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Enrollment
675
Middle
DISTRICT 769 · STATE 763
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JEFF DAVIS COUNTY·NCES 130300001256
Jeff Davis Middle School
93 Collins St, Hazlehurst, GA 31539 · (912) 375-6730 · Jeff Davis County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL675 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 89% 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.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-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
14.3:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 14.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
675 students
DISTRICT 98% · 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 | 217 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 246 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 212 | 31% |
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · 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
Jeff Davis Middle School→Jeff Davis High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Jeff Davis County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
35.0%
GA avg 40.1% . +8.0pp since 2021
Math
51.5%
GA avg 44.6% . +11.0pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 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 8 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 11 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 35.0% | 51.5% |
| 2023-24 | 33.2% | 46.0% |
| 2022-23 | 31.6% | 47.6% |
| 2021-22 | 27.0% | 40.5% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of GA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
44.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+18.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 26% typical for Georgia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 19 points, placing it in Georgia's top 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 Jeff Davis Middle School
Jeff Davis Middle School's state test result (44.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Davis Middle School this school | 675 | 100.0% | 44.3% |
| Toombs County Middle School Lyons | 681 | 100.0% | 24.9% |
| Appling County Middle School Baxley | 759 | 100.0% | 40.2% |
| Ashworth Middle School Calhoun | 578 | 99.0% | 39.2% |
| Lowndes Middle School Valdosta | 818 | 100.0% | 47.9% |
| Metter Middle School Metter | 500 | 100.0% | 36.0% |
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 Jeff Davis Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.3% | #164 of 470 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.5% | #133 of 474 ▲ 24 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #231 of 474 ▲ 53 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +9.5pp | #61 of 465 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 675 | #280 of 487 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #266 of 471 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.4% | #189 of 471 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #91 of 479 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.9% | #285 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
675
-38 (-5%) vs 2020
+17% since 1990-91, when it was 578
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 16.6:1
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 | 675 | 47.1 | 14.3:1 | 100% (675) |
| 2023-24 | 684 | 47.1 | 14.5:1 | 69% (474) |
| 2022-23 | 675 | 44.9 | 15.0:1 | 79% (535) |
| 2020-21 | 713 | 43 | 16.6:1 | 85% (604) |
| 2017-18 | 688 | 45.8 | 15.0:1 | 85% (582) |
| 2015-16 | 651 | 43 | 15.1:1 | 97% (632) |
| 2010-11 | 682 | 40 | 17.1:1 | 64% (438) |
| 2000-01 | 633 | 39 | 16.2:1 | 56% (352) |
| 1990-91 | 578 | 36 | 16.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jeff Davis Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (688 to 675); teachers up 3% (45.8 to 47.1).
About Jeff Davis Middle School
Jeff Davis Middle School, a medium-sized middle school, is located in Hazlehurst, Georgia. Students in grades 6 through 8 attend the school, which enrolls 675 students.
Jeff Davis County is made up of 4 schools with 3,074 students in all.
At 57%, White students outnumber all other groups at Jeff Davis Middle School combined. It is also 25% Hispanic, 12% Black, and 4% multiracial. Jeff Davis County's residents are about 68% White, 11 points above the school's share. The chance that two students picked at random at Jeff Davis Middle School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 59%.
A ratio of 14.3:1 comes from the school's 47.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. Middle schools in Georgia have a similar average ratio of 14.1:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 100% in 2024-25. That is close to the 98% average for public schools in Jeff Davis County.
allk12 grades Jeff Davis Middle School an A. The grade compares the school only with Georgia public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Compared with Georgia schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Jeff Davis Middle School does better than predicted by 18.6 points. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 44.3%; the prediction is 25.7%.
Census Bureau estimates for Jeff Davis County show that median household income is about $40,283, 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 18% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 4 public schools operate in Jeff Davis County, serving about 3,074 students.
The nearest public school is Jeff Davis High School, at about 0.5 miles. Jeff Davis Middle School has 3 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 40.8% proficiency; Jeff Davis Middle School posts 44.3%.
Jeff Davis Middle School falls in the Rural: Fringe locale category, used for schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
The student count in 2024-25 was 675, 5% below the 713 of 2020-21. The number of students per teacher fell from 16.6 to 14.3 over 4 years.
Community posts for Jeff Davis Middle School can cover sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Jeff Davis County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
14,924
Census ACS
Median income
$40,283
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
13%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
18%
Below federal line
Schools in county
4
3,074 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Jeff Davis County
- Jeff Davis Primary SchoolElementary · 853 students
- Jeff Davis High SchoolHigh · 835 students
- Jeff Davis Elementary SchoolElementary · 711 students
Other schools in Hazlehurst
- Jeff Davis Primary SchoolElementary · 853 students
- Jeff Davis High SchoolHigh · 835 students
- Jeff Davis Elementary SchoolElementary · 711 students
Nearby schools
- Jeff Davis High School0.5 mi · 835
- Jeff Davis Elementary School0.6 mi · 711
- Jeff Davis Primary School0.9 mi · 853
- Altamaha Elementary School15.2 mi · 381
- Appling County High School17.2 mi · 1,013
- Appling County Elementary School17.4 mi · 1,113
Frequently asked questions
About Jeff Davis Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Jeff Davis Middle School?
Jeff Davis Middle School enrolls approximately 675 students in grades 06-08.
Is Jeff Davis Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Jeff Davis Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Jeff Davis Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Jeff Davis Middle School is approximately 14.3:1 (47 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Jeff Davis Middle School?
At Jeff Davis Middle School, the student body is approximately 57% White, 25% Hispanic, 12% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Jeff Davis Middle School?
Jeff Davis Middle School is overseen by Jeff Davis County in Jeff Davis County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.