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Enrollment
800
Middle
DISTRICT 919 · STATE 763
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FAYETTE COUNTY·NCES 130213002118
Flat Rock Middle School
325 Jenkins Rd, Tyrone, GA 30290 · (770) 969-2830 · Fayette County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL800 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
63 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 14.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
394 students
DISTRICT 36% · STATE 74%
Community
5
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 | 275 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 254 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 271 | 34% |
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
60.7%
GA avg 40.1% . +5.5pp since 2021
Math
63.5%
GA avg 44.6% . +20.2pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 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 6 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 20 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 60.7% | 63.5% |
| 2023-24 | 64.9% | 59.4% |
| 2022-23 | 61.6% | 55.2% |
| 2021-22 | 55.2% | 43.3% |
% 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
55.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.9%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 →
Where Flat Rock Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Fayette County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.2% | #82 of 470 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.5% | #69 of 474 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.7% | #50 of 474 | N/A |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +12.9pp | #20 of 465 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 800 | #199 of 487 | #5 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #95 of 471 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.3% | #162 of 471 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.3% | #377 of 479 | #3 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.3% | #143 of 144 | N/A |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
800
-51 (-6%) vs 2020
+12% since 1990-91, when it was 712
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 14.4:1
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 | 800 | 63 | 12.7:1 | 49% (394) |
| 2023-24 | 842 | 64.5 | 13.1:1 | 55% (459) |
| 2022-23 | 883 | 63.5 | 13.9:1 | 46% (410) |
| 2020-21 | 851 | 59 | 14.4:1 | 40% (340) |
| 2017-18 | 798 | 58 | 13.8:1 | 44% (354) |
| 2015-16 | 725 | 49 | 14.8:1 | 42% (306) |
| 2010-11 | 845 | 60 | 14.1:1 | 36% (301) |
| 2000-01 | 929 | 66 | 14.1:1 | 14% (130) |
| 1990-91 | 712 | 55 | 12.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Flat Rock Middle School.
About Flat Rock Middle School
Flat Rock Middle School is a mid-sized middle school for students in Tyrone, Georgia. Its grade span covers grades 6 through 8, with 800 students on the rolls.
The 24 schools in Fayette County enroll 19,800 students altogether, Flat Rock Middle School among them.
The largest group at Flat Rock Middle School is Black students, at 57%. Smaller groups are 18% Hispanic, 15% White, 6% multiracial, and 4% Asian. County-wide, 26% of Fayette County residents are Black. The diversity index for Flat Rock Middle School is 61%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Flat Rock Middle School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.7:1, with 63 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for middle schools in Georgia is 14.1:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 49% at Flat Rock Middle School. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Fayette County is 34%.
In Georgia, Flat Rock Middle School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 55.2% actual against a predicted 51.9%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Fayette County show that the median household earns about $111,978 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 50%, and about 4% of people live in poverty. Fayette County counts 26 public schools with about 20,375 students.
Robert J. Burch Elementary School, about 0.2 miles away, is the closest public school. Within five miles of Flat Rock Middle School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Flat Rock Middle School ranks 3rd of 8 on average proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, Flat Rock Middle School is Rural: Fringe.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 800, compared with 851 in 2020-21. Students per teacher dropped from 14.4 in 2020-21 to 12.7 in 2024-25.
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Fayette County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
122,244
Census ACS
Median income
$111,978
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
50%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
20,375 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Fayette County
- McIntosh High SchoolHigh · 1,762 students
- Fayette County High SchoolHigh · 1,360 students
- Starrs Mill High SchoolHigh · 1,357 students
- Whitewater High SchoolHigh · 1,303 students
- Sandy Creek High SchoolHigh · 1,189 students
- J.C. Booth Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,115 students
Other schools in Tyrone
- Sandy Creek High SchoolHigh · 1,189 students
- Robert J. Burch Elementary SchoolElementary · 528 students
Nearby schools
- Robert J. Burch Elementary School0.2 mi · 528
- Sandy Creek High School0.3 mi · 1,189
- Crabapple Lane Elementary School4.1 mi · 594
- Utopian Academy for the Arts Trilith4.3 mi · 147
- Kedron Elementary School4.9 mi · 843
- Cleveland Elementary School4.9 mi · 414
Frequently asked questions
About Flat Rock Middle SchoolHow large is Flat Rock Middle School?
Flat Rock Middle School enrolls approximately 800 students in grades 06-08.
Is Flat Rock Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Flat Rock Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Flat Rock Middle School have?
Flat Rock Middle School employs 63 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.7:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Flat Rock Middle School?
At Flat Rock Middle School, the student body is approximately 15% White, 18% Hispanic, 57% Black, 4% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Flat Rock Middle School public or private?
Flat Rock Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Fayette County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.