Lee County Middle School East

Lee County Middle School East is one of the tight-knit intermediate schools in Leesburg, Georgia, run under Lee County, with 630 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8.

Lee County runs 8 schools in total, collectively educating 5,949 students. Lee County Middle School East is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Lee County Middle School East shows that White students make up the majority at 55%. Beyond that, the school records 32% Black, 6% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 67% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.4:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 14.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 65% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

With demographic context factored in, Lee County Middle School East performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 44.0%, the actual is 45.8%, a residual of +1.8 points.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Lee County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $89,168 per year, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Across Lee County's 8 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,949 students), Lee County Middle School East is one campus in the mix.

Lee County Primary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. 7 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Lee County Middle School East at 5th of 7; the average score across the group is 44.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Lee County Middle School East has edged down 7%, going from 679 students in 2018 to 630 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 70% to 55%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 16.1:1 in 2018 to 14.4:1 today.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.