Enrollment
48
Middle
DISTRICT 96 · STATE 763
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLAY COUNTY·NCES 130120002833
Clay County Middle School
200 Hobbs Ln, Fort Gaines, GA 39851 · (229) 768-2234 · Clay County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL48 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 43% 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.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-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
5.7:1
8 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 7.3:1 · STATE 14.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
48 students
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 74%
Community
0
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 | 20 | 42% |
| Grade 7 | 12 | 25% |
| Grade 8 | 16 | 33% |
Student demographics
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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Clay County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
30.4%
GA avg 40.1% . +17.7pp since 2021
Math
30.4%
GA avg 44.6% . +20.8pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 30 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 18 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 21 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 30.4% | 30.4% |
| 2023-24 | 29.8% | 19.1% |
| 2022-23 | 14.5% | 4.8% |
| 2021-22 | 12.7% | 9.7% |
% 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
26.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% 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 →
Where Clay County Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 48 | #487 of 487 |
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
48
-26 (-35%) vs 2020
-43% since 2010-11, when it was 84
Student : Teacher
5.7:1
was 12.3:1
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 | 48 | 8.4 | 5.7:1 | 100% (48) |
| 2023-24 | 50 | 7.1 | 7.0:1 | 100% (50) |
| 2022-23 | 62 | 6.7 | 9.3:1 | 100% (62) |
| 2020-21 | 74 | 6 | 12.3:1 | 100% (74) |
| 2017-18 | 70 | 8.3 | 8.4:1 | 100% (70) |
| 2015-16 | 56 | 7 | 8.0:1 | 95% (53) |
| 2010-11 | 84 | 7 | 12.0:1 | 92% (77) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Clay County Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 31% (70 to 48); teachers up 1% (8.3 to 8.4).
About Clay County Middle School
Clay County Middle School is the name of a very small middle-grades school in Fort Gaines, Georgia. It is open to students in grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 48 students. Middle schools in Georgia have about 763 students on average; enrollment here is 94% lower.
The 2 schools in Clay County enroll 191 students altogether, Clay County Middle School among them.
Clay County Middle School is 96% Black by enrollment. Other reported shares: 4% White. That compares with about 61% Black among all Clay County residents.
On staff are 8.4 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 5.7:1. Middle schools in Georgia average 14.1:1, 8.4 more students per teacher than here. Clay County Middle School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 100%. The figure for public schools in Clay County is close, at 100%.
Clay County Middle School holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 43% of Georgia public middle schools.
Compared with Georgia schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Clay County Middle School's results are within a point of predicted: 26.0% against 25.7%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Clay County show that median household income comes to about $49,147, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 23% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 18%. The county's public schools total 2, with about 191 students.
Clay County Elementary is the nearest public school to Clay County Middle School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, Clay County Middle School ranks 4th on average proficiency.
Federal data place Clay County Middle School in the Rural: Remote locale, which means it is in rural territory far from an urban area.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 48, from 74 in 2020-21. Its ratio of students to teachers was 12.3:1 in 2020-21, and 5.7:1 in 2024-25.
Clay County Middle School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as special education services, counseling, and support programs. You can also rate the school on this page.
Clay County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,850
Census ACS
Median income
$49,147
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
18%
Below federal line
Schools in county
2
191 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other Clay County Middle schools
One other US public school is named Clay County Middle. Clay County Middle School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Clay County Middle SchoolManchester, KY · 387 students
Nearby schools
- Clay County Elementary0.0 mi · 143
- Randolph County Middle School12.4 mi · 139
- Randolph Clay High School12.4 mi · 202
- Abbeville Elementary School12.7 mi · 338
- Abbeville High School14.1 mi · 266
- Early County Elementary School17.8 mi · 758
Frequently asked questions
About Clay County Middle SchoolHow many students attend Clay County Middle School?
Clay County Middle School enrolls approximately 48 students in grades 06-08.
Is Clay County Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Clay County Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Clay County Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Clay County Middle School is approximately 5.7:1 (8 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Clay County Middle School?
At Clay County Middle School, the student body is approximately 4% White, 96% Black.
What district is Clay County Middle School in?
Clay County Middle School is part of Clay County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.