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Enrollment
582
Middle
DISTRICT 658 · STATE 763
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLARKE COUNTY·NCES 130117001106
Coile Middle School
110 Old Elberton Rd, Athens, GA 30601 · (706) 357-5318 · Clarke County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL582 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 23% of Georgia public middle schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+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
10.5:1
55 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.1:1 · STATE 14.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
582 students
DISTRICT 93% · 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 | 191 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 204 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 187 | 32% |
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · 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
18.4%
GA avg 40.1% . +4.6pp since 2021
Math
19.2%
GA avg 44.6% . +9.9pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 18 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 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 5 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 10 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 18.4% | 19.2% |
| 2023-24 | 17.6% | 14.2% |
| 2022-23 | 13.0% | 11.3% |
| 2021-22 | 13.8% | 9.3% |
% 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
20.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% 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 →
Schools most like Coile Middle School
Coile Middle School's state test result (20.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coile Middle School this school | 582 | 100.0% | 20.5% |
| Forest Park Middle School Marrow | 593 | 100.0% | 15.0% |
| Floyd Middle School Mableton | 776 | 100.0% | 34.9% |
| Washington Middle School Cairo | 631 | 100.0% | 30.3% |
| Betty Gray Middle School Mableton | 702 | 99.0% | 33.3% |
| Burney-Harris-Lyons Middle School Athens | 707 | 100.0% | 40.2% |
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 Coile Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 20.5% | #392 of 470 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.2% | #396 of 474 ▲ 17 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 18.4% | #424 of 474 ▲ 16 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.3pp | #130 of 465 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 582 | #331 of 487 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.5:1 | #13 of 471 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.8% | #228 of 471 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #23 of 479 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.3% | #65 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
582
-180 (-24%) vs 2020
-14% since 2000-01, when it was 675
Student : Teacher
10.5:1
was 12.9:1
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 | 582 | 55.2 | 10.5:1 | 100% (582) |
| 2023-24 | 595 | 55.8 | 10.7:1 | 91% (540) |
| 2022-23 | 635 | 53.5 | 11.9:1 | 83% (526) |
| 2020-21 | 762 | 59 | 12.9:1 | 82% (624) |
| 2017-18 | 721 | 52 | 13.9:1 | 92% (664) |
| 2015-16 | 656 | 49 | 13.4:1 | 92% (604) |
| 2010-11 | 582 | 46 | 12.7:1 | 93% (544) |
| 2000-01 | 675 | 48 | 14.1:1 | 47% (314) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Coile Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (721 to 582); teachers up 6% (52 to 55.2).
About Coile Middle School
Coile Middle School is a middle-grades school in Athens, Georgia, according to federal school records. A total of 582 students attend the school, which covers grades 6 through 8. Against the 763-student average for middle schools in Georgia, enrollment here is 24% lower.
The Clarke County system has 21 schools and 12,275 students.
Roughly 52% of students at Coile Middle School are Hispanic. Other groups include 40% Black, 5% White, and 3% multiracial. By comparison, Clarke County residents are about 12% Hispanic. Coile Middle School's diversity index is 57%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 10.5:1, with 55.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is 3.6 students per teacher below the 14.1:1 average for middle schools in Georgia. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 100% of enrollment. For comparison, public schools in Clarke County average 91%.
Coile Middle School is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 23% of Georgia public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Compared with Georgia schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Coile Middle School's results are 5.1 points below predicted: 20.5% against 25.7%.
County data help place the school in context: in Clarke County, the median household income is $53,625, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 47%, and about 13% of people live in poverty. In all, Clarke County has 22 public schools and roughly 13,750 students.
Winterville Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.4 miles away. The five-mile area around Coile Middle School holds at least 8 other public schools. Coile Middle School ranks 7th of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 20.5% against a local average of 24.6%.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Fringe: the school is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment has fallen by 180 students since 2020-21, to 582. Students per teacher fell from 12.9 in 2020-21 to 10.5 in 2024-25.
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Clarke County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
129,609
Census ACS
Median income
$53,625
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
47%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
13,750 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Clarke County
- Clarke Central High SchoolHigh · 1,907 students
- Cedar Shoals High SchoolHigh · 1,489 students
- Clarke Middle SchoolMiddle · 718 students
- Burney-Harris-Lyons Middle SchoolMiddle · 707 students
- Whitehead Road Elementary SchoolElementary · 632 students
- Hilsman Middle SchoolMiddle · 624 students
Other schools in Athens
- Clarke Central High SchoolHigh · 1,907 students
- Cedar Shoals High SchoolHigh · 1,489 students
- Foothills Regional High SchoolHigh · 1,475 students
- Clarke Middle SchoolMiddle · 718 students
- South Jackson Elementary SchoolElementary · 715 students
- Burney-Harris-Lyons Middle SchoolMiddle · 707 students
Nearby schools
- Winterville Elementary School1.4 mi · 343
- Judia Jackson Harris Elementary3.1 mi · 392
- Howard B. Stroud Elementary School3.6 mi · 350
- Fowler Drive Elementary School3.7 mi · 366
- Hull-Sanford Elementary School3.8 mi · 494
- Hilsman Middle School4.5 mi · 624
Frequently asked questions
About Coile Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Coile Middle School?
Coile Middle School enrolls approximately 582 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Coile Middle School serve?
Coile Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Coile Middle School?
Approximately 10.5:1 students per teacher at Coile Middle School.
How diverse is Coile Middle School?
Coile Middle School reports a student body of 5% White, 52% Hispanic, 40% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Coile Middle School?
Coile Middle School is overseen by Clarke County in Clarke County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.