Enrollment
220
Middle
DISTRICT 342 · STATE 763
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JOHNSON COUNTY·NCES 130312002400
Johnson County Middle School
150 Herschel Walker Dr, Wrightsville, GA 31096 · (478) 864-2222 · Johnson County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL220 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 53% 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.
- A-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
10.5:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 14.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
220 students
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 74%
Community
0
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 | 73 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 69 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 78 | 35% |
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · 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
Johnson County Middle School→Johnson County High School
Feeds from
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Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
31.0%
GA avg 40.1% . +0.4pp since 2021
Math
32.6%
GA avg 44.6% . -0.6pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 31 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 have held steady since 2021, while math scores have held steady.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 31.0% | 32.6% |
| 2023-24 | 39.2% | 39.1% |
| 2022-23 | 31.1% | 30.5% |
| 2021-22 | 30.6% | 33.2% |
% 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
35.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% 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 Johnson County Middle School
Johnson County Middle School's state test result (35.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson County Middle School this school | 220 | 100.0% | 35.5% |
| Taylor County Middle School Butler | 245 | 100.0% | 31.2% |
| Clinch County Middle School Homerville | 282 | 100.0% | 27.1% |
| Miller County Middle School Colquitt | 171 | 100.0% | 32.0% |
| Jenkins County Middle School Millen | 260 | 100.0% | 34.9% |
| McIntosh County Middle School Darien | 311 | 100.0% | 33.3% |
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 Johnson County Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.5% | #256 of 470 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.6% | #292 of 474 ▼ 78 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.0% | #289 of 474 ▼ 73 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.1pp | #66 of 465 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 220 | #467 of 487 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.5:1 | #11 of 471 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.4% | #252 of 471 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #94 of 479 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.4% | #119 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
220
-10 (-4%) vs 2020
-32% since 2000-01, when it was 323
Student : Teacher
10.5:1
was 13.5:1
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 | 220 | 21 | 10.5:1 | 100% (220) |
| 2023-24 | 236 | 20.8 | 11.3:1 | 78% (183) |
| 2022-23 | 240 | 21.6 | 11.1:1 | 95% (227) |
| 2020-21 | 230 | 17 | 13.5:1 | 94% (217) |
| 2017-18 | 254 | 16.1 | 15.8:1 | 100% (254) |
| 2015-16 | 269 | 17 | 15.8:1 | 90% (243) |
| 2010-11 | 257 | 17 | 15.1:1 | 77% (198) |
| 2000-01 | 323 | 20 | 16.1:1 | 77% (249) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Johnson County Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (254 to 220); teachers up 30% (16.1 to 21).
About Johnson County Middle School
Johnson County Middle School is a small middle school in Wrightsville, Georgia, administered by Johnson County. The school's 220 students are in grades 6 through 8. Enrollment is 71% lower than the average for middle schools in Georgia, which is about 763.
Johnson County Middle School falls under Johnson County, which has 3 schools enrolling 1,026 students.
White students account for 54% of enrollment at Johnson County Middle School. The remaining students are 40% Black, 4% Hispanic, and 3% multiracial. Census figures show Johnson County is about 62% White. By the diversity index, Johnson County Middle School comes in at 55%.
Staffing totals 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 10.5:1. For comparison, middle schools in Georgia average 14.1:1. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 100%. Across public schools in Johnson County, the average is about the same, 100%.
Measured against Georgia public middle schools, Johnson County Middle School receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Johnson County Middle School, the prediction is 25.7% and the result is 35.5%.
Among Johnson County residents, median household income is about $51,028, about 8% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 20% of residents are in poverty. Johnson County Middle School is one of 3 public schools in Johnson County, which together enroll about 1,026 students.
The shortest distance from Johnson County Middle School to another public school is less than a tenth of a mile, to Johnson County High School. The five-mile area around Johnson County Middle School holds 2 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 33.5% proficiency; Johnson County Middle School posts 35.5%.
NCES describes the area around Johnson County Middle School as Rural: Remote, meaning in rural territory far from an urban area.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 220 was 4% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 230. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 13.5:1 to 10.5:1.
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Johnson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,190
Census ACS
Median income
$51,028
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
8%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
20%
Below federal line
Schools in county
3
1,026 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Johnson County
- Johnson County Elementary SchoolElementary · 508 students
- Johnson County High SchoolHigh · 298 students
Other schools in Wrightsville
- Johnson County Elementary SchoolElementary · 508 students
- Johnson County High SchoolHigh · 298 students
Other Johnson County Middle schools
One other US public school is named Johnson County Middle. Johnson County Middle School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Johnson County Middle SchoolPaintsville, KY · 449 students
Nearby schools
- Johnson County High School0.0 mi · 298
- Johnson County Elementary School0.3 mi · 508
- East Laurens High School11.9 mi · 662
- East Laurens Primary School12.2 mi · 627
- East Laurens Elementary School12.3 mi · 467
- East Laurens Middle School12.4 mi · 536
Frequently asked questions
About Johnson County Middle SchoolHow many students attend Johnson County Middle School?
Johnson County Middle School enrolls approximately 220 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Johnson County Middle School serve?
Johnson County Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Johnson County Middle School?
Approximately 10.5:1 students per teacher at Johnson County Middle School.
What is the student diversity at Johnson County Middle School?
Student demographics at Johnson County Middle School are roughly 54% White, 4% Hispanic, 40% Black, 3% Two or more.
What district is Johnson County Middle School in?
Johnson County Middle School is part of Johnson County.
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