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Enrollment
522
Middle
DISTRICT 500 · STATE 763
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FLOYD COUNTY·NCES 130219002372
Model Middle School
164 Barron Rd NE, Rome, GA 30161 · (706) 290-8150 · Floyd County
GRADES 05–07MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL522 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 87% of Georgia public middle schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Georgia public middle schools
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 14.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
247 students
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 74%
Community
6
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 5 | 140 | 27% |
| Grade 6 | 207 | 40% |
| Grade 7 | 175 | 34% |
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · 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
50.8%
GA avg 40.1% . -1.1pp since 2021
Math
60.1%
GA avg 44.6% . +5.8pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.8% | 60.1% |
| 2023-24 | 58.8% | 57.7% |
| 2022-23 | 52.4% | 52.1% |
| 2021-22 | 51.9% | 54.3% |
% 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
62.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.9%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 Model Middle School
Model Middle School's state test result (62.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Model Middle School this school | 522 | 47.3% | 62.3% |
| Ringgold Middle School Ringgold | 725 | 49.8% | 51.4% |
| Pike County Middle School Zebulon | 777 | 43.2% | 44.8% |
| Dade Middle School Trenton | 459 | 56.6% | 42.3% |
| Pickens County Junior High School Jasper | 638 | 58.3% | 34.2% |
| Dawson County Middle School Dawsonville | 641 | 52.6% | 38.9% |
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 Model Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.3% | #50 of 470 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.1% | #87 of 474 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.8% | #91 of 474 ▼ 28 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.3pp | #314 of 465 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 522 | #367 of 487 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #211 of 471 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.5% | #401 of 471 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.3% | #387 of 479 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.1% | #195 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
522
+179 (+52%) vs 2020
-4% since 2000-01, when it was 546
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 13.2:1
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 | 522 | 38 | 13.7:1 | 47% (247) |
| 2023-24 | 550 | 38.3 | 14.4:1 | 43% (234) |
| 2022-23 | 519 | 34 | 15.3:1 | 41% (211) |
| 2020-21 | 343 | 26 | 13.2:1 | 48% (166) |
| 2017-18 | 562 | 38.6 | 14.6:1 | 68% (383) |
| 2015-16 | 552 | 37 | 14.9:1 | 51% (284) |
| 2010-11 | 546 | 43 | 12.7:1 | 54% (297) |
| 2000-01 | 546 | 35 | 15.6:1 | 27% (145) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Model Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (562 to 522); teachers down 2% (38.6 to 38).
About Model Middle School
Model Middle School is a small middle school in Georgia, located in Rome. The school's enrollment of 522 students covers grades 5 through 7. Enrollment is 32% lower than the average for middle schools in Georgia, which is about 763.
Floyd County oversees Model Middle School and 14 other schools, with 8,949 students in total.
White students are the large majority at Model Middle School, with 85% of enrollment. Other groups include 6% Hispanic, 5% Black, and 4% multiracial. By comparison, Floyd County residents are about 71% White. The chance that two students picked at random at Model Middle School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 28%.
Federal data list 38 full-time-equivalent teachers at Model Middle School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 13.7:1. Across middle schools in Georgia, the average ratio is about 14.1:1. The lunch program counts 47% of students at Model Middle School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. On average, public schools in Floyd County report 75%.
allk12 grades Model Middle School an A. The grade compares the school only with Georgia public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
The model predicts 52.9% for a school in Georgia with Model Middle School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Model Middle School posts 62.3%.
Model Middle School is located in Floyd County, where median household income is about $65,565, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 26%, and about 12% of people live in poverty. Model Middle School is one of 25 public schools in Floyd County, which together enroll about 15,383 students.
Nearby, Model Elementary School is about 0.2 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number 6. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Model Middle School ranks 2nd of 8 on average proficiency.
The school's locale code, Rural: Fringe, means it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
The school's enrollment figures are 343 for 2020-21 and 522 for 2024-25. Differences this large can reflect a change in grade levels, a boundary change, or a merger.
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Floyd County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
99,693
Census ACS
Median income
$65,565
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
25
15,383 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Floyd County
- Armuchee High SchoolHigh · 953 students
- Model HighHigh · 915 students
- Pepperell High SchoolHigh · 866 students
- Coosa High SchoolHigh · 861 students
- Garden Lakes Elementary SchoolElementary · 536 students
- Pepperell ElementaryElementary · 534 students
Other schools in Rome
- Rome High SchoolHigh · 1,986 students
- West End Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,005 students
- Armuchee High SchoolHigh · 953 students
- Rome Middle SchoolMiddle · 937 students
- Model HighHigh · 915 students
- Coosa High SchoolHigh · 861 students
Nearby schools
- Model Elementary School0.2 mi · 501
- Model High0.3 mi · 915
- Rome Middle School3.3 mi · 937
- Rome High School3.5 mi · 1,986
- Johnson Elementary4.1 mi · 518
- Main Elementary School4.8 mi · 424
Frequently asked questions
About Model Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Model Middle School?
Model Middle School enrolls approximately 522 students in grades 05-07.
Is Model Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Model Middle School is a middle school covering grades 05-07.
How many teachers does Model Middle School have?
Model Middle School employs 38 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.7:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Model Middle School?
At Model Middle School, the student body is approximately 85% White, 6% Hispanic, 5% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Model Middle School?
Model Middle School is overseen by Floyd County in Floyd County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.