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How has Memorial Middle School changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
774
Middle
DISTRICT 881 · STATE 763
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROCKDALE COUNTY·NCES 130441000583
Memorial Middle School
3205 Underwood Rd SE, Conyers, GA 30013 · (770) 922-0139 · Rockdale County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL774 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
53 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 14.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
745 students
DISTRICT 90% · STATE 74%
Community
5
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 | 249 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 241 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 284 | 37% |
Student demographics
36%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · 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
35.0%
GA avg 40.1% . +5.7pp since 2021
Math
26.2%
GA avg 44.6% . +13.4pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 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 6 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 13 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 35.0% | 26.2% |
| 2023-24 | 34.9% | 25.2% |
| 2022-23 | 32.9% | 19.1% |
| 2021-22 | 29.3% | 12.8% |
% 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
29.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.6%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% 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 Memorial Middle School
Memorial Middle School's state test result (29.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memorial Middle School this school | 774 | 96.3% | 29.6% |
| Stephenson Middle School Stone Mountain | 788 | 100.0% | 27.4% |
| North Clayton Middle School College Park | 817 | 100.0% | 21.1% |
| Clements Middle School Covington | 705 | 100.0% | 19.4% |
| Newbern Middle School Valdosta | 725 | 100.0% | 16.9% |
| Camp Creek Middle School Atlanta | 748 | 100.0% | 26.7% |
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 Memorial Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.6% | #320 of 470 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.2% | #345 of 474 ▼ 16 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #230 of 474 ▲ 32 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +9.6pp | #60 of 465 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 774 | #219 of 487 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #293 of 471 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.6% | #379 of 471 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 96.3% | #172 of 479 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.5% | #221 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
774
+4 (+1%) vs 2020
-30% since 2000-01, when it was 1,100
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 774 | 52.5 | 14.7:1 | 96% (745) |
| 2023-24 | 740 | 53 | 14.0:1 | 88% (649) |
| 2022-23 | 771 | 57.5 | 13.4:1 | 79% (606) |
| 2020-21 | 770 | 52 | 14.8:1 | 56% (428) |
| 2017-18 | 819 | 61.5 | 13.3:1 | 69% (566) |
| 2015-16 | 912 | 71 | 12.8:1 | 72% (657) |
| 2010-11 | 881 | 64 | 13.8:1 | 70% (620) |
| 2000-01 | 1,100 | 70 | 15.7:1 | 21% (234) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Memorial Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (819 to 774); teachers down 15% (61.5 to 52.5).
About Memorial Middle School
Memorial Middle School is a mid-sized middle-grades school with an address in Conyers, Georgia. It enrolls 774 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are 6 through 8.
Rockdale County, which runs Memorial Middle School, has 18 schools and 15,342 students.
The share of Black students at Memorial Middle School is 79%, a majority. The school is also 12% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 2% White. That is higher than the 58% Black share among all Rockdale County residents. A diversity index of 36% means there is a 36% chance two randomly chosen students at Memorial Middle School are from different groups.
Memorial Middle School lists 52.5 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 14.7 students per teacher. The 14.1:1 average for middle schools in Georgia is close to this figure. About 96% of students at Memorial Middle School are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Rockdale County is 88%.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Memorial Middle School would score about 27.6%. It scores 29.6%, 2.0 points above that figure.
For the population of Rockdale County, median household income comes to about $77,247, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Rockdale County counts 19 public schools with about 15,355 students.
Measured in a straight line, Salem High School is about 0.5 miles from Memorial Middle School. The five-mile area around Memorial Middle School holds at least 8 other public schools. The school's 29.6% average proficiency ranks 3rd among 9 nearby schools.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 774, starting from 770.
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Rockdale County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
95,281
Census ACS
Median income
$77,247
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
15,355 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Rockdale County
- Rockdale County High SchoolHigh · 2,336 students
- Heritage High SchoolHigh · 1,788 students
- Salem High SchoolHigh · 1,118 students
- Conyers Middle SchoolMiddle · 943 students
- Edwards Middle SchoolMiddle · 934 students
- Hicks Elementary SchoolElementary · 878 students
Other schools in Conyers
- Rockdale County High SchoolHigh · 2,336 students
- Heritage High SchoolHigh · 1,788 students
- Salem High SchoolHigh · 1,118 students
- Conyers Middle SchoolMiddle · 943 students
- Edwards Middle SchoolMiddle · 934 students
- Hicks Elementary SchoolElementary · 878 students
Other Memorial Middle schools
24 other US public schools in 13 states are named Memorial Middle. Memorial Middle School is the 6th largest of the 25.
- Memorial Middle SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 1,236 students
- Memorial Middle School - 04Sioux Falls, SD · 1,133 students
- Memorial Middle SchoolEDINBURG, TX · 1,045 students
- MEMORIAL MIDDLE SCHOOLTAMPA, FL · 973 students
- Memorial Middle SchoolMentor, OH · 852 students
Nearby schools
- Salem High School0.5 mi · 1,118
- Peek's Chapel Elementary0.8 mi · 591
- Honey Creek Elementary School1.8 mi · 471
- Flat Shoals Elementary School2.1 mi · 639
- Veterans Memorial Middle School2.3 mi · 637
- West Newton Elementary School2.3 mi · 698
Frequently asked questions
About Memorial Middle SchoolHow large is Memorial Middle School?
Memorial Middle School enrolls approximately 774 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Memorial Middle School serve?
Memorial Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Memorial Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Memorial Middle School is approximately 14.7:1 (53 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Memorial Middle School?
At Memorial Middle School, the student body is approximately 2% White, 12% Hispanic, 79% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Memorial Middle School public or private?
Memorial Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Rockdale County.
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