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Enrollment
657
Middle
DISTRICT 577 · STATE 763
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ATLANTA PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 130012001866
Jean Childs Young Middle School
3116 Benjamin E Mays Dr SW, Atlanta, GA 30311 · (404) 802-5900 · Fulton County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL657 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 5% of Georgia public middle schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
13.1:1
50 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 14.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
657 students
DISTRICT 82% · 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 | 218 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 215 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 224 | 34% |
Student demographics
20%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · 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
Jean Childs Young Middle School→Benjamin E. Mays High School
Feeds from
Based on published attendance-zone data from Atlanta Public Schools. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
15.4%
GA avg 40.1% . -1.3pp since 2021
Math
12.0%
GA avg 44.6% . +2.3pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 15 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 12 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 1 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 15.4% | 12.0% |
| 2023-24 | 16.9% | 13.2% |
| 2022-23 | 18.6% | 12.0% |
| 2021-22 | 16.8% | 9.7% |
% 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
14.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 14% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% 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 Jean Childs Young Middle School
Jean Childs Young Middle School's state test result (14.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jean Childs Young Middle School this school | 657 | 100.0% | 14.2% |
| John Lewis Invictus Academy Atlanta | 692 | 100.0% | 13.7% |
| Cedar Grove Middle School Decatur | 685 | 100.0% | 13.8% |
| McNair Middle School Decatur | 701 | 100.0% | 23.5% |
| Crawford Long Middle School Atlanta | 627 | 100.0% | 11.9% |
| Glenn Hills Middle School Augusta | 706 | 100.0% | 5.3% |
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 Jean Childs Young Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Fulton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 14.2% | #434 of 470 | #32 of 35 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 12.0% | #443 of 474 ▼ 20 | #34 of 35 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 15.4% | #446 of 474 ▲ 2 | #32 of 35 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.5pp | #378 of 465 | #33 of 35 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 657 | #288 of 487 | #22 of 38 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #144 of 471 | #22 of 37 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.9% | #437 of 471 | #24 of 37 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #7 of 479 | #5 of 38 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.0% | #49 of 305 | #5 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
657
-213 (-24%) vs 2020
-26% since 1990-91, when it was 888
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 13.8:1
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 | 657 | 50 | 13.1:1 | 100% (657) |
| 2023-24 | 656 | 60.8 | 10.8:1 | 97% (638) |
| 2022-23 | 747 | 61.7 | 12.1:1 | 100% (747) |
| 2020-21 | 870 | 63 | 13.8:1 | 100% (870) |
| 2017-18 | 832 | 57 | 14.6:1 | 100% (832) |
| 2015-16 | 916 | 58 | 15.8:1 | 100% (913) |
| 2010-11 | 737 | 48 | 15.3:1 | 85% (627) |
| 2000-01 | 1,113 | 62 | 17.9:1 | 73% (810) |
| 1990-91 | 888 | 50 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jean Childs Young Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (832 to 657); teachers down 12% (57 to 50).
About Jean Childs Young Middle School
Jean Childs Young Middle School is a middle school located in Atlanta, Georgia, in Fulton County. Federal data show 657 students enrolled in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25.
Atlanta Public Schools enrolls 49,945 students, and its 87 schools include Jean Childs Young Middle School.
Black students account for 89% of the school's enrollment. After that, the student body is 9% Hispanic. Among all residents of Fulton County, the Black share is about 43%. A diversity index of 20% means there is a 20% chance two randomly chosen students at Jean Childs Young Middle School are from different groups.
Its ratio of 13.1:1 is based on 50 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, middle schools in Georgia average 14.1:1. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 100%. That is 38 points above the 62% average for public schools in Fulton County.
On the allk12 Grade, Jean Childs Young Middle School lands at D, ahead of 5% of Georgia public middle schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 14.2%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 25.7%.
Fulton County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $95,292, roughly 59% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Jean Childs Young Middle School shares Fulton County with 204 other public schools.
The closest school to Jean Childs Young Middle School is West Manor Elementary School, located about 0.5 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Jean Childs Young Middle School's average proficiency of 14.2% compares with 26.3% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Locale: City: Large. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Jean Childs Young Middle School had a net loss of 213 students, or 24%.
Jean Childs Young Middle School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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
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Frequently asked questions
About Jean Childs Young Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Jean Childs Young Middle School?
Jean Childs Young Middle School enrolls approximately 657 students in grades 06-08.
Is Jean Childs Young Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Jean Childs Young Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Jean Childs Young Middle School have?
Jean Childs Young Middle School employs 50 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.1:1.
How diverse is Jean Childs Young Middle School?
Jean Childs Young Middle School reports a student body of 0% White, 9% Hispanic, 89% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Jean Childs Young Middle School?
Jean Childs Young Middle School is overseen by Atlanta Public Schools in Fulton County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.