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Enrollment
719
Middle
DISTRICT 721 · STATE 763
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DOUGLAS COUNTY·NCES 130186002000
Chestnut Log Middle School
2544 Pope Rd, Douglasville, GA 30135 · (770) 651-5100 · Douglas County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL719 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 24% 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.
- 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
16.0:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.2:1 · STATE 14.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
604 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 | 240 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 237 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 242 | 34% |
Student demographics
59%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
28.0%
GA avg 40.1% . +1.8pp since 2021
Math
24.3%
GA avg 44.6% . +8.0pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 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 8 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 28.0% | 24.3% |
| 2023-24 | 27.6% | 20.6% |
| 2022-23 | 29.1% | 14.1% |
| 2021-22 | 26.1% | 16.3% |
% 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
26.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.9%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 Chestnut Log Middle School
Chestnut Log Middle School's state test result (26.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chestnut Log Middle School this school | 719 | 84.0% | 26.9% |
| Stockbridge Middle School Stockbridge | 673 | 81.6% | 17.3% |
| Tapp Middle School Powder Springs | 809 | 87.4% | 42.9% |
| Edwards Middle School Conyers | 934 | 89.0% | 31.6% |
| West Chatham Middle School Pooler | 713 | 78.1% | 18.0% |
| Snellville Middle School Snellville | 820 | 75.9% | 37.8% |
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 Chestnut Log Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Douglas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.9% | #339 of 470 | #6 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.3% | #358 of 474 ▲ 5 | #5 of 8 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.0% | #331 of 474 ▲ 26 | #6 of 8 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.9pp | #206 of 465 | #2 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 719 | #253 of 487 | #5 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.0:1 | #385 of 471 | #4 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.8% | #202 of 471 | #5 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 84.0% | #233 of 479 | #3 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.8% | #116 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
719
-61 (-8%) vs 2020
+2% since 1990-91, when it was 707
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
was 16.6:1
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 | 719 | 45 | 16.0:1 | 84% (604) |
| 2023-24 | 695 | 47 | 14.8:1 | 85% (589) |
| 2022-23 | 726 | 48 | 15.1:1 | 78% (565) |
| 2020-21 | 780 | 47 | 16.6:1 | 72% (561) |
| 2017-18 | 693 | 43.8 | 15.8:1 | 76% (528) |
| 2015-16 | 678 | 45 | 15.1:1 | 74% (499) |
| 2010-11 | 717 | 46 | 15.6:1 | 69% (494) |
| 2000-01 | 908 | 48 | 18.9:1 | 30% (275) |
| 1990-91 | 707 | 34 | 20.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Chestnut Log Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (693 to 719); teachers up 3% (43.8 to 45).
About Chestnut Log Middle School
Chestnut Log Middle School is a middle school in Douglasville, Georgia, and it is part of Douglas County. It offers grades 6 through 8 and has 719 students enrolled.
Douglas County has 35 schools; together they serve 25,521 students.
About 57% of the student body at Chestnut Log Middle School is Black. Enrollment also includes 28% Hispanic, 8% White, and 5% multiracial. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 59, compared with 70 nationally.
The school's 45 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.0:1. Middle schools in Georgia have an average ratio of 14.1:1. At Chestnut Log Middle School, 84% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. That rate is above the 71% average among public schools in Douglas County.
Chestnut Log 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 24% of Georgia public middle schools.
A school with Chestnut Log Middle School's lunch-eligibility share in Georgia is predicted to score 33.9%. Chestnut Log Middle School scores 26.9%, 7.1 points below that line.
In Douglas County, median household income comes to about $82,984, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 31% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. Douglas County counts 37 public schools with about 26,121 students.
The closest school to Chestnut Log Middle School is Mount Carmel Elementary School, located about 0.7 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Chestnut Log Middle School at 4th of 8.
Under the NCES locale system, Chestnut Log Middle School is Suburb: Large.
Enrollment fell by 8% across 4 years, from 780 in 2020-21 to 719 in 2024-25.
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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
- Chapel Hill Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,036 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
- Chapel Hill Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,036 students
Nearby schools
- Mount Carmel Elementary School0.7 mi · 425
- Brighten Academy1.9 mi · 812
- Zest Preparatory Academy School2.0 mi · 209
- Eastside Elementary School2.3 mi · 433
- Burnett Elementary School2.4 mi · 380
- Sweetwater Elementary School2.4 mi · 473
Frequently asked questions
About Chestnut Log Middle SchoolHow large is Chestnut Log Middle School?
Chestnut Log Middle School enrolls approximately 719 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Chestnut Log Middle School serve?
Chestnut Log Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Chestnut Log Middle School?
Approximately 16.0:1 students per teacher at Chestnut Log Middle School.
How diverse is Chestnut Log Middle School?
Chestnut Log Middle School reports a student body of 8% White, 28% Hispanic, 57% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Chestnut Log Middle School?
Chestnut Log Middle School is overseen by Douglas County in Douglas County.
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