Lamar County Middle School

As an intimate intermediate school in Barnesville, Georgia, Lamar County Middle School enrolls 633 students from grades 6 through 8, overseen by Lamar County.

Lamar County Middle School is one of 4 schools operated by Lamar County, a district that teaches 2,872 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Lamar County Middle School logs that the largest single group is White, at 60% of enrollment; the rest looks like 31% Black, 4% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Lamar County as a whole is about 68% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Lamar County Middle School has 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.0:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 14.1:1 average. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, Lamar County Middle School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 25.7%, the actual is 33.7%, a residual of +8.1 points.

In the surrounding community, Lamar County reports that the typical household earns roughly $67,062 per year, about 19% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Lamar County Middle School is one of 4 public schools in Lamar County (combined enrollment of about 2,872 students).

Nearest neighbor: Lamar County High School, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around Lamar County Middle School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Lamar County Middle School at 5th of 5; the average score across the group is 48.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Looking at the recent track record. Lamar County Middle School's enrollment has ticked up 5% since 2018, when it stood at 603 (now 633).

Inside the community feed, the feed for Lamar County Middle School typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.