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Enrollment
1,062
Middle
DISTRICT 941 · STATE 763
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONROE COUNTY·NCES 130372004065
Monroe County Middle School- Banks Stephens Campus
66 Thornton Rd, Forsyth, GA 31029 · (478) 994-6186 · Monroe County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,062 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 86% 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
16.2:1
65 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 14.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
528 students
DISTRICT 54% · 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 6 | 347 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 373 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 342 | 32% |
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Monroe County Middle School- Banks Stephens Campus→Mary Persons High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Monroe County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
50.2%
GA avg 40.1% . -2.6pp since 2021
Math
56.4%
GA avg 44.6% . +6.6pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 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 3 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.2% | 56.4% |
| 2023-24 | 55.3% | 57.7% |
| 2022-23 | 56.4% | 47.9% |
| 2021-22 | 52.8% | 49.8% |
% 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
60.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.6%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 Monroe County Middle School- Banks Stephens Campus
Monroe County Middle School- Banks Stephens Campus's state test result (60.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monroe County Middle School- Banks Stephens Campus this school | 1,062 | 49.7% | 60.8% |
| Harlem Middle School Harlem | 1,025 | 44.8% | 36.9% |
| Youth Middle School Loganville | 1,181 | 47.0% | 48.1% |
| Saint Marys Middle School Saint Marys | 1,077 | 47.5% | 55.7% |
| Carl Scoggins Sr. Middle School Dallas | 809 | 52.8% | 39.5% |
| Morgan County Middle School Madison | 749 | 48.2% | 47.1% |
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 Monroe County Middle School- Banks Stephens Campus ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.8% | #57 of 470 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.4% | #104 of 474 ▼ 21 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.2% | #97 of 474 ▼ 22 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.0pp | #322 of 465 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,062 | #79 of 487 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.2:1 | #402 of 471 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.7% | #307 of 471 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.7% | #376 of 479 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +18.0% | #41 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. 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
1,062
+161 (+18%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 1,062 | 65.4 | 16.2:1 | 50% (528) |
| 2023-24 | 1,047 | 67.6 | 15.5:1 | 56% (590) |
| 2022-23 | 994 | 65.6 | 15.2:1 | 47% (463) |
| 2020-21 | 901 | 61 | 14.8:1 | 41% (372) |
| 2017-18 | 900 | 52.6 | 17.1:1 | 54% (486) |
| 2015-16 | 870 | 53 | 16.4:1 | 50% (439) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Monroe County Middle School- Banks Stephens Campus.
Since 2017-18: students up 18% (900 to 1,062); teachers up 24% (52.6 to 65.4).
About Monroe County Middle School- Banks Stephens Campus
This page covers Monroe County Middle School- Banks Stephens Campus, a mid-sized middle-grades school in Forsyth, Georgia. Students in grades 6 through 8 make up the school's enrollment of 1,062 students. That compares with an average of about 763 students for middle schools in Georgia.
Monroe County is the district for Monroe County Middle School- Banks Stephens Campus. It has 5 schools and 4,703 students.
At Monroe County Middle School- Banks Stephens Campus, 68% of students are White. Other students are 23% Black, 5% Hispanic, and 3% multiracial. The diversity index for Monroe County Middle School- Banks Stephens Campus is 49%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Classroom staffing at Monroe County Middle School- Banks Stephens Campus totals 65.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 16.2:1. Statewide, middle schools in Georgia average 14.1:1. Federal data show 50% of students (528) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Monroe County is similar, at 52%.
Among Georgia public middle schools, Monroe County Middle School- Banks Stephens Campus outscored 86%, which works out to an A on the allk12 Grade.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 51.6% at Monroe County Middle School- Banks Stephens Campus; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 60.8%.
In the surrounding county, Monroe County, median household income comes to about $83,183, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 27% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. The county has 6 public schools and about 4,824 students.
T.G. Scott Elementary School is the nearest public school to Monroe County Middle School- Banks Stephens Campus, about 0.3 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, 5 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 60.8% is above the 44.1% average for nearby schools.
The school's locale code, Rural: Fringe, means it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
In 2020-21, Monroe County Middle School- Banks Stephens Campus enrolled 901 students. By 2024-25, that number had grown to 1,062. The student-to-teacher ratio increased from 14.8:1 in 2020-21 to 16.2:1 in 2024-25.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on athletics, class schedules, and weather closures here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Monroe County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
29,664
Census ACS
Median income
$83,183
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
4,824 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Monroe County
- Mary Persons High SchoolHigh · 1,323 students
- T.G. Scott Elementary SchoolElementary · 835 students
- Samuel E. Hubbard Elementary SchoolElementary · 753 students
- Katherine B. Sutton Elementary SchoolElementary · 730 students
Other schools in Forsyth
- Mary Persons High SchoolHigh · 1,323 students
- T.G. Scott Elementary SchoolElementary · 835 students
- Samuel E. Hubbard Elementary SchoolElementary · 753 students
- Katherine B. Sutton Elementary SchoolElementary · 730 students
- Department of CorrectionsCombined · 121 students
Nearby schools
- T.G. Scott Elementary School0.3 mi · 835
- Mary Persons High School1.4 mi · 1,323
- Department of Corrections1.9 mi · 121
- Samuel E. Hubbard Elementary School2.4 mi · 753
- Katherine B. Sutton Elementary School3.4 mi · 730
- Howard Middle School11.2 mi · 973
Frequently asked questions
About Monroe County Middle School- Banks Stephens CampusHow large is Monroe County Middle School- Banks Stephens Campus?
Monroe County Middle School- Banks Stephens Campus enrolls approximately 1,062 students in grades 06-08.
Is Monroe County Middle School- Banks Stephens Campus an elementary, middle, or high school?
Monroe County Middle School- Banks Stephens Campus is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Monroe County Middle School- Banks Stephens Campus have?
Monroe County Middle School- Banks Stephens Campus employs 65 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Monroe County Middle School- Banks Stephens Campus?
Student demographics at Monroe County Middle School- Banks Stephens Campus are roughly 68% White, 5% Hispanic, 23% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Monroe County Middle School- Banks Stephens Campus?
Monroe County Middle School- Banks Stephens Campus is overseen by Monroe County in Monroe County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.