Pelham City Middle School

Set in Pelham, Georgia, Pelham City Middle School is a very small middle school, part of Pelham City. It works with 287 students across grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 62% smaller than the state mean of about 763.

Within Pelham City, which oversees 3 schools and 1,246 students, Pelham City Middle School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Pelham City Middle School shows that the largest single group is Black, at 58% of enrollment. Other groups include 30% White, 8% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 45% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, Pelham City Middle School has 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.1:1. The state averages around 14.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 100% of students at Pelham City Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Mitchell County runs at roughly 90%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Pelham City Middle School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 25.7%, the actual is 22.2%, a residual of -3.5 points.

Around the school, Mitchell County reports that the typical household earns roughly $57,613 per year, about 14% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 18% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Pelham City Middle School is one of 8 public schools in Mitchell County (combined enrollment of about 3,390 students).

Nearest neighbor: Pelham Elementary School, around 0.6 miles off. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Pelham City Middle School ranks 8th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 38.4%.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Pelham City Middle School's enrollment has ticked down 12% since 2018, when it stood at 327 (now 287). White enrollment moved from 35% to 30% across the same window.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.