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Cherokee Bluff Middle
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 243 | 29% |
| Grade 7 | 291 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 294 | 36% |
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedWhat this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 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 4 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 15 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.9% | 67.4% |
| 2023-24 | 51.8% | 61.0% |
| 2022-23 | 51.7% | 56.0% |
| 2021-22 | 47.2% | 52.3% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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%.
Schools most like Cherokee Bluff Middle
Cherokee Bluff Middle's state test result (52.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cherokee Bluff Middle this school | 828 | 36.7% | 52.6% |
| West Jackson Middle School Jefferson | 951 | 34.1% | 53.6% |
| Little Mill Middle School Cumming | 916 | 40.0% | 37.9% |
| North Hall Middle School Gainesville | 826 | 41.8% | 45.6% |
| Freedom Middle School Canton | 929 | 29.7% | 56.8% |
| Madras Middle School Newnan | 754 | 35.3% | 55.8% |
Where Cherokee Bluff Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Hall County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.6% | #98 of 470 | #1 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.4% | #51 of 474 ▲ 18 | #1 of 10 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.9% | #88 of 474 ▲ 12 | #1 of 10 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +9.4pp | #67 of 465 | #1 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 828 | #183 of 487 | #6 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #349 of 471 | #9 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.2% | #256 of 471 | #3 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.7% | #424 of 479 | #10 of 10 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 828 | 53.9 | 15.4:1 | 37% (304) |
| 2023-24 | 831 | 55.1 | 15.1:1 | 42% (353) |
| 2022-23 | 814 | 51.7 | 15.7:1 | 30% (245) |
| 2020-21 | 794 | 50 | 15.9:1 | 28% (223) |
About Cherokee Bluff Middle
Cherokee Bluff Middle serves students in Flowery Branch, Georgia, as a medium-sized middle school. The student body numbers 828 students, from grades 6 through 8.
Hall County serves 28,028 students across 38 schools.
White students account for 63% of enrollment at Cherokee Bluff Middle. Other students are 23% Hispanic, 7% Black, 4% multiracial, and 3% Asian. For comparison, Hall County is about 63% White. By the diversity index, Cherokee Bluff Middle comes in at 54%.
The school reports 53.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 15.4 students per teacher. For comparison, middle schools in Georgia average 14.1:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 37% of students. The average for public schools in Hall County is 64%.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Cherokee Bluff Middle, the prediction is 58.4% and the result is 52.6%.
Census Bureau estimates for Hall County show that median household income is about $80,901, 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 49 public schools operate in Hall County, serving about 36,525 students.
The closest public school, Cherokee Bluff High School, is about 0.4 miles from Cherokee Bluff Middle. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Cherokee Bluff Middle is 2nd on average proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Mid-size.
Enrollment was 794 in 2020-21 and 828 in 2024-25, a rise of 34 students.
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