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Enrollment
1,147
Middle
DISTRICT 1,431 · STATE 763
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GWINNETT COUNTY·NCES 130255003917
Couch Middle School
1777 Grayson Hwy, Grayson, GA 30017 · (678) 407-7272 · Gwinnett County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,147 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
66 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 14.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
677 students
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 74%
Community
5
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 | 375 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 402 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 370 | 32% |
Student demographics
67%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
Couch Middle School→Grayson High School
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
55.3%
GA avg 40.1% . -2.6pp since 2021
Math
58.3%
GA avg 44.6% . +5.2pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 55.3% | 58.3% |
| 2023-24 | 63.6% | 61.8% |
| 2022-23 | 57.5% | 55.3% |
| 2021-22 | 57.9% | 53.1% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of GA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
62.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.8%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 47% typical for Georgia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 15 points, placing it in Georgia's top 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 Couch Middle School
Couch Middle School's state test result (62.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Couch Middle School this school | 1,147 | 59.0% | 62.3% |
| Campbell Middle School Smyrna | 1,368 | 56.5% | 41.1% |
| Bay Creek Middle School Grayson | 1,510 | 59.0% | 72.9% |
| Daniell Middle School Marietta | 884 | 57.8% | 47.6% |
| Bennett's Mill Middle School Fayetteville | 876 | 63.5% | 48.6% |
| Twin Rivers Middle School Buford | 1,669 | 58.4% | 71.3% |
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 Couch Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Gwinnett County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.3% | #51 of 470 | #10 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.3% | #95 of 474 ▼ 31 | #15 of 30 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.3% | #68 of 474 ▼ 19 | #12 of 30 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.3pp | #352 of 465 | #19 of 30 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,147 | #66 of 487 | #24 of 30 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.5:1 | #457 of 471 | #30 of 30 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.4% | #65 of 471 | #15 of 30 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.0% | #331 of 479 | #17 of 30 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.4% | #71 of 144 | #6 of 14 |
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
1,147
+97 (+9%) vs 2020
+12% since 2010-11, when it was 1,021
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
was 17.2:1
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 | 1,147 | 65.5 | 17.5:1 | 59% (677) |
| 2023-24 | 1,101 | 68 | 16.2:1 | 60% (662) |
| 2022-23 | 1,087 | 65 | 16.7:1 | 49% (535) |
| 2020-21 | 1,050 | 61 | 17.2:1 | 38% (397) |
| 2017-18 | 1,039 | 55.7 | 18.6:1 | 41% (421) |
| 2015-16 | 1,000 | 51 | 19.6:1 | 36% (359) |
| 2010-11 | 1,021 | 59 | 17.3:1 | 35% (357) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Couch Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (1,039 to 1,147); teachers up 18% (55.7 to 65.5).
About Couch Middle School
Couch Middle School is a middle school in Grayson, Georgia, reachable at (678) 407-7272. School enrollment was 1,147 students in 2024-25, in grades 6 through 8. The average among middle schools in Georgia is roughly 763 students; this school is 50% above that.
Gwinnett County has 141 schools and 182,518 students, and Couch Middle School is one of those schools.
At Couch Middle School, the largest share of students is Black, at 49%. It is also 25% Hispanic, 12% White, 10% Asian, and 4% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Gwinnett County is roughly 28% Black. Pick two students at random and there is a 67% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teachers at Couch Middle School total 65.5 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 17.5:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 14.1:1 average for middle schools in Georgia. The school counts 677 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 59%. For comparison, public schools in Gwinnett County average 60%.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Couch Middle School is +15.5 points, in the top 10% of Georgia. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 62.3%, and the predicted rate is 46.8%.
Federal survey data for Gwinnett County show that the median household income is $87,890, about 39% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Gwinnett County is home to 150 public schools and about 196,924 public school students.
Starling Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles away. The five-mile area around Couch Middle School holds at least 8 other public schools. Local comparison: Couch Middle School ranks 4th of 9 nearby schools, at 62.3% versus a 57.4% average.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
The school enrolled 1,147 students in 2024-25, 97 more than the 1,050 it had in 2020-21.
Conversations here can range across enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 Grayson
- Trip Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,589 students
- Bay Creek Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,510 students
- Starling Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,340 students
- Grayson Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,095 students
Nearby schools
- Starling Elementary School0.1 mi · 1,340
- Grayson Elementary School0.9 mi · 1,095
- Bay Creek Middle School2.0 mi · 1,510
- Trip Elementary School2.0 mi · 1,589
- Pharr Elementary School2.3 mi · 816
- Crews Middle School2.4 mi · 1,443
Frequently asked questions
About Couch Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Couch Middle School?
Couch Middle School enrolls approximately 1,147 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Couch Middle School serve?
Couch Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Couch Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Couch Middle School is approximately 17.5:1 (66 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Couch Middle School?
At Couch Middle School, the student body is approximately 12% White, 25% Hispanic, 49% Black, 10% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Couch Middle School public or private?
Couch Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Gwinnett County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.