Hahira Middle School

Hahira Middle School is one of the average-sized 6-8 campuss in Hahira, Georgia, one of the schools within Lowndes County, with 843 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8.

Within Lowndes County, which oversees 11 schools and 10,618 students, Hahira Middle School is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Hahira Middle School reports that 65% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder breaks down as 18% Black, 9% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 2% Asian. By comparison, Lowndes County as a whole is about 53% White, so the school skews visibly more White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 64 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.2:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 14.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 58% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Lowndes County (around 80%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

With demographic context factored in, Hahira Middle School sits in the top 10% of Georgia schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 47.4%; actual is 69.5%, +22.1 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Across the wider county, Lowndes County reports that median household earnings sit near $58,541, roughly 28% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Lowndes County runs 20 public schools (combined enrollment of about 19,812 students), of which Hahira Middle School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Hahira Elementary School, around 0.6 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Hahira Middle School at 2nd of 8; the average score across the group is 46.3%.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 6%: 901 students in 2018 compared to 843 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 73% to 65%. Class-load math has tightened: from 17.1:1 in 2018 to 13.2:1 in 2025.

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