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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Gainesville Middle School West this year?
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Enrollment
931
Middle
DISTRICT 914 · STATE 763
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GAINESVILLE CITY·NCES 130231003619
Gainesville Middle School West
1279 McEver Rd SW, Gainesville-, GA 30504 · (770) 532-6250 · Hall County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL931 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 8% of Georgia public middle schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Georgia public middle schools
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
57 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 14.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
682 students
DISTRICT 75% · 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 | 305 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 303 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 323 | 35% |
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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
20.9%
GA avg 40.1% . -1.7pp since 2022
Math
22.8%
GA avg 44.6% . +3.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 21 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 20.9% | 22.8% |
| 2023-24 | 23.5% | 22.4% |
| 2022-23 | 22.6% | 19.9% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of GA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
22.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.5%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-16.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 39% typical for Georgia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Gainesville Middle School West
Gainesville Middle School West's state test result (22.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gainesville Middle School West this school | 931 | 73.3% | 22.9% |
| Gainesville Middle School East Gainesville | 896 | 73.3% | 25.6% |
| West Hall Middle School Oakwood | 842 | 74.1% | 24.3% |
| Hammond Creek Middle School Dalton | 1,057 | 72.8% | 42.9% |
| South Hall Middle School Gainesville | 955 | 77.4% | 34.3% |
| Duluth Middle School Duluth | 1,201 | 75.7% | 40.2% |
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 Gainesville Middle School West ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Hall County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.9% | #370 of 470 | #10 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.8% | #372 of 474 ▼ 25 | #10 of 10 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 20.9% | #396 of 474 ▼ 9 | #9 of 10 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 931 | #128 of 487 | #2 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.3:1 | #409 of 471 | #10 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.4% | #282 of 471 | #6 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 73.3% | #277 of 479 | #5 of 10 |
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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 931 | 57.1 | 16.3:1 | 73% (682) |
| 2023-24 | 894 | 58.5 | 15.3:1 | 73% (655) |
| 2022-23 | 884 | 54 | 16.4:1 | 73% (648) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gainesville Middle School West.
About Gainesville Middle School West
Gainesville Middle School West is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as a middle school in Gainesville-, Georgia. The school offers grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 931 students. The school is 22% above the average for middle schools in Georgia.
Gainesville City has 10 schools; together they serve 8,480 students.
Federal enrollment data show Gainesville Middle School West is 66% Hispanic. Next come 22% Black, 5% White, 4% multiracial, and 3% Asian. The county population is about 29% Hispanic. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 51%.
Gainesville Middle School West has 57.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 16.3:1. Middle schools in Georgia average 14.1:1, 2.2 fewer students per teacher than here. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 73% at Gainesville Middle School West. The rate at public schools in Hall County averages 64%, lower than here.
On the allk12 Grade, Gainesville Middle School West lands at D, ahead of 8% of Georgia public middle schools.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Gainesville Middle School West is in the bottom 10% of Georgia schools: 22.9% actual against 39.5% predicted.
In Hall County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $80,901, about 27% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 9%. The county has 49 public schools and about 36,525 students.
Gainesville Exploration Academy sits about 0.6 miles from Gainesville Middle School West. Gainesville Middle School West has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 22.5% proficiency; Gainesville Middle School West posts 22.9%.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Small.
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Hall County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
212,705
Census ACS
Median income
$80,901
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
49
36,525 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Gainesville City
- Gainesville High SchoolHigh · 2,077 students
- Gainesville Middle School EastMiddle · 896 students
- Mundy Mill Arts AcademyElementary · 825 students
- Enota Multiple Intelligences AcademyElementary · 767 students
- Centennial Arts AcademyElementary · 760 students
- Fair Street International AcademyElementary · 651 students
Nearby schools
- Gainesville Exploration Academy0.6 mi · 536
- McEver Elementary School1.0 mi · 487
- Lyman Hall Elementary School1.5 mi · 785
- Gainesville High School1.9 mi · 2,077
- Centennial Arts Academy2.1 mi · 760
- Mundy Mill Arts Academy2.3 mi · 825
Frequently asked questions
About Gainesville Middle School WestHow many students attend Gainesville Middle School West?
Gainesville Middle School West enrolls approximately 931 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Gainesville Middle School West serve?
Gainesville Middle School West serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Gainesville Middle School West have?
Gainesville Middle School West employs 57 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Gainesville Middle School West?
At Gainesville Middle School West, the student body is approximately 5% White, 66% Hispanic, 22% Black, 3% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Gainesville Middle School West?
Gainesville Middle School West is overseen by Gainesville City in Hall County.
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