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What's the one class at Lee County Middle School East every student should take?
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Enrollment
630
Middle
DISTRICT 704 · STATE 763
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LEE COUNTY·NCES 130327004128
Lee County Middle School East
185 Firetower Rd, Leesburg, GA 31763 · (229) 903-3500 · Lee County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL630 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 59% 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.
- BBeats 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
14.4:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 14.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
407 students
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 74%
Community
6
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 | 209 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 201 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 220 | 35% |
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · 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
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
44.6%
GA avg 40.1% . -4.7pp since 2021
Math
47.0%
GA avg 44.6% . +6.8pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.6% | 47.0% |
| 2023-24 | 47.1% | 47.4% |
| 2022-23 | 45.8% | 43.3% |
| 2021-22 | 49.3% | 40.2% |
% 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
45.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.0%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 Lee County Middle School East
Lee County Middle School East's state test result (45.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lee County Middle School East this school | 630 | 64.6% | 45.8% |
| Lee County Middle School West Leesburg | 778 | 57.2% | 51.4% |
| Carver Middle School Monroe | 914 | 64.7% | 32.8% |
| Evans Middle School Newnan | 736 | 58.6% | 37.3% |
| South Paulding Middle School Dallas | 507 | 58.8% | 34.9% |
| Pine Grove Middle School Valdosta | 733 | 71.5% | 56.5% |
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 Lee County Middle School East ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.8% | #151 of 470 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #176 of 474 ▼ 29 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.6% | #139 of 474 ▼ 10 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.0pp | #365 of 465 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 630 | #306 of 487 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #269 of 471 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.3% | #209 of 471 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.6% | #310 of 479 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.2% | #191 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
630
-79 (-11%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
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 | 630 | 43.8 | 14.4:1 | 65% (407) |
| 2023-24 | 667 | 47.8 | 13.9:1 | 65% (433) |
| 2022-23 | 676 | 47 | 14.4:1 | 51% (347) |
| 2020-21 | 709 | 45 | 15.8:1 | 43% (303) |
| 2017-18 | 679 | 42.3 | 16.1:1 | 41% (280) |
| 2015-16 | 709 | 42 | 16.9:1 | 43% (304) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lee County Middle School East.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (679 to 630); teachers up 4% (42.3 to 43.8).
About Lee County Middle School East
Lee County Middle School East is a small middle school in Lee County, located in Leesburg, Georgia. The grade span is 6 through 8, and enrollment is 630 students.
Lee County includes 8 schools. Together they enroll 5,949 students.
At 55%, White students outnumber all other groups at Lee County Middle School East combined. It is also 32% Black, 6% Hispanic, 3% Asian, and 3% multiracial. Lee County's residents are about 67% White, 11 points above the school's share. The chance that two students picked at random at Lee County Middle School East belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 58%.
The school reported 43.8 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 14.4:1. Middle schools in Georgia have a similar average ratio of 14.1:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 65%.
The allk12 Grade for Lee County Middle School East is B. Compared with Georgia public middle schools, the school scored higher than 59% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Schools in Georgia with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 44.0%. Lee County Middle School East scores 45.8%.
Census Bureau estimates for Lee County show that median household income is about $89,168, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 8 public schools operate in Lee County, serving about 5,949 students.
The nearest public school is Lee County Primary School, at about 0.5 miles. There are 7 other public schools within five miles. By average proficiency, Lee County Middle School East is 5th among 7 schools close by.
NCES assigns Lee County Middle School East the locale Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.
The student count in 2024-25 was 630, 11% below the 709 of 2020-21. The number of students per teacher fell from 15.8 to 14.4 over 4 years.
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Lee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
33,626
Census ACS
Median income
$89,168
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
5,949 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lee County
- Lee County High SchoolHigh · 1,356 students
- Kinchafoonee Primary SchoolElementary · 853 students
- Lee County Middle School WestMiddle · 778 students
- Twin Oaks ElementaryElementary · 652 students
- Lee County Primary SchoolElementary · 635 students
- Lee County Elementary SchoolElementary · 557 students
Other schools in Leesburg
- Lee County High SchoolHigh · 1,356 students
- Kinchafoonee Primary SchoolElementary · 853 students
- Lee County Middle School WestMiddle · 778 students
- Twin Oaks ElementaryElementary · 652 students
- Lee County Primary SchoolElementary · 635 students
- Lee County Elementary SchoolElementary · 557 students
Nearby schools
- Lee County Primary School0.5 mi · 635
- Lee County High School0.6 mi · 1,356
- Lee High School 9th Grade Campus0.7 mi · 488
- Kinchafoonee Primary School0.7 mi · 853
- Lee County Middle School West0.9 mi · 778
- Twin Oaks Elementary1.0 mi · 652
Frequently asked questions
About Lee County Middle School EastWhat is the total enrollment at Lee County Middle School East?
Lee County Middle School East enrolls approximately 630 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Lee County Middle School East serve?
Lee County Middle School East serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lee County Middle School East?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lee County Middle School East is approximately 14.4:1 (44 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Lee County Middle School East?
Lee County Middle School East reports a student body of 55% White, 6% Hispanic, 32% Black, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Lee County Middle School East?
Lee County Middle School East is overseen by Lee County in Lee County.
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