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Fannin County Middle School
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Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedWhat this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 40 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 up about 8 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 11 points.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% 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%.
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Fannin County Middle School
As a modestly sized middle school in Blue Ridge, Georgia, Fannin County Middle School serves 638 students from grades 6 through 8, one of the schools within Fannin County.
Within Fannin County, which oversees 5 schools and 2,753 students, Fannin County Middle School is one campus in the system.
Looking at the student body, Fannin County Middle School shows that 88% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest is composed of 8% Hispanic, 2% multiracial.
Looking at school resources, On paper, Fannin County Middle School has 51 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.1:1, putting Fannin County Middle School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 91% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
With demographic context factored in, Fannin County Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 30.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 39.7%.
Across the wider county, census data for Fannin County shows median household income runs about $57,073, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Fannin County Middle School is one of 5 public schools in Fannin County (combined enrollment of about 2,753 students).
Blue Ridge Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.4 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Fannin County Middle School comes 4th of 7 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 43.1%.
Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.
Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 12%: 721 students in 2018 compared to 638 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 94% to 88% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 13.7:1 in 2018 to 12.5:1 today.
Inside the community feed, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Fannin County at a glance
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- Fannin County High SchoolHigh · 824 students
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