Enrollment
218
Middle
DISTRICT 494 · STATE 763
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EARLY COUNTY·NCES 130192002163
Early County Middle School
12053 Columbia St, Blakely, GA 39823 · (229) 723-3746 · Early County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL218 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 9% of Georgia public middle schools
- DTest 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.
- CThree-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
7.7:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.7:1 · STATE 14.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
218 students
DISTRICT 93% · 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 7 | 102 | 47% |
| Grade 8 | 116 | 53% |
Student demographics
37%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 33% · 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
Early County Middle School→Early County High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Early 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% . -2.8pp since 2021
Math
19.3%
GA avg 44.6% . +5.0pp 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 19 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 | 18.8% | 19.3% |
| 2023-24 | 19.7% | 17.0% |
| 2022-23 | 24.3% | 16.3% |
| 2021-22 | 21.6% | 14.3% |
% 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
15.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 15% 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 Early County Middle School
Early County Middle School's state test result (15.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Early County Middle School this school | 218 | 100.0% | 15.2% |
| Turner County Middle School Ashburn | 230 | 100.0% | 15.9% |
| Terrell Middle School Dawson | 215 | 100.0% | 14.1% |
| Warren County Middle School Warrenton | 160 | 100.0% | 11.5% |
| Atlanta SMART Academy Atlanta | 221 | 100.0% | N/A |
| Judson Price Middle School Atlanta | 241 | 100.0% | 12.0% |
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 Early County Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 15.2% | #428 of 470 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.3% | #395 of 474 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 18.8% | #419 of 474 ▲ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.1pp | #359 of 465 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 218 | #468 of 487 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 7.7:1 | #1 of 471 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.6% | #376 of 471 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #68 of 479 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -52.4% | #1 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
218
-222 (-50%) vs 2020
-66% since 2000-01, when it was 647
Student : Teacher
7.7:1
was 12.6:1
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 | 218 | 28.5 | 7.7:1 | 100% (218) |
| 2023-24 | 355 | 38.3 | 9.3:1 | 100% (355) |
| 2022-23 | 386 | 40.3 | 9.6:1 | 100% (386) |
| 2020-21 | 440 | 35 | 12.6:1 | 100% (440) |
| 2017-18 | 458 | 39.7 | 11.5:1 | 97% (444) |
| 2015-16 | 520 | 38 | 13.7:1 | 96% (501) |
| 2010-11 | 476 | 39 | 12.2:1 | 74% (352) |
| 2000-01 | 647 | 39 | 16.6:1 | 71% (459) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Early County Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 52% (458 to 218); teachers down 28% (39.7 to 28.5).
About Early County Middle School
Early County Middle School is a public middle school run by Early County in Blakely, Georgia. Its 218 students are spread across grades 7 through 8. The typical figure for middle schools in Georgia is about 763 students.
Early County Middle School is a school in Early County. The district has 3 schools and 1,482 students.
Black students make up a majority at Early County Middle School, at 78%. Other students are 15% White and 5% multiracial. That is higher than the 53% Black share among all Early County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 37% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Staffing totals 28.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 7.7:1. On average, middle schools in Georgia have 14.1:1, compared with 7.7:1 here. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Early County Middle School is 100%.
Early County Middle School is graded D by allk12, scoring above 9% of Georgia public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The model predicts 25.7% for a school in Georgia with Early County Middle School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Early County Middle School posts 15.2%.
Across Early County, the median household income is $54,083, roughly 15% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 20% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Early County is home to 3 public schools and about 1,482 public school students.
The shortest distance from Early County Middle School to another public school is about 0.1 miles, to Early County High School. Counting only straight-line distance, 2 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, Early County Middle School ranks 6th in a group of 8 nearby schools.
The NCES locale for Early County Middle School is Rural: Remote, which covers schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
Enrollment records show 440 in 2020-21 and 218 in 2024-25. Because schools sometimes add or drop grades, the two numbers may not be directly comparable. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 7.7:1, from 12.6:1.
Conversations here can range across enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Early County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
10,603
Census ACS
Median income
$54,083
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
20%
Below federal line
Schools in county
3
1,482 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Early County
- Early County Elementary SchoolElementary · 758 students
- Early County High SchoolHigh · 506 students
Other schools in Blakely
- Early County Elementary SchoolElementary · 758 students
- Early County High SchoolHigh · 506 students
Nearby schools
- Early County High School0.1 mi · 506
- Early County Elementary School1.2 mi · 758
- Houston County High School11.6 mi · 322
- Clay County Middle School17.9 mi · 48
- Clay County Elementary17.9 mi · 143
- Pataula Charter Academy18.0 mi · 578
Frequently asked questions
About Early County Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Early County Middle School?
Early County Middle School enrolls approximately 218 students in grades 07-08.
What grades does Early County Middle School serve?
Early County Middle School serves grades 07-08.
How many teachers does Early County Middle School have?
Early County Middle School employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 7.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Early County Middle School?
Student demographics at Early County Middle School are roughly 15% White, 1% Hispanic, 78% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Early County Middle School?
Early County Middle School is overseen by Early County in Early County.
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