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Enrollment
849
Middle
DISTRICT 824 · STATE 763
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HENRY COUNTY·NCES 130282002393
Luella Middle School
2075 Hampton Locust Grove Rd, Locust Grove, GA 30248 · (678) 583-8919 · Henry County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL849 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 6% of Georgia public middle schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats 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
21.9:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.4:1 · STATE 14.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
567 students
DISTRICT 66% · 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 | 278 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 250 | 29% |
| Grade 8 | 321 | 38% |
Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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
26.0%
GA avg 40.1% . +2.0pp since 2021
Math
17.4%
GA avg 44.6% . +3.8pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 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 2 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 26.0% | 17.4% |
| 2023-24 | 28.8% | 15.4% |
| 2022-23 | 27.0% | 14.3% |
| 2021-22 | 24.0% | 13.6% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of GA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
19.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.8%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-23.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 19% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 43% typical for Georgia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Luella Middle School
Luella Middle School's state test result (19.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luella Middle School this school | 849 | 66.8% | 19.0% |
| Weaver Middle School Macon | 894 | 68.3% | 12.9% |
| General Ray Davis Middle School Stockbridge | 874 | 72.2% | 39.1% |
| Eagle's Landing Middle School McDonough | 974 | 72.2% | 21.9% |
| Dutchtown Middle School Hampton | 1,108 | 63.2% | 27.6% |
| Howard Middle School Macon | 973 | 60.6% | 22.7% |
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 Luella Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Henry County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 19.0% | #403 of 470 | #9 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.4% | #412 of 474 ▼ 12 | #10 of 11 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.0% | #356 of 474 ▼ 17 | #10 of 11 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.9pp | #294 of 465 | #5 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 849 | #172 of 487 | #7 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.9:1 | #471 of 471 | #12 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.3% | #362 of 471 | #11 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.8% | #303 of 479 | #7 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.2% | #258 of 305 | #7 of 8 |
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
849
-33 (-4%) vs 2020
-14% since 2000-01, when it was 982
Student : Teacher
21.9:1
was 18.8:1
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 | 849 | 38.7 | 21.9:1 | 67% (567) |
| 2023-24 | 851 | 39.6 | 21.5:1 | 72% (610) |
| 2022-23 | 870 | 41.4 | 21.0:1 | 53% (458) |
| 2020-21 | 882 | 47 | 18.8:1 | 44% (387) |
| 2017-18 | 877 | 53 | 16.6:1 | 53% (468) |
| 2015-16 | 833 | 52 | 16.0:1 | 51% (426) |
| 2010-11 | 770 | 47 | 16.4:1 | 46% (355) |
| 2000-01 | 982 | 54 | 18.2:1 | 25% (247) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Luella Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (877 to 849); teachers down 27% (53 to 38.7).
About Luella Middle School
Luella Middle School, located in Locust Grove, Georgia, is a medium-sized middle-grades school. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 849 students in grades 6 through 8.
The district for Luella Middle School is Henry County, with 53 schools and 43,012 students.
A majority of students at Luella Middle School, 77%, are Black. The next largest groups are 11% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 4% White, and 3% Asian. The school's Black share is 25 points above the 52% share among Henry County residents. By the diversity index, Luella Middle School comes in at 39%.
Teachers at the school number 38.7 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 21.9:1. The 14.1:1 average for middle schools in Georgia is lower than this school's figure. Roughly 67% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch.
The allk12 Grade for Luella Middle School is D. Compared with Georgia public middle schools, the school scored higher than 6% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. Luella Middle School posts 19.0% against a 42.8% prediction, a bottom-10% result in Georgia.
Within Henry County, median household income is about $83,146, about 30% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 54 public schools in Henry County, with a combined enrollment of about 43,102.
The closest other public school is Luella High School, about 0.4 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 24.9% on proficiency, and Luella Middle School is below that at 19.0%.
Federal data place Luella Middle School in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 4%, from 882 to 849. By 2024-25, the school had 21.9 students per teacher, compared with 18.8 in 2020-21.
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Henry County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
249,960
Census ACS
Median income
$83,146
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
54
43,102 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Henry County
- Dutchtown HighHigh · 1,821 students
- Union Grove HighHigh · 1,622 students
- Ola High SchoolHigh · 1,586 students
- Eagle's Landing High SchoolHigh · 1,578 students
- Locust Grove HighHigh · 1,572 students
- Stockbridge High SchoolHigh · 1,456 students
Other schools in Locust Grove
- Locust Grove HighHigh · 1,572 students
- Luella High SchoolHigh · 1,236 students
- Locust Grove MiddleMiddle · 1,010 students
- Unity Grove Elementary SchoolElementary · 882 students
- Bethlehem Elementary SchoolElementary · 630 students
- New Hope ElementaryElementary · 621 students
Nearby schools
- Luella High School0.4 mi · 1,236
- Luella Elementary School0.6 mi · 616
- Rocky Creek Elementary2.5 mi · 696
- Hampton Middle School2.7 mi · 752
- Hampton High School3.0 mi · 1,165
- Bethlehem Elementary School3.5 mi · 630
Frequently asked questions
About Luella Middle SchoolHow many students attend Luella Middle School?
Luella Middle School enrolls approximately 849 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Luella Middle School serve?
Luella Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Luella Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Luella Middle School is approximately 21.9:1 (39 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Luella Middle School?
Student demographics at Luella Middle School are roughly 4% White, 11% Hispanic, 77% Black, 3% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Luella Middle School public or private?
Luella Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Henry County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.