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Enrollment
853
Middle
DISTRICT 852 · STATE 763
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COLUMBIA COUNTY·NCES 130141002366
Greenbrier Middle School
5120 Riverwood Pkwy, Evans, GA 30809 · (706) 650-6080 · Columbia County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL853 STUDENTS
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Scored higher than 89% of Georgia public middle schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
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
16.5:1
52 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 14.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
19%
158 students
DISTRICT 40% · 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 | 263 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 290 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 300 | 35% |
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · 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
73.2%
GA avg 40.1% . +7.8pp since 2021
Math
77.6%
GA avg 44.6% . +13.1pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 78 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 8 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 13 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 73.2% | 77.6% |
| 2023-24 | 70.8% | 69.8% |
| 2022-23 | 71.8% | 66.6% |
| 2021-22 | 65.4% | 64.5% |
% 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
68.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.8%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% 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 Greenbrier Middle School
Greenbrier Middle School's state test result (68.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greenbrier Middle School this school | 853 | 18.5% | 68.4% |
| Rising Starr Middle School Fayetteville | 931 | 14.9% | 75.9% |
| Crabapple Middle School Roswell | 881 | 19.5% | 65.2% |
| Riverside Middle School Evans | 711 | 22.1% | 60.7% |
| Durham Middle School Acworth | 984 | 21.6% | 61.7% |
| Lost Mountain Middle School Kennesaw | 979 | 22.0% | 69.7% |
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 Greenbrier Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Columbia County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.4% | #39 of 470 | #2 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 77.6% | #26 of 474 ▲ 14 | #2 of 8 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 73.2% | #17 of 474 ▲ 6 | #1 of 8 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +10.4pp | #48 of 465 | #5 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 853 | #168 of 487 | #5 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.5:1 | #414 of 471 | #6 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.0% | #274 of 471 | #8 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 18.5% | #457 of 479 | #8 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +29.8% | #15 of 144 | #1 of 6 |
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
853
+113 (+15%) vs 2020
+33% since 2000-01, when it was 641
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
was 16.8:1
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 | 853 | 51.7 | 16.5:1 | 19% (158) |
| 2023-24 | 862 | 49.2 | 17.5:1 | 19% (160) |
| 2022-23 | 845 | 48 | 17.6:1 | 12% (99) |
| 2020-21 | 740 | 44 | 16.8:1 | 10% (71) |
| 2017-18 | 657 | 35.7 | 18.4:1 | 10% (64) |
| 2015-16 | 603 | 34 | 17.7:1 | 12% (71) |
| 2010-11 | 550 | 36 | 15.3:1 | 17% (91) |
| 2000-01 | 641 | 39 | 16.4:1 | 20% (125) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Greenbrier Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 30% (657 to 853); teachers up 45% (35.7 to 51.7).
About Greenbrier Middle School
Families in Evans, Georgia, are served by Greenbrier Middle School, a medium-sized middle school. A federal count lists 853 students at the school, in grades 6 through 8.
A total of 31 schools make up Columbia County, with 28,964 students enrolled.
At Greenbrier Middle School, White students make up 67% of the student body. After that, the student body is 11% Black, 10% Hispanic, 6% Asian, and 5% multiracial. For comparison, Columbia County is about 66% White. The school's diversity index is 52%, meaning two students picked at random have a 52% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teachers at the school number 51.7 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 16.5:1. That is higher than the 14.1:1 average for middle schools in Georgia. The lunch program counts 19% of students at Greenbrier Middle School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. For comparison, public schools in Columbia County average 39%.
Measured against Georgia public middle schools, Greenbrier Middle School receives an A. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Greenbrier Middle School would score about 67.8%. It scores 68.4%, within a point of that figure.
Census estimates describe Columbia County this way: the median household income is $95,592, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 39% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. In all, Columbia County has 32 public schools and roughly 29,518 students.
Nearby, Greenbrier Elementary School is about 0.1 miles away. Within five miles of Greenbrier Middle School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Greenbrier Middle School places 5th out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
Greenbrier Middle School is coded as Rural: Fringe in federal locale data.
2024-25 enrollment was 853, a 15% gain from 740 in 2020-21.
If you have questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Greenbrier Middle School, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Columbia County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
162,434
Census ACS
Median income
$95,592
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
32
29,518 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Columbia County
- Grovetown High SchoolHigh · 2,256 students
- Greenbrier High SchoolHigh · 1,935 students
- Lakeside High SchoolHigh · 1,861 students
- Evans High SchoolHigh · 1,800 students
- Harlem High SchoolHigh · 1,318 students
- Grovetown Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,067 students
Other schools in Evans
- Greenbrier High SchoolHigh · 1,935 students
- Lakeside High SchoolHigh · 1,861 students
- Evans High SchoolHigh · 1,800 students
- Evans Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,030 students
- Parkway Elementary SchoolElementary · 795 students
- River Ridge ElementaryElementary · 789 students
Other Greenbrier Middle schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Greenbrier Middle. Greenbrier Middle School is the largest of the 4.
- Greenbrier MiddleChesapeake, VA · 788 students
- GREENBRIER MIDDLE SCHOOLGREENBRIER, AR · 583 students
- Greenbrier Middle SchoolGreenbrier, TN · 558 students
Nearby schools
- Greenbrier Elementary School0.1 mi · 610
- Greenbrier High School0.3 mi · 1,935
- SAIL Charter Academy - School for Arts-Infused Learning2.6 mi · 554
- Parkway Elementary School2.7 mi · 795
- Riverside Elementary School3.4 mi · 640
- Evans Elementary School3.8 mi · 730
Frequently asked questions
About Greenbrier Middle SchoolHow many students attend Greenbrier Middle School?
Greenbrier Middle School enrolls approximately 853 students in grades 06-08.
Is Greenbrier Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Greenbrier Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Greenbrier Middle School?
Approximately 16.5:1 students per teacher at Greenbrier Middle School.
How diverse is Greenbrier Middle School?
Greenbrier Middle School reports a student body of 67% White, 10% Hispanic, 11% Black, 6% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Greenbrier Middle School in?
Greenbrier Middle School is part of Columbia County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.