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Enrollment
701
Middle
DISTRICT 857 · STATE 763
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DEKALB COUNTY·NCES 130174000649
McNair Middle School
2190 Wallingford Dr, Decatur, GA 30032 · (678) 874-5102 · DeKalb County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL701 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 33% of Georgia public middle schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+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
13.5:1
52 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 14.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
701 students
DISTRICT 82% · 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 | 236 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 226 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 239 | 34% |
Student demographics
25%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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
McNair Middle School→McNair High School
Feeds from
Based on published attendance-zone data from DeKalb County. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
18.9%
GA avg 40.1% . +3.9pp since 2021
Math
19.1%
GA avg 44.6% . +10.3pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 19 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 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 4 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 10 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 18.9% | 19.1% |
| 2023-24 | 24.6% | 19.0% |
| 2022-23 | 17.2% | 11.0% |
| 2021-22 | 15.0% | 8.7% |
% 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
23.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% 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 McNair Middle School
McNair Middle School's state test result (23.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| McNair Middle School this school | 701 | 100.0% | 23.5% |
| Newbern Middle School Valdosta | 725 | 100.0% | 16.9% |
| Glenn Hills Middle School Augusta | 706 | 100.0% | 5.3% |
| Jean Childs Young Middle School Atlanta | 657 | 100.0% | 14.2% |
| John Lewis Invictus Academy Atlanta | 692 | 100.0% | 13.7% |
| Crawford Long Middle School Atlanta | 627 | 100.0% | 11.9% |
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 McNair Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In DeKalb County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.5% | #366 of 470 | #14 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.1% | #397 of 474 ▼ 21 | #15 of 23 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 18.9% | #415 of 474 ▼ 35 | #16 of 23 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.1pp | #135 of 465 | #4 of 23 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 701 | #267 of 487 | #14 of 23 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #172 of 471 | #8 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.7% | #418 of 471 | #14 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #49 of 479 | #3 of 23 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +11.3% | #64 of 144 | #3 of 9 |
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
701
-149 (-18%) vs 2020
-16% since 1990-91, when it was 839
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 17.0:1
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 | 701 | 52 | 13.5:1 | 100% (701) |
| 2023-24 | 788 | 50.1 | 15.7:1 | 100% (788) |
| 2022-23 | 857 | 44 | 19.5:1 | 100% (857) |
| 2020-21 | 850 | 50 | 17.0:1 | 99% (843) |
| 2017-18 | 630 | 51.5 | 12.2:1 | 100% (630) |
| 2015-16 | 674 | 47 | 14.3:1 | 99% (670) |
| 2010-11 | 774 | 59 | 13.1:1 | 90% (693) |
| 2000-01 | 1,200 | 66 | 18.2:1 | 84% (1,005) |
| 1990-91 | 839 | 68 | 12.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for McNair Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 11% (630 to 701); teachers up 1% (51.5 to 52).
About McNair Middle School
McNair Middle School serves students in Decatur, Georgia, as a mid-sized middle school. Its enrollment is 701 students, spread over grades 6 through 8.
DeKalb County is the local district for McNair Middle School. It runs 131 schools with 92,088 students.
McNair Middle School is 86% Black by enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 10% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. In DeKalb County overall, about 51% of residents are Black. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, McNair Middle School scores 25%.
Classroom staffing at McNair Middle School totals 52 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 13.5:1. The average ratio among middle schools in Georgia is similar, at 14.1:1. Federal data show 100% of students (701) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in DeKalb County, the average is 77%.
Among Georgia public middle schools, McNair Middle School outscored 33%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.
On BeatsExpectations, McNair Middle School is 2.1 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Georgia schools.
In DeKalb County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $80,644 a year, 47% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Counting McNair Middle School, DeKalb County has 154 public schools.
McNair Middle School's closest public school neighbor is Ronald E McNair Discover Learning Academy Elementary School, about 0.8 miles away. Within five miles of McNair Middle School, there are at least 8 other public schools. On proficiency, McNair Middle School is behind the 23.6% nearby average, ranking 4th of 8.
The NCES locale for McNair 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.
Federal enrollment counts decreased from 850 (2020-21) to 701 (2024-25). Students per teacher dropped from 17.0 in 2020-21 to 13.5 in 2024-25.
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DeKalb County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
765,351
Census ACS
Median income
$80,644
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
47%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
154
102,960 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in DeKalb County
- Lakeside High SchoolHigh · 2,234 students
- Dunwoody High SchoolHigh · 2,012 students
- Chamblee High SchoolHigh · 1,867 students
- Cross Keys High SchoolHigh · 1,748 students
- Sequoyah Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,713 students
- Tucker High SchoolHigh · 1,614 students
Other schools in Decatur
- Decatur High SchoolHigh · 1,901 students
- Beacon Hill Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,285 students
- Southwest DeKalb High SchoolHigh · 1,237 students
- Druid Hills Middle SchoolMiddle · 985 students
- Columbia High SchoolHigh · 877 students
- Towers High SchoolHigh · 876 students
Other McNair Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 2 states are named McNair Middle. McNair Middle School is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- McNair Middle SchoolCollege Park, GA · 727 students
- MCNAIR MIDDLE SCHOOLFAYETTEVILLE, AR · 670 students
Nearby schools
- Ronald E McNair Discover Learning Academy Elementary School0.8 mi · 475
- Kelley Lake Elementary School0.8 mi · 302
- Flat Shoals Elementary School1.2 mi · 373
- Toney Elementary School1.2 mi · 207
- PEACE Academy Charter School1.3 mi · 241
- Barack H. Obama Elementary Magnet School of Technology1.6 mi · 844
Frequently asked questions
About McNair Middle SchoolHow many students attend McNair Middle School?
McNair Middle School enrolls approximately 701 students in grades 06-08.
Is McNair Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
McNair Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does McNair Middle School have?
McNair Middle School employs 52 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.5:1.
How diverse is McNair Middle School?
McNair Middle School reports a student body of 1% White, 10% Hispanic, 86% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees McNair Middle School?
McNair Middle School is overseen by DeKalb County in DeKalb County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.