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Enrollment
864
Middle
DISTRICT 751 · STATE 763
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LUMPKIN COUNTY·NCES 130342001319
Lumpkin County Middle School
152 School Dr, Dahlonega, GA 30533 · (706) 864-6180 · Lumpkin County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL864 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 37% of Georgia public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
14.1:1
61 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 14.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
480 students
DISTRICT 57% · 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 | 266 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 305 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 293 | 34% |
Student demographics
25%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 26% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Lumpkin County Middle School→Lumpkin County High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Lumpkin County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
36.0%
GA avg 40.1% . -4.1pp since 2021
Math
36.5%
GA avg 44.6% . -6.4pp 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 37 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 4 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 6 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 36.0% | 36.5% |
| 2023-24 | 33.7% | 39.2% |
| 2022-23 | 32.7% | 37.5% |
| 2021-22 | 40.0% | 42.9% |
% 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
42.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.6%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Lumpkin County Middle School
Lumpkin County Middle School's state test result (42.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lumpkin County Middle School this school | 864 | 55.6% | 42.2% |
| Adairsville Middle School Adairsville | 862 | 55.9% | 43.3% |
| Ringgold Middle School Ringgold | 725 | 49.8% | 51.4% |
| Pickens County Junior High School Jasper | 638 | 58.3% | 34.2% |
| Woodland Middle School at Euharlee Euharlee | 696 | 59.6% | 47.4% |
| Dawson County Middle School Dawsonville | 641 | 52.6% | 38.9% |
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 Lumpkin County Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.2% | #185 of 470 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.5% | #258 of 474 ▼ 46 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #223 of 474 ▲ 53 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -5.2pp | #12 of 465 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 864 | #163 of 487 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #246 of 471 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 25.2% | #414 of 471 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.6% | #357 of 479 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.5% | #292 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
864
-61 (-7%) vs 2020
+51% since 1990-91, when it was 572
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 15.4:1
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 | 864 | 61.4 | 14.1:1 | 56% (480) |
| 2023-24 | 891 | 62.2 | 14.3:1 | 56% (503) |
| 2022-23 | 862 | 61.6 | 14.0:1 | 40% (343) |
| 2020-21 | 925 | 60 | 15.4:1 | 40% (369) |
| 2017-18 | 877 | 60.1 | 14.6:1 | 50% (439) |
| 2015-16 | 830 | 59 | 14.1:1 | 54% (451) |
| 2010-11 | 859 | 59 | 14.6:1 | 55% (476) |
| 2000-01 | 787 | 47 | 16.7:1 | 38% (300) |
| 1990-91 | 572 | 34 | 16.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lumpkin County Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (877 to 864); teachers up 2% (60.1 to 61.4).
About Lumpkin County Middle School
Lumpkin County Middle School is a middle school in Dahlonega, Georgia, and it is part of Lumpkin County. The school's enrollment of 864 students covers grades 6 through 8.
Enrollment across the 5 schools in Lumpkin County totals 3,754 students.
Most students at Lumpkin County Middle School are White: 86% of enrollment. The remaining students are 10% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. The chance that two students picked at random at Lumpkin County Middle School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 25%.
Teachers at Lumpkin County Middle School total 61.4 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 14.1:1. Middle schools in Georgia average about 14.1:1, a similar figure. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 56%. That is close to the 54% average for public schools in Lumpkin County.
The allk12 Grade for Lumpkin County Middle School is C+. Compared with Georgia public middle schools, the school scored higher than 37% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Test results at Lumpkin County Middle School are 6.5 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (42.2% actual, 48.6% predicted).
In Lumpkin County (population about 34,505), median household income is about $77,448, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 5 public schools operate in Lumpkin County, serving about 3,754 students.
Lumpkin County High School is the closest public school, about 1.1 miles away in a straight line. There are 3 more public schools inside five miles. By average proficiency, Lumpkin County Middle School is 7th among 9 schools close by.
Its location is classified as Town: Distant by the National Center for Education Statistics.
The student count in 2024-25 was 864, 7% below the 925 of 2020-21. By 2024-25, the school had 14.1 students per teacher, compared with 15.4 in 2020-21.
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Lumpkin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
34,505
Census ACS
Median income
$77,448
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
3,754 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lumpkin County
- Lumpkin County High SchoolHigh · 1,125 students
- Blackburn Elementary SchoolElementary · 779 students
- Cottrell Elementary SchoolElementary · 583 students
- Long Branch Elementary SchoolElementary · 403 students
Other schools in Dahlonega
- Lumpkin County High SchoolHigh · 1,125 students
- Cottrell Elementary SchoolElementary · 583 students
- Long Branch Elementary SchoolElementary · 403 students
Nearby schools
- Lumpkin County High School1.1 mi · 1,125
- Cottrell Elementary School1.3 mi · 583
- Long Branch Elementary School4.3 mi · 403
- Blackburn Elementary School6.4 mi · 779
- Woody Gap High/Elementary School10.5 mi · 55
- Robinson Elementary School10.6 mi · 648
Frequently asked questions
About Lumpkin County Middle SchoolHow many students attend Lumpkin County Middle School?
Lumpkin County Middle School enrolls approximately 864 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Lumpkin County Middle School serve?
Lumpkin County Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Lumpkin County Middle School have?
Lumpkin County Middle School employs 61 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Lumpkin County Middle School?
Student demographics at Lumpkin County Middle School are roughly 86% White, 10% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Lumpkin County Middle School?
Lumpkin County Middle School is overseen by Lumpkin County in Lumpkin County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.