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What's something Dawson County Junior High does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
603
High
DISTRICT 742 · STATE 1,120
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DAWSON COUNTY·NCES 130165003623
Dawson County Junior High
109 Allen Street, Dawsonville, GA 30534 · (706) 265-3246 · Dawson County
GRADES 08–09HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL603 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
311 students
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 74%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 8 | 305 | 51% |
| Grade 9 | 298 | 49% |
Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 42% · 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
Dawson County Junior High→Dawson County High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Dawson County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
40.6%
GA avg 40.1% . -1.7pp since 2021
Math
47.8%
GA avg 44.6% . +11.7pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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 2 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 12 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.6% | 47.8% |
| 2023-24 | 42.6% | 47.9% |
| 2022-23 | 45.3% | 32.6% |
| 2021-22 | 42.3% | 36.2% |
% 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
46.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 →
Where Dawson County Junior High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.4% | #149 of 411 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.8% | #139 of 417 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.6% | #11 of 32 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.0pp | #15 of 24 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 603 | #337 of 480 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #198 of 413 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.5% | #306 of 413 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.6% | #301 of 425 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.3% | #147 of 226 |
Ranked against other public high 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
603
+23 (+4%) vs 2020
+31% since 2010-11, when it was 462
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 17.6:1
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 | 603 | 37.9 | 15.9:1 | 52% (311) |
| 2023-24 | 606 | 38.9 | 15.6:1 | 54% (326) |
| 2022-23 | 645 | 37.5 | 17.2:1 | 39% (252) |
| 2020-21 | 580 | 33 | 17.6:1 | 35% (204) |
| 2017-18 | 567 | 29.3 | 19.4:1 | 41% (230) |
| 2015-16 | 426 | 28 | 15.2:1 | 59% (251) |
| 2010-11 | 462 | 30 | 15.4:1 | 51% (234) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dawson County Junior High.
About Dawson County Junior High
Dawson County Junior High operates as a small high school in Dawsonville, Georgia. The school counts 603 students across grades 8 through 9. The school's enrollment is 46% smaller than the 1,120 average for high schools in Georgia.
The district, Dawson County, operates 7 schools serving 4,296 students.
White students make up a majority at Dawson County Junior High, at 74%. Smaller groups are 19% Hispanic, 3% Black, and 2% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Dawson County is roughly 86% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 42% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teachers at the school number 37.9 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 15.9:1. On average, high schools in Georgia have 15.2:1, compared with 15.9:1 here. The school's lunch program data list 52% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That tracks the 50% average for public schools in Dawson County.
On BeatsExpectations, Dawson County Junior High is 4.3 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Georgia schools.
County data help place the school in context: in Dawson County, the median household income is $92,991, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. In all, Dawson County has 7 public schools and roughly 4,296 students.
Robinson Elementary School is the public school closest to Dawson County Junior High, about 0.5 miles away. There are 5 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 43.9% on proficiency, and Dawson County Junior High is above that at 46.4%.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Fringe.
Enrollment is up 4% from 2020-21, when Dawson County Junior High had 580 students, to 2024-25, when it had 603. Students per teacher fell from 17.6 in 2020-21 to 15.9 in 2024-25.
Questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Dawson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
30,242
Census ACS
Median income
$92,991
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
4,296 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Dawson County
- Dawson County High SchoolHigh · 880 students
- Robinson Elementary SchoolElementary · 648 students
- Dawson County Middle SchoolMiddle · 641 students
- Black's Mill Elementary SchoolElementary · 570 students
- Riverview Elementary SchoolElementary · 493 students
- Kilough Elementary SchoolElementary · 461 students
Other schools in Dawsonville
- Dawson County High SchoolHigh · 880 students
- Blackburn Elementary SchoolElementary · 779 students
- Robinson Elementary SchoolElementary · 648 students
- Dawson County Middle SchoolMiddle · 641 students
- Black's Mill Elementary SchoolElementary · 570 students
- Riverview Elementary SchoolElementary · 493 students
Nearby schools
- Robinson Elementary School0.5 mi · 648
- Dawson County High School0.7 mi · 880
- Dawson County Middle School4.5 mi · 641
- Riverview Elementary School4.6 mi · 493
- Black's Mill Elementary School5.0 mi · 570
- Blackburn Elementary School5.6 mi · 779
Frequently asked questions
About Dawson County Junior HighHow large is Dawson County Junior High?
Dawson County Junior High enrolls approximately 603 students in grades 08-09.
Is Dawson County Junior High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Dawson County Junior High is a high school covering grades 08-09.
How many teachers does Dawson County Junior High have?
Dawson County Junior High employs 38 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.9:1.
How diverse is Dawson County Junior High?
Dawson County Junior High reports a student body of 74% White, 19% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Dawson County Junior High in?
Dawson County Junior High is part of Dawson County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.