Lena Mae Moses Middle School

Lena Mae Moses Middle School is a moderately sized 6-8 campus in Dallas, Georgia, overseen by Paulding County. The school instructs 921 students in grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 763 students per school, that is 21% bigger than typical.

Lena Mae Moses Middle School is one of 34 schools operated by Paulding County, a district that hosts 31,426 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Lena Mae Moses Middle School records that the most-represented group is White (45%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder consists of 36% Black, 11% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 63% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 59 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.6:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.1:1, putting Lena Mae Moses Middle School higher than the state norm the norm. Around 48% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Lena Mae Moses Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 52.5%; this one delivers 39.9%.

In the broader community, census data for Paulding County shows the typical household earns roughly $98,031 per year, roughly 30% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Across Paulding County's 34 public schools (combined enrollment of about 31,426 students), Lena Mae Moses Middle School is one campus in the mix.

WC Abney Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.3 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Lena Mae Moses Middle School ranks 4th on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 36.0%.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 44%: 640 students in 2018 compared to 921 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 63% to 45% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 17.3:1 in 2018 to 15.6:1 today.

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