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Enrollment
498
Middle
DISTRICT 570 · STATE 763
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VIDALIA CITY·NCES 130534001740
J. R. Trippe Middle School
2200 McIntosh St, Vidalia, GA 30474 · (912) 537-3813 · Toombs County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL498 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 32% of Georgia public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-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
13.0:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 14.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
486 students
DISTRICT 95% · STATE 74%
Community
5
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 | 161 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 166 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 171 | 34% |
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · 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
J. R. Trippe Middle School→Vidalia Comprehensive High School
Based on grade levels within Vidalia City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
23.4%
GA avg 40.1% . -3.6pp since 2021
Math
32.8%
GA avg 44.6% . +6.0pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 23 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 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 4 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 23.4% | 32.8% |
| 2023-24 | 28.6% | 29.1% |
| 2022-23 | 26.4% | 31.4% |
| 2021-22 | 26.9% | 26.8% |
% 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
27.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.9%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 27% 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 J. R. Trippe Middle School
J. R. Trippe Middle School's state test result (27.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| J. R. Trippe Middle School this school | 498 | 97.6% | 27.2% |
| Rehoboth Road Middle School Griffin | 543 | 100.0% | 32.3% |
| Swainsboro Middle School Swainsboro | 596 | 100.0% | 25.3% |
| Brooks County Middle School Quitman | 489 | 100.0% | 21.4% |
| East Laurens Middle School Dublin | 536 | 100.0% | 40.8% |
| Ben Hill County Middle School Fitzgerald | 594 | 100.0% | 29.6% |
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 J. R. Trippe Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.2% | #335 of 470 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.8% | #290 of 474 ▲ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 23.4% | #379 of 474 ▼ 33 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.2pp | #357 of 465 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 498 | #381 of 487 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.0:1 | #135 of 471 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.1% | #166 of 471 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.6% | #166 of 479 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.0% | #170 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
498
-81 (-14%) vs 2020
+8% since 1990-91, when it was 461
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 14.1:1
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 | 498 | 38.2 | 13.0:1 | 98% (486) |
| 2023-24 | 512 | 36.1 | 14.2:1 | 72% (369) |
| 2022-23 | 531 | 38.8 | 13.7:1 | 90% (477) |
| 2020-21 | 579 | 41 | 14.1:1 | 84% (488) |
| 2017-18 | 547 | 38.2 | 14.3:1 | 93% (506) |
| 2015-16 | 518 | 36 | 14.4:1 | 72% (374) |
| 2010-11 | 557 | 32 | 17.4:1 | 59% (327) |
| 2000-01 | 573 | 40 | 14.3:1 | 48% (275) |
| 1990-91 | 461 | 30 | 15.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for J. R. Trippe Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (547 to 498); teachers unchanged (38.2 to 38.2).
About J. R. Trippe Middle School
Located in Vidalia, Georgia, J. R. Trippe Middle School is a small middle school. Grades offered run from 6 through 8, with 498 students enrolled. The average among middle schools in Georgia is roughly 763 students; this school is 35% smaller than that.
J. R. Trippe Middle School is one school in a 4-school district, Vidalia City, which enrolls 2,279 students.
Black students account for 50% of enrollment at J. R. Trippe Middle School. Smaller groups are 36% White, 9% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Toombs County is roughly 24% Black. J. R. Trippe Middle School has a diversity index of 61%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
At J. R. Trippe Middle School, 38.2 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 13.0:1. For comparison, middle schools in Georgia average 14.1:1. Roughly 98% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. That is close to the 97% average for public schools in Toombs County.
allk12 grades J. R. Trippe Middle School a C. The grade compares the school only with Georgia public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for J. R. Trippe Middle School is +0.2 points: 27.2% actual, 26.9% predicted.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Toombs County show that median household income is about $52,621, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 16% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 9 public schools in Toombs County, with a combined enrollment of about 5,397.
The closest other public school is Vidalia Comprehensive High School, about 1.3 miles away. There are 3 other public schools within five miles. J. R. Trippe Middle School's average proficiency of 27.2% compares with 28.9% for its nearest scored neighbors.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Fringe.
Enrollment was 579 in 2020-21 and 498 in 2024-25, a decrease of 81 students. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 14.1:1 in 2020-21 to 13.0:1 in 2024-25.
Community posts for J. R. Trippe Middle School can cover sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Toombs County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
27,102
Census ACS
Median income
$52,621
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
5,397 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Vidalia City
- Vidalia Comprehensive High SchoolHigh · 703 students
- Sally Dailey Meadows Elementary SchoolElementary · 622 students
- J. D. Dickerson Primary SchoolElementary · 456 students
Other schools in Vidalia
- Vidalia Comprehensive High SchoolHigh · 703 students
- Sally Dailey Meadows Elementary SchoolElementary · 622 students
- J. D. Dickerson Primary SchoolElementary · 456 students
Nearby schools
- Vidalia Comprehensive High School1.3 mi · 703
- J. D. Dickerson Primary School1.7 mi · 456
- Sally Dailey Meadows Elementary School2.7 mi · 622
- Toombs County High School5.6 mi · 896
- Lyons Primary School5.7 mi · 571
- Toombs County Middle School5.9 mi · 681
Frequently asked questions
About J. R. Trippe Middle SchoolHow many students attend J. R. Trippe Middle School?
J. R. Trippe Middle School enrolls approximately 498 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does J. R. Trippe Middle School serve?
J. R. Trippe Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at J. R. Trippe Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at J. R. Trippe Middle School is approximately 13.0:1 (38 FTE teachers).
How diverse is J. R. Trippe Middle School?
J. R. Trippe Middle School reports a student body of 36% White, 9% Hispanic, 50% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is J. R. Trippe Middle School public or private?
J. R. Trippe Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Vidalia City.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.