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How has Gladden Middle School changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
478
Middle
DISTRICT 468 · STATE 763
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MURRAY COUNTY·NCES 130384001386
Gladden Middle School
700 Old Dalton Ellijay Rd, Chatsworth, GA 30705 · (706) 695-7448 · Murray County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL478 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 14.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
478 students
DISTRICT 97% · 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 7 | 245 | 51% |
| Grade 8 | 233 | 49% |
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · 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
32.9%
GA avg 40.1% . +5.3pp since 2021
Math
40.8%
GA avg 44.6% . +8.6pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 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 5 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 9 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 32.9% | 40.8% |
| 2023-24 | 39.1% | 40.1% |
| 2022-23 | 31.1% | 34.1% |
| 2021-22 | 27.6% | 32.2% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of GA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
41.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 26% typical for Georgia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 16 points, placing it in Georgia's top 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 Gladden Middle School
Gladden Middle School's state test result (41.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gladden Middle School this school | 478 | 100.0% | 41.5% |
| Ashworth Middle School Calhoun | 578 | 99.0% | 39.2% |
| Bagley Middle School Chatsworth | 457 | 95.8% | 43.5% |
| Jeff Davis Middle School Hazlehurst | 675 | 100.0% | 44.3% |
| Toombs County Middle School Lyons | 681 | 100.0% | 24.9% |
| North Tattnall Middle School Reidsville | 431 | 100.0% | 34.7% |
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 Gladden Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.5% | #190 of 470 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.8% | #217 of 474 ▼ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.9% | #264 of 474 ▼ 46 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.0pp | #139 of 465 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 478 | #389 of 487 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #295 of 471 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.6% | #309 of 471 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #103 of 479 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.7% | #74 of 305 |
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
478
-159 (-25%) vs 2020
-6% since 1990-91, when it was 507
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 16.3:1
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 | 478 | 32.4 | 14.8:1 | 100% (478) |
| 2023-24 | 505 | 34.3 | 14.7:1 | 81% (410) |
| 2022-23 | 548 | 36.7 | 14.9:1 | 68% (373) |
| 2020-21 | 637 | 39 | 16.3:1 | 69% (438) |
| 2017-18 | 588 | 34.8 | 16.9:1 | 74% (434) |
| 2015-16 | 571 | 31 | 18.4:1 | 80% (457) |
| 2010-11 | 559 | 35 | 16.0:1 | 74% (414) |
| 2000-01 | 835 | 47 | 17.8:1 | 46% (380) |
| 1990-91 | 507 | 39 | 13.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gladden Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (588 to 478); teachers down 7% (34.8 to 32.4).
About Gladden Middle School
Gladden Middle School is a small middle school in Chatsworth, Georgia, (ZIP code 30705). The school reports 478 students in grades 7 through 8. The school's enrollment is 37% smaller than the 763 average for middle schools in Georgia.
The Murray County system has 11 schools and 6,585 students.
By race and ethnicity, Gladden Middle School is 65% White. The school is also 31% Hispanic. That is lower than the 84% White share among all Murray County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at Gladden Middle School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 49%.
With 32.4 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Gladden Middle School was 14.8:1. Middle schools in Georgia average about 14.1:1, a similar figure. Gladden Middle School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 100%.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. Gladden Middle School beats its 25.7% prediction with 41.5%, a top-10% result in Georgia.
In Murray County (population about 40,562), median household income is about $69,253, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 15% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. Gladden Middle School is one of 11 public schools in Murray County, which together enroll about 6,585 students.
The closest public school to Gladden Middle School is Murray County High School, about 0.4 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The nearest schools with test data average 32.8%, lower than Gladden Middle School's 41.5%.
Its location is classified as Town: Fringe by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Federal counts put enrollment at 637 in 2020-21 and 478 in 2024-25, a 25% decrease. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 16.3:1 to 14.8:1.
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Murray County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
40,562
Census ACS
Median income
$69,253
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
6,585 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Murray County
- Murray County High SchoolHigh · 1,068 students
- North Murray High SchoolHigh · 961 students
- Spring Place Elementary SchoolElementary · 668 students
- Chatsworth Elementary SchoolElementary · 665 students
- Coker Elementary SchoolElementary · 613 students
- Northwest Elementary SchoolElementary · 557 students
Other schools in Chatsworth
- Murray County High SchoolHigh · 1,068 students
- North Murray High SchoolHigh · 961 students
- Spring Place Elementary SchoolElementary · 668 students
- Chatsworth Elementary SchoolElementary · 665 students
- Coker Elementary SchoolElementary · 613 students
- Northwest Elementary SchoolElementary · 557 students
Nearby schools
- Murray County High School0.4 mi · 1,068
- Chatsworth Elementary School0.8 mi · 665
- Coker Elementary School1.9 mi · 613
- North Murray High School2.6 mi · 961
- Spring Place Elementary School2.6 mi · 668
- Eton Elementary School3.3 mi · 556
Frequently asked questions
About Gladden Middle SchoolHow large is Gladden Middle School?
Gladden Middle School enrolls approximately 478 students in grades 07-08.
What grades does Gladden Middle School serve?
Gladden Middle School serves grades 07-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Gladden Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Gladden Middle School is approximately 14.8:1 (32 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Gladden Middle School?
Student demographics at Gladden Middle School are roughly 65% White, 31% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Gladden Middle School in?
Gladden Middle School is part of Murray County.
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