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Enrollment
749
Middle
DISTRICT 891 · STATE 763
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MORGAN COUNTY·NCES 130378001379
Morgan County Middle School
1201 College Drive, Madison, GA 30650 · (706) 752-4800 · Morgan County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL749 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 55% of Georgia public middle schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-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
12.5:1
60 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 14.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
361 students
DISTRICT 51% · 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 | 241 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 256 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 252 | 34% |
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · 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
Morgan County Middle School→Morgan County High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Morgan County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
43.3%
GA avg 40.1% . +2.3pp since 2021
Math
54.1%
GA avg 44.6% . +9.2pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 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 2 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 9 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 43.3% | 54.1% |
| 2023-24 | 48.2% | 49.6% |
| 2022-23 | 44.1% | 43.6% |
| 2021-22 | 41.0% | 45.0% |
% 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
47.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.4%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% 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 Morgan County Middle School
Morgan County Middle School's state test result (47.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morgan County Middle School this school | 749 | 48.2% | 47.1% |
| Carl Scoggins Sr. Middle School Dallas | 809 | 52.8% | 39.5% |
| Temple Middle School Temple | 682 | 45.5% | 40.1% |
| Harlem Middle School Harlem | 1,025 | 44.8% | 36.9% |
| Monroe County Middle School- Banks Stephens Campus Forsyth | 1,062 | 49.7% | 60.8% |
| Harris County Carver Middle School Hamilton | 849 | 39.2% | 62.5% |
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 Morgan County Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.1% | #140 of 470 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.1% | #114 of 474 ▲ 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.3% | #152 of 474 ▼ 31 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.7pp | #180 of 465 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 749 | #232 of 487 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.5:1 | #86 of 471 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.6% | #296 of 471 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.2% | #380 of 479 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.0% | #114 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
749
-28 (-4%) vs 2020
+18% since 1990-91, when it was 637
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
was 13.6:1
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 | 749 | 59.8 | 12.5:1 | 48% (361) |
| 2023-24 | 792 | 60.3 | 13.1:1 | 52% (409) |
| 2022-23 | 806 | 58.8 | 13.7:1 | 41% (331) |
| 2020-21 | 777 | 57 | 13.6:1 | 41% (318) |
| 2017-18 | 720 | 58.2 | 12.4:1 | 45% (327) |
| 2015-16 | 718 | 53 | 13.6:1 | 46% (331) |
| 2010-11 | 776 | 60 | 12.9:1 | 47% (366) |
| 2000-01 | 685 | 46 | 14.9:1 | 42% (290) |
| 1990-91 | 637 | 42 | 15.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Morgan County Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (720 to 749); teachers up 3% (58.2 to 59.8).
About Morgan County Middle School
Located in Madison, Georgia, Morgan County Middle School is a mid-sized middle-grades school. It is open to students in grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 749 students.
Morgan County counts 4 schools and 3,562 students, including Morgan County Middle School.
More than half of the students at Morgan County Middle School are White (68%). The rest of enrollment is 19% Black, 8% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. The diversity index for Morgan County Middle School is 50%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
On staff are 59.8 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 12.5:1. Middle schools in Georgia average 14.1:1, 1.6 more students per teacher than here. Morgan County Middle School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 48%. The figure for public schools in Morgan County is close, at 51%.
Morgan County Middle School holds a B allk12 Grade, placing it above 55% of Georgia public middle schools.
Morgan County Middle School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Georgia schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 47.1% and a predicted 52.4%.
In the surrounding county, Morgan County, median household income comes to about $78,111, about 30% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. The county has 4 public schools and about 3,562 students.
The closest school to Morgan County Middle School is Morgan County High School, located about 0.2 miles away. Morgan County Middle School is one of several public schools in the area, with 3 others within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Morgan County Middle School at 5th of 7.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Town: Distant, meaning it is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
The school's student count decreased 4% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. By 2024-25, the school had 12.5 students per teacher, compared with 13.6 in 2020-21.
The discussion board for Morgan County Middle School is open to topics like special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Morgan County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
21,078
Census ACS
Median income
$78,111
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
4
3,562 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Morgan County
- Morgan County High SchoolHigh · 1,117 students
- Morgan County Primary SchoolElementary · 854 students
- Morgan County Elementary SchoolElementary · 842 students
Other schools in Madison
- Morgan County High SchoolHigh · 1,117 students
- Morgan County Primary SchoolElementary · 854 students
- Morgan County Elementary SchoolElementary · 842 students
Other Morgan County Middle schools
One other US public school is named Morgan County Middle. Morgan County Middle School is the largest of the 2.
- Morgan County Middle SchoolWest Liberty, KY · 361 students
Nearby schools
- Morgan County High School0.2 mi · 1,117
- Morgan County Primary School0.3 mi · 854
- Morgan County Elementary School0.3 mi · 842
- Putnam County High School13.5 mi · 918
- LAKE OCONEE CHARTER14.2 mi · 873
- Lake Oconee Charter High School14.2 mi · 322
Frequently asked questions
About Morgan County Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Morgan County Middle School?
Morgan County Middle School enrolls approximately 749 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Morgan County Middle School serve?
Morgan County Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Morgan County Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Morgan County Middle School is approximately 12.5:1 (60 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Morgan County Middle School?
Student demographics at Morgan County Middle School are roughly 68% White, 8% Hispanic, 19% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Morgan County Middle School?
Morgan County Middle School is overseen by Morgan County in Morgan County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.