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What's something Clifton Ridge Middle School does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
482
Middle
DISTRICT 546 · STATE 763
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JONES COUNTY·NCES 130315002502
Clifton Ridge Middle School
169 Dusty Ln, Macon, GA 31211 · (478) 743-5182 · Jones County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL482 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 14.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
218 students
DISTRICT 43% · STATE 74%
Community
5
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 | 165 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 144 | 30% |
| Grade 8 | 173 | 36% |
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Clifton Ridge Middle School→Jones County High School
Based on grade levels within Jones County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
33.3%
GA avg 40.1% . +8.1pp since 2021
Math
31.8%
GA avg 44.6% . +7.1pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 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 8 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 33.3% | 31.8% |
| 2023-24 | 38.6% | 35.4% |
| 2022-23 | 31.1% | 25.1% |
| 2021-22 | 25.2% | 24.7% |
% 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
40.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.0%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 Clifton Ridge Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.7% | #198 of 470 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.8% | #299 of 474 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.3% | #260 of 474 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.6pp | #122 of 465 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 482 | #386 of 487 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.1:1 | #57 of 471 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.5% | #248 of 471 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.2% | #396 of 479 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.9% | #57 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
482
-39 (-7%) vs 2020
+3% since 2010-11, when it was 466
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
was 13.0:1
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 | 482 | 40 | 12.1:1 | 45% (218) |
| 2023-24 | 521 | 42.2 | 12.3:1 | 61% (318) |
| 2022-23 | 550 | 40.7 | 13.5:1 | 67% (367) |
| 2020-21 | 521 | 40 | 13.0:1 | 57% (296) |
| 2017-18 | 602 | 40.3 | 14.9:1 | 63% (382) |
| 2015-16 | 580 | 41 | 14.2:1 | 63% (363) |
| 2010-11 | 466 | 32 | 14.6:1 | 61% (285) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Clifton Ridge Middle School.
About Clifton Ridge Middle School
Clifton Ridge Middle School is a middle school in Macon, Georgia, according to federal school records. Enrollment totals 482 students across grades 6 through 8. Across middle schools in Georgia, the average enrollment is about 763.
Jones County enrolls 5,004 students in 7 schools, including Clifton Ridge Middle School.
The largest group at Clifton Ridge Middle School is White students, at 56%. Other groups make up 35% Black, 5% multiracial, and 4% Hispanic. County-wide, 70% of Jones County residents are White. The diversity index for Clifton Ridge Middle School is 56%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
A staff of 40 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 12.1:1. Compared with the 14.1:1 average for middle schools in Georgia, this school's ratio is lower. By family income, 45% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
The model predicts 54.0% for a school in Georgia with Clifton Ridge Middle School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Clifton Ridge Middle School posts 40.7%.
For the population of Jones County, median household income comes to about $75,500, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Jones County counts 7 public schools with about 5,004 students.
Clifton Ridge Middle School's closest public school neighbor is Martin Luther King Jr Elementary School, about 1.9 miles away. The five-mile area around Clifton Ridge Middle School holds at least 8 other public schools. Clifton Ridge Middle School ranks 1st of 6 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 40.7% against a local average of 22.1%.
Clifton Ridge Middle School is coded as Suburb: Mid-size in federal locale data.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 7% decline, from 521 to 482.
Use the discussion section to ask about special education services, counseling, and support programs at Clifton Ridge Middle School. You can also rate the school on this page.
Jones County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
28,673
Census ACS
Median income
$75,500
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
5,004 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Jones County
- Jones County High SchoolHigh · 1,614 students
- Dames Ferry Elementary SchoolElementary · 613 students
- Gray Station Middle SchoolMiddle · 609 students
- Turner Woods Elementary SchoolElementary · 590 students
- Mattie Wells Elementary SchoolElementary · 584 students
- Gray Elementary SchoolElementary · 512 students
Other schools in Macon
- Academy For Classical EducationCombined · 1,808 students
- Howard High SchoolHigh · 1,145 students
- Westside High SchoolHigh · 1,013 students
- Howard Middle SchoolMiddle · 973 students
- Rutland High SchoolHigh · 921 students
- Weaver Middle SchoolMiddle · 894 students
Nearby schools
- Martin Luther King Jr Elementary School1.9 mi · 675
- Northeast High School2.4 mi · 794
- Appling Middle School2.5 mi · 677
- Burdell Elementary School2.6 mi · 433
- Mattie Wells Elementary School2.9 mi · 584
- Macon Youth Development Campus3.8 mi · 36
Frequently asked questions
About Clifton Ridge Middle SchoolHow many students attend Clifton Ridge Middle School?
Clifton Ridge Middle School enrolls approximately 482 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Clifton Ridge Middle School serve?
Clifton Ridge Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Clifton Ridge Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Clifton Ridge Middle School is approximately 12.1:1 (40 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Clifton Ridge Middle School?
Clifton Ridge Middle School reports a student body of 56% White, 4% Hispanic, 35% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Clifton Ridge Middle School?
Clifton Ridge Middle School is overseen by Jones County in Jones County.
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