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Which teacher or staff member at Hammond Creek Middle School deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
1,057
Middle
DISTRICT 787 · STATE 763
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DALTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 130162004421
Hammond Creek Middle School
330 Pleasant Grove Dr. NE, Dalton, GA 30721 · (706) 876-4660 · Whitfield County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,057 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 71% of Georgia public middle schools
- BTest 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
12.1:1
87 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.0:1 · STATE 14.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
769 students
DISTRICT 71% · 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 | 522 | 49% |
| Grade 7 | 532 | 50% |
| Grade 8 | 3 | 0% |
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Dalton Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
40.9%
GA avg 40.1% . +5.0pp since 2021
Math
44.5%
GA avg 44.6% . +13.7pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 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 5 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 14 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.9% | 44.5% |
| 2023-24 | 41.6% | 44.4% |
| 2022-23 | 37.2% | 33.8% |
| 2021-22 | 35.9% | 30.8% |
% 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
42.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.8%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 Hammond Creek Middle School
Hammond Creek Middle School's state test result (42.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hammond Creek Middle School this school | 1,057 | 72.8% | 42.9% |
| South Hall Middle School Gainesville | 955 | 77.4% | 34.3% |
| West Hall Middle School Oakwood | 842 | 74.1% | 24.3% |
| Gainesville Middle School West Gainesville- | 931 | 73.3% | 22.9% |
| Gainesville Middle School East Gainesville | 896 | 73.3% | 25.6% |
| East Hall Middle School Gainesville | 775 | 81.8% | 26.8% |
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 Hammond Creek Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Whitfield County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.9% | #176 of 470 | #3 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.5% | #199 of 474 ▼ 32 | #4 of 7 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.9% | #178 of 474 ▲ 10 | #3 of 7 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +9.4pp | #65 of 465 | #2 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,057 | #81 of 487 | #1 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.1:1 | #58 of 471 | #3 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.3% | #332 of 471 | #4 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 72.8% | #278 of 479 | #6 of 7 |
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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,057 | 87.4 | 12.1:1 | 73% (769) |
| 2023-24 | 1,059 | 86.6 | 12.2:1 | 73% (773) |
| 2022-23 | 1,086 | 88.3 | 12.3:1 | 72% (778) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hammond Creek Middle School.
About Hammond Creek Middle School
Hammond Creek Middle School is a medium-sized middle-grades school with an address in Dalton, Georgia. The school's 1,057 students are in grades 6 through 8. Enrollment is 39% higher than the average for middle schools in Georgia, which is about 763.
Hammond Creek Middle School is one of 10 schools in Dalton Public Schools, which enrolls 7,619 students in total.
Hammond Creek Middle School's enrollment is 72% Hispanic. Other groups make up 19% White, 5% Black, and 3% Asian. County-wide, 37% of Whitfield County residents are Hispanic. Hammond Creek Middle School has a diversity index of 44%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school has about 12.1 students per teacher and 87.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. That ratio is under the 14.1:1 average for middle schools in Georgia. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 73% of students. It compares with 83% for public schools in Whitfield County.
Measured against Georgia public middle schools, Hammond Creek Middle School receives a B+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Hammond Creek Middle School is 3.1 points above its prediction. Actual: 42.9%. Predicted: 39.8%.
Across Whitfield County, median household income is about $67,070, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 20%, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Whitfield County number 33 and enroll about 19,570.
The closest public school, Dalton Jr. High School, is about 0.6 miles from Hammond Creek Middle School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, Hammond Creek Middle School ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
Locale: City: Small. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
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Whitfield County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
103,598
Census ACS
Median income
$67,070
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
33
19,570 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Dalton Public Schools
- Dalton High SchoolHigh · 1,919 students
- City Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 707 students
- Brookwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 688 students
- Blue Ridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 632 students
- Westwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 605 students
- Park Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 604 students
Other schools in Dalton
- Dalton High SchoolHigh · 1,919 students
- Southeast Whitfield County High SchoolHigh · 1,453 students
- Coahulla Creek High SchoolHigh · 1,041 students
- North Whitfield Middle SchoolMiddle · 731 students
- City Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 707 students
- Brookwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 688 students
Nearby schools
- Dalton Jr. High School0.6 mi · 517
- The Dalton Academy0.6 mi · 469
- Elbert Shaw Regional Youth Detention Center0.7 mi · 9
- Park Creek Elementary School1.0 mi · 604
- Phoenix High School1.3 mi · 141
- Roan Elementary School1.9 mi · 421
Frequently asked questions
About Hammond Creek Middle SchoolHow many students attend Hammond Creek Middle School?
Hammond Creek Middle School enrolls approximately 1,057 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Hammond Creek Middle School serve?
Hammond Creek Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Hammond Creek Middle School have?
Hammond Creek Middle School employs 87 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Hammond Creek Middle School?
Student demographics at Hammond Creek Middle School are roughly 19% White, 72% Hispanic, 5% Black, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Hammond Creek Middle School in?
Hammond Creek Middle School is part of Dalton Public Schools.
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