Hammond Creek Middle School

Hammond Creek Middle School is one of the medium-sized 6-8 campuss in Dalton, Georgia, one of the schools within Dalton Public Schools, with 1,057 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Georgia's public schools average about 763 students each, so Hammond Creek Middle School sits 39% larger than that benchmark.

Within Dalton Public Schools, which oversees 10 schools and 7,619 students, Hammond Creek Middle School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Hammond Creek Middle School shows that 72% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Other groups include 19% White, 5% Black, 3% Asian. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 37%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 87 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.1:1. The state averages around 14.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 73% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Whitfield County runs at roughly 83%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Hammond Creek Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 39.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 42.9%.

In the broader community, census data for Whitfield County shows median household earnings sit near $67,070, roughly 20% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Whitfield County runs 33 public schools (combined enrollment of about 19,570 students), of which Hammond Creek Middle School is one.

Nearest neighbor: The Dalton Academy, around 0.6 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Hammond Creek Middle School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 28.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area.

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