Haymon-Morris Middle School

Haymon-Morris Middle School operates as a middle-of-the-pack middle-grades school in Winder, Georgia, run under Barrow County. Current enrollment sits at 973 students spanning grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 763 students per school, that is 28% bigger than typical.

Across the 17 schools in Barrow County (15,313 students total), Haymon-Morris Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Haymon-Morris Middle School shows that the largest single group is White at 43%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 28% Hispanic, 20% Black, 6% multiracial, 3% Asian. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 67%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 67 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.6:1. The state averages about 14.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 62% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Haymon-Morris Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 45.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 41.0%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Barrow County shows the typical household earns roughly $80,653 per year, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across Barrow County's 17 public schools (combined enrollment of about 15,313 students), Haymon-Morris Middle School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Yargo Elementary School, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Haymon-Morris Middle School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 33.6%.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Haymon-Morris Middle School has rose 20%, going from 810 students in 2018 to 973 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 61% to 43%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 16.2:1 in 2018 to 14.6:1 today.

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