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How has Heard County Middle School changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
456
Middle
DISTRICT 374 · STATE 763
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HEARD COUNTY·NCES 130279002574
Heard County Middle School
269 Old Field Rd, Franklin, GA 30217 · (706) 675-9247 · Heard County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL456 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.0:1 · STATE 14.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
398 students
DISTRICT 92% · 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 | 164 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 147 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 145 | 32% |
Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 31% · 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
Students here typically continue to
Heard County Middle School→Heard County High School
Based on grade levels within Heard County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
47.8%
GA avg 40.1% . +6.5pp since 2021
Math
61.4%
GA avg 44.6% . +9.1pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 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 7 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 9 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 47.8% | 61.4% |
| 2023-24 | 49.6% | 55.2% |
| 2022-23 | 49.3% | 54.8% |
| 2021-22 | 41.3% | 52.4% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of GA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
53.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.3%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+20.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 32% 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 21 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 →
Schools most like Heard County Middle School
Heard County Middle School's state test result (53.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heard County Middle School this school | 456 | 87.3% | 53.0% |
| Chattanooga Valley Middle School Flintstone | 449 | 95.3% | 38.3% |
| Brantley County Middle School Nahunta | 493 | 95.1% | 45.7% |
| Westside Middle School Rocky Face | 428 | 84.8% | 51.6% |
| Fannin County Middle School Blue Ridge | 638 | 90.6% | 39.7% |
| North Habersham Middle School Clarkesville | 542 | 78.8% | 62.4% |
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 Heard County Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #96 of 470 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.4% | #80 of 474 ▲ 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.8% | #116 of 474 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.8pp | #115 of 465 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 456 | #397 of 487 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #329 of 471 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 31.3% | #390 of 471 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 87.3% | #215 of 479 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.3% | #293 of 305 |
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
456
-44 (-9%) vs 2020
-8% since 2010-11, when it was 495
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 18.5:1
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 | 456 | 30 | 15.2:1 | 87% (398) |
| 2023-24 | 448 | 30.2 | 14.8:1 | 67% (302) |
| 2022-23 | 471 | 30 | 15.7:1 | 56% (262) |
| 2020-21 | 500 | 27 | 18.5:1 | 59% (296) |
| 2017-18 | 462 | 30 | 15.4:1 | 58% (269) |
| 2015-16 | 438 | 30 | 14.6:1 | 66% (287) |
| 2010-11 | 495 | 31 | 16.0:1 | 61% (304) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Heard County Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (462 to 456); teachers unchanged (30 to 30).
About Heard County Middle School
Heard County Middle School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as a middle school in Franklin, Georgia. Total enrollment is 456 students, and the grades served are 6 through 8. It has 40% fewer students than the average for middle schools in Georgia (about 763).
Heard County Middle School is run by Heard County, whose 6 schools enroll 2,246 students.
Of every 100 students at Heard County Middle School, about 82 are White. Other students are 7% multiracial, 6% Black, and 5% Hispanic. Census estimates put Heard County at about 85% White, close to the school's figure. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 31%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 15.2:1. The school has 30 full-time-equivalent teachers. By comparison, the average for middle schools in Georgia is 14.1:1. In all, 87% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Schools in Georgia with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to post an average proficiency rate across its state test results near 32.3%. Heard County Middle School posts 53.0%, 20.7 points above that, which places it in the top 10% statewide on BeatsExpectations.
Census data for Heard County show median household income comes to about $65,868, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 13%, and roughly 15% of residents are in poverty. The county has 6 public schools and about 2,246 students.
Arrow Academy Alternative School sits about 2.3 miles from Heard County Middle School. There are 4 other public schools within five miles. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, Heard County Middle School ranks 4th on average proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes Heard County Middle School as Rural: Distant.
Federal enrollment counts fell from 500 (2020-21) to 456 (2024-25). There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (15.2:1) than in 2020-21 (18.5:1).
The allk12 page for Heard County Middle School lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Heard County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
11,773
Census ACS
Median income
$65,868
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
13%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
2,246 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Heard County
- Heard Elementary SchoolElementary · 722 students
- Heard County High SchoolHigh · 672 students
- Centralhatchee Elementary SchoolElementary · 190 students
- Ephesus Elementary SchoolElementary · 180 students
- Arrow Academy Alternative SchoolHigh · 26 students
Other schools in Franklin
- Heard Elementary SchoolElementary · 722 students
- Heard County High SchoolHigh · 672 students
- Centralhatchee Elementary SchoolElementary · 190 students
- Arrow Academy Alternative SchoolHigh · 26 students
Nearby schools
- Arrow Academy Alternative School2.3 mi · 26
- Heard County High School2.3 mi · 672
- Heard Elementary School3.2 mi · 722
- Centralhatchee Elementary School4.4 mi · 190
- Ephesus Elementary School10.6 mi · 180
- Roopville Elementary School11.2 mi · 457
Frequently asked questions
About Heard County Middle SchoolHow many students attend Heard County Middle School?
Heard County Middle School enrolls approximately 456 students in grades 06-08.
Is Heard County Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Heard County Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Heard County Middle School have?
Heard County Middle School employs 30 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Heard County Middle School?
Student demographics at Heard County Middle School are roughly 82% White, 5% Hispanic, 6% Black, 0% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Heard County Middle School in?
Heard County Middle School is part of Heard County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.