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Enrollment
622
Elementary
DISTRICT 446 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MUSCOGEE COUNTY·NCES 130387002423
Midland Academy
7373 Psalmond Rd, Midland, GA 31820 · (706) 569-3664 · Muscogee County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL622 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
551 students
DISTRICT 89% · STATE 74%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 77 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 68 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 92 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 93 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 94 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 102 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 96 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (68) is 29% smaller than its 5th grade class (96).
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · 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
40.5%
GA avg 40.1% . +9.8pp since 2021
Math
41.2%
GA avg 44.6% . +17.2pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 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 10 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 17 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.5% | 41.2% |
| 2023-24 | 42.0% | 43.6% |
| 2022-23 | 25.4% | 27.9% |
| 2021-22 | 30.7% | 23.9% |
% 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
40.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.6%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 Midland Academy
Midland Academy's state test result (40.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midland Academy this school | 622 | 88.6% | 40.9% |
| Eagle Springs Elementary Byron | 665 | 92.0% | 49.6% |
| Windsor Forest Elementary School Savannah | 656 | 83.8% | 27.5% |
| Avondale Elementary School Avondale Estates | 521 | 91.6% | 28.1% |
| Cowan Road Elementary School Griffin | 557 | 89.2% | 16.4% |
| Callaway Elementary School LaGrange | 638 | 95.0% | 26.6% |
Matched among Georgia elementary 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 Midland Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Muscogee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.9% | #531 of 1,208 | #6 of 32 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.2% | #600 of 1,215 ▼ 69 | #7 of 32 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.5% | #458 of 1,215 ▲ 17 | #5 of 32 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +13.5pp | #52 of 1,183 | #2 of 28 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 622 | #543 of 1,324 | #5 of 33 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.2:1 | #1,239 of 1,301 | #27 of 33 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.0% | #151 of 1,301 | #8 of 33 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 88.6% | #599 of 1,312 | #26 of 33 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.7% | #282 of 386 | #6 of 8 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
622
+13 (+2%) vs 2020
+19% since 2000-01, when it was 522
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
was 17.9:1
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 | 622 | 38.5 | 16.2:1 | 89% (551) |
| 2023-24 | 605 | 36 | 16.8:1 | 47% (285) |
| 2022-23 | 663 | 36 | 18.4:1 | 97% (640) |
| 2020-21 | 609 | 34 | 17.9:1 | 97% (589) |
| 2017-18 | 594 | 31.8 | 18.7:1 | 94% (561) |
| 2015-16 | 564 | 31 | 18.2:1 | 50% (280) |
| 2010-11 | 647 | 38 | 17.0:1 | 34% (223) |
| 2000-01 | 522 | 26 | 20.1:1 | 10% (51) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Midland Academy.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (594 to 622); teachers up 21% (31.8 to 38.5).
About Midland Academy
Midland Academy is an elementary school with a street address in Midland, Georgia. In all, 622 students attend the school in pre-K through 5.
Midland Academy is among 54 schools run by Muscogee County, which serves 30,091 students.
About 49% of students at Midland Academy are Black, the largest single group. After that, the student body is 19% White, 14% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, and 7% Asian. Among Muscogee County residents, the Black share is about 47%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 69%.
Its staff includes 38.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 16.2 students per teacher. The gap from the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in Georgia is 2.8 students per teacher. Roughly 89% of students at Midland Academy can receive free or reduced-price lunch.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Midland Academy would score about 31.6%. It scores 40.9%, 9.3 points above that figure.
In Muscogee County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $58,073, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 31%, and roughly 15% of residents are in poverty. The county has 57 public schools and about 30,110 students.
Midland Middle School, about 0.2 miles away, is the closest public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, Midland Academy ranks 4th in a group of 8 nearby schools.
Its NCES locale code is City: Mid-size: the school is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 609 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 622. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 16.2:1, from 17.9:1.
On allk12, people connected to Midland Academy can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Muscogee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
203,711
Census ACS
Median income
$58,073
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
57
30,110 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Muscogee County
- Northside High SchoolHigh · 1,405 students
- Shaw High SchoolHigh · 1,162 students
- Columbus High SchoolHigh · 1,161 students
- Hardaway High SchoolHigh · 1,067 students
- Jordan Vocational High SchoolHigh · 1,040 students
- Spencer High SchoolHigh · 1,016 students
Other schools in Midland
- Mathews Elementary SchoolElementary · 702 students
- Aaron Cohn Middle SchoolMiddle · 525 students
- Midland Middle SchoolMiddle · 455 students
- Aaron Cohn Regional Youth Detention CenterHigh · 19 students
- Muscogee Youth Development CampusHigh
Nearby schools
- Midland Middle School0.2 mi · 455
- Mathews Elementary School1.4 mi · 702
- Blackmon Road Middle School1.9 mi · 478
- Aaron Cohn Regional Youth Detention Center2.1 mi · 19
- Aaron Cohn Middle School2.4 mi · 525
- Eagle Ridge Academy2.4 mi · 658
Frequently asked questions
About Midland AcademyHow large is Midland Academy?
Midland Academy enrolls approximately 622 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Midland Academy serve?
Midland Academy serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Midland Academy?
Approximately 16.2:1 students per teacher at Midland Academy.
What is the student diversity at Midland Academy?
Student demographics at Midland Academy are roughly 19% White, 14% Hispanic, 49% Black, 7% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Who oversees Midland Academy?
Midland Academy is overseen by Muscogee County in Muscogee County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.