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Enrollment
1,115
Middle
DISTRICT 919 · STATE 763
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FAYETTE COUNTY·NCES 130213000925
J.C. Booth Middle School
250 Stagecoach Road, Peachtree City, GA 30269 · (770) 631-3240 · Fayette County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,115 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 85% of Georgia public middle schools
- ATest 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.
- 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
15.8:1
71 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 14.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
24%
273 students
DISTRICT 36% · 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 | 371 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 369 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 375 | 34% |
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
68.8%
GA avg 40.1% . +2.9pp since 2021
Math
77.6%
GA avg 44.6% . +3.7pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 78 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 3 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 68.8% | 77.6% |
| 2023-24 | 70.5% | 78.4% |
| 2022-23 | 66.3% | 75.0% |
| 2021-22 | 65.9% | 74.0% |
% 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
69.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% 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.C. Booth Middle School
J.C. Booth Middle School's state test result (69.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| J.C. Booth Middle School this school | 1,115 | 24.5% | 69.1% |
| Hopewell Middle School Alpharetta | 1,265 | 19.7% | 67.9% |
| Simpson Middle School Marietta | 884 | 19.7% | 69.5% |
| Chamblee Middle School Chamblee | 1,018 | 30.6% | 65.4% |
| North Forsyth Middle School Cumming | 1,164 | 29.2% | 46.8% |
| Stallings Island Middle School Martinez | 729 | 24.7% | 68.7% |
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 J.C. Booth Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Fayette County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.1% | #36 of 470 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 77.6% | #27 of 474 ▼ 8 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.8% | #28 of 474 ▼ 2 | N/A |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.3pp | #277 of 465 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,115 | #68 of 487 | #1 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #377 of 471 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.6% | #61 of 471 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 24.5% | #443 of 479 | #4 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.7% | #200 of 305 | N/A |
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
1,115
-27 (-2%) vs 2020
+28% since 1990-91, when it was 869
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 15.4:1
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 | 1,115 | 70.5 | 15.8:1 | 24% (273) |
| 2023-24 | 1,133 | 73 | 15.5:1 | 25% (278) |
| 2022-23 | 1,160 | 76.5 | 15.2:1 | 17% (196) |
| 2020-21 | 1,142 | 74 | 15.4:1 | 16% (180) |
| 2017-18 | 1,195 | 75 | 15.9:1 | 15% (175) |
| 2015-16 | 1,209 | 76 | 15.9:1 | 15% (180) |
| 2010-11 | 1,035 | 69 | 15.0:1 | 15% (151) |
| 2000-01 | 1,049 | 74 | 14.2:1 | 5% (57) |
| 1990-91 | 869 | 62 | 14.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for J.C. Booth Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (1,195 to 1,115); teachers down 6% (75 to 70.5).
About J.C. Booth Middle School
Among the schools in Peachtree City, Georgia, is J.C. Booth Middle School, a mid-sized middle-grades school. Federal data show 1,115 students enrolled in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25. On average, middle schools in Georgia enroll around 763, and this school is 46% larger than that mark.
Enrollment across the 24 schools in Fayette County totals 19,800 students.
The student body at J.C. Booth Middle School is 51% White. It is also 17% Hispanic, 16% Asian, 10% Black, and 6% multiracial. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 68, compared with 70 nationally.
The school's 70.5 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.8:1. Statewide, middle schools in Georgia average 14.1:1. Income data for the school show 24% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Fayette County average 34%.
On the allk12 Grade, J.C. Booth Middle School lands at A, ahead of 85% of Georgia public middle schools.
A school with J.C. Booth Middle School's lunch-eligibility share in Georgia is predicted to score 64.7%. J.C. Booth Middle School scores 69.1%, 4.4 points above that line.
In the wider Fayette County area, median household income comes to about $111,978, 50% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of people live in poverty. Fayette County's 26 public schools enroll about 20,375 students and include J.C. Booth Middle School.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, McIntosh High School, is about 0.7 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, J.C. Booth Middle School is 5th on average proficiency.
J.C. Booth Middle School has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 1,142 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 1,115.
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Fayette County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
122,244
Census ACS
Median income
$111,978
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
50%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
20,375 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Fayette County
- McIntosh High SchoolHigh · 1,762 students
- Fayette County High SchoolHigh · 1,360 students
- Starrs Mill High SchoolHigh · 1,357 students
- Whitewater High SchoolHigh · 1,303 students
- Sandy Creek High SchoolHigh · 1,189 students
- Rising Starr Middle SchoolMiddle · 931 students
Other schools in Peachtree City
- McIntosh High SchoolHigh · 1,762 students
- Kedron Elementary SchoolElementary · 843 students
- Huddleston Elementary SchoolElementary · 616 students
- Crabapple Lane Elementary SchoolElementary · 594 students
- Braelinn Elementary SchoolElementary · 538 students
- Peachtree City Elementary SchoolElementary · 460 students
Nearby schools
- McIntosh High School0.7 mi · 1,762
- Huddleston Elementary School2.3 mi · 616
- Peachtree City Elementary School2.4 mi · 460
- Oak Grove Elementary School2.5 mi · 450
- Kedron Elementary School2.9 mi · 843
- Cleveland Elementary School3.0 mi · 414
Frequently asked questions
About J.C. Booth Middle SchoolHow many students attend J.C. Booth Middle School?
J.C. Booth Middle School enrolls approximately 1,115 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does J.C. Booth Middle School serve?
J.C. Booth Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at J.C. Booth Middle School?
Approximately 15.8:1 students per teacher at J.C. Booth Middle School.
What is the student diversity at J.C. Booth Middle School?
Student demographics at J.C. Booth Middle School are roughly 51% White, 17% Hispanic, 10% Black, 16% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is J.C. Booth Middle School public or private?
J.C. Booth Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Fayette County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.