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Alumni: what's one memory from Chattanooga Valley Middle School that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
449
Middle
DISTRICT 465 · STATE 763
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WALKER COUNTY·NCES 130537003457
Chattanooga Valley Middle School
847 Allgood Rd, Flintstone, GA 30725 · (706) 820-0735 · Walker County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL449 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 69% 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.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-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
10.8:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.8:1 · STATE 14.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
428 students
DISTRICT 92% · 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 | 151 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 144 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 154 | 34% |
Student demographics
29%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 31% · 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
46.2%
GA avg 40.1% . +9.4pp since 2021
Math
37.7%
GA avg 44.6% . +3.0pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 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 9 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 46.2% | 37.7% |
| 2023-24 | 44.6% | 31.9% |
| 2022-23 | 44.3% | 34.0% |
| 2021-22 | 36.9% | 34.7% |
% 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
38.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.1%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% 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 Chattanooga Valley Middle School
Chattanooga Valley Middle School's state test result (38.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chattanooga Valley Middle School this school | 449 | 95.3% | 38.3% |
| Brantley County Middle School Nahunta | 493 | 95.1% | 45.7% |
| LaFayette Middle School La Fayette | 499 | 100.0% | 28.9% |
| Heard County Middle School Franklin | 456 | 87.3% | 53.0% |
| Fannin County Middle School Blue Ridge | 638 | 90.6% | 39.7% |
| Rossville Middle School Rossville | 446 | 100.0% | 27.5% |
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 Chattanooga Valley Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.3% | #223 of 470 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.7% | #249 of 474 ▲ 26 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.2% | #128 of 474 ▲ 23 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.2pp | #162 of 465 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 449 | #404 of 487 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.8:1 | #17 of 471 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 29.0% | #397 of 471 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.3% | #177 of 479 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.7% | #160 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
449
-77 (-15%) vs 2020
-11% since 2010-11, when it was 504
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
was 12.5:1
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 | 449 | 41.5 | 10.8:1 | 95% (428) |
| 2023-24 | 447 | 42.5 | 10.5:1 | 79% (354) |
| 2022-23 | 491 | 42 | 11.7:1 | 67% (329) |
| 2020-21 | 526 | 42 | 12.5:1 | 69% (363) |
| 2017-18 | 497 | 43.4 | 11.4:1 | 68% (336) |
| 2015-16 | 505 | 40 | 12.6:1 | 71% (359) |
| 2010-11 | 504 | 44 | 11.4:1 | 66% (334) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Chattanooga Valley Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (497 to 449); teachers down 4% (43.4 to 41.5).
About Chattanooga Valley Middle School
Chattanooga Valley Middle School is classified as a middle-grades school. It is located in Flintstone, Georgia. The student body numbers 449 students, from grades 6 through 8. An average school in this group (middle schools in Georgia) has about 763 students.
Chattanooga Valley Middle School is a school in Walker County. The district has 15 schools and 8,379 students.
The student body at Chattanooga Valley Middle School is 84% White. Other groups make up 7% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, and 4% Black. The school's diversity index is 29%, meaning two students picked at random have a 29% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teacher staffing is 41.5 full-time equivalents, or about 10.8 students per teacher. This ratio sits 3.3 below the 14.1:1 average for middle schools in Georgia. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 95%. The average for public schools in Walker County is 85%.
allk12 grades Chattanooga Valley Middle School a B+. The grade compares the school only with Georgia public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Chattanooga Valley Middle School is 28.1%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 38.3%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Walker County, the median household income is $59,469, roughly 21% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. There are 18 public schools in Walker County, enrolling about 9,637 students in all.
Chattanooga Valley Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles away. The five-mile area around Chattanooga Valley Middle School holds at least 8 other public schools. Chattanooga Valley Middle School's average proficiency of 38.3% compares with 40.6% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Locale data from NCES put Chattanooga Valley Middle School in rural territory close to an urban area (Rural: Fringe).
Federal data show a 15% enrollment decrease, from 526 in 2020-21 to 449 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 12.5:1 to 10.8:1.
Community posts for Chattanooga Valley Middle School can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Walker County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
68,762
Census ACS
Median income
$59,469
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
9,637 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Walker County
- Ridgeland High SchoolHigh · 1,284 students
- LaFayette High SchoolHigh · 1,157 students
- Saddle Ridge Elementary and Middle SchoolElementary · 772 students
- Cherokee Ridge ElementaryElementary · 548 students
- LaFayette Middle SchoolMiddle · 499 students
- Gilbert Elementary SchoolElementary · 476 students
Other schools in Flintstone
- Chattanooga Valley Elementary SchoolElementary · 418 students
Nearby schools
- Chattanooga Valley Elementary School0.7 mi · 418
- Rossville Middle School2.5 mi · 446
- Ridgeland High School2.8 mi · 1,284
- Fairyland Elementary School3.1 mi · 294
- Stone Creek Elementary School3.6 mi · 448
- Rossville Elementary School4.2 mi · 447
Frequently asked questions
About Chattanooga Valley Middle SchoolHow many students attend Chattanooga Valley Middle School?
Chattanooga Valley Middle School enrolls approximately 449 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Chattanooga Valley Middle School serve?
Chattanooga Valley Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Chattanooga Valley Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Chattanooga Valley Middle School is approximately 10.8:1 (42 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Chattanooga Valley Middle School?
At Chattanooga Valley Middle School, the student body is approximately 84% White, 5% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Chattanooga Valley Middle School public or private?
Chattanooga Valley Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Walker County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.