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Enrollment
1,503
Middle
DISTRICT 1,398 · STATE 763
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHEROKEE COUNTY·NCES 130111003312
Creekland Middle School
1555 Owens Store Rd, Canton, GA 30115 · (770) 704-4460 · Cherokee County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL1,503 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 64% of Georgia public middle schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+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
16.5:1
91 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 14.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
22%
325 students
DISTRICT 37% · 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 | 496 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 476 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 531 | 35% |
Student demographics
36%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · 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
56.1%
GA avg 40.1% . +5.4pp since 2021
Math
64.7%
GA avg 44.6% . +8.5pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 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 5 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 8 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.1% | 64.7% |
| 2023-24 | 55.0% | 61.7% |
| 2022-23 | 54.1% | 57.6% |
| 2021-22 | 50.7% | 56.2% |
% 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
58.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.2%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% 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 Creekland Middle School
Creekland Middle School's state test result (58.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Creekland Middle School this school | 1,503 | 21.6% | 58.1% |
| Dean Rusk Middle School Canton | 1,543 | 30.2% | 58.6% |
| Oconee County Middle School Watkinsville | 940 | 18.3% | 72.3% |
| Jefferson Middle School Jefferson | 1,009 | 30.0% | 69.6% |
| Beacon Hill Middle School Decatur | 1,285 | 15.3% | 75.5% |
| Crabapple Middle School Roswell | 881 | 19.5% | 65.2% |
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 Creekland Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Cherokee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.1% | #69 of 470 | #2 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.7% | #63 of 474 ▲ 2 | #1 of 7 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.1% | #65 of 474 ▲ 14 | #2 of 7 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.9pp | #144 of 465 | #3 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,503 | #22 of 487 | #4 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.5:1 | #416 of 471 | #4 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.5% | #377 of 471 | #7 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 21.6% | #451 of 479 | #7 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.8% | #260 of 305 | N/A |
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
1,503
+27 (+2%) vs 2020
+15% since 2010-11, when it was 1,312
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
was 17.4:1
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 | 1,503 | 91 | 16.5:1 | 22% (325) |
| 2023-24 | 1,484 | 91.5 | 16.2:1 | 21% (315) |
| 2022-23 | 1,511 | 92 | 16.4:1 | 16% (237) |
| 2020-21 | 1,476 | 85 | 17.4:1 | 15% (222) |
| 2017-18 | 1,546 | 88.7 | 17.4:1 | 17% (262) |
| 2015-16 | 1,459 | 89 | 16.4:1 | 17% (246) |
| 2010-11 | 1,312 | 85 | 15.4:1 | 19% (245) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Creekland Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (1,546 to 1,503); teachers up 3% (88.7 to 91).
About Creekland Middle School
Creekland Middle School, located in Canton, Georgia, is a high-enrollment middle-grades school. Grades offered run from 6 through 8, with 1,503 students enrolled. For comparison, middle schools in Georgia average about 763 students.
Cherokee County counts 37 schools and 42,031 students, including Creekland Middle School.
Creekland Middle School's enrollment is 79% White. The next largest groups are 12% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 3% Black, and 2% Asian. The White share in Cherokee County as a whole is similar, at about 76%. Creekland Middle School has a diversity index of 36%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Creekland Middle School employs 91 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 16.5:1. That ratio is over the 14.1:1 average for middle schools in Georgia. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 22% in 2024-25. For comparison, public schools in Cherokee County average 37%.
Creekland Middle School is graded B by allk12, scoring above 64% of Georgia public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Creekland Middle School is 8.0 points below its prediction. Actual: 58.1%. Predicted: 66.2%.
Cherokee County has these Census figures: median household income is about $108,115, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 41%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Creekland Middle School is among the 38 public schools in Cherokee County.
Creekview High School is the closest public school, about 0.2 miles away in a straight line. There are 4 more public schools inside five miles. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Creekland Middle School is 7th on average proficiency.
In the federal locale system, Creekland Middle School is coded Rural: Fringe, for schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
The school's size has been steady, with 1,476 students in 2020-21 and 1,503 in 2024-25.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss science fairs, picture day, and bus routes at Creekland Middle School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Cherokee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
281,032
Census ACS
Median income
$108,115
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
38
42,642 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Cherokee County
- Cherokee High SchoolHigh · 3,012 students
- Etowah High SchoolHigh · 2,393 students
- Creekview High SchoolHigh · 2,039 students
- Sequoyah High SchoolHigh · 2,021 students
- Woodstock High SchoolHigh · 2,006 students
- River Ridge High SchoolHigh · 1,902 students
Other schools in Canton
- Cherokee High SchoolHigh · 3,012 students
- Creekview High SchoolHigh · 2,039 students
- Sequoyah High SchoolHigh · 2,021 students
- Teasley Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,586 students
- Dean Rusk Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,543 students
- William G. Hasty- Sr. Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,119 students
Other Creekland Middle schools
One other US public school is named Creekland Middle. Creekland Middle School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Creekland Middle SchoolLawrenceville, GA · 1,693 students
Nearby schools
- Creekview High School0.2 mi · 2,039
- Macedonia Elementary School1.7 mi · 730
- Free Home Elementary School2.5 mi · 280
- Avery Elementary School3.8 mi · 1,104
- Hendricks Middle School5.3 mi · 1,376
- Birmingham Falls Elementary School6.3 mi · 696
Frequently asked questions
About Creekland Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Creekland Middle School?
Creekland Middle School enrolls approximately 1,503 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Creekland Middle School serve?
Creekland Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Creekland Middle School?
Approximately 16.5:1 students per teacher at Creekland Middle School.
How diverse is Creekland Middle School?
Creekland Middle School reports a student body of 79% White, 12% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Creekland Middle School public or private?
Creekland Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Cherokee County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.