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What's one thing Mossy Creek Middle School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
796
Middle
DISTRICT 905 · STATE 763
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOUSTON COUNTY·NCES 130288003661
Mossy Creek Middle School
200 Danny Carpenter Dr, Kathleen, GA 31047 · (478) 988-6171 · Houston County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL796 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 71% of Georgia public middle schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-Three-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
14.0:1
57 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 14.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
351 students
DISTRICT 76% · 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 | 246 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 281 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 269 | 34% |
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · 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
57.7%
GA avg 40.1% . -0.5pp since 2021
Math
61.5%
GA avg 44.6% . +1.9pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2021, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 57.7% | 61.5% |
| 2023-24 | 57.7% | 59.6% |
| 2022-23 | 57.9% | 58.4% |
| 2021-22 | 58.2% | 59.6% |
% 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
57.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.5%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 Mossy Creek Middle School
Mossy Creek Middle School's state test result (57.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mossy Creek Middle School this school | 796 | 44.1% | 57.0% |
| Temple Middle School Temple | 682 | 45.5% | 40.1% |
| Evans Middle School Evans | 1,030 | 45.5% | 57.4% |
| Bay Springs Middle School Villa Rica | 723 | 39.0% | 45.1% |
| Ebenezer Middle School Rincon | 1,039 | 44.7% | 54.8% |
| Lee Middle School Sharpsburg | 730 | 39.9% | 46.6% |
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 Mossy Creek Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Houston County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #74 of 470 | #2 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.5% | #78 of 474 ▼ 4 | #2 of 8 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.7% | #60 of 474 ▲ 5 | #2 of 8 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.7pp | #374 of 465 | #8 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 796 | #201 of 487 | #5 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #244 of 471 | #6 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.0% | #134 of 471 | #5 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.1% | #401 of 479 | #7 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.7% | #77 of 144 | N/A |
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
796
+11 (+1%) vs 2020
+17% since 2010-11, when it was 683
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
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 | 796 | 56.7 | 14.0:1 | 44% (351) |
| 2023-24 | 770 | 52.2 | 14.8:1 | 45% (346) |
| 2022-23 | 741 | 50.3 | 14.7:1 | 36% (269) |
| 2020-21 | 785 | 53 | 14.8:1 | 31% (241) |
| 2017-18 | 732 | 47 | 15.6:1 | 26% (193) |
| 2015-16 | 701 | 50 | 14.0:1 | 26% (182) |
| 2010-11 | 683 | 48 | 14.2:1 | 22% (147) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mossy Creek Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 9% (732 to 796); teachers up 21% (47 to 56.7).
About Mossy Creek Middle School
Mossy Creek Middle School is classified as a middle school. It is located in Kathleen, Georgia. The grade span is 6 through 8, and enrollment is 796 students.
Houston County runs 38 schools with a combined 30,939 students. Mossy Creek Middle School is one of them.
Mossy Creek Middle School is 54% White by enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 26% Black, 9% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 3% Asian. The White share in Houston County as a whole is similar, at about 54%. Pick two students at random and there is a 63% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Mossy Creek Middle School counts 56.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 14.0 students for each one. That is close to the 14.1:1 average for middle schools in Georgia. About 44% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Houston County report 74%.
allk12 grades Mossy Creek Middle School a B+. The grade compares the school only with Georgia public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
In Georgia, Mossy Creek Middle School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 57.0% actual against a predicted 54.5%.
Houston County has about 169,649 residents, and the median household income is $80,698, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 33%, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Besides Mossy Creek Middle School, Houston County has 38 other public schools.
Of nearby public schools, David A. Perdue Primary is the closest, at about 1.8 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Mossy Creek Middle School. In a group of 6 nearby schools with scores, Mossy Creek Middle School ranks 4th on average proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Mid-size, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (785) and 2024-25 (796).
Parents and students can post about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Mossy Creek Middle School. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Houston County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
169,649
Census ACS
Median income
$80,698
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
39
30,939 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Houston County
- Houston County High SchoolHigh · 2,051 students
- Northside High SchoolHigh · 1,949 students
- Veterans High SchoolHigh · 1,940 students
- Warner Robins High SchoolHigh · 1,812 students
- Perry High SchoolHigh · 1,615 students
- Perry Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,164 students
Other schools in Kathleen
- Veterans High SchoolHigh · 1,940 students
- Matthew Arthur Elementary SchoolElementary · 450 students
Nearby schools
- David A. Perdue Primary1.8 mi · 716
- Houston County High School2.0 mi · 2,051
- David A. Perdue Elementary School2.0 mi · 617
- Langston Road Primary School2.3 mi · 526
- Langston Road Elementary School2.4 mi · 473
- Feagin Mill Middle School2.9 mi · 975
Frequently asked questions
About Mossy Creek Middle SchoolHow many students attend Mossy Creek Middle School?
Mossy Creek Middle School enrolls approximately 796 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Mossy Creek Middle School serve?
Mossy Creek Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Mossy Creek Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Mossy Creek Middle School is approximately 14.0:1 (57 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Mossy Creek Middle School?
Student demographics at Mossy Creek Middle School are roughly 54% White, 9% Hispanic, 26% Black, 3% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Mossy Creek Middle School in?
Mossy Creek Middle School is part of Houston County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.