Enrollment
229
Middle
DISTRICT 267 · STATE 763
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DOOLY COUNTY·NCES 130180002075
Dooly County Middle School
11949 US Highway 41, Pinehurst, GA 31070 · (229) 645-3421 · Dooly County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL229 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.3:1 · STATE 14.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
229 students
DISTRICT 94% · STATE 74%
Community
0
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 | 70 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 82 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 77 | 34% |
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · 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
Dooly County Middle School→Dooly County High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Dooly County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
18.8%
GA avg 40.1% . +7.6pp since 2021
Math
12.3%
GA avg 44.6% . +7.7pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 19 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 12 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 8 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 8 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 18.8% | 12.3% |
| 2023-24 | 15.3% | 8.0% |
| 2022-23 | 15.4% | 5.7% |
| 2021-22 | 11.2% | 4.6% |
% 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
14.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 14% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% 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 Dooly County Middle School
Dooly County Middle School's state test result (14.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dooly County Middle School this school | 229 | 100.0% | 14.5% |
| Macon County Middle School Montezuma | 189 | 100.0% | 15.8% |
| Anita White Carson Middle School Greensboro | 388 | 100.0% | 20.3% |
| Fort Valley Middle School Fort Valley | 434 | 100.0% | 24.2% |
| Eddy Middle School Columbus | 448 | 100.0% | 6.9% |
| Turner County Middle School Ashburn | 230 | 100.0% | 15.9% |
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 Dooly County Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 14.5% | #433 of 470 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 12.3% | #442 of 474 ▲ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 18.8% | #420 of 474 ▲ 34 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.7pp | #118 of 465 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 229 | #464 of 487 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.4:1 | #29 of 471 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.3% | #271 of 471 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #62 of 479 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.9% | #115 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
229
-54 (-19%) vs 2020
-46% since 1990-91, when it was 425
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
was 18.9:1
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 | 229 | 20 | 11.4:1 | 100% (229) |
| 2023-24 | 249 | 17.5 | 14.2:1 | 100% (249) |
| 2022-23 | 251 | 21.8 | 11.5:1 | 100% (251) |
| 2020-21 | 283 | 15 | 18.9:1 | 100% (283) |
| 2017-18 | 266 | 16.6 | 16.0:1 | 58% (155) |
| 2015-16 | 277 | 17 | 16.3:1 | 99% (274) |
| 2010-11 | 299 | 19 | 15.7:1 | 88% (262) |
| 2000-01 | 366 | 23 | 15.9:1 | 84% (307) |
| 1990-91 | 425 | 28 | 15.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dooly County Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (266 to 229); teachers up 20% (16.6 to 20).
About Dooly County Middle School
Dooly County Middle School is a very small middle school in Pinehurst, Georgia. The school runs grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 229 students. By comparison, middle schools in Georgia enroll about 763 students on average.
Dooly County operates 4 schools. Combined enrollment is 1,067 students.
Of every 100 students at Dooly County Middle School, about 64 are Black. Other reported shares: 25% Hispanic, 7% White, and 2% multiracial. Dooly County's residents are about 47% Black, 17 points below the school's share. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 52%.
Dooly County Middle School lists 20 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 11.4 students per teacher. By comparison, the average for middle schools in Georgia is 14.1:1. About 100% of students at Dooly County Middle School are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Schools in Georgia with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 25.7%. Dooly County Middle School scores 14.5%.
The school's county is Dooly County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $60,987, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 15%, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. There are 4 public schools in the county, enrolling about 1,067, Dooly County Middle School among them.
Measured in a straight line, Dooly County Elementary School is less than a tenth of a mile from Dooly County Middle School. Within ten miles are 3 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 14.5% is below the 17.3% average for nearby schools.
The NCES locale for Dooly County Middle School is Rural: Distant, which covers schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment figures show a drop of 54 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. Its ratio of students to teachers was 18.9:1 in 2020-21, and 11.4:1 in 2024-25.
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Dooly County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
10,984
Census ACS
Median income
$60,987
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
4
1,067 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Dooly County
- Dooly County Elementary SchoolElementary · 508 students
- Dooly County High SchoolHigh · 329 students
- Dooly County Prep AcademyHigh · 1 students
Nearby schools
- Dooly County Elementary School0.0 mi · 508
- Dooly County High School5.9 mi · 329
- Dooly County Prep Academy6.4 mi · 1
- Crisp County Pre-K15.9 mi · 216
- Crisp County Middle School15.9 mi · 714
- Crisp County Elementary School16.0 mi · 439
Frequently asked questions
About Dooly County Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Dooly County Middle School?
Dooly County Middle School enrolls approximately 229 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Dooly County Middle School serve?
Dooly County Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Dooly County Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Dooly County Middle School is approximately 11.4:1 (20 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Dooly County Middle School?
At Dooly County Middle School, the student body is approximately 7% White, 25% Hispanic, 64% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Dooly County Middle School public or private?
Dooly County Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Dooly County.
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