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Enrollment
858
Middle
DISTRICT 743 · STATE 763
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CATOOSA COUNTY·NCES 130093003305
Heritage Middle School
4005 Poplar Springs Rd, Ringgold, GA 30736 · (706) 937-3568 · Catoosa County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL858 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
66 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 14.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
343 students
DISTRICT 62% · 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 | 277 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 300 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 281 | 33% |
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 33% · 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
50.7%
GA avg 40.1% . -3.4pp since 2021
Math
61.5%
GA avg 44.6% . +6.4pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.7% | 61.5% |
| 2023-24 | 55.4% | 62.2% |
| 2022-23 | 56.0% | 60.5% |
| 2021-22 | 54.1% | 55.1% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
58.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% typical for Georgia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Georgia's top nor bottom 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 Heritage Middle School
Heritage Middle School's state test result (58.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heritage Middle School this school | 858 | 40.0% | 58.8% |
| Pike County Middle School Zebulon | 777 | 43.2% | 44.8% |
| Creekside School Cataula | 780 | 38.3% | 58.8% |
| Ringgold Middle School Ringgold | 725 | 49.8% | 51.4% |
| Harris County Carver Middle School Hamilton | 849 | 39.2% | 62.5% |
| Central Middle School Carrollton | 1,009 | 37.9% | 56.7% |
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 Heritage Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.8% | #66 of 470 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.5% | #79 of 474 ▼ 16 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.7% | #92 of 474 ▼ 18 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.5pp | #346 of 465 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 858 | #166 of 487 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.0:1 | #130 of 471 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.4% | #429 of 471 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.0% | #413 of 479 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.6% | #201 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
858
-46 (-5%) vs 2020
-17% since 2010-11, when it was 1,036
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 13.5:1
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 | 858 | 66.1 | 13.0:1 | 40% (343) |
| 2023-24 | 890 | 65.3 | 13.6:1 | 43% (380) |
| 2022-23 | 882 | 69.5 | 12.7:1 | 31% (271) |
| 2020-21 | 904 | 67 | 13.5:1 | 30% (267) |
| 2017-18 | 919 | 60 | 15.3:1 | 35% (319) |
| 2015-16 | 939 | 63 | 14.9:1 | 34% (316) |
| 2010-11 | 1,036 | 65 | 15.9:1 | 37% (379) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Heritage Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (919 to 858); teachers up 10% (60 to 66.1).
About Heritage Middle School
Heritage Middle School is a middle-grades school with a street address in Ringgold, Georgia. It had 858 students in 2024-25, spanning grades 6 through 8.
District-wide, Catoosa County has 16 schools and 10,134 students.
A large majority of enrollment at Heritage Middle School is White, at 88%. After that, the student body is 4% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Among Catoosa County residents, the White share is about 88%. A diversity index of 22% means there is a 22% chance two randomly chosen students at Heritage Middle School are from different groups.
Heritage Middle School reports a ratio of 13.0 students per teacher, from 66.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 14.1:1 average for middle schools in Georgia is 1.1 students per teacher. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Heritage Middle School, 40% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 58% average for public schools in Catoosa County is 18 points.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Heritage Middle School, the prediction is 56.7% and the result is 58.8%.
The school is in Catoosa County, where median household income comes to about $74,639, roughly 24% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Catoosa County counts 16 public schools with about 10,134 students.
The closest school to Heritage Middle School is Heritage High School, located about 0.2 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. In a group of 7 nearby schools with scores, Heritage Middle School ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
Heritage Middle School is coded as Rural: Fringe in federal locale data.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased 5%.
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Catoosa County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
68,634
Census ACS
Median income
$74,639
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
16
10,134 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Catoosa County
- Heritage High SchoolHigh · 1,268 students
- Ringgold High SchoolHigh · 1,052 students
- Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe High SchoolHigh · 963 students
- Ringgold Middle SchoolMiddle · 725 students
- Lakeview Middle SchoolMiddle · 647 students
- Boynton Elementary SchoolElementary · 580 students
Other schools in Ringgold
- Heritage High SchoolHigh · 1,268 students
- Ringgold High SchoolHigh · 1,052 students
- Ringgold Middle SchoolMiddle · 725 students
- Boynton Elementary SchoolElementary · 580 students
- Ringgold Primary SchoolElementary · 552 students
- Graysville Elementary SchoolElementary · 548 students
Other Heritage Middle schools
19 other US public schools in 13 states are named Heritage Middle. Heritage Middle School is the 5th largest of the 20.
- HERITAGE MIDDLE SCHOOLMERIDIAN, ID · 1,003 students
- Heritage Middle SchoolLIVINGSTON, NJ · 994 students
- Heritage MiddleWake Forest, NC · 947 students
- HERITAGE MIDDLE SCHOOLDELTONA, FL · 932 students
- Heritage Middle SchoolThompson Station, TN · 847 students
Nearby schools
- Heritage High School0.2 mi · 1,268
- Boynton Elementary School2.2 mi · 580
- Ringgold Elementary School2.9 mi · 445
- Ringgold Primary School3.0 mi · 552
- Saddle Ridge Elementary and Middle School4.2 mi · 772
- Battlefield Primary4.2 mi · 438
Frequently asked questions
About Heritage Middle SchoolHow large is Heritage Middle School?
Heritage Middle School enrolls approximately 858 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Heritage Middle School serve?
Heritage Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Heritage Middle School?
Approximately 13.0:1 students per teacher at Heritage Middle School.
How diverse is Heritage Middle School?
Heritage Middle School reports a student body of 88% White, 4% Hispanic, 2% Black, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Heritage Middle School?
Heritage Middle School is overseen by Catoosa County in Catoosa County.
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