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Enrollment
2,009
Middle
DISTRICT 1,431 · STATE 763
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GWINNETT COUNTY·NCES 130255001638
McConnell Middle School
550 Ozora Rd, Loganville, GA 30052 · (770) 554-1000 · Gwinnett County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,009 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
126 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 14.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
1,181 students
DISTRICT 63% · 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 | 633 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 663 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 713 | 35% |
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · 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
McConnell Middle School→Archer High School
Based on published attendance-zone data from Gwinnett County. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
52.6%
GA avg 40.1% . +2.1pp since 2021
Math
51.3%
GA avg 44.6% . -2.0pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 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 down about 2 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 52.6% | 51.3% |
| 2023-24 | 56.1% | 49.9% |
| 2022-23 | 53.6% | 56.0% |
| 2021-22 | 50.5% | 53.3% |
% 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
49.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.0%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 McConnell Middle School
McConnell Middle School's state test result (49.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| McConnell Middle School this school | 2,009 | 58.8% | 49.5% |
| Dacula Middle School Dacula | 1,866 | 65.2% | 49.6% |
| Campbell Middle School Smyrna | 1,368 | 56.5% | 41.1% |
| Bay Creek Middle School Grayson | 1,510 | 59.0% | 72.9% |
| Grovetown Middle School Grovetown | 1,067 | 59.4% | 34.1% |
| Couch Middle School Grayson | 1,147 | 59.0% | 62.3% |
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 McConnell Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Gwinnett County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.5% | #119 of 470 | #16 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.3% | #137 of 474 ▼ 6 | #19 of 30 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.6% | #82 of 474 ▼ 11 | #14 of 30 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.1pp | #394 of 465 | #24 of 30 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,009 | #4 of 487 | #3 of 30 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #382 of 471 | #22 of 30 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.2% | #145 of 471 | #18 of 30 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.8% | #334 of 479 | #19 of 30 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.4% | #109 of 144 | #10 of 14 |
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
2,009
-345 (-15%) vs 2020
+57% since 2000-01, when it was 1,278
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 18.1:1
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 | 2,009 | 126.2 | 15.9:1 | 59% (1,181) |
| 2023-24 | 2,058 | 131.5 | 15.7:1 | 60% (1,235) |
| 2022-23 | 2,176 | 131.5 | 16.6:1 | 51% (1,107) |
| 2020-21 | 2,354 | 130 | 18.1:1 | 43% (1,001) |
| 2017-18 | 1,925 | 105 | 18.3:1 | 44% (847) |
| 2015-16 | 1,691 | 95 | 17.8:1 | 40% (671) |
| 2010-11 | 1,446 | 92 | 15.7:1 | 40% (573) |
| 2000-01 | 1,278 | 77 | 16.6:1 | 8% (102) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for McConnell Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (1,925 to 2,009); teachers up 20% (105 to 126.2).
About McConnell Middle School
The public middle school McConnell Middle School is located in Loganville, Georgia. The school counted 2,009 students in 2024-25, covering grades 6 through 8. It has 163% more students than the average for middle schools in Georgia (about 763).
McConnell Middle School is in Gwinnett County, a district with 182,518 students across 141 schools.
The largest group at McConnell Middle School is Black students, at 56%. Smaller groups are 20% Hispanic, 15% White, 6% multiracial, and 4% Asian. County-wide, 28% of Gwinnett County residents are Black. The diversity index for McConnell Middle School is 62%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school lists 126.2 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.9:1. The average for middle schools in Georgia is 14.1:1, so this school has more students per teacher. A total of 1,181 students, or 59%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Gwinnett County average a similar 60%.
McConnell Middle School posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 49.5%, compared with a predicted 47.0%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Georgia schools on BeatsExpectations.
American Community Survey estimates for Gwinnett County show that the median household earns about $87,890 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 39%, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Gwinnett County has 150 public schools with about 196,924 students, including McConnell Middle School.
A public school about 0.3 miles away, Cooper Elementary School, is the closest to McConnell Middle School. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, McConnell Middle School ranks 8th on proficiency.
The NCES locale for McConnell Middle School is Suburb: Large, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 2,009, compared with 2,354 in 2020-21. Students per teacher dropped from 18.1 in 2020-21 to 15.9 in 2024-25.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at McConnell Middle School. You can also rate the school on this page.
Gwinnett County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
979,864
Census ACS
Median income
$87,890
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
150
196,924 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Gwinnett County
- Brookwood High SchoolHigh · 3,803 students
- Grayson High SchoolHigh · 3,627 students
- Parkview High SchoolHigh · 3,216 students
- Peachtree Ridge High SchoolHigh · 3,155 students
- Archer High SchoolHigh · 3,058 students
- North Gwinnett High SchoolHigh · 3,033 students
Other schools in Loganville
- Grayson High SchoolHigh · 3,627 students
- Loganville High SchoolHigh · 1,911 students
- Cooper Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,520 students
- Walnut Grove High SchoolHigh · 1,511 students
- Loganville Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,320 students
- Magill Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,259 students
Nearby schools
- Cooper Elementary School0.3 mi · 1,520
- Archer High School1.9 mi · 3,058
- Grayson High School1.9 mi · 3,627
- Lovin Elementary School2.0 mi · 856
- Grayson Elementary School2.5 mi · 1,095
- Starling Elementary School3.0 mi · 1,340
Frequently asked questions
About McConnell Middle SchoolHow many students attend McConnell Middle School?
McConnell Middle School enrolls approximately 2,009 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does McConnell Middle School serve?
McConnell Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at McConnell Middle School?
Approximately 15.9:1 students per teacher at McConnell Middle School.
What is the student diversity at McConnell Middle School?
Student demographics at McConnell Middle School are roughly 15% White, 20% Hispanic, 56% Black, 4% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is McConnell Middle School in?
McConnell Middle School is part of Gwinnett County.
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