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Enrollment
440
Middle
DISTRICT 530 · STATE 763
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MUSCOGEE COUNTY·NCES 130387001394
Fort Middle School
2900 Woodruff Farm Rd, Columbus, GA 31907 · (706) 569-3740 · Muscogee County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL440 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 14.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
440 students
DISTRICT 89% · STATE 74%
Community
6
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 | 124 | 28% |
| Grade 7 | 149 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 167 | 38% |
Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · 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
18.5%
GA avg 40.1% . +2.4pp since 2021
Math
17.4%
GA avg 44.6% . +11.6pp 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 17 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 2 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 12 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 18.5% | 17.4% |
| 2023-24 | 20.4% | 10.1% |
| 2022-23 | 15.6% | 5.1% |
| 2021-22 | 16.2% | 5.8% |
% 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
16.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 17% 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 Fort Middle School
Fort Middle School's state test result (16.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Middle School this school | 440 | 100.0% | 16.9% |
| Rothschild Leadership Academy School Columbus | 498 | 100.0% | 8.0% |
| Murphey Middle School Augusta | 512 | 100.0% | 7.0% |
| KIPP South Fulton Academy School Atlanta | 382 | 100.0% | 48.1% |
| Midland Middle School Midland | 455 | 100.0% | 28.2% |
| Robert A. Cross Middle Magnet Albany | 478 | 96.0% | 79.2% |
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 Fort Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Muscogee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 16.9% | #419 of 470 | #8 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.4% | #413 of 474 ▲ 30 | #7 of 12 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 18.5% | #423 of 474 ▼ 8 | #9 of 12 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.0pp | #140 of 465 | #3 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 440 | #409 of 487 | #10 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #182 of 471 | #4 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.9% | #366 of 471 | #9 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #104 of 479 | #1 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.1% | #69 of 305 | #3 of 8 |
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
440
-219 (-33%) vs 2020
-51% since 1990-91, when it was 899
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 18.3:1
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 | 440 | 32.5 | 13.5:1 | 100% (440) |
| 2023-24 | 484 | 28.2 | 17.2:1 | 100% (482) |
| 2022-23 | 511 | 32.1 | 15.9:1 | 97% (494) |
| 2020-21 | 659 | 36 | 18.3:1 | 97% (637) |
| 2017-18 | 544 | 31.9 | 17.1:1 | 94% (514) |
| 2015-16 | 523 | 30 | 17.4:1 | 89% (467) |
| 2010-11 | 567 | 41 | 13.8:1 | 82% (465) |
| 2000-01 | 576 | 40 | 14.4:1 | 51% (293) |
| 1990-91 | 899 | 45 | 20.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fort Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (544 to 440); teachers up 2% (31.9 to 32.5).
About Fort Middle School
Fort Middle School sits in Columbus, Georgia, and is classified as a middle-grades school. Students in grades 6 through 8 attend the school, which enrolls 440 students. The average among middle schools in Georgia is roughly 763 students; this school is 42% smaller than that.
Fort Middle School is one of 54 schools in Muscogee County, which enrolls 30,091 students in total.
Roughly 77% of students at Fort Middle School are Black. Other groups include 9% Hispanic, 7% White, and 7% multiracial. By comparison, Muscogee County residents are about 47% Black. Pick two students at random and there is a 39% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
At Fort Middle School, 32.5 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 13.5:1. That matches the 14.1:1 average for middle schools in Georgia fairly closely. Roughly 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Muscogee County, the average is 86%.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Fort Middle School would score about 25.7%. It scores 16.9%, 8.8 points below that figure.
In Muscogee County (population about 203,711), the median household income is $58,073, roughly 31% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 15%. There are 57 public schools in Muscogee County, enrolling about 30,110 students in all.
Nearest public school: Wesley Heights Elementary School, about 0.8 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Fort Middle School at 4th of 9.
Federal data place Fort Middle School in the City: Mid-size locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment at Fort Middle School declined 33% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 659 to 440 students. The ratio of students to teachers went from 18.3:1 to 13.5:1 over the same years.
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Muscogee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
203,711
Census ACS
Median income
$58,073
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
57
30,110 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Muscogee County
- Northside High SchoolHigh · 1,405 students
- Shaw High SchoolHigh · 1,162 students
- Columbus High SchoolHigh · 1,161 students
- Hardaway High SchoolHigh · 1,067 students
- Jordan Vocational High SchoolHigh · 1,040 students
- Spencer High SchoolHigh · 1,016 students
Other schools in Columbus
- Northside High SchoolHigh · 1,405 students
- Shaw High SchoolHigh · 1,162 students
- Columbus High SchoolHigh · 1,161 students
- Hardaway High SchoolHigh · 1,067 students
- Jordan Vocational High SchoolHigh · 1,040 students
- Spencer High SchoolHigh · 1,016 students
Nearby schools
- Wesley Heights Elementary School0.8 mi · 349
- Forrest Road Elementary School0.9 mi · 278
- Reese Road Leadership Academy1.2 mi · 387
- Kendrick High School1.5 mi · 840
- Georgetown Elementary School1.6 mi · 394
- East Columbus Magnet Academy1.7 mi · 395
Frequently asked questions
About Fort Middle SchoolHow large is Fort Middle School?
Fort Middle School enrolls approximately 440 students in grades 06-08.
Is Fort Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Fort Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Fort Middle School have?
Fort Middle School employs 33 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.5:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Fort Middle School?
At Fort Middle School, the student body is approximately 7% White, 9% Hispanic, 77% Black, 0% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Fort Middle School?
Fort Middle School is overseen by Muscogee County in Muscogee County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.