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Enrollment
1,214
Middle
DISTRICT 857 · STATE 763
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DEKALB COUNTY·NCES 130174002031
Peachtree Middle School
4664 N Peachtree Rd, Atlanta, GA 30338 · (678) 676-7702 · DeKalb County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,214 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 43% 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.
- CBeats 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
13.9:1
87 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 14.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
673 students
DISTRICT 82% · 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 | 433 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 359 | 30% |
| Grade 8 | 422 | 35% |
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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
Peachtree Middle School→Dunwoody High School
Feeds from
Based on published attendance-zone data from DeKalb County. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
41.8%
GA avg 40.1% . -3.6pp since 2021
Math
45.0%
GA avg 44.6% . +7.1pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 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 4 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 41.8% | 45.0% |
| 2023-24 | 50.4% | 42.5% |
| 2022-23 | 44.7% | 35.5% |
| 2021-22 | 45.5% | 37.9% |
% 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
42.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Peachtree Middle School
Peachtree Middle School's state test result (42.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peachtree Middle School this school | 1,214 | 55.4% | 42.2% |
| Pinckneyville Middle School Peachtree Corners | 1,157 | 57.0% | 42.3% |
| Ridgeview Charter School Atlanta | 945 | 51.2% | 49.5% |
| Elkins Pointe Middle School Roswell | 857 | 51.0% | 52.2% |
| Teasley Middle School Canton | 1,586 | 58.6% | 41.7% |
| Marietta Middle School Marietta | 1,352 | 67.8% | 45.4% |
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 Peachtree Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In DeKalb County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.2% | #183 of 470 | #5 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #194 of 474 ▼ 6 | #5 of 23 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.8% | #169 of 474 ▼ 61 | #6 of 23 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.7pp | #336 of 465 | #17 of 23 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,214 | #53 of 487 | #5 of 23 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #235 of 471 | #14 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.6% | #60 of 471 | #3 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.4% | #359 of 479 | #20 of 23 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.1% | #36 of 305 | #4 of 13 |
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
1,214
-263 (-18%) vs 2020
+6% since 1990-91, when it was 1,142
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 14.6:1
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 | 1,214 | 87 | 13.9:1 | 55% (673) |
| 2023-24 | 1,208 | 83 | 14.6:1 | 55% (659) |
| 2022-23 | 1,288 | 81 | 15.9:1 | 45% (577) |
| 2020-21 | 1,477 | 101 | 14.6:1 | 32% (472) |
| 2017-18 | 1,579 | 108 | 14.6:1 | 35% (557) |
| 2015-16 | 1,488 | 99 | 15.0:1 | 37% (548) |
| 2010-11 | 1,251 | 80 | 15.6:1 | 32% (398) |
| 2000-01 | 1,044 | 72 | 14.5:1 | 32% (332) |
| 1990-91 | 1,142 | 71 | 16.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Peachtree Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (1,579 to 1,214); teachers down 19% (108 to 87).
About Peachtree Middle School
Students in Atlanta, Georgia, attend Peachtree Middle School, a large middle school. The school's enrollment of 1,214 students covers grades 6 through 8. Statewide, middle schools in Georgia average about 763 students each.
DeKalb County is the local district for Peachtree Middle School. It runs 131 schools with 92,088 students.
The most common group at Peachtree Middle School is Hispanic students, at 47%. The school is also 27% White, 16% Black, 6% Asian, and 4% multiracial. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 11%. The school's diversity index is 68%, meaning two students picked at random have a 68% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
At Peachtree Middle School, 87 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 13.9:1. That is close to the 14.1:1 average for middle schools in Georgia. Roughly 55% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 77% average for public schools in DeKalb County is 22 points.
Measured against Georgia public middle schools, Peachtree Middle School receives a C+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Compared with Georgia schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Peachtree Middle School's results are 6.5 points below predicted: 42.2% against 48.7%.
In DeKalb County (population about 765,351), the median household income is $80,644, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 47% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. There are 154 public schools in DeKalb County, enrolling about 102,960 students in all.
Chesnut Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles away. The five-mile area around Peachtree Middle School holds at least 8 other public schools. Local comparison: Peachtree Middle School ranks 5th of 9 nearby schools, at 42.2% versus a 44.1% average.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Small, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
2024-25 enrollment was 1,214, an 18% decrease from 1,477 in 2020-21.
The Peachtree Middle School community page is open for posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
DeKalb County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
765,351
Census ACS
Median income
$80,644
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
47%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
154
102,960 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in DeKalb County
- Lakeside High SchoolHigh · 2,234 students
- Dunwoody High SchoolHigh · 2,012 students
- Chamblee High SchoolHigh · 1,867 students
- Cross Keys High SchoolHigh · 1,748 students
- Sequoyah Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,713 students
- Tucker High SchoolHigh · 1,614 students
Other schools in Atlanta
- Georgia Cyber Academy (Virtual)Combined · 9,952 students
- North Atlanta High SchoolHigh · 2,368 students
- Lakeside High SchoolHigh · 2,234 students
- Westlake High SchoolHigh · 2,056 students
- Riverwood International Charter SchoolHigh · 1,737 students
- Sequoyah Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,713 students
Nearby schools
- Chesnut Elementary School0.2 mi · 551
- Dunwoody Elementary School1.0 mi · 790
- Kingsley Elementary School1.2 mi · 386
- Hightower Elementary School1.2 mi · 604
- Vanderlyn Elementary School1.4 mi · 441
- Huntley Hills Elementary School1.4 mi · 507
Frequently asked questions
About Peachtree Middle SchoolHow many students attend Peachtree Middle School?
Peachtree Middle School enrolls approximately 1,214 students in grades 06-08.
Is Peachtree Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Peachtree Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Peachtree Middle School?
Approximately 13.9:1 students per teacher at Peachtree Middle School.
What is the student diversity at Peachtree Middle School?
Student demographics at Peachtree Middle School are roughly 27% White, 47% Hispanic, 16% Black, 6% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Peachtree Middle School public or private?
Peachtree Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by DeKalb County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.