Couch Middle School

As a sizable middle school in Grayson, Georgia, Couch Middle School enrolls 1,147 students from grades 6 through 8, one of the schools within Gwinnett County. That puts it 50% above the typical public school in Georgia, which averages around 763 students.

Gwinnett County comprises 141 schools with combined enrollment of 182,518 students; Couch Middle School is among them.

On the student-mix side, Couch Middle School reports that 49% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder comes out to 25% Hispanic, 12% White, 10% Asian, 4% multiracial. That is visibly more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 28%.

On the resource side, The school lists 66 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.5:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 14.1:1 average. Around 59% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Couch Middle School ranks in the top 10% of Georgia public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 46.8%; Couch Middle School posts 62.3%, +15.5 points above that line.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Gwinnett County indicate median household earnings sit near $87,890, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Across Gwinnett County's 150 public schools (combined enrollment of about 196,924 students), Couch Middle School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Starling Elementary School, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Couch Middle School at 4th of 9; the average score across the group is 57.4%.

Couch Middle School operates from a suburban location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Couch Middle School has ticked up 10%, going from 1,039 students in 2018 to 1,147 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 27% to 12% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 18.6:1 in 2018 to 17.5:1 in 2025.

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