Gainesville Middle School West

Gainesville Middle School West is a moderately sized 6-8 campus in Gainesville-, Georgia, operated by Gainesville City. The school teaches 931 students in grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 763 students per school, that is 22% above typical.

Gainesville Middle School West is one of 10 schools operated by Gainesville City, a district that instructs 8,480 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Gainesville Middle School West shows that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 66% of enrollment. The remainder comes out to 22% Black, 5% White, 4% multiracial, 3% Asian. By comparison, Hall County as a whole is about 29% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, The school lists 57 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.3:1. The state averages around 14.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 73% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is north of Hall County's rate of about 64%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Gainesville Middle School West is in the bottom 10% of Georgia public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 39.5%; Gainesville Middle School West posts 22.9%, -16.6 points below that line.

Zooming out to the county, Hall County reports that the typical household earns roughly $80,901 per year, about 27% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. In all, Hall County runs 49 public schools (combined enrollment of about 36,525 students), of which Gainesville Middle School West is one.

The closest other public school is Gainesville Exploration Academy, roughly 0.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Gainesville Middle School West at 5th of 8; the average score across the group is 22.5%.

The school occupies a city-core site.

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