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Enrollment
1,036
Middle
DISTRICT 721 · STATE 763
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DOUGLAS COUNTY·NCES 130186000865
Chapel Hill Middle School
3989 Chapel Hill Rd, Douglasville, GA 30135 · (770) 651-5000 · Douglas County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,036 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 65% of Georgia public middle schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+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
17.6:1
59 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.2:1 · STATE 14.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
609 students
DISTRICT 75% · 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 | 327 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 334 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 375 | 36% |
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · 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
47.7%
GA avg 40.1% . -1.6pp since 2021
Math
45.1%
GA avg 44.6% . +8.6pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 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 2 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 9 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 47.7% | 45.1% |
| 2023-24 | 50.9% | 34.5% |
| 2022-23 | 50.2% | 36.0% |
| 2021-22 | 49.3% | 36.5% |
% 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
48.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.0%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 Chapel Hill Middle School
Chapel Hill Middle School's state test result (48.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chapel Hill Middle School this school | 1,036 | 58.8% | 48.1% |
| Howard Middle School Macon | 973 | 60.6% | 22.7% |
| Rutland Middle School Macon | 849 | 60.3% | 19.9% |
| Dutchtown Middle School Hampton | 1,108 | 63.2% | 27.6% |
| Bennett's Mill Middle School Fayetteville | 876 | 63.5% | 48.6% |
| Luella Middle School Locust Grove | 849 | 66.8% | 19.0% |
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 Chapel Hill Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Douglas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.1% | #130 of 470 | #2 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.1% | #193 of 474 ▲ 59 | #3 of 8 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.7% | #117 of 474 ▼ 13 | #2 of 8 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.5pp | #270 of 465 | #4 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,036 | #85 of 487 | #1 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.6:1 | #458 of 471 | #7 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.9% | #294 of 471 | #6 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.8% | #335 of 479 | #7 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.3% | #131 of 305 | #1 of 6 |
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
1,036
-106 (-9%) vs 2020
+50% since 1990-91, when it was 691
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
was 16.8:1
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 | 1,036 | 59 | 17.6:1 | 59% (609) |
| 2023-24 | 1,109 | 59 | 18.8:1 | 65% (718) |
| 2022-23 | 1,098 | 64 | 17.2:1 | 55% (604) |
| 2020-21 | 1,142 | 68 | 16.8:1 | 42% (484) |
| 2017-18 | 1,181 | 64.5 | 18.3:1 | 53% (630) |
| 2015-16 | 1,094 | 61 | 17.9:1 | 46% (506) |
| 2010-11 | 1,147 | 62 | 18.5:1 | 53% (613) |
| 2000-01 | 950 | 51 | 18.6:1 | 12% (118) |
| 1990-91 | 691 | 35 | 19.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Chapel Hill Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (1,181 to 1,036); teachers down 9% (64.5 to 59).
About Chapel Hill Middle School
Chapel Hill Middle School is a mid-sized middle school with an address in Douglasville, Georgia. It teaches 1,036 students in grades 6 through 8. By comparison, middle schools in Georgia enroll about 763 students on average.
Chapel Hill Middle School is among 35 schools run by Douglas County, which serves 25,521 students.
More than half of enrollment at Chapel Hill Middle School is Black: 69%. Other groups make up 14% Hispanic, 9% White, 6% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Douglas County as a whole is about 50% Black, so the school's share is higher. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 50%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Chapel Hill Middle School is 17.6:1, based on 59 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 14.1:1 average for middle schools in Georgia, this school's ratio is higher. Lunch program data show 59% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Douglas County is 71%.
On the allk12 Grade, Chapel Hill Middle School lands at B+, ahead of 65% of Georgia public middle schools.
Chapel Hill Middle School is 1.2 points above its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (48.1% versus 47.0%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Georgia.
For the population of Douglas County, median household income comes to about $82,984, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Douglas County's 37 public schools enroll about 26,121 students and include Chapel Hill Middle School.
Chapel Hill Middle School's nearest public school is Chapel Hill Elementary School (about 1.4 miles). In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Chapel Hill Middle School. By average proficiency, Chapel Hill Middle School is 2nd among 8 schools close by.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
Enrollment was 1,036 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 1,142.
The allk12 page for Chapel Hill Middle School lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Douglas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
147,888
Census ACS
Median income
$82,984
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
37
26,121 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Douglas County
- Douglas County High SchoolHigh · 1,958 students
- New Manchester High SchoolHigh · 1,894 students
- Alexander High SchoolHigh · 1,830 students
- Chapel Hill High SchoolHigh · 1,646 students
- Lithia Springs Comprehensive High SchoolHigh · 1,460 students
- Mason Creek Middle SchoolMiddle · 853 students
Other schools in Douglasville
- Douglas County High SchoolHigh · 1,958 students
- New Manchester High SchoolHigh · 1,894 students
- South Paulding High SchoolHigh · 1,881 students
- Alexander High SchoolHigh · 1,830 students
- Chapel Hill High SchoolHigh · 1,646 students
- Factory Shoals Middle SchoolMiddle · 833 students
Other Chapel Hill Middle schools
One other US public school is named Chapel Hill Middle. Chapel Hill Middle School is the largest of the 2.
- Chapel Hill Middle SchoolDecatur, GA · 614 students
Nearby schools
- Chapel Hill Elementary School1.4 mi · 620
- Youth Villages at Inner Harbour1.6 mi · 46
- Chapel Hill High School1.6 mi · 1,646
- Zest Preparatory Academy School1.7 mi · 209
- Holly Springs Elementary School1.8 mi · 473
- Arbor Station Elementary School2.3 mi · 544
Frequently asked questions
About Chapel Hill Middle SchoolHow large is Chapel Hill Middle School?
Chapel Hill Middle School enrolls approximately 1,036 students in grades 06-08.
Is Chapel Hill Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Chapel Hill Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Chapel Hill Middle School have?
Chapel Hill Middle School employs 59 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Chapel Hill Middle School?
At Chapel Hill Middle School, the student body is approximately 9% White, 14% Hispanic, 69% Black, 3% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Chapel Hill Middle School?
Chapel Hill Middle School is overseen by Douglas County in Douglas County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.