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If you could change one rule at Perry Middle School, what would it be?
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Enrollment
1,164
Middle
DISTRICT 905 · STATE 763
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOUSTON COUNTY·NCES 130288001238
Perry Middle School
495 Perry Pkwy, Perry, GA 31069 · (478) 988-6285 · Houston County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,164 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
72 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 14.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
845 students
DISTRICT 76% · 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 | 399 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 392 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 373 | 32% |
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · 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
49.8%
GA avg 40.1% . +3.2pp since 2021
Math
59.4%
GA avg 44.6% . +7.5pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 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 3 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 8 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 49.8% | 59.4% |
| 2023-24 | 53.1% | 53.5% |
| 2022-23 | 45.1% | 49.4% |
| 2021-22 | 46.6% | 51.9% |
% 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
54.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.8%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 Perry Middle School
Perry Middle School's state test result (54.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perry Middle School this school | 1,164 | 72.6% | 54.1% |
| Carver Middle School Monroe | 914 | 64.7% | 32.8% |
| West Laurens Middle School Dublin | 898 | 83.0% | 55.0% |
| Pine Grove Middle School Valdosta | 733 | 71.5% | 56.5% |
| Ware County Middle School Waycross | 752 | 80.5% | 38.1% |
| Long County Middle School Ludowici | 1,007 | 77.9% | 30.4% |
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 Perry Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Houston County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.1% | #90 of 470 | #4 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.4% | #89 of 474 ▲ 13 | #3 of 8 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.8% | #99 of 474 ▼ 11 | #4 of 8 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.4pp | #196 of 465 | #4 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,164 | #61 of 487 | #1 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #393 of 471 | #8 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.2% | #196 of 471 | #6 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 72.6% | #279 of 479 | #5 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +33.5% | #13 of 144 | N/A |
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
1,164
+157 (+16%) vs 2020
+137% since 1990-91, when it was 491
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 16.2:1
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 | 1,164 | 72.2 | 16.1:1 | 73% (845) |
| 2023-24 | 1,119 | 83.4 | 13.4:1 | 61% (683) |
| 2022-23 | 1,070 | 65.3 | 16.4:1 | 51% (546) |
| 2020-21 | 1,007 | 62 | 16.2:1 | 50% (499) |
| 2017-18 | 872 | 60 | 14.5:1 | 55% (478) |
| 2015-16 | 859 | 55 | 15.6:1 | 59% (503) |
| 2010-11 | 794 | 55 | 14.4:1 | 61% (485) |
| 2000-01 | 806 | 60 | 13.4:1 | 47% (376) |
| 1990-91 | 491 | 30 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Perry Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 33% (872 to 1,164); teachers up 20% (60 to 72.2).
About Perry Middle School
Federal records list Perry Middle School as a middle-grades school in Perry, Georgia. Its enrollment is 1,164 students, spread over grades 6 through 8. Across middle schools in Georgia, the average enrollment is about 763.
Houston County is made up of 38 schools with 30,939 students in all.
The largest group at Perry Middle School is White students, at 54%. Enrollment also includes 34% Black, 6% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. Houston County residents are about 54% White, a similar share. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Perry Middle School scores 59%.
Perry Middle School lists 72.2 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 16.1 students per teacher. The gap from the 14.1:1 average for middle schools in Georgia is 2.0 students per teacher. About 73% of students at Perry Middle School are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Houston County is similar, at 74%.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Perry Middle School is 14.3 points above the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 54.1% actual, 39.8% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Georgia.
The school is in Houston County, where median household income comes to about $80,698, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Houston County counts 39 public schools with about 30,939 students.
Perry High School sits about 1.2 miles from Perry Middle School. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 55.9%, higher than Perry Middle School's 54.1%.
Perry Middle School is in a town close to an urbanized area, a location NCES labels Town: Fringe.
Enrollment was 1,164 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 1,007.
The Perry Middle School discussion page is a place for special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Houston County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
169,649
Census ACS
Median income
$80,698
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
39
30,939 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Houston County
- Houston County High SchoolHigh · 2,051 students
- Northside High SchoolHigh · 1,949 students
- Veterans High SchoolHigh · 1,940 students
- Warner Robins High SchoolHigh · 1,812 students
- Perry High SchoolHigh · 1,615 students
- Bonaire Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,151 students
Other schools in Perry
- Perry High SchoolHigh · 1,615 students
- Kings Chapel Elementary SchoolElementary · 690 students
- Langston Road Primary SchoolElementary · 526 students
- Matt Arthur Primary SchoolElementary · 521 students
- Morningside Elementary SchoolElementary · 488 students
- Tucker Elementary SchoolElementary · 486 students
Other Perry Middle schools
4 other US public schools in 4 states are named Perry Middle. Perry Middle School is the largest of the 5.
- Perry Middle SchoolCARROLLTON, TX · 825 students
- Perry Middle SchoolWorthington, OH · 528 students
- Perry Middle SchoolPerry, OH · 443 students
- Perry Middle SchoolPerry, IA · 370 students
Nearby schools
- Perry High School1.2 mi · 1,615
- Langston Road Elementary School1.7 mi · 473
- Langston Road Primary School1.7 mi · 526
- Morningside Elementary School1.7 mi · 488
- Tucker Elementary School2.5 mi · 486
- Mossy Creek Middle School3.7 mi · 796
Frequently asked questions
About Perry Middle SchoolHow many students attend Perry Middle School?
Perry Middle School enrolls approximately 1,164 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Perry Middle School serve?
Perry Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Perry Middle School?
Approximately 16.1:1 students per teacher at Perry Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Perry Middle School?
At Perry Middle School, the student body is approximately 54% White, 6% Hispanic, 34% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Perry Middle School public or private?
Perry Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Houston County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.