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Greenbrier Middle School
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedWhat 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.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat 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%.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Greenbrier Middle School
Greenbrier Middle School is a reasonably sized junior high in Evans, Georgia, run under Columbia County. The school educates 853 students in grades 6 through 8.
Across the 31 schools in Columbia County (28,964 students total), Greenbrier Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
On the student-mix side, Greenbrier Middle School lists that the largest single group is White, at 67% of enrollment. Other groups include 11% Black, 10% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 5% multiracial. Compared to Columbia County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.
On the resource side, Greenbrier Middle School lists 52 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.5:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 14.1:1 average. An estimated 19% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Columbia County (around 39%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.
After controlling for student poverty, Greenbrier Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 67.8%; this one delivers 68.4%.
In the broader community, Columbia County reports that the typical household earns roughly $95,592 per year, roughly 39% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. In all, Columbia County runs 32 public schools (combined enrollment of about 29,518 students), of which Greenbrier Middle School is one.
Greenbrier Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Greenbrier Middle School comes 5th of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 67.2%.
The school occupies a countryside site.
Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 30%: 657 students in 2018 compared to 853 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 18.4:1 in 2018 to 16.5:1 today.
On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
Columbia County at a glance
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