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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Commerce Middle School administration to hear?
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Enrollment
579
Middle
DISTRICT 475 · STATE 763
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COMMERCE CITY·NCES 130144000623
Commerce Middle School
7690 Jefferson Rd, Commerce, GA 30529 · (706) 335-5594 · Jackson County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL579 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 14.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
352 students
DISTRICT 70% · 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 5 | 155 | 27% |
| Grade 6 | 137 | 24% |
| Grade 7 | 141 | 24% |
| Grade 8 | 146 | 25% |
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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
Commerce Middle School→Commerce High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Commerce City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
53.5%
GA avg 40.1% . +4.1pp since 2021
Math
59.2%
GA avg 44.6% . +12.1pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 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 4 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 12 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 53.5% | 59.2% |
| 2023-24 | 54.6% | 54.8% |
| 2022-23 | 49.9% | 51.9% |
| 2021-22 | 49.4% | 47.1% |
% 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
53.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.9%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 Commerce Middle School
Commerce Middle School's state test result (53.2% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commerce Middle School this school | 579 | 60.8% | 53.2% |
| Woodland Middle School at Euharlee Euharlee | 696 | 59.6% | 47.4% |
| South Paulding Middle School Dallas | 507 | 58.8% | 34.9% |
| East Jackson Middle School Commerce | 536 | 68.8% | 39.8% |
| Pepperell Middle School Lindale | 518 | 68.3% | 42.3% |
| Evans Middle School Newnan | 736 | 58.6% | 37.3% |
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 Commerce Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.2% | #95 of 470 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.2% | #90 of 474 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.5% | #76 of 474 ▲ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.1pp | #98 of 465 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 579 | #333 of 487 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #289 of 471 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.5% | #250 of 471 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.8% | #323 of 479 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +19.6% | #35 of 144 |
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
579
+68 (+13%) vs 2020
+71% since 1990-91, when it was 339
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 16.5:1
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 | 579 | 39.5 | 14.7:1 | 61% (352) |
| 2023-24 | 553 | 38.2 | 14.5:1 | 64% (356) |
| 2022-23 | 530 | 36.3 | 14.6:1 | 55% (294) |
| 2020-21 | 511 | 31 | 16.5:1 | 44% (223) |
| 2017-18 | 484 | 33.8 | 14.3:1 | 52% (253) |
| 2015-16 | 476 | 31 | 15.3:1 | 63% (302) |
| 2010-11 | 412 | 30 | 13.7:1 | 59% (242) |
| 2000-01 | 298 | 17 | 17.5:1 | 38% (112) |
| 1990-91 | 339 | 18 | 18.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Commerce Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 20% (484 to 579); teachers up 17% (33.8 to 39.5).
About Commerce Middle School
Commerce Middle School is a small middle school in Commerce, Georgia. Total enrollment is 579 students, and the grades served are 5 through 8. It has 24% fewer students than the average for middle schools in Georgia (about 763).
Commerce City enrolls 1,900 students in 4 schools, including Commerce Middle School.
About 63% of the student body at Commerce Middle School is White. Enrollment also includes 18% Hispanic, 10% Black, 7% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Among people living in Jackson County, the White share is about 78%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 55%.
Classroom staffing at Commerce Middle School totals 39.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 14.7:1. The ratio is within a point of the 14.1:1 average for middle schools in Georgia. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Commerce Middle School is about 61%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Jackson County is 47%.
A school with Commerce Middle School's lunch-eligibility share in Georgia is predicted to score 45.9%. Commerce Middle School scores 53.2%, 7.3 points above that line.
Looking at the county, Jackson County, the median household earns about $89,544 a year, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Commerce Middle School, Jackson County has 20 public schools.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Commerce Elementary School, is about 0.9 miles. Around the school, 6 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, Commerce Middle School ranks 4th on average proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Fringe.
In 2020-21, Commerce Middle School enrolled 511 students. By 2024-25, that number had grown to 579. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 16.5:1; by 2024-25 it was 14.7:1.
On allk12, people connected to Commerce Middle School can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Jackson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
84,757
Census ACS
Median income
$89,544
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
20
17,354 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Commerce City
- Commerce High SchoolHigh · 557 students
- Commerce PrimaryElementary · 456 students
- Commerce Elementary SchoolElementary · 308 students
Other schools in Commerce
- East Jackson Comprehensive High SchoolHigh · 1,395 students
- East Jackson Elementary SchoolElementary · 634 students
- Commerce High SchoolHigh · 557 students
- East Jackson Middle SchoolMiddle · 536 students
- Commerce PrimaryElementary · 456 students
- Commerce Elementary SchoolElementary · 308 students
Other Commerce Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Commerce Middle. Commerce Middle School is the largest of the 3.
- Commerce Middle SchoolCOMMERCE, TX · 339 students
- Commerce Middle SchoolCOMMERCE, OK · 173 students
Nearby schools
- Commerce Elementary School0.9 mi · 308
- Commerce Primary0.9 mi · 456
- Commerce High School0.9 mi · 557
- East Jackson Middle School2.7 mi · 536
- East Jackson Elementary School2.9 mi · 634
- East Jackson Comprehensive High School3.2 mi · 1,395
Frequently asked questions
About Commerce Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Commerce Middle School?
Commerce Middle School enrolls approximately 579 students in grades 05-08.
Is Commerce Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Commerce Middle School is a middle school covering grades 05-08.
How many students per teacher at Commerce Middle School?
Approximately 14.7:1 students per teacher at Commerce Middle School.
How diverse is Commerce Middle School?
Commerce Middle School reports a student body of 63% White, 18% Hispanic, 10% Black, 3% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Commerce Middle School public or private?
Commerce Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Commerce City.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.