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Enrollment
324
Middle
DISTRICT 551 · STATE 763
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LANIER COUNTY·NCES 130324002402
Lanier County Middle School
52 W Patten Ave, Lakeland, GA 31635 · (229) 482-8247 · Lanier County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL324 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 14.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
324 students
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 74%
Community
1
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 | 113 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 109 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 102 | 31% |
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · 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
Lanier County Middle School→Lanier County High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Lanier County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
46.4%
GA avg 40.1% . +13.2pp since 2021
Math
42.7%
GA avg 44.6% . +8.8pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 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 13 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 9 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 46.4% | 42.7% |
| 2023-24 | 44.9% | 48.4% |
| 2022-23 | 34.6% | 34.9% |
| 2021-22 | 33.2% | 33.9% |
% 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
43.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+17.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% 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 17 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 →
Where Lanier County Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.1% | #172 of 470 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.7% | #208 of 474 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.4% | #125 of 474 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +11.0pp | #42 of 465 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 324 | #436 of 487 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #412 of 471 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.5% | #186 of 471 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #96 of 479 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.3% | #111 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
324
-104 (-24%) vs 2020
-4% since 2000-01, when it was 337
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 15.8:1
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 | 324 | 19.7 | 16.4:1 | 100% (324) |
| 2023-24 | 373 | 27.7 | 13.5:1 | 68% (253) |
| 2022-23 | 413 | 27.8 | 14.9:1 | 86% (356) |
| 2020-21 | 428 | 27 | 15.8:1 | 86% (369) |
| 2017-18 | 378 | 27.3 | 13.8:1 | 96% (362) |
| 2015-16 | 395 | 25 | 15.8:1 | 95% (377) |
| 2010-11 | 368 | 18 | 20.4:1 | 78% (287) |
| 2000-01 | 337 | 21 | 16.1:1 | 63% (213) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lanier County Middle School.
About Lanier County Middle School
Federal records list Lanier County Middle School as a middle school in Lakeland, Georgia. The school covers grades 6 through 8 and reported 324 students in 2024-25. The school is 58% below the average for middle schools in Georgia.
Lanier County Middle School falls under Lanier County, which has 3 schools enrolling 1,652 students.
At Lanier County Middle School, 56% of students are White. The school is also 27% Black, 9% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. That is lower than the 65% White share among all Lanier County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 60%.
Its ratio of 16.4:1 is based on 19.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. Middle schools in Georgia have an average ratio of 14.1:1. In all, 100% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 99% average for public schools in Lanier County.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results, 43.1%, is 17.4 points above the 25.7% the model predicts from its free or reduced-price lunch share. That result is in the top 10% of Georgia schools.
For Lanier County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $47,186 a year, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 21% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Lanier County number 4, with about 1,652 students.
Lanier County High School is the nearest public school to Lanier County Middle School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Other public schools within five miles number 2. The school's 43.1% average proficiency ranks 7th among 8 nearby schools.
In the federal locale system, Lanier County Middle School is coded Rural: Distant, for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment fell 24% over 4 years, reaching 324 in 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Lanier County Middle School. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Lanier County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
10,221
Census ACS
Median income
$47,186
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
21%
Below federal line
Schools in county
4
1,652 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lanier County
- Lanier County Elementary SchoolElementary · 850 students
- Lanier County High SchoolHigh · 478 students
- Lanier County Primary SchoolCombined
Other schools in Lakeland
- Lanier County Elementary SchoolElementary · 850 students
- Lanier County High SchoolHigh · 478 students
- Lanier County Primary SchoolCombined
Nearby schools
- Lanier County High School0.0 mi · 478
- Lanier County Elementary School0.3 mi · 850
- Pine Grove Middle School12.1 mi · 733
- Pine Grove Elementary School12.2 mi · 756
- Valdosta High School14.8 mi · 2,457
- Dewar Elementary15.0 mi · 821
Frequently asked questions
About Lanier County Middle SchoolHow many students attend Lanier County Middle School?
Lanier County Middle School enrolls approximately 324 students in grades 06-08.
Is Lanier County Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Lanier County Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Lanier County Middle School have?
Lanier County Middle School employs 20 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Lanier County Middle School?
At Lanier County Middle School, the student body is approximately 56% White, 9% Hispanic, 27% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Lanier County Middle School public or private?
Lanier County Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Lanier County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.