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Enrollment
598
Middle
DISTRICT 922 · STATE 763
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FULTON COUNTY·NCES 130228001930
Holcomb Bridge Middle School
2700 Holcomb Bridge Rd, Alpharetta, GA 30022 · (470) 254-5280 · Fulton County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL598 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 33% of Georgia public middle schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Georgia public middle schools
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
55 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 14.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
371 students
DISTRICT 58% · 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 | 202 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 175 | 29% |
| Grade 8 | 221 | 37% |
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · 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
Holcomb Bridge Middle School→Centennial High School
Based on published attendance-zone data from Fulton County. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
39.8%
GA avg 40.1% . +1.3pp since 2021
Math
38.8%
GA avg 44.6% . +4.2pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 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 1 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 39.8% | 38.8% |
| 2023-24 | 38.2% | 38.2% |
| 2022-23 | 36.1% | 30.5% |
| 2021-22 | 38.5% | 34.6% |
% 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
36.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.3%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 Holcomb Bridge Middle School
Holcomb Bridge Middle School's state test result (36.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holcomb Bridge Middle School this school | 598 | 62.0% | 36.7% |
| Marietta Sixth Grade Academy Marietta | 678 | 65.0% | 42.7% |
| Elkins Pointe Middle School Roswell | 857 | 51.0% | 52.2% |
| Westside Middle School Winder | 793 | 70.6% | 30.5% |
| Ridgeview Charter School Atlanta | 945 | 51.2% | 49.5% |
| Chestatee Middle School Gainesville | 834 | 71.5% | 33.6% |
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 Holcomb Bridge Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Fulton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.7% | #243 of 470 | #16 of 35 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.8% | #239 of 474 ▼ 19 | #15 of 35 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.8% | #189 of 474 ▲ 40 | #17 of 35 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.7pp | #300 of 465 | #30 of 35 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 598 | #323 of 487 | #26 of 38 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.9:1 | #20 of 471 | #5 of 37 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.7% | #110 of 471 | #11 of 37 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.0% | #318 of 479 | #25 of 38 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.1% | #89 of 305 | #13 of 26 |
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
598
-93 (-13%) vs 2020
-49% since 1990-91, when it was 1,166
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
was 11.9:1
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 | 598 | 55 | 10.9:1 | 62% (371) |
| 2023-24 | 614 | 56.1 | 10.9:1 | 65% (398) |
| 2022-23 | 654 | 55.5 | 11.8:1 | 58% (380) |
| 2020-21 | 691 | 58 | 11.9:1 | 50% (346) |
| 2017-18 | 721 | 61.2 | 11.8:1 | 56% (403) |
| 2015-16 | 796 | 65 | 12.3:1 | 56% (447) |
| 2010-11 | 708 | 63 | 11.2:1 | 56% (395) |
| 2000-01 | 888 | 64 | 13.9:1 | 23% (207) |
| 1990-91 | 1,166 | 79 | 14.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Holcomb Bridge Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (721 to 598); teachers down 10% (61.2 to 55).
About Holcomb Bridge Middle School
Holcomb Bridge Middle School is a small middle school in Alpharetta, Georgia, under Fulton County. Enrolled students number 598 students, in grades 6 through 8. Statewide, middle schools in Georgia average about 763 students each.
The district, Fulton County, operates 107 schools serving 87,563 students.
By race and ethnicity, Holcomb Bridge Middle School is 50% Hispanic. It is also 27% White, 17% Black, 3% multiracial, and 3% Asian. For comparison, the population of Fulton County is roughly 8% Hispanic. By the diversity index, Holcomb Bridge Middle School comes in at 65%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 10.9:1, with 55 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. The 14.1:1 average for middle schools in Georgia is higher than this school's figure. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Holcomb Bridge Middle School is 62%. Across public schools in Fulton County, the average is about the same, 62%.
Measured against Georgia public middle schools, Holcomb Bridge Middle School receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Holcomb Bridge Middle School would be expected to post about 45.3%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 36.7%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Fulton County, median household income is about $95,292, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 59% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Holcomb Bridge Middle School is one of 205 public schools in Fulton County, which together enroll about 138,270 students.
The closest public school to Holcomb Bridge Middle School is Centennial High School, about 1.0 miles away. Within five miles of Holcomb Bridge Middle School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Holcomb Bridge Middle School is 8th of 9 on proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Small, or inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Holcomb Bridge Middle School went from 691 students to 598. Its ratio of students to teachers was 11.9:1 in 2020-21, and 10.9:1 in 2024-25.
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Fulton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,076,561
Census ACS
Median income
$95,292
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
59%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
205
138,270 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Fulton County
- Westlake High SchoolHigh · 2,056 students
- Roswell High SchoolHigh · 2,035 students
- Alpharetta High SchoolHigh · 2,024 students
- Milton High SchoolHigh · 1,999 students
- Langston Hughes High SchoolHigh · 1,891 students
- Johns Creek High SchoolHigh · 1,789 students
Other schools in Alpharetta
- Denmark High SchoolHigh · 2,527 students
- Alpharetta High SchoolHigh · 2,024 students
- Milton High SchoolHigh · 1,999 students
- Chattahoochee High SchoolHigh · 1,730 students
- Innovation AcademyHigh · 1,511 students
- DeSana Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,278 students
Nearby schools
- Centennial High School1.0 mi · 1,643
- Hillside Elementary School1.4 mi · 497
- River Eves Elementary School1.6 mi · 495
- Barnwell Elementary School2.3 mi · 672
- Jackson Elementary School2.3 mi · 489
- Northwood Elementary School2.8 mi · 576
Frequently asked questions
About Holcomb Bridge Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Holcomb Bridge Middle School?
Holcomb Bridge Middle School enrolls approximately 598 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Holcomb Bridge Middle School serve?
Holcomb Bridge Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Holcomb Bridge Middle School?
Approximately 10.9:1 students per teacher at Holcomb Bridge Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Holcomb Bridge Middle School?
At Holcomb Bridge Middle School, the student body is approximately 27% White, 50% Hispanic, 17% Black, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Holcomb Bridge Middle School public or private?
Holcomb Bridge Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Fulton County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.