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Oglethorpe County Middle School

270 Buddy Faust Rd, Crawford, GA 30630 · (706) 743-8146 · Oglethorpe County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL523 STUDENTS
Enrollment
523
Middle
DISTRICT 573 · STATE 763
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 14.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
442 students
DISTRICT 85% · STATE 74%
Community
3
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Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Grade 6
153
Grade 7
172
Grade 8
198
Student demographics
White
32061%
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 34%
Hispanic
6913%
DISTRICT 13% · STATE 19%
Black
9518%
DISTRICT 16% · STATE 36%
Asian
102%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 5%
Two+
265%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 5%
Native American
20%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0%
Pacific Islander
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
28755%
Female
23645%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Oglethorpe County Middle SchoolOglethorpe County High School
Feeds from
Oglethorpe County Elementary School0305
Based on grade levels within Oglethorpe County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or Distinguished
English Language Arts
38.8%
GA avg 40.1% . -1.3pp since 2021
Math
49.6%
GA avg 44.6% . +5.0pp since 2021

What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 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 1 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 5 points.

Source: Georgia Milestones. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
43.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.0pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
523
+9 (+2%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 12.6:1
% White
61%
was 66%
% Hispanic
13%
was 10%
% Black
18%
was 18%
% Asian
2%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About Oglethorpe County Middle School

Set in Crawford, Georgia, Oglethorpe County Middle School is a tight-knit middle-grades school, one of the schools within Oglethorpe County. It educates 523 students across grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Georgia's public schools average about 763 students each, so Oglethorpe County Middle School sits 31% leaner than that benchmark.

Across the 4 schools in Oglethorpe County (2,293 students total), Oglethorpe County Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Oglethorpe County Middle School lists that White students make up the majority at 61%; the rest comes out to 18% Black, 13% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 74%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Oglethorpe County Middle School lists 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.1:1, putting Oglethorpe County Middle School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 85% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Oglethorpe County Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 33.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 43.6%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Oglethorpe County indicate the typical household earns roughly $75,034 per year, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Oglethorpe County runs 4 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,293 students), of which Oglethorpe County Middle School is one.

Oglethorpe County Primary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Oglethorpe County Middle School comes 3rd of 8 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 36.5%.

Oglethorpe County Middle School operates from an outlying location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Oglethorpe County Middle School has changed only slightly, going from 514 students in 2018 to 523 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 66% to 61%.

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Oglethorpe County at a glance

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Population
15,509
Census ACS
Median income
$75,034
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
4
2,293 students

Quick facts

School name
Oglethorpe County Middle School
District
Oglethorpe County
Address
270 Buddy Faust Rd, Crawford, GA 30630
Phone
(706) 743-8146
County
Oglethorpe County
Level
Middle
Grade range
06–08
Total enrollment
523
Teachers (FTE)
41
Student–teacher ratio
12.8:1
Free/Reduced lunch
442 (85%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
130399001467
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Oglethorpe County Middle School
What is the total enrollment at Oglethorpe County Middle School?
Oglethorpe County Middle School enrolls approximately 523 students in grades 06-08.
Is Oglethorpe County Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Oglethorpe County Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Oglethorpe County Middle School?
Approximately 12.8:1 students per teacher at Oglethorpe County Middle School.
How diverse is Oglethorpe County Middle School?
Oglethorpe County Middle School reports a student body of 61% White, 13% Hispanic, 18% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Oglethorpe County Middle School?
Oglethorpe County Middle School is overseen by Oglethorpe County in Oglethorpe County.
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