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Enrollment
940
Middle
DISTRICT 672 · STATE 763
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OCONEE COUNTY·NCES 130396000018
Oconee County Middle School
1101 Mars Hill Rd, Watkinsville, GA 30677 · (706) 769-3575 · Oconee County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL940 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 82% 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.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-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
58 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 14.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
18%
172 students
DISTRICT 18% · 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 | 335 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 300 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 305 | 32% |
Student demographics
34%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 38% · 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
65.8%
GA avg 40.1% . -2.8pp since 2021
Math
72.0%
GA avg 44.6% . +2.1pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 72 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 2 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 65.8% | 72.0% |
| 2023-24 | 69.6% | 73.2% |
| 2022-23 | 69.1% | 70.1% |
| 2021-22 | 68.6% | 69.9% |
% 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
72.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.9%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 72% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% 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 Oconee County Middle School
Oconee County Middle School's state test result (72.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oconee County Middle School this school | 940 | 18.3% | 72.3% |
| Greenbrier Middle School Evans | 853 | 18.5% | 68.4% |
| Crabapple Middle School Roswell | 881 | 19.5% | 65.2% |
| Rising Starr Middle School Fayetteville | 931 | 14.9% | 75.9% |
| Sammy McClure Sr. Middle School Dallas | 834 | 24.8% | 60.4% |
| Jefferson Middle School Jefferson | 1,009 | 30.0% | 69.6% |
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 Oconee County Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.3% | #21 of 470 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 72.0% | #40 of 474 ▼ 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.8% | #39 of 474 ▼ 11 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.4pp | #62 of 465 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 940 | #122 of 487 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.2:1 | #398 of 471 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 34.4% | #382 of 471 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 18.3% | #458 of 479 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +11.2% | #65 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
940
-11 (-1%) vs 2020
+31% since 2000-01, when it was 715
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
was 16.1:1
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 | 940 | 58 | 16.2:1 | 18% (172) |
| 2023-24 | 891 | 60 | 14.8:1 | 24% (214) |
| 2022-23 | 926 | 60 | 15.4:1 | 12% (111) |
| 2020-21 | 951 | 59 | 16.1:1 | 14% (129) |
| 2017-18 | 845 | 52.4 | 16.1:1 | 20% (168) |
| 2015-16 | 809 | 50 | 16.2:1 | 21% (173) |
| 2010-11 | 804 | 51 | 15.8:1 | 23% (185) |
| 2000-01 | 715 | 48 | 14.9:1 | 19% (137) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Oconee County Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 11% (845 to 940); teachers up 11% (52.4 to 58).
About Oconee County Middle School
Oconee County Middle School is a medium-sized middle-grades school found in Watkinsville, Georgia. Grades offered run from 6 through 8, with 940 students enrolled. For comparison, middle schools in Georgia average about 763 students.
Oconee County Middle School is in Oconee County, a district with 8,474 students across 12 schools.
White students make up 80% of enrollment at Oconee County Middle School. The remaining shares are 8% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 4% Black, and 4% Asian. The White share in Oconee County as a whole is similar, at about 83%. Oconee County Middle School's diversity index is 34%, against a US figure of 70%.
Oconee County Middle School counts 58 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 16.2 students for each one. On average, middle schools in Georgia have 14.1:1, compared with 16.2:1 here. About 18% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. That tracks the 18% average for public schools in Oconee County.
The allk12 Grade for Oconee County Middle School is A-. Compared with Georgia public middle schools, the school scored higher than 82% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
After adjusting for student poverty, Oconee County Middle School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Georgia schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 72.3%; the prediction is 67.9%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Oconee County show that the median household income is $121,217, 56% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Oconee County Middle School is one of 12 public schools in the county.
The next-closest public school is Oconee County Elementary School, about 0.2 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, Oconee County Middle School ranks 7th on average proficiency.
The school is in rural territory close to an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Fringe).
Enrollment went from 951 in 2020-21 to 940 in 2024-25, a change of 11 students.
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Oconee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
43,551
Census ACS
Median income
$121,217
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
56%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
8,474 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Oconee County
- North Oconee High SchoolHigh · 1,432 students
- Oconee County High SchoolHigh · 1,313 students
- Rocky Branch Elementary SchoolElementary · 599 students
- Malcom Bridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 591 students
- Colham Ferry Elementary SchoolElementary · 587 students
- High Shoals Elementary SchoolElementary · 585 students
Other schools in Watkinsville
- Oconee County High SchoolHigh · 1,313 students
- Colham Ferry Elementary SchoolElementary · 587 students
- Oconee County Elementary SchoolElementary · 404 students
- Oconee County Primary SchoolElementary · 404 students
Nearby schools
- Oconee County Elementary School0.2 mi · 404
- Oconee County Primary School0.2 mi · 404
- Oconee County High School1.1 mi · 1,313
- Colham Ferry Elementary School2.7 mi · 587
- Malcom Bridge Middle School4.3 mi · 548
- Timothy Elementary School4.4 mi · 565
Frequently asked questions
About Oconee County Middle SchoolHow large is Oconee County Middle School?
Oconee County Middle School enrolls approximately 940 students in grades 06-08.
Is Oconee County Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Oconee County Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Oconee County Middle School?
Approximately 16.2:1 students per teacher at Oconee County Middle School.
What is the student diversity at Oconee County Middle School?
Student demographics at Oconee County Middle School are roughly 80% White, 8% Hispanic, 4% Black, 4% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Oconee County Middle School in?
Oconee County Middle School is part of Oconee County.
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