Eddy Middle School

Set in Columbus, Georgia, Eddy Middle School is a close-knit 6-8 campus, part of Muscogee County. It educates 448 students across grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 763 students per school, that is 41% smaller than typical.

Within Muscogee County, which oversees 54 schools and 30,091 students, Eddy Middle School is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Eddy Middle School logs that Black students make up the majority at 71%; the rest consists of 21% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 3% White. By comparison, Muscogee County as a whole is about 47% Black, so the school skews visibly more Black than its surroundings.

On the resource side, The school employs 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.3:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Muscogee County runs at roughly 86%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Eddy Middle School falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 25.7%; this one comes in at 6.9%, -18.8 points off the demographic line.

In the broader community, census data for Muscogee County shows median household income runs about $58,073, about 31% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 15%. Across Muscogee County's 57 public schools (combined enrollment of about 30,110 students), Eddy Middle School is one campus in the mix.

South Columbus Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Eddy Middle School. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Eddy Middle School ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 11.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Eddy Middle School has stayed largely flat, going from 453 students in 2018 to 448 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 11% to 21% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 16.5:1 in 2018 to 14.3:1 today.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.