Model Middle School

As a tight-knit intermediate school in Rome, Georgia, Model Middle School teaches 522 students from grades 5 through 7, one of the schools within Floyd County. By comparison, Georgia's public schools average about 763 students each, so Model Middle School sits 32% below that benchmark.

Floyd County runs 15 schools in total, collectively educating 8,949 students. Model Middle School is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Model Middle School shows that nearly all students (85%) are White. Other groups include 6% Hispanic, 5% Black, 4% multiracial. That is meaningfully more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 71%.

On the resource side, The school reports having 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.7:1. The state averages about 14.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 47% of students at Model Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Floyd County (around 75%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Model Middle School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 52.9%, the actual is 62.3%, a residual of +9.4 points.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Floyd County put median household income runs about $65,565, roughly 26% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Floyd County runs 25 public schools (combined enrollment of about 15,383 students), of which Model Middle School is one.

The closest other public school is Model Elementary School, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 6 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Model Middle School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 45.6%.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 7%: 562 students in 2018 compared to 522 in 2025.

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