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Enrollment
988
Middle
DISTRICT 869 · STATE 763
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TROUP COUNTY·NCES 130000101852
Long Cane Middle School
326 Long Cane Rd, LaGrange, GA 30240 · (706) 845-2085 · Troup County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL988 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
68 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 14.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
935 students
DISTRICT 92% · 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 | 311 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 330 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 347 | 35% |
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · 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
35.6%
GA avg 40.1% . -2.0pp since 2021
Math
52.0%
GA avg 44.6% . +13.3pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 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 2 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 13 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 35.6% | 52.0% |
| 2023-24 | 34.8% | 47.1% |
| 2022-23 | 40.6% | 46.7% |
| 2021-22 | 37.6% | 38.8% |
% 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
43.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.4%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% 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 Long Cane Middle School
Long Cane Middle School's state test result (43.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Long Cane Middle School this school | 988 | 94.6% | 43.6% |
| Henderson Middle School Jackson | 761 | 97.9% | 35.5% |
| Hart County Middle School Hartwell | 832 | 98.4% | 39.7% |
| Eighth Street Middle School Tifton | 883 | 100.0% | 41.4% |
| Indian Creek Middle School Covington | 843 | 99.3% | 16.5% |
| Elbert County Middle School Elberton | 650 | 100.0% | 28.6% |
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 Long Cane Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.6% | #167 of 470 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #129 of 474 ▲ 21 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.6% | #227 of 474 ▲ 36 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.7pp | #178 of 465 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 988 | #100 of 487 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #286 of 471 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.8% | #154 of 471 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.6% | #179 of 479 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.2% | #254 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
988
-78 (-7%) vs 2020
-4% since 2000-01, when it was 1,025
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
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 | 988 | 67.6 | 14.6:1 | 95% (935) |
| 2023-24 | 973 | 68.9 | 14.1:1 | 73% (715) |
| 2022-23 | 979 | 67 | 14.6:1 | 94% (921) |
| 2020-21 | 1,066 | 64 | 16.7:1 | 52% (550) |
| 2017-18 | 1,021 | 61 | 16.7:1 | 62% (633) |
| 2015-16 | 1,013 | 60 | 16.9:1 | 64% (652) |
| 2010-11 | 940 | 64 | 14.7:1 | 59% (552) |
| 2000-01 | 1,025 | 70 | 14.6:1 | 60% (615) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Long Cane Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (1,021 to 988); teachers up 11% (61 to 67.6).
About Long Cane Middle School
Among the schools in LaGrange, Georgia, is Long Cane Middle School, a medium-sized middle-grades school. The school enrolls 988 students, from grades 6 through 8. Average enrollment for middle schools in Georgia is about 763, so this school runs 29% larger than that.
Enrollment across the 19 schools in Troup County totals 12,262 students.
Long Cane Middle School's enrollment has no majority group, and White students are the largest at 49%. After that, the student body is 37% Black, 8% Hispanic, and 4% multiracial. By the diversity index, Long Cane Middle School comes in at 62%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 14.6:1, with 67.6 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. Middle schools in Georgia average about 14.1:1, a similar figure. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 95%. That is close to the 92% average for public schools in Troup County.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Long Cane Middle School falls in the middle 80% of Georgia schools: 43.6% actual against 28.4% predicted.
Troup County has about 70,330 residents, and median household income is about $56,776, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 24%, and roughly 13% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Troup County number 19 and enroll about 12,262.
The shortest distance from Long Cane Middle School to another public school is about 0.2 miles, to Long Cane Elementary School. The ten-mile area around Long Cane Middle School holds at least 8 other public schools. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Long Cane Middle School ranks 3rd on proficiency.
The school's locale code, Rural: Distant, means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Long Cane Middle School went from 1,066 students to 988. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 16.7:1 in 2020-21 to 14.6:1 in 2024-25.
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Troup County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
70,330
Census ACS
Median income
$56,776
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
12,262 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Troup County
- LaGrange High SchoolHigh · 1,399 students
- Troup County High SchoolHigh · 1,272 students
- Gardner-Newman Middle SchoolMiddle · 963 students
- Callaway High SchoolHigh · 930 students
- Franklin Forest ElementaryElementary · 690 students
- Clearview Elementary SchoolElementary · 676 students
Other schools in LaGrange
- LaGrange High SchoolHigh · 1,399 students
- Troup County High SchoolHigh · 1,272 students
- Gardner-Newman Middle SchoolMiddle · 963 students
- Franklin Forest ElementaryElementary · 690 students
- Clearview Elementary SchoolElementary · 676 students
- Callaway Middle SchoolMiddle · 656 students
Nearby schools
- Long Cane Elementary School0.2 mi · 605
- West Point Elementary School5.8 mi · 450
- Ethel W. Kight Elementary School6.0 mi · 656
- Berta Weathersbee Elementary School6.3 mi · 252
- Troup County High School7.0 mi · 1,272
- W O Lance Elementary7.5 mi · 564
Frequently asked questions
About Long Cane Middle SchoolHow many students attend Long Cane Middle School?
Long Cane Middle School enrolls approximately 988 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Long Cane Middle School serve?
Long Cane Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Long Cane Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Long Cane Middle School is approximately 14.6:1 (68 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Long Cane Middle School?
Long Cane Middle School reports a student body of 49% White, 8% Hispanic, 37% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Long Cane Middle School public or private?
Long Cane Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Troup County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.