Hart County Middle School

Hart County Middle School is a middle school of medium-sized scale in Hartwell, Georgia, part of Hart County, hosting 832 students in grades 6 through 8.

Within Hart County, which oversees 5 schools and 3,743 students, Hart County Middle School is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Hart County Middle School records that the largest single group is White, at 60% of enrollment. Other groups include 22% Black, 10% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 3% Asian. By comparison, Hart County as a whole is about 74% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Hart County Middle School has 59 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.1:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 98% of students at Hart County Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Hart County Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 26.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 39.7%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Hart County indicate median household income runs about $59,385, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. In all, Hart County runs 5 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,743 students), of which Hart County Middle School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Hart County High School, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Hart County Middle School at 5th of 7; the average score across the group is 44.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 5%: 795 students in 2018 compared to 832 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, members of the Hart County Middle School community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.