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Enrollment
633
Middle
DISTRICT 718 · STATE 763
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAMAR COUNTY·NCES 130321002273
Lamar County Middle School
100 Burnette Rd, Barnesville, GA 30204 · (770) 358-8652 · Lamar County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL633 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 14.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
633 students
DISTRICT 97% · 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 | 212 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 194 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 227 | 36% |
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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
Lamar County Middle School→Lamar County High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Lamar County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
35.7%
GA avg 40.1% . +6.4pp since 2021
Math
39.4%
GA avg 44.6% . +16.3pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 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 6 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 16 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 35.7% | 39.4% |
| 2023-24 | 35.2% | 32.9% |
| 2022-23 | 32.6% | 29.1% |
| 2021-22 | 29.3% | 23.1% |
% 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
33.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% 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 →
Where Lamar County Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.7% | #277 of 470 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.4% | #236 of 474 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.7% | #225 of 474 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +11.4pp | #36 of 465 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 633 | #302 of 487 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.0:1 | #388 of 471 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.3% | #255 of 471 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #95 of 479 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.0% | #98 of 144 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
633
+28 (+5%) vs 2020
0% since 2000-01, when it was 633
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
was 16.8:1
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 | 633 | 39.5 | 16.0:1 | 100% (633) |
| 2023-24 | 651 | 39.2 | 16.6:1 | 78% (509) |
| 2022-23 | 657 | 38.2 | 17.2:1 | 58% (379) |
| 2020-21 | 605 | 36 | 16.8:1 | 56% (338) |
| 2017-18 | 603 | 36.7 | 16.4:1 | 73% (441) |
| 2015-16 | 589 | 38 | 15.5:1 | 71% (418) |
| 2010-11 | 551 | 30 | 18.4:1 | 69% (382) |
| 2000-01 | 633 | 35 | 18.1:1 | 55% (347) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lamar County Middle School.
About Lamar County Middle School
Lamar County Middle School is classified as a middle school. It is located in Barnesville, Georgia. In all, 633 students attend the school in grades 6 through 8.
Lamar County is made up of 4 schools with 2,872 students in all.
The largest group at Lamar County Middle School is White students, at 60%. Next come 31% Black, 4% Hispanic, and 4% multiracial. By comparison, Lamar County residents are about 68% White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 54%.
The school has 39.5 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 16.0 students per teacher. Middle schools in Georgia have an average ratio of 14.1:1. The school reported 100% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Lamar County Middle School would score about 25.7%. It scores 33.7%, 8.1 points above that figure.
In Lamar County, the median household earns about $67,062 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 19%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Lamar County has 4 public schools with about 2,872 students, including Lamar County Middle School.
Among nearby public schools, Lamar County High School is closest at about 0.3 miles. Lamar County Middle School is one of several public schools in the area, with 3 others within five miles. Among 5 nearby schools that report test results, Lamar County Middle School ranks 5th on proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Town: Distant.
In 2020-21, Lamar County Middle School enrolled 605 students. By 2024-25, that number had grown to 633.
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Lamar County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
19,571
Census ACS
Median income
$67,062
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
4
2,872 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lamar County
- Lamar County High SchoolHigh · 831 students
- Lamar County Primary SchoolElementary · 746 students
- Lamar County Elementary SchoolElementary · 662 students
Other schools in Barnesville
- Lamar County High SchoolHigh · 831 students
- Lamar County Primary SchoolElementary · 746 students
- Lamar County Elementary SchoolElementary · 662 students
Nearby schools
- Lamar County High School0.3 mi · 831
- Lamar County Primary School0.3 mi · 746
- Lamar County Elementary School0.3 mi · 662
- Pike County Middle School9.6 mi · 777
- Pike County Elementary School9.7 mi · 768
- Pike County High School9.8 mi · 1,075
Frequently asked questions
About Lamar County Middle SchoolHow many students attend Lamar County Middle School?
Lamar County Middle School enrolls approximately 633 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Lamar County Middle School serve?
Lamar County Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lamar County Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lamar County Middle School is approximately 16.0:1 (40 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Lamar County Middle School?
Student demographics at Lamar County Middle School are roughly 60% White, 4% Hispanic, 31% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Lamar County Middle School public or private?
Lamar County Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Lamar County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.