.9% |
| 2021-22 | 27.2% | 24.3% |
% 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
30.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.9%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 Cedartown Middle School
Cedartown Middle School's state test result (30.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cedartown Middle School this school | 997 | 80.2% | 30.4% |
| Calhoun Elementary School Calhoun | 922 | 87.7% | 38.3% |
| Westside Middle School Winder | 793 | 70.6% | 30.5% |
| Calhoun Middle School Calhoun | 573 | 83.4% | 42.2% |
| Red Top Middle School Emerson | 569 | 83.5% | 32.4% |
| North Whitfield Middle School Dalton | 731 | 89.7% | 39.6% |
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 Cedartown Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.4% | #309 of 470 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.4% | #312 of 474 ▼ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.2% | #319 of 474 ▲ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.1pp | #242 of 465 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 997 | #98 of 487 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.1:1 | #444 of 471 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.0% | #133 of 471 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 80.2% | #251 of 479 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.4% | #271 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
997
-126 (-11%) vs 2020
+11% since 2010-11, when it was 897
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
was 16.3:1
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 | 997 | 58.4 | 17.1:1 | 80% (800) |
| 2023-24 | 1,000 | 69.9 | 14.3:1 | 80% (802) |
| 2022-23 | 1,035 | 69.9 | 14.8:1 | 78% (807) |
| 2020-21 | 1,123 | 69 | 16.3:1 | 85% (959) |
| 2017-18 | 1,022 | 62.7 | 16.3:1 | 85% (873) |
| 2015-16 | 991 | 62 | 16.0:1 | 83% (824) |
| 2010-11 | 897 | 60 | 14.9:1 | 68% (608) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cedartown Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (1,022 to 997); teachers down 7% (62.7 to 58.4).
About Cedartown Middle School
Cedartown Middle School serves students in Cedartown, Georgia, as a medium-sized middle-grades school. School enrollment was 997 students in 2024-25, in grades 6 through 8. The average among middle schools in Georgia is roughly 763 students; this school is 31% larger than that.
Cedartown Middle School is part of a district of 11 schools: Polk County, with 7,745 students.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at Cedartown Middle School. The largest is White students, at 46%. Next come 38% Hispanic, 11% Black, and 4% multiracial. That compares with about 73% White among all Polk County residents. Cedartown Middle School's diversity index is 63%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teachers at Cedartown Middle School total 58.4 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 17.1:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 14.1:1 average for middle schools in Georgia. The school counts 800 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 80%. For comparison, public schools in Polk County average 77%.
Measured against Georgia public middle schools, Cedartown Middle School receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 35.9% at Cedartown Middle School; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 30.4%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Polk County, the median household income is $58,515, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 15% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 14%. There are 11 public schools in Polk County, enrolling about 7,745 students in all.
Cedartown High School is the public school closest to Cedartown Middle School, about 1.0 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 5. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Cedartown Middle School ranks 7th of 8 on average proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes Cedartown Middle School as Rural: Fringe.
Enrollment declined 11% from its 2020-21 level of 1,123.
Threads on this page can be about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Polk County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
43,785
Census ACS
Median income
$58,515
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
7,745 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Polk County
- Cedartown High SchoolHigh · 1,448 students
- Rockmart High SchoolHigh · 956 students
- Eastside Elementary SchoolElementary · 764 students
- Van Wert Elementary SchoolElementary · 693 students
- Rockmart Middle SchoolMiddle · 671 students
- Westside Elementary SchoolElementary · 588 students
Other schools in Cedartown
- Cedartown High SchoolHigh · 1,448 students
- Westside Elementary SchoolElementary · 588 students
- Cherokee Elementary SchoolElementary · 575 students
- Northside ElementaryElementary · 531 students
- Youngs Grove Elementary SchoolElementary · 490 students
- Harpst AcademyCombined · 32 students
Nearby schools
- Cedartown High School1.0 mi · 1,448
- Westside Elementary School1.1 mi · 588
- Harpst Academy2.2 mi · 32
- Northside Elementary2.2 mi · 531
- Cherokee Elementary School2.4 mi · 575
- Youngs Grove Elementary School5.7 mi · 490
Frequently asked questions
About Cedartown Middle SchoolHow large is Cedartown Middle School?
Cedartown Middle School enrolls approximately 997 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Cedartown Middle School serve?
Cedartown Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Cedartown Middle School?
Approximately 17.1:1 students per teacher at Cedartown Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Cedartown Middle School?
At Cedartown Middle School, the student body is approximately 46% White, 38% Hispanic, 11% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Cedartown Middle School in?
Cedartown Middle School is part of Polk County.
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