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How has Haralson County Middle School changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
757
Middle
DISTRICT 504 · STATE 763
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HARALSON COUNTY·NCES 130267001639
Haralson County Middle School
2633 Georgia Highway 120, Tallapoosa, GA 30176 · (770) 646-8600 · Haralson County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL757 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
56 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 14.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
750 students
DISTRICT 97% · STATE 74%
Community
3
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Haralson County Middle School→Haralson County High School
Based on grade levels within Haralson County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
41.0%
GA avg 40.1% . +9.7pp since 2021
Math
57.9%
GA avg 44.6% . +8.5pp 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 58 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 10 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 9 points.
Source: Georgia Milestones. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of GA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
51.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.2%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+24.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 26% typical for Georgia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 25 points, placing it in Georgia's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
757
-1 (0%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 13.5:1
% White
91%
was 90%
% Hispanic
3%
was 4%
% Black
2%
was 2%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Haralson County Middle School
Haralson County Middle School is a reasonably sized 6-8 campus in Tallapoosa, Georgia, operated by Haralson County. The school teaches 757 students in grades 6 through 8.
Haralson County Middle School is one of 7 schools operated by Haralson County, a district that caters to 3,525 students overall.
In terms of who attends, Haralson County Middle School reports that nearly all students (91%) are White. The remainder consists of 3% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.
Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 56 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.5:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 99% of students at Haralson County Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Haralson County (around 69%), the school's rate is north of typical.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Haralson County Middle School ranks in the top 10% of Georgia public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 26.2%; Haralson County Middle School posts 51.0%, +24.8 points above that line.
Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Haralson County indicate median household income runs about $72,127, roughly 17% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Haralson County Middle School is one of 11 public schools in Haralson County (combined enrollment of about 5,867 students).
Nearest neighbor: Haralson County High School, around 1.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 7 other public schools cluster around Haralson County Middle School. On composite proficiency, Haralson County Middle School comes 4th of 6 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 57.4%.
Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.
Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count showed little movement: 758 students in 2018 compared to 757 in 2025.
On this page, members of the Haralson County Middle School community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Haralson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
31,285
Census ACS
Median income
$72,127
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
5,867 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Haralson County
- Haralson County High SchoolHigh · 1,001 students
- Tallapoosa Primary SchoolElementary · 487 students
- Buchanan Primary SchoolElementary · 476 students
- West Haralson Elementary SchoolElementary · 403 students
- Buchanan Elementary SchoolElementary · 377 students
- Haralson County Rebel AcademyHigh · 24 students
Other schools in Tallapoosa
- Haralson County High SchoolHigh · 1,001 students
- Tallapoosa Primary SchoolElementary · 487 students
- West Haralson Elementary SchoolElementary · 403 students
- Haralson County Rebel AcademyHigh · 24 students
Nearby schools
- Haralson County High School1.5 mi · 1,001
- Haralson County Rebel Academy1.5 mi · 24
- Buchanan Primary School3.0 mi · 476
- Buchanan Elementary School3.2 mi · 377
- Tallapoosa Primary School3.5 mi · 487
- West Haralson Elementary School4.5 mi · 403
Frequently asked questions
About Haralson County Middle SchoolHow many students attend Haralson County Middle School?
Haralson County Middle School enrolls approximately 757 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Haralson County Middle School serve?
Haralson County Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Haralson County Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Haralson County Middle School is approximately 13.5:1 (56 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Haralson County Middle School?
At Haralson County Middle School, the student body is approximately 91% White, 3% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Haralson County Middle School?
Haralson County Middle School is overseen by Haralson County in Haralson County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.