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Enrollment
731
Middle
DISTRICT 523 · STATE 763
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WHITFIELD COUNTY·NCES 130570001822
North Whitfield Middle School
350 Trailblazer Lane, Dalton, GA 30721 · (706) 259-3381 · Whitfield County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL731 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 60% of Georgia public middle schools
- BTest 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.
- 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
13.3:1
55 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 14.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
656 students
DISTRICT 93% · 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 | 253 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 241 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 237 | 32% |
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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
36.7%
GA avg 40.1% . +0.2pp since 2021
Math
40.4%
GA avg 44.6% . +2.4pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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 | 36.7% | 40.4% |
| 2023-24 | 39.8% | 40.4% |
| 2022-23 | 41.7% | 37.4% |
| 2021-22 | 36.6% | 38.0% |
% 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
39.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.0%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% 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 North Whitfield Middle School
North Whitfield Middle School's state test result (39.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Whitfield Middle School this school | 731 | 89.7% | 39.6% |
| Red Top Middle School Emerson | 569 | 83.5% | 32.4% |
| Calhoun Middle School Calhoun | 573 | 83.4% | 42.2% |
| Calhoun Elementary School Calhoun | 922 | 87.7% | 38.3% |
| Ashworth Middle School Calhoun | 578 | 99.0% | 39.2% |
| Hilliard A. Wilbanks Middle School Demorest | 566 | 92.4% | 48.3% |
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 North Whitfield Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Whitfield County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.6% | #210 of 470 | #4 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.4% | #222 of 474 ▼ 20 | #6 of 7 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.7% | #217 of 474 ▼ 9 | #4 of 7 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.3pp | #354 of 465 | #6 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 731 | #244 of 487 | #2 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #157 of 471 | #6 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.1% | #259 of 471 | #2 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 89.7% | #204 of 479 | #3 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.2% | #104 of 305 | 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
731
-48 (-6%) vs 2020
-2% since 1990-91, when it was 747
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 15.0:1
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 | 731 | 55 | 13.3:1 | 90% (656) |
| 2023-24 | 781 | 54 | 14.5:1 | 77% (604) |
| 2022-23 | 815 | 54 | 15.1:1 | 64% (525) |
| 2020-21 | 779 | 52 | 15.0:1 | 58% (451) |
| 2017-18 | 862 | 51.1 | 16.9:1 | 69% (597) |
| 2015-16 | 869 | 53 | 16.4:1 | 72% (622) |
| 2010-11 | 810 | 54 | 15.0:1 | 68% (549) |
| 2000-01 | 979 | 55 | 17.8:1 | 35% (343) |
| 1990-91 | 747 | 51 | 14.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for North Whitfield Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (862 to 731); teachers up 8% (51.1 to 55).
About North Whitfield Middle School
Families in Dalton, Georgia, are served by North Whitfield Middle School, a mid-sized middle school. It enrolls 731 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are 6 through 8.
Whitfield County has 22 schools and 11,942 students, and North Whitfield Middle School is one of those schools.
At North Whitfield Middle School, 58% of students are White. The remaining students are 34% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 2% Black. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 54%.
Its staff includes 55 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 13.3 students per teacher. Compared with the 14.1:1 average for middle schools in Georgia, this school's ratio is lower. Roughly 90% of students at North Whitfield Middle School can receive free or reduced-price lunch.
North Whitfield Middle School holds a B allk12 Grade, placing it above 60% of Georgia public middle schools.
North Whitfield Middle School posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 39.6%, compared with a predicted 31.0%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Georgia schools on BeatsExpectations.
American Community Survey estimates for Whitfield County show that median household income comes to about $67,070, roughly 20% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. The county's public schools total 33, with about 19,570 students.
The closest school to North Whitfield Middle School is Varnell Elementary School, located about 1.6 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 7. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, North Whitfield Middle School ranks 5th on average proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Fringe: the school is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, North Whitfield Middle School had a net loss of 48 students, or 6%. The ratio of students to teachers went from 15.0:1 to 13.3:1 over the same years.
The allk12 page for North Whitfield Middle School lets the school community talk about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. You can also rate the school on this page.
Whitfield County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
103,598
Census ACS
Median income
$67,070
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
33
19,570 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Whitfield County
- Southeast Whitfield County High SchoolHigh · 1,453 students
- Northwest Whitfield County High SchoolHigh · 1,098 students
- Coahulla Creek High SchoolHigh · 1,041 students
- Eastbrook Middle SchoolMiddle · 624 students
- Eastside Elementary SchoolElementary · 579 students
- Westside Elementary SchoolElementary · 549 students
Other schools in Dalton
- Dalton High SchoolHigh · 1,919 students
- Southeast Whitfield County High SchoolHigh · 1,453 students
- Hammond Creek Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,057 students
- Coahulla Creek High SchoolHigh · 1,041 students
- City Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 707 students
- Brookwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 688 students
Nearby schools
- Varnell Elementary School1.6 mi · 350
- Coahulla Creek High School2.3 mi · 1,041
- New Hope Middle School2.5 mi · 454
- New Hope Elementary School2.5 mi · 511
- Pleasant Grove Elementary School3.0 mi · 451
- Northwest Whitfield County High School3.2 mi · 1,098
Frequently asked questions
About North Whitfield Middle SchoolHow many students attend North Whitfield Middle School?
North Whitfield Middle School enrolls approximately 731 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does North Whitfield Middle School serve?
North Whitfield Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at North Whitfield Middle School?
Approximately 13.3:1 students per teacher at North Whitfield Middle School.
How diverse is North Whitfield Middle School?
North Whitfield Middle School reports a student body of 58% White, 34% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is North Whitfield Middle School in?
North Whitfield Middle School is part of Whitfield County.
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