Merry Acres Middle School

Merry Acres Middle School is an intermediate school of medium-sized scale in Albany, Georgia, part of Dougherty County, serveing 807 students in grades 6 through 8.

Merry Acres Middle School is one of 22 schools operated by Dougherty County, a district that enrolls 13,241 students overall.

Demographically, Merry Acres Middle School lists that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (93%). Beyond that, the school records 2% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 71% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 59 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.7:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Merry Acres Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 25.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 18.7%.

In the surrounding community, Dougherty County reports that the typical household earns roughly $49,044 per year, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 19%. Merry Acres Middle School is one of 22 public schools in Dougherty County (combined enrollment of about 13,241 students).

The closest other public school is Lake Park Elementary School, roughly 1.4 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Merry Acres Middle School. On composite proficiency, Merry Acres Middle School comes 7th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 30.1%.

The school occupies an inner-city site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 18%: 685 students in 2018 compared to 807 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 16.5:1 in 2018 to 13.7:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.