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What's one thing Coleman Middle School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
711
Middle
DISTRICT 1,431 · STATE 763
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GWINNETT COUNTY·NCES 130255004234
Coleman Middle School
3057 Main St, Duluth, GA 30096 · (678) 407-7400 · Gwinnett County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL711 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 83% of Georgia public middle schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
14.5:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 14.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
331 students
DISTRICT 63% · 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 | 219 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 234 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 258 | 36% |
Student demographics
77%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · 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
Coleman Middle School→Duluth High School
Feeds from
Based on published attendance-zone data from Gwinnett County. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
58.9%
GA avg 40.1% . +2.7pp since 2021
Math
70.0%
GA avg 44.6% . +21.7pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 70 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 3 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 22 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 58.9% | 70.0% |
| 2023-24 | 61.1% | 68.7% |
| 2022-23 | 60.1% | 54.5% |
| 2021-22 | 56.2% | 48.3% |
% 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
54.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.3%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 Coleman Middle School
Coleman Middle School's state test result (54.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coleman Middle School this school | 711 | 46.6% | 54.6% |
| Five Forks Middle School Lawrenceville | 1,239 | 48.5% | 69.7% |
| Daniell Middle School Marietta | 884 | 57.8% | 47.6% |
| Otwell Middle School Cumming | 1,062 | 46.0% | 43.2% |
| Crews Middle School Lawrenceville | 1,443 | 41.3% | 77.7% |
| Northbrook Middle School Suwanee | 944 | 63.2% | 58.9% |
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 Coleman Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Gwinnett County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.6% | #87 of 470 | #14 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 70.0% | #43 of 474 ▼ 1 | #6 of 30 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.9% | #58 of 474 ▼ 2 | #10 of 30 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +12.2pp | #25 of 465 | #2 of 30 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 711 | #260 of 487 | #30 of 30 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #281 of 471 | #14 of 30 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 76.6% | #3 of 471 | #3 of 30 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.6% | #391 of 479 | #24 of 30 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.9% | #158 of 305 | #9 of 16 |
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
711
-204 (-22%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
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 | 711 | 49 | 14.5:1 | 47% (331) |
| 2023-24 | 750 | 55 | 13.6:1 | 49% (369) |
| 2022-23 | 810 | 53 | 15.3:1 | 42% (340) |
| 2020-21 | 915 | 55 | 16.6:1 | 42% (380) |
| 2017-18 | 789 | 49.3 | 16.0:1 | 44% (344) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Coleman Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (789 to 711); teachers down 1% (49.3 to 49).
About Coleman Middle School
Coleman Middle School is a public middle-grades school in Duluth, Georgia. It teaches 711 students in grades 6 through 8.
Coleman Middle School is one of the 141 schools that make up Gwinnett County (182,518 students in total).
The largest group at Coleman Middle School is Black students, at 31%. It is also 25% Hispanic, 19% White, 18% Asian, and 6% multiracial. Census estimates put Gwinnett County at about 28% Black, close to the school's figure. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Coleman Middle School scores 77%.
Coleman Middle School has 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 14.5:1. That is in line with the 14.1:1 average for middle schools in Georgia. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 47% at Coleman Middle School. The rate at public schools in Gwinnett County averages 60%, higher than here.
On the allk12 Grade, Coleman Middle School lands at A-, ahead of 83% of Georgia public middle schools.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Coleman Middle School is 53.3%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 54.6%.
The county, Gwinnett County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $87,890, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 39% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. The county's public schools total 150, with about 196,924 students.
Duluth High School, about 0.4 miles away, is the closest public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Coleman Middle School is 2nd on average proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 711, down from 915 in 2020-21. The number of students per teacher dropped from 16.6 to 14.5 over 4 years.
People can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates and other school topics. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Gwinnett County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
979,864
Census ACS
Median income
$87,890
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
150
196,924 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Gwinnett County
- Brookwood High SchoolHigh · 3,803 students
- Grayson High SchoolHigh · 3,627 students
- Parkview High SchoolHigh · 3,216 students
- Peachtree Ridge High SchoolHigh · 3,155 students
- Archer High SchoolHigh · 3,058 students
- North Gwinnett High SchoolHigh · 3,033 students
Other schools in Duluth
- Georgia Connections Academy (Virtual)Combined · 7,148 students
- Duluth High SchoolHigh · 2,556 students
- Northview High SchoolHigh · 1,591 students
- Radloff Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,315 students
- Hull Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,267 students
- McClure Health Science High SchoolHigh · 1,237 students
Other Coleman Middle schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Coleman Middle. Coleman Middle School is the 2nd largest of the 5.
- COLEMAN MIDDLE SCHOOLTAMPA, FL · 860 students
- Coleman Middle SchoolWichita, KS · 631 students
- Coleman Middle SchoolGreenville, MS · 287 students
- Coleman MiddleColeman, WI · 142 students
Nearby schools
- Duluth High School0.4 mi · 2,556
- Chattahoochee Elementary School1.0 mi · 1,133
- Harris Elementary School1.3 mi · 642
- Mason Elementary School1.5 mi · 913
- Duluth Middle School1.5 mi · 1,201
- New Life Academy of Excellence1.7 mi · 645
Frequently asked questions
About Coleman Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Coleman Middle School?
Coleman Middle School enrolls approximately 711 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Coleman Middle School serve?
Coleman Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Coleman Middle School?
Approximately 14.5:1 students per teacher at Coleman Middle School.
What is the student diversity at Coleman Middle School?
Student demographics at Coleman Middle School are roughly 19% White, 25% Hispanic, 31% Black, 18% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Coleman Middle School in?
Coleman Middle School is part of Gwinnett County.
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