Enrollment
189
Middle
DISTRICT 349 · STATE 763
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MACON COUNTY·NCES 130345001329
Macon County Middle School
615 Vienna Rd, Montezuma, GA 31063 · (478) 472-7045 · Macon County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL189 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 11% 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.
- C-Beats 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
11.8:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 14.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
189 students
DISTRICT 94% · STATE 74%
Community
0
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 | 54 | 29% |
| Grade 7 | 70 | 37% |
| Grade 8 | 65 | 34% |
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · 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
Macon County Middle School→Macon County High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Macon County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
20.1%
GA avg 40.1% . -0.2pp since 2021
Math
14.1%
GA avg 44.6% . +4.1pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 20 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 14 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2021, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 20.1% | 14.1% |
| 2023-24 | 21.1% | 11.7% |
| 2022-23 | 23.8% | 10.7% |
| 2021-22 | 20.3% | 10.0% |
% 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
15.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 16% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% 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 Macon County Middle School
Macon County Middle School's state test result (15.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Macon County Middle School this school | 189 | 100.0% | 15.8% |
| Dooly County Middle School Pinehurst | 229 | 100.0% | 14.5% |
| Turner County Middle School Ashburn | 230 | 100.0% | 15.9% |
| Terrell Middle School Dawson | 215 | 100.0% | 14.1% |
| Greenville Middle School Greenville | 174 | 98.9% | 24.5% |
| Early County Middle School Blakely | 218 | 100.0% | 15.2% |
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 Macon County Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 15.8% | #425 of 470 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.1% | #431 of 474 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 20.1% | #402 of 474 ▲ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.0pp | #321 of 465 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 189 | #474 of 487 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #99 of 479 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -31.0% | #16 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
189
-118 (-38%) vs 2020
-56% since 1990-91, when it was 426
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 20.5:1
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 | 189 | 16 | 11.8:1 | 100% (189) |
| 2023-24 | 240 | 18.8 | 12.8:1 | 100% (240) |
| 2022-23 | 263 | 17 | 15.5:1 | 100% (263) |
| 2020-21 | 307 | 15 | 20.5:1 | 100% (307) |
| 2017-18 | 274 | 15.2 | 18.0:1 | 99% (271) |
| 2015-16 | 323 | 18 | 17.9:1 | 99% (320) |
| 2010-11 | 414 | 24 | 17.3:1 | 82% (340) |
| 2000-01 | 553 | 32 | 17.3:1 | 82% (453) |
| 1990-91 | 426 | 24 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Macon County Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 31% (274 to 189); teachers up 5% (15.2 to 16).
About Macon County Middle School
Among the schools in Montezuma, Georgia, is Macon County Middle School, a small middle school. It covers grades 6 through 8, with a total enrollment of 189 students. Enrollment is 75% lower than the average for middle schools in Georgia, which is about 763.
Macon County Middle School is one school in Macon County, a system of 3 schools with 1,047 students.
Black students make up a majority at Macon County Middle School, at 72%. The remaining students are 17% Hispanic, 6% White, and 3% Asian. Census figures show Macon County is about 59% Black. Pick two students at random and there is a 44% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school reports 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 11.8 students per teacher. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 14.1:1 average for middle schools in Georgia. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 100%.
The allk12 Grade for Macon County Middle School is D. Compared with Georgia public middle schools, the school scored higher than 11% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 25.7% for Macon County Middle School. The school posts 15.8%, 9.9 points below the prediction.
Macon County census figures show that the median household income is $41,031, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 11% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 22%. Macon County is home to 3 public schools and about 1,047 public school students.
Of nearby public schools, Macon County High School is the closest, at less than a tenth of a mile. Macon County Middle School has 2 other public schools within five miles. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Macon County Middle School ranks 6th on proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Distant.
Federal data show a 38% enrollment decrease, from 307 in 2020-21 to 189 in 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 20.5:1 to 11.8:1.
Community posts for Macon County Middle School can cover enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Macon County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
11,864
Census ACS
Median income
$41,031
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
11%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
22%
Below federal line
Schools in county
3
1,047 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Macon County
- Macon County Elementary SchoolElementary · 525 students
- Macon County High SchoolHigh · 333 students
Nearby schools
- Macon County High School0.1 mi · 333
- Macon County Elementary School3.2 mi · 525
- Sumter County High School15.3 mi · 1,037
- Dooly County Middle School16.4 mi · 229
- Dooly County Elementary School16.4 mi · 508
- Schley Middle High School16.7 mi · 649
Frequently asked questions
About Macon County Middle SchoolHow many students attend Macon County Middle School?
Macon County Middle School enrolls approximately 189 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Macon County Middle School serve?
Macon County Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Macon County Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Macon County Middle School is approximately 11.8:1 (16 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Macon County Middle School?
At Macon County Middle School, the student body is approximately 6% White, 17% Hispanic, 72% Black, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Macon County Middle School public or private?
Macon County Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Macon County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.