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What's one thing Harlem Middle School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
1,025
Middle
DISTRICT 852 · STATE 763
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COLUMBIA COUNTY·NCES 130141001886
Harlem Middle School
424 Hawes Branch Pkwy, Harlem, GA 30814 · (706) 556-5990 · Columbia County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,025 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 37% of Georgia public middle schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
16.3:1
63 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 14.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
459 students
DISTRICT 40% · 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 | 352 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 307 | 30% |
| Grade 8 | 366 | 36% |
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · 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
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
44.6%
GA avg 40.1% . +10.2pp since 2021
Math
47.1%
GA avg 44.6% . +12.7pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 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 13 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.6% | 47.1% |
| 2023-24 | 42.8% | 33.3% |
| 2022-23 | 40.0% | 33.3% |
| 2021-22 | 34.4% | 34.4% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of GA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
36.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.2%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-17.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 54% typical for Georgia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Harlem Middle School
Harlem Middle School's state test result (36.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harlem Middle School this school | 1,025 | 44.8% | 36.9% |
| Ebenezer Middle School Rincon | 1,039 | 44.7% | 54.8% |
| Saint Marys Middle School Saint Marys | 1,077 | 47.5% | 55.7% |
| Youth Middle School Loganville | 1,181 | 47.0% | 48.1% |
| Evans Middle School Evans | 1,030 | 45.5% | 57.4% |
| Monroe County Middle School- Banks Stephens Campus Forsyth | 1,062 | 49.7% | 60.8% |
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 Harlem Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Columbia County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.9% | #239 of 470 | #7 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.1% | #175 of 474 ▲ 84 | #7 of 8 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.6% | #140 of 474 ▲ 38 | #7 of 8 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +11.4pp | #35 of 465 | #3 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,025 | #89 of 487 | #3 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.3:1 | #406 of 471 | #5 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.5% | #249 of 471 | #7 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.8% | #397 of 479 | #4 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +29.4% | #16 of 144 | #2 of 6 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,025
+158 (+18%) vs 2020
+39% since 1990-91, when it was 739
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
was 16.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,025 | 63 | 16.3:1 | 45% (459) |
| 2023-24 | 1,003 | 62.5 | 16.1:1 | 49% (493) |
| 2022-23 | 981 | 59.5 | 16.5:1 | 39% (387) |
| 2020-21 | 867 | 52 | 16.7:1 | 35% (303) |
| 2017-18 | 792 | 42.5 | 18.6:1 | 46% (363) |
| 2015-16 | 567 | 32 | 17.7:1 | 53% (299) |
| 2010-11 | 529 | 34 | 15.6:1 | 52% (275) |
| 2000-01 | 826 | 55 | 15.0:1 | 45% (369) |
| 1990-91 | 739 | 41 | 18.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Harlem Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 29% (792 to 1,025); teachers up 48% (42.5 to 63).
About Harlem Middle School
Located in Harlem, Georgia, Harlem Middle School is a medium-sized middle school. The school had 1,025 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25. Average enrollment for middle schools in Georgia is about 763, so this school runs 34% above that.
Columbia County, which runs Harlem Middle School, has 31 schools and 28,964 students.
White students make up a majority at Harlem Middle School, at 63%. The next largest groups are 20% Black, 10% Hispanic, and 7% multiracial. The White share in Columbia County as a whole is similar, at about 66%. The school's diversity index is 56%, meaning two students picked at random have a 56% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school reports 63 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 16.3 students per teacher. The school has more students per teacher than the 14.1:1 average for middle schools in Georgia. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 45%.
Harlem Middle School is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 37% of Georgia public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. Harlem Middle School posts 36.9% against a 54.2% prediction, a bottom-10% result in Georgia.
Census Bureau estimates for Columbia County show that the median household income is $95,592, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 39% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. There are 32 public schools in Columbia County, enrolling about 29,518 students in all.
Harlem High School is located about 1.3 miles from Harlem Middle School. Around the school, 5 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, Harlem Middle School ranks 8th on average proficiency.
Harlem Middle School has an NCES locale of Rural: Fringe.
The school enrolled 1,025 students in 2024-25, 158 more than the 867 it had in 2020-21.
Questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Columbia County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
162,434
Census ACS
Median income
$95,592
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
32
29,518 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Columbia County
- Grovetown High SchoolHigh · 2,256 students
- Greenbrier High SchoolHigh · 1,935 students
- Lakeside High SchoolHigh · 1,861 students
- Evans High SchoolHigh · 1,800 students
- Harlem High SchoolHigh · 1,318 students
- Grovetown Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,067 students
Other schools in Harlem
- Harlem High SchoolHigh · 1,318 students
- North Harlem Elementary SchoolElementary · 930 students
Other Harlem Middle schools
One other US public school is named Harlem Middle. Harlem Middle School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Harlem Middle SchoolLoves Park, IL · 1,330 students
Nearby schools
- Harlem High School1.3 mi · 1,318
- Euchee Creek Elementary School2.9 mi · 705
- North Harlem Elementary School3.9 mi · 930
- Baker Place Elementary4.7 mi · 958
- Grovetown High School4.9 mi · 2,256
- Columbia Middle School5.1 mi · 903
Frequently asked questions
About Harlem Middle SchoolHow many students attend Harlem Middle School?
Harlem Middle School enrolls approximately 1,025 students in grades 06-08.
Is Harlem Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Harlem Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Harlem Middle School have?
Harlem Middle School employs 63 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.3:1.
How diverse is Harlem Middle School?
Harlem Middle School reports a student body of 63% White, 10% Hispanic, 20% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Harlem Middle School?
Harlem Middle School is overseen by Columbia County in Columbia County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.