Dove Creek Middle School

Set in Statham, Georgia, Dove Creek Middle School is a compact middle school, one of the schools within Oconee County. It enrolls 528 students across grades 6 through 8. That puts it 31% leaner than the typical public school in Georgia, which averages around 763 students.

Oconee County comprises 12 schools with combined enrollment of 8,474 students; Dove Creek Middle School is among them.

Demographically, Dove Creek Middle School lists that nearly all students (82%) are White. The remainder comes out to 7% Asian, 4% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, 3% Black. Compared to Oconee County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.7:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 14.1:1 average. About 10% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Dove Creek Middle School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 72.2%, the actual is 78.2%, a residual of +5.9 points.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Oconee County put median household earnings sit near $121,217, 56% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. In all, Oconee County runs 12 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,474 students), of which Dove Creek Middle School is one.

Dove Creek Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around Dove Creek Middle School. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Dove Creek Middle School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 60.6%.

Dove Creek Middle School operates from a rural location.

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