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Holcomb Bridge Middle School
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Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedBeatsExpectations
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Holcomb Bridge Middle School
Holcomb Bridge Middle School is one of the close-knit 6-8 campuss in Alpharetta, Georgia, one of the schools within Fulton County, with 598 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 22% smaller than the state mean of about 763.
Within Fulton County, which oversees 107 schools and 87,563 students, Holcomb Bridge Middle School is one campus in the system.
For racial and ethnic makeup, Holcomb Bridge Middle School reports that the largest single group is Hispanic at 50%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder consists of 27% White, 17% Black, 3% multiracial, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 8% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.
In terms of school funding signals, Holcomb Bridge Middle School logs 55 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.1:1, putting Holcomb Bridge Middle School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 62% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
After controlling for student poverty, Holcomb Bridge Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 45.3%; this one delivers 36.7%.
Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Fulton County) shows that median household income runs about $95,292, 59% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Fulton County runs 205 public schools (combined enrollment of about 138,270 students), of which Holcomb Bridge Middle School is one.
Nearest neighbor: Centennial High School, around 1.0 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Holcomb Bridge Middle School at 8th of 9; the average score across the group is 65.6%.
The campus sits in a downtown setting.
Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Holcomb Bridge Middle School has declined 17%, going from 721 students in 2018 to 598 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share climbed from 40% to 50%.
On the community side, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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