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Enrollment
807
Middle
DISTRICT 706 · STATE 763
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DOUGHERTY COUNTY·NCES 130183000842
Merry Acres Middle School
1601 Florence Dr, Albany, GA 31707 · (229) 431-3338 · Dougherty County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL807 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
59 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 14.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
807 students
DISTRICT 98% · 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 | 272 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 261 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 274 | 34% |
Student demographics
13%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 20% · 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
16.5%
GA avg 40.1% . +1.9pp since 2021
Math
18.5%
GA avg 44.6% . +10.2pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 17 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 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 up about 10 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 16.5% | 18.5% |
| 2023-24 | 19.1% | 12.6% |
| 2022-23 | 17.6% | 10.3% |
| 2021-22 | 14.6% | 8.3% |
% 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
18.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 19% 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 →
Where Merry Acres Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 18.7% | #405 of 470 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.5% | #401 of 474 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 16.5% | #440 of 474 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.0pp | #169 of 465 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 807 | #194 of 487 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #197 of 471 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 13.5% | #460 of 471 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #64 of 479 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +17.8% | #43 of 144 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
807
+92 (+13%) vs 2020
+44% since 1990-91, when it was 560
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 18.3:1
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 | 807 | 59.1 | 13.7:1 | 100% (807) |
| 2023-24 | 759 | 49.6 | 15.3:1 | 100% (759) |
| 2022-23 | 764 | 44 | 17.4:1 | 100% (764) |
| 2020-21 | 715 | 39 | 18.3:1 | 100% (715) |
| 2017-18 | 685 | 41.6 | 16.5:1 | 67% (462) |
| 2015-16 | 608 | 49 | 12.4:1 | 100% (605) |
| 2010-11 | 752 | 43 | 17.5:1 | 72% (544) |
| 2000-01 | 780 | 48 | 16.3:1 | 62% (482) |
| 1990-91 | 560 | 32 | 17.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Merry Acres Middle School.
About Merry Acres Middle School
Merry Acres Middle School, located in Albany, Georgia, is a mid-sized middle school. Its enrollment is 807 students, spread over grades 6 through 8.
Merry Acres Middle School is in Dougherty County, a district with 13,241 students across 22 schools.
Roughly 93% of students at Merry Acres Middle School are Black. Other groups include 2% Hispanic. By comparison, Dougherty County residents are about 71% Black. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Merry Acres Middle School scores 13%.
A staff of 59.1 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 13.7:1. It is about the same as the 14.1:1 average for middle schools in Georgia. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 100%. That is in line with the 98% average for public schools in Dougherty County.
A school with Merry Acres Middle School's lunch-eligibility share in Georgia is predicted to score 25.7%. Merry Acres Middle School scores 18.7%, 7.0 points below that line.
The school is in Dougherty County, where the median household earns about $49,044 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 23% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 19%. Merry Acres Middle School shares Dougherty County with 21 other public schools.
Lake Park Elementary School is about 1.4 miles from Merry Acres Middle School, the shortest distance to any other public school. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The nearest schools with test data average 30.1%, higher than Merry Acres Middle School's 18.7%.
Its NCES locale code is City: Small: the school is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment increased 13%. The number of students per teacher dropped from 18.3 to 13.7 over 4 years.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about open houses, carpools, and field trips at Merry Acres Middle School. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Dougherty County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
83,091
Census ACS
Median income
$49,044
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
19%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
13,241 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Dougherty County
- Westover High SchoolHigh · 1,234 students
- Dougherty Comprehensive High SchoolHigh · 1,191 students
- Monroe High SchoolHigh · 1,189 students
- Live Oak Elementary SchoolElementary · 833 students
- Albany Middle SchoolMiddle · 792 students
- Radium Springs Middle SchoolMiddle · 747 students
Other schools in Albany
- Westover High SchoolHigh · 1,234 students
- Dougherty Comprehensive High SchoolHigh · 1,191 students
- Monroe High SchoolHigh · 1,189 students
- Live Oak Elementary SchoolElementary · 833 students
- Albany Middle SchoolMiddle · 792 students
- Radium Springs Middle SchoolMiddle · 747 students
Nearby schools
- Lake Park Elementary School1.4 mi · 494
- Northside Elementary School1.5 mi · 381
- Sherwood Acres Elementary School1.6 mi · 630
- Lincoln Elementary Magnet School1.6 mi · 404
- Westover High School1.8 mi · 1,234
- West Town Elementary School1.9 mi · 309
Frequently asked questions
About Merry Acres Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Merry Acres Middle School?
Merry Acres Middle School enrolls approximately 807 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Merry Acres Middle School serve?
Merry Acres Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Merry Acres Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Merry Acres Middle School is approximately 13.7:1 (59 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Merry Acres Middle School?
At Merry Acres Middle School, the student body is approximately 2% White, 2% Hispanic, 93% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Merry Acres Middle School public or private?
Merry Acres Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Dougherty County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.