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Enrollment
828
Middle
DISTRICT 818 · STATE 763
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LIBERTY COUNTY·NCES 130330001736
Lewis Frasier Middle School
910 Long Frasier Dr, Hinesville, GA 31313 · (912) 877-5367 · Liberty County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL828 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 51% of Georgia public middle schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+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
15.6:1
53 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 14.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
774 students
DISTRICT 89% · 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 | 284 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 293 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 251 | 30% |
Student demographics
65%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
31.1%
GA avg 40.1% . +2.9pp since 2021
Math
30.3%
GA avg 44.6% . +11.0pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 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 3 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 11 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 31.1% | 30.3% |
| 2023-24 | 28.7% | 23.7% |
| 2022-23 | 31.4% | 20.7% |
| 2021-22 | 28.2% | 19.3% |
% 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
32.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.1%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 29% 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 Lewis Frasier Middle School
Lewis Frasier Middle School's state test result (32.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis Frasier Middle School this school | 828 | 93.5% | 32.6% |
| Northside Middle School Warner Robins | 859 | 100.0% | 33.9% |
| Huntington Middle School Warner Robins | 780 | 100.0% | 32.2% |
| Thomson Middle School Centerville | 734 | 91.1% | 45.2% |
| Langston Chapel Middle School Statesboro | 718 | 100.0% | 27.1% |
| Warner Robins Middle School Warner Robins | 781 | 100.0% | 38.2% |
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 Lewis Frasier Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.6% | #289 of 470 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.3% | #313 of 474 ▲ 27 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.1% | #287 of 474 ▲ 55 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.0pp | #138 of 465 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 828 | #184 of 487 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #360 of 471 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.8% | #107 of 471 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 93.5% | #184 of 479 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +11.9% | #62 of 144 |
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
828
+32 (+4%) vs 2020
-6% since 2000-01, when it was 885
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 15.3:1
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 | 828 | 53.1 | 15.6:1 | 93% (774) |
| 2023-24 | 795 | 49.5 | 16.1:1 | 78% (621) |
| 2022-23 | 779 | 49.2 | 15.8:1 | 73% (572) |
| 2020-21 | 796 | 52 | 15.3:1 | 70% (556) |
| 2017-18 | 740 | 56.5 | 13.1:1 | 70% (515) |
| 2015-16 | 809 | 56 | 14.4:1 | 66% (530) |
| 2010-11 | 869 | 57 | 15.3:1 | 65% (568) |
| 2000-01 | 885 | 52 | 17.0:1 | 51% (449) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lewis Frasier Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 12% (740 to 828); teachers down 6% (56.5 to 53.1).
About Lewis Frasier Middle School
Lewis Frasier Middle School serves students in Hinesville, Georgia, as a mid-sized middle-grades school. Enrollment stands at 828 students, covering grades 6 through 8.
Lewis Frasier Middle School is part of Liberty County, where 12 schools serve 10,925 students.
The share of Black students at Lewis Frasier Middle School is 53%, a majority. After that, the student body is 17% Hispanic, 16% White, and 11% multiracial. Census figures show Liberty County is about 42% Black. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 65, compared with 70 nationally.
There are 53.1 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 15.6:1. Across middle schools in Georgia, the average ratio is 14.1:1. Of all students at Lewis Frasier Middle School, 93% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Lewis Frasier Middle School holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 51% of Georgia public middle schools.
Test results at Lewis Frasier Middle School are 3.5 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (32.6% actual, 29.1% predicted).
Liberty County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $60,456 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 21% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. Public schools in Liberty County number 12, with about 10,925 students.
Frank Long Elementary School, about 0.2 miles away, is the closest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 31.1%; Lewis Frasier Middle School's is 32.6%, ranking 4th of 9.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Small.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 4% rise, from 796 to 828.
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Liberty County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
67,397
Census ACS
Median income
$60,456
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
10,925 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Liberty County
- Bradwell InstituteHigh · 1,900 students
- Liberty County High SchoolHigh · 1,192 students
- Button Gwinnett Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,162 students
- Snelson-Golden Middle SchoolMiddle · 876 students
- Taylors Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 765 students
- Midway Middle SchoolMiddle · 750 students
Other schools in Hinesville
- Bradwell InstituteHigh · 1,900 students
- Liberty County High SchoolHigh · 1,192 students
- Button Gwinnett Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,162 students
- Snelson-Golden Middle SchoolMiddle · 876 students
- Taylors Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 765 students
- Waldo Pafford Elementary SchoolElementary · 741 students
Nearby schools
- Frank Long Elementary School0.2 mi · 685
- Lyman Hall Elementary School1.5 mi · 588
- Bradwell Institute2.5 mi · 1,900
- Taylors Creek Elementary School2.9 mi · 765
- Button Gwinnett Elementary School3.1 mi · 1,162
- Waldo Pafford Elementary School3.3 mi · 741
Frequently asked questions
About Lewis Frasier Middle SchoolHow large is Lewis Frasier Middle School?
Lewis Frasier Middle School enrolls approximately 828 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Lewis Frasier Middle School serve?
Lewis Frasier Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Lewis Frasier Middle School have?
Lewis Frasier Middle School employs 53 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Lewis Frasier Middle School?
Student demographics at Lewis Frasier Middle School are roughly 16% White, 17% Hispanic, 53% Black, 1% Asian, 11% Two or more.
What district is Lewis Frasier Middle School in?
Lewis Frasier Middle School is part of Liberty County.
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