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Enrollment
733
Middle
DISTRICT 808 · STATE 763
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TIFT COUNTY·NCES 130498001691
Northeast Middle School
3021 Fulwood Rd, Tifton, GA 31794 · (229) 387-2450 · Tift County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL733 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 60% of Georgia public middle schools
- C+Test 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.
- A-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
12.3:1
60 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 14.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
733 students
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 74%
Community
5
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 | 235 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 252 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 246 | 34% |
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
Northeast Middle School→Tift County High School
Based on grade levels within Tift County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
30.1%
GA avg 40.1% . +2.9pp since 2021
Math
35.2%
GA avg 44.6% . +13.4pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 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 3 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 13 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 30.1% | 35.2% |
| 2023-24 | 32.9% | 30.6% |
| 2022-23 | 27.6% | 23.0% |
| 2021-22 | 27.2% | 21.8% |
% 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
33.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% 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 Northeast Middle School
Northeast Middle School's state test result (33.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northeast Middle School this school | 733 | 100.0% | 33.7% |
| Jane Macon Middle Brunswick | 801 | 100.0% | 41.3% |
| Putnam County Middle School Eatonton | 630 | 100.0% | 42.7% |
| Needwood Middle School Brunswick | 736 | 93.8% | 46.2% |
| Warner Robins Middle School Warner Robins | 781 | 100.0% | 38.2% |
| Eighth Street Middle School Tifton | 883 | 100.0% | 41.4% |
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 Northeast Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.7% | #279 of 470 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.2% | #275 of 474 ▲ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.1% | #303 of 474 ▼ 13 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.2pp | #97 of 465 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 733 | #243 of 487 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #72 of 471 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.4% | #53 of 471 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #136 of 479 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +29.0% | #17 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
733
-28 (-4%) vs 2020
-36% since 1990-91, when it was 1,137
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
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 | 733 | 59.5 | 12.3:1 | 100% (733) |
| 2023-24 | 739 | 58 | 12.7:1 | 92% (680) |
| 2022-23 | 703 | 55.4 | 12.7:1 | 100% (703) |
| 2020-21 | 761 | 56 | 13.6:1 | 48% (364) |
| 2017-18 | 568 | 34.7 | 16.4:1 | 96% (548) |
| 2015-16 | 631 | 37 | 17.1:1 | 95% (598) |
| 2010-11 | 581 | 36 | 16.1:1 | 68% (393) |
| 2000-01 | 571 | 39 | 14.6:1 | 48% (275) |
| 1990-91 | 1,137 | 59 | 19.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Northeast Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 29% (568 to 733); teachers up 71% (34.7 to 59.5).
About Northeast Middle School
Northeast Middle School, a mid-sized middle-grades school, is located in Tifton, Georgia. Total enrollment is 733 students, and the grades served are 6 through 8.
Tift County runs 11 schools with a combined 7,471 students. Northeast Middle School is one of them.
About 38% of students at Northeast Middle School are Black, the largest single group. It is also 36% White, 21% Hispanic, and 3% multiracial. A diversity index of 68% means there is a 68% chance two randomly chosen students at Northeast Middle School are from different groups.
Northeast Middle School reports a ratio of 12.3 students per teacher, from 59.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. By comparison, the average for middle schools in Georgia is 14.1:1. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Northeast Middle School, 100% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Tift County is close, at 97%.
Northeast Middle School earns a B on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 60% of Georgia public middle schools.
Schools in Georgia with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 25.7%. Northeast Middle School scores 33.7%.
The county, Tift County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $53,255, about 21% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 16%. The county's public schools total 11, with about 7,471 students.
Northeast Middle School's closest public school neighbor is Len Lastinger Elementary School, about 1.3 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Northeast Middle School's average proficiency of 33.7% compares with 36.8% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The NCES locale for Northeast Middle School is Town: Distant, which covers schools in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 733, from 761 in 2020-21. The number of students per teacher dropped from 13.6 to 12.3 over 4 years.
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Tift County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
41,438
Census ACS
Median income
$53,255
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
7,471 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Tift County
- Tift County High SchoolHigh · 2,207 students
- Eighth Street Middle SchoolMiddle · 883 students
- Annie Belle Clark Elementary SchoolElementary · 785 students
- G. O. Bailey Elementary SchoolElementary · 531 students
- Len Lastinger Elementary SchoolElementary · 448 students
- Charles Spencer Elementary SchoolElementary · 428 students
Other schools in Tifton
- Tift County High SchoolHigh · 2,207 students
- Eighth Street Middle SchoolMiddle · 883 students
- Annie Belle Clark Elementary SchoolElementary · 785 students
- G. O. Bailey Elementary SchoolElementary · 531 students
- Len Lastinger Elementary SchoolElementary · 448 students
- Charles Spencer Elementary SchoolElementary · 428 students
Other Northeast Middle schools
12 other US public schools in 10 states are named Northeast Middle. Northeast Middle School is the 7th largest of the 13.
- Northeast MiddleClarksville, TN · 1,074 students
- Northeast MiddlePasadena, MD · 901 students
- Northeast Middle SchoolReading, PA · 868 students
- NORTHEAST MIDDLECREVE COEUR, MO · 812 students
- Northeast Middle SchoolJackson, TN · 804 students
Nearby schools
- Len Lastinger Elementary School1.3 mi · 448
- Northside Elementary School1.3 mi · 405
- Eighth Street Middle School1.7 mi · 883
- G. O. Bailey Elementary School2.4 mi · 531
- Tift County High School2.5 mi · 2,207
- Annie Belle Clark Elementary School2.5 mi · 785
Frequently asked questions
About Northeast Middle SchoolHow large is Northeast Middle School?
Northeast Middle School enrolls approximately 733 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Northeast Middle School serve?
Northeast Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Northeast Middle School?
Approximately 12.3:1 students per teacher at Northeast Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Northeast Middle School?
At Northeast Middle School, the student body is approximately 36% White, 21% Hispanic, 38% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Northeast Middle School public or private?
Northeast Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Tift County.
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