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Enrollment
459
Middle
DISTRICT 500 · STATE 763
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FLOYD COUNTY·NCES 130219000940
Coosa Middle School
212 Eagle Dr NW, Rome, GA 30165 · (706) 236-1856 · Floyd County
GRADES 05–07MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL459 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 85% of Georgia public middle schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-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
11.6:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 14.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
353 students
DISTRICT 62% · 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 | 150 | 33% |
| Grade 6 | 135 | 29% |
| Grade 7 | 174 | 38% |
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · 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
37.3%
GA avg 40.1% . +3.2pp since 2021
Math
53.0%
GA avg 44.6% . +20.7pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 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 21 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 37.3% | 53.0% |
| 2023-24 | 41.7% | 45.3% |
| 2022-23 | 35.3% | 33.0% |
| 2021-22 | 34.1% | 32.3% |
% 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
46.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.6%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 Coosa Middle School
Coosa Middle School's state test result (46.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coosa Middle School this school | 459 | 76.9% | 46.6% |
| East Jackson Middle School Commerce | 536 | 68.8% | 39.8% |
| Red Top Middle School Emerson | 569 | 83.5% | 32.4% |
| Oglethorpe County Middle School Crawford | 523 | 84.5% | 43.6% |
| Calhoun Middle School Calhoun | 573 | 83.4% | 42.2% |
| Westside Middle School Rocky Face | 428 | 84.8% | 51.6% |
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 Coosa Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.6% | #145 of 470 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #124 of 474 ▲ 40 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.3% | #210 of 474 ▼ 24 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +12.0pp | #27 of 465 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 459 | #394 of 487 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.6:1 | #35 of 471 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.9% | #200 of 471 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 76.9% | #264 of 479 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.3% | #66 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
459
+63 (+16%) vs 2020
-9% since 1990-91, when it was 507
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
was 12.8:1
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 | 459 | 39.5 | 11.6:1 | 77% (353) |
| 2023-24 | 480 | 41.5 | 11.6:1 | 66% (317) |
| 2022-23 | 537 | 45 | 11.9:1 | 66% (355) |
| 2020-21 | 396 | 31 | 12.8:1 | 74% (292) |
| 2017-18 | 569 | 40 | 14.2:1 | 68% (389) |
| 2015-16 | 586 | 36 | 16.3:1 | 74% (431) |
| 2010-11 | 600 | 41 | 14.6:1 | 68% (409) |
| 2000-01 | 618 | 39 | 15.8:1 | 41% (252) |
| 1990-91 | 507 | 33 | 15.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Coosa Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (569 to 459); teachers down 1% (40 to 39.5).
About Coosa Middle School
Coosa Middle School is a public low-enrollment middle school in Rome, Georgia. Enrollment is 459 students in 2024-25, and the school serves grades 5 through 7. The average for middle schools in Georgia is about 763 students, so this school is 40% smaller than average.
Floyd County serves 8,949 students across 15 schools.
White students are the majority at Coosa Middle School, with 58% of enrollment. The school is also 26% Hispanic, 9% Black, and 7% multiracial. The White share of the county population is higher, at 71%. The school's diversity index is 59%, meaning two students picked at random have a 59% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Staffing totals 39.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 11.6:1. That is lower than the 14.1:1 average for middle schools in Georgia. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 77%. For comparison, public schools in Floyd County average 75%.
Measured against Georgia public middle schools, Coosa Middle School receives an A. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Compared with Georgia schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Coosa Middle School's results are 9.0 points above predicted: 46.6% against 37.6%.
In Floyd County (population about 99,693), the median household income is $65,565, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 26% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 12%. There are 25 public schools in Floyd County, enrolling about 15,383 students in all.
Coosa High School is the closest public school, about 0.4 miles away in a straight line. In all, 4 other public schools sit within five miles of Coosa Middle School. On state test proficiency, Coosa Middle School ranks 2nd in a group of 8 nearby schools.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Fringe.
Enrollment climbed 16% from its 2020-21 level of 396. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 12.8:1 to 11.6:1.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Floyd County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
99,693
Census ACS
Median income
$65,565
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
25
15,383 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Floyd County
- Armuchee High SchoolHigh · 953 students
- Model HighHigh · 915 students
- Pepperell High SchoolHigh · 866 students
- Coosa High SchoolHigh · 861 students
- Garden Lakes Elementary SchoolElementary · 536 students
- Pepperell ElementaryElementary · 534 students
Other schools in Rome
- Rome High SchoolHigh · 1,986 students
- West End Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,005 students
- Armuchee High SchoolHigh · 953 students
- Rome Middle SchoolMiddle · 937 students
- Model HighHigh · 915 students
- Coosa High SchoolHigh · 861 students
Nearby schools
- Coosa High School0.4 mi · 861
- Garden Lakes Elementary School3.9 mi · 536
- Alto Park Elementary School4.1 mi · 429
- West End Elementary School4.1 mi · 1,005
- West Central Elementary School5.4 mi · 595
- Elm Street Elementary5.6 mi · 558
Frequently asked questions
About Coosa Middle SchoolHow large is Coosa Middle School?
Coosa Middle School enrolls approximately 459 students in grades 05-07.
What age range does Coosa Middle School serve?
Coosa Middle School serves students from grade 05 through grade 07.
How many students per teacher at Coosa Middle School?
Approximately 11.6:1 students per teacher at Coosa Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Coosa Middle School?
At Coosa Middle School, the student body is approximately 58% White, 26% Hispanic, 9% Black, 0% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Coosa Middle School?
Coosa Middle School is overseen by Floyd County in Floyd County.
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