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Enrollment
1,039
Middle
DISTRICT 824 · STATE 763
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HENRY COUNTY·NCES 130282003419
Ola Middle School
353 N Ola Rd, McDonough, GA 30252 · (770) 288-2108 · Henry County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,039 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
62 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.4:1 · STATE 14.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
465 students
DISTRICT 66% · 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 | 318 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 355 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 366 | 35% |
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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
40.2%
GA avg 40.1% . +2.1pp since 2021
Math
48.7%
GA avg 44.6% . +8.0pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 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 2 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 8 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.2% | 48.7% |
| 2023-24 | 42.3% | 44.8% |
| 2022-23 | 40.5% | 39.7% |
| 2021-22 | 38.1% | 40.7% |
% 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
45.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.2%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 Ola Middle School
Ola Middle School's state test result (45.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ola Middle School this school | 1,039 | 44.8% | 45.0% |
| Lena Mae Moses Middle School Dallas | 921 | 48.0% | 39.9% |
| Columbia Middle School Grovetown | 903 | 44.2% | 49.8% |
| Bonaire Middle School Bonaire | 1,151 | 40.3% | 68.2% |
| Mossy Creek Middle School Kathleen | 796 | 44.1% | 57.0% |
| Evans Middle School Evans | 1,030 | 45.5% | 57.4% |
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 Ola Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Henry County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #160 of 470 | #2 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.7% | #162 of 474 ▲ 3 | #2 of 11 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.2% | #186 of 474 ▼ 3 | #2 of 11 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.1pp | #204 of 465 | #3 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,039 | #84 of 487 | #2 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.8:1 | #434 of 471 | #5 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.9% | #84 of 471 | #1 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.8% | #398 of 479 | #11 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.5% | #102 of 305 | #2 of 8 |
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
1,039
-238 (-19%) vs 2020
-10% since 2010-11, when it was 1,151
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
was 18.8:1
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 | 1,039 | 61.8 | 16.8:1 | 45% (465) |
| 2023-24 | 1,083 | 64 | 16.9:1 | 49% (526) |
| 2022-23 | 1,163 | 61.7 | 18.9:1 | 32% (369) |
| 2020-21 | 1,277 | 68 | 18.8:1 | 26% (331) |
| 2017-18 | 1,229 | 69.2 | 17.8:1 | 31% (385) |
| 2015-16 | 1,177 | 68 | 17.3:1 | 30% (358) |
| 2010-11 | 1,151 | 63 | 18.3:1 | 31% (356) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ola Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (1,229 to 1,039); teachers down 11% (69.2 to 61.8).
About Ola Middle School
Ola Middle School is a mid-sized middle-grades school in McDonough, Georgia, (ZIP code 30252). The school counted 1,039 students in 2024-25, covering grades 6 through 8. That is 36% larger than the average of about 763 students for middle schools in Georgia.
Ola Middle School is one of 53 schools in Henry County, which enrolls 43,012 students in total.
Black students account for 41% of enrollment at Ola Middle School, more than any other group. Other groups make up 40% White, 12% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. County-wide, 52% of Henry County residents are Black. The diversity index for Ola Middle School is 66%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
A staff of 61.8 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 16.8:1. Across middle schools in Georgia, the average ratio is 14.1:1. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 45%. The 63% average for public schools in Henry County is 18 points higher.
Ola Middle School scores 45.0% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 54.2%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Henry County show that median household income comes to about $83,146, roughly 30% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. The county's public schools total 54, with about 43,102 students.
Ola High School sits about 0.3 miles from Ola Middle School. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The school's 45.0% average proficiency ranks 4th among 7 nearby schools.
For locale, NCES codes Ola Middle School as Rural: Fringe.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Ola Middle School had a net loss of 238 students, or 19%. Its ratio of students to teachers was 18.8:1 in 2020-21, and 16.8:1 in 2024-25.
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Henry County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
249,960
Census ACS
Median income
$83,146
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
54
43,102 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Henry County
- Dutchtown HighHigh · 1,821 students
- Union Grove HighHigh · 1,622 students
- Ola High SchoolHigh · 1,586 students
- Eagle's Landing High SchoolHigh · 1,578 students
- Locust Grove HighHigh · 1,572 students
- Stockbridge High SchoolHigh · 1,456 students
Other schools in McDonough
- Union Grove HighHigh · 1,622 students
- Ola High SchoolHigh · 1,586 students
- Eagle's Landing High SchoolHigh · 1,578 students
- McDonough High SchoolHigh · 1,359 students
- Union Grove MiddleMiddle · 1,033 students
- Eagle's Landing Middle SchoolMiddle · 974 students
Nearby schools
- Ola High School0.3 mi · 1,586
- Ola Elementary School0.6 mi · 866
- New Hope Elementary3.4 mi · 621
- Rock Spring Elementary4.1 mi · 654
- Timber Ridge Elementary School4.3 mi · 713
- McDonough Middle School4.7 mi · 876
Frequently asked questions
About Ola Middle SchoolHow large is Ola Middle School?
Ola Middle School enrolls approximately 1,039 students in grades 06-08.
Is Ola Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Ola Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Ola Middle School?
Approximately 16.8:1 students per teacher at Ola Middle School.
What is the student diversity at Ola Middle School?
Student demographics at Ola Middle School are roughly 40% White, 12% Hispanic, 41% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Ola Middle School in?
Ola Middle School is part of Henry County.
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