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Enrollment
730
Middle
DISTRICT 751 · STATE 763
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COWETA COUNTY·NCES 130150003328
Lee Middle School
370 Willis Rd, Sharpsburg, GA 30277 · (770) 251-1547 · Coweta County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL730 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 39% 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.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- FThree-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
15.9:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 14.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
291 students
DISTRICT 49% · 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 | 237 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 255 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 238 | 33% |
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
47.4%
GA avg 40.1% . -5.0pp since 2021
Math
43.2%
GA avg 44.6% . -3.9pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 47 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 down about 5 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 4 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 47.4% | 43.2% |
| 2023-24 | 53.0% | 49.3% |
| 2022-23 | 51.7% | 45.9% |
| 2021-22 | 52.5% | 47.1% |
% 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
46.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 Middle School
Lee Middle School's state test result (46.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Middle School this school | 730 | 39.9% | 46.6% |
| Mossy Creek Middle School Kathleen | 796 | 44.1% | 57.0% |
| Bay Springs Middle School Villa Rica | 723 | 39.0% | 45.1% |
| Columbia Middle School Grovetown | 903 | 44.2% | 49.8% |
| Madras Middle School Newnan | 754 | 35.3% | 55.8% |
| Crossroads Middle School Acworth | 908 | 31.2% | N/A |
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 Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Coweta County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.6% | #146 of 470 | #3 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.2% | #205 of 474 ▼ 70 | #4 of 7 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.4% | #121 of 474 ▼ 31 | #3 of 7 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -4.4pp | #18 of 465 | #1 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 730 | #245 of 487 | #6 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #379 of 471 | #5 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.5% | #63 of 471 | #2 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.9% | #415 of 479 | #4 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.5% | #29 of 305 | N/A |
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
730
-171 (-19%) vs 2020
-24% since 2010-11, when it was 965
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 16.7:1
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 | 730 | 46 | 15.9:1 | 40% (291) |
| 2023-24 | 715 | 44.2 | 16.2:1 | 44% (313) |
| 2022-23 | 743 | 43.7 | 17.0:1 | 34% (249) |
| 2020-21 | 901 | 54 | 16.7:1 | 29% (262) |
| 2017-18 | 967 | 53 | 18.3:1 | 30% (288) |
| 2015-16 | 997 | 56 | 17.8:1 | 31% (307) |
| 2010-11 | 965 | 59 | 16.4:1 | 28% (273) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lee Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 25% (967 to 730); teachers down 13% (53 to 46).
About Lee Middle School
Lee Middle School is a medium-sized middle school with its address in Sharpsburg, Georgia. The school serves 730 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25.
Coweta County runs Lee Middle School along with 28 other schools, enrolling 23,064 students in total.
Enrollment at Lee Middle School is mixed, with White students the largest group at 47%. Beyond that, enrollment is 28% Black, 12% Hispanic, 7% Asian, and 6% multiracial. In Coweta County overall, about 70% of residents are White. By the diversity index, Lee Middle School comes in at 67%.
Federal staffing data show 46 full-time-equivalent teachers at Lee Middle School and a ratio of 15.9:1. The average ratio among middle schools in Georgia is 14.1:1, lower than at this school. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 40% of enrollment.
Measured against Georgia public middle schools, Lee Middle School receives a C+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 56.7% for Lee Middle School. The school posts 46.6%, 10.1 points below the prediction.
Among Coweta County residents, median household income is about $95,548, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Lee Middle School is one of 31 public schools in Coweta County, which together enroll about 23,423 students.
Of nearby public schools, Willis Road Elementary is the closest, at about 0.2 miles. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Lee Middle School is 5th of 9 on proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Fringe.
The number of students dropped from 901 to 730 over 4 years.
Questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Coweta County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
152,852
Census ACS
Median income
$95,548
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
31
23,423 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Coweta County
- East Coweta High SchoolHigh · 3,001 students
- Newnan High SchoolHigh · 2,214 students
- Northgate High SchoolHigh · 2,142 students
- Welch Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,012 students
- Newnan Crossing Elementary SchoolElementary · 912 students
- Blake Bass Middle SchoolMiddle · 887 students
Other schools in Sharpsburg
- East Coweta High SchoolHigh · 3,001 students
- Blake Bass Middle SchoolMiddle · 887 students
- Willis Road ElementaryElementary · 664 students
- Poplar Road Elementary SchoolElementary · 656 students
- Canongate Elementary SchoolElementary · 645 students
- Thomas Crossroads Elementary SchoolElementary · 352 students
Other Lee Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Lee Middle. Lee Middle School is the largest of the 3.
- Lee MiddleWoodland, CA · 575 students
- Lee Middle SchoolWYOMING, MI · 346 students
Nearby schools
- Willis Road Elementary0.2 mi · 664
- East Coweta High School1.1 mi · 3,001
- Poplar Road Elementary School2.6 mi · 656
- Thomas Crossroads Elementary School3.4 mi · 352
- Welch Elementary School3.6 mi · 1,012
- Arnall Middle School3.6 mi · 740
Frequently asked questions
About Lee Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Lee Middle School?
Lee Middle School enrolls approximately 730 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Lee Middle School serve?
Lee Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Lee Middle School?
Approximately 15.9:1 students per teacher at Lee Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Lee Middle School?
At Lee Middle School, the student body is approximately 47% White, 12% Hispanic, 28% Black, 7% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Lee Middle School public or private?
Lee Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Coweta County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.