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What tradition at Glynn Middle School should never be changed?
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Enrollment
735
Middle
DISTRICT 716 · STATE 763
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GLYNN COUNTY·NCES 130240001064
Glynn Middle School
635 Lanier Blvd, Brunswick, GA 31520 · (912) 267-4150 · Glynn County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL735 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
51 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 14.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
548 students
DISTRICT 85% · 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 | 246 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 233 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 256 | 35% |
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · 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
49.1%
GA avg 40.1% . -4.5pp since 2021
Math
51.3%
GA avg 44.6% . +5.0pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 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 5 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 49.1% | 51.3% |
| 2023-24 | 54.4% | 53.8% |
| 2022-23 | 54.8% | 43.9% |
| 2021-22 | 53.6% | 46.3% |
% 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
51.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.8%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 Glynn Middle School
Glynn Middle School's state test result (51.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glynn Middle School this school | 735 | 74.6% | 51.1% |
| Pine Grove Middle School Valdosta | 733 | 71.5% | 56.5% |
| Long County Middle School Ludowici | 1,007 | 77.9% | 30.4% |
| Ware County Middle School Waycross | 752 | 80.5% | 38.1% |
| Cass Middle School Cartersville | 917 | 68.4% | 42.4% |
| Risley Middle School Brunswick | 590 | 82.7% | 46.7% |
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 Glynn Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.1% | #109 of 470 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.3% | #136 of 474 ▼ 36 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.1% | #106 of 474 ▼ 24 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.3pp | #385 of 465 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 735 | #240 of 487 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #267 of 471 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.3% | #96 of 471 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 74.6% | #271 of 479 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.8% | #146 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
735
-53 (-7%) vs 2020
-16% since 1990-91, when it was 872
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 15.2:1
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 | 735 | 51.2 | 14.4:1 | 75% (548) |
| 2023-24 | 756 | 54.5 | 13.9:1 | 57% (434) |
| 2022-23 | 815 | 54.7 | 14.9:1 | 51% (414) |
| 2020-21 | 788 | 52 | 15.2:1 | 51% (400) |
| 2017-18 | 824 | 52.5 | 15.7:1 | 52% (429) |
| 2015-16 | 817 | 47 | 17.4:1 | 52% (421) |
| 2010-11 | 1,032 | 62 | 16.6:1 | 44% (457) |
| 2000-01 | 758 | 50 | 15.2:1 | 37% (278) |
| 1990-91 | 872 | 52 | 16.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Glynn Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (824 to 735); teachers down 2% (52.5 to 51.2).
About Glynn Middle School
Glynn Middle School is a public middle-grades school run by Glynn County in Brunswick, Georgia. The school runs grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 735 students.
Glynn County enrolls 12,750 students in 17 schools, including Glynn Middle School.
The biggest share of students at Glynn Middle School, 48%, is White. Other reported shares: 27% Black, 19% Hispanic, and 4% multiracial. That compares with about 64% White among all Glynn County residents. The diversity index for Glynn Middle School is 65%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Classroom staffing at Glynn Middle School totals 51.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 14.4:1. It is about the same as the 14.1:1 average for middle schools in Georgia. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Glynn Middle School is about 75%.
Glynn Middle School posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 51.1%, compared with a predicted 38.8%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Georgia schools on BeatsExpectations.
In the wider Glynn County area, the median household earns about $69,799 a year, about 32% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 12%. Glynn Middle School shares Glynn County with 17 other public schools.
Glynn Middle School's closest public school neighbor is Glynn Academy, about 0.7 miles away. Within five miles of Glynn Middle School, there are 4 other public schools. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, Glynn Middle School ranks 4th on average proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Small.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased from 788 to 735, a 7% decline.
Glynn Middle School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as special education services, counseling, and support programs. You can also rate the school on this page.
Glynn County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
85,447
Census ACS
Median income
$69,799
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
13,911 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Glynn County
- Brunswick High SchoolHigh · 1,951 students
- Glynn AcademyHigh · 1,911 students
- Jane Macon MiddleMiddle · 801 students
- Sterling Elementary SchoolElementary · 767 students
- Satilla Marsh Elementary SchoolElementary · 752 students
- Needwood Middle SchoolMiddle · 736 students
Other schools in Brunswick
- Brunswick High SchoolHigh · 1,951 students
- Glynn AcademyHigh · 1,911 students
- Coastal Plains High SchoolHigh · 1,161 students
- Jane Macon MiddleMiddle · 801 students
- Sterling Elementary SchoolElementary · 767 students
- Satilla Marsh Elementary SchoolElementary · 752 students
Nearby schools
- Glynn Academy0.7 mi · 1,911
- Burroughs-Molette Elementary School1.3 mi · 546
- Goodyear Elementary School2.4 mi · 515
- Brunswick High School3.3 mi · 1,951
- St. Simons Elementary School5.6 mi · 462
- Altama Elementary School5.7 mi · 672
Frequently asked questions
About Glynn Middle SchoolHow large is Glynn Middle School?
Glynn Middle School enrolls approximately 735 students in grades 06-08.
Is Glynn Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Glynn Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Glynn Middle School have?
Glynn Middle School employs 51 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Glynn Middle School?
Student demographics at Glynn Middle School are roughly 48% White, 19% Hispanic, 27% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Glynn Middle School in?
Glynn Middle School is part of Glynn County.
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