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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Pierce County Middle School this year?
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Enrollment
825
Middle
DISTRICT 729 · STATE 763
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PIERCE COUNTY·NCES 130414001808
Pierce County Middle School
5216 County Farm Rd, Blackshear, GA 31516 · (912) 449-2077 · Pierce County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL825 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
59 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 14.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
726 students
DISTRICT 87% · 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 | 274 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 288 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 263 | 32% |
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · 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
Pierce County Middle School→Pierce County High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Pierce County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
53.8%
GA avg 40.1% . +3.9pp since 2021
Math
66.0%
GA avg 44.6% . +11.4pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 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 4 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 11 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 53.8% | 66.0% |
| 2023-24 | 54.2% | 58.7% |
| 2022-23 | 51.0% | 57.4% |
| 2021-22 | 49.8% | 54.6% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of GA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
60.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.9%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+28.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 32% typical for Georgia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 28 points, placing it in Georgia's top 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 Pierce County Middle School
Pierce County Middle School's state test result (60.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pierce County Middle School this school | 825 | 88.0% | 60.3% |
| Red Bud Middle School Calhoun | 786 | 85.4% | 48.0% |
| Southeast Bulloch Middle School Brooklet | 884 | 82.9% | 54.1% |
| White County Middle School Cleveland | 900 | 85.3% | 46.7% |
| Lakeview Middle School Rossville | 647 | 89.8% | 34.1% |
| Berrien Middle School Nashville | 673 | 93.6% | 49.3% |
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 Pierce County Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.3% | #60 of 470 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #59 of 474 ▲ 19 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.8% | #75 of 474 ▲ 8 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.7pp | #120 of 465 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 825 | #187 of 487 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #248 of 471 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.3% | #356 of 471 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 88.0% | #211 of 479 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.6% | #265 of 305 |
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
825
-28 (-3%) vs 2020
+7% since 2000-01, when it was 774
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 14.7:1
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 | 825 | 58.6 | 14.1:1 | 88% (726) |
| 2023-24 | 811 | 58.6 | 13.8:1 | 62% (506) |
| 2022-23 | 827 | 56.7 | 14.6:1 | 67% (555) |
| 2020-21 | 853 | 58 | 14.7:1 | 59% (506) |
| 2017-18 | 847 | 57.7 | 14.7:1 | 59% (498) |
| 2015-16 | 812 | 54 | 15.0:1 | 59% (476) |
| 2010-11 | 867 | 51 | 17.0:1 | 54% (471) |
| 2000-01 | 774 | 43 | 18.0:1 | 59% (458) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pierce County Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (847 to 825); teachers up 2% (57.7 to 58.6).
About Pierce County Middle School
Pierce County Middle School sits in Blackshear, Georgia, and is classified as a middle school. Students in grades 6 through 8 make up the school's enrollment of 825 students.
The 5 schools in Pierce County enroll 3,647 students altogether, Pierce County Middle School among them.
The share of White students at Pierce County Middle School is 76%, a majority. After that, the student body is 10% Hispanic, 8% Black, and 5% multiracial. Census figures show Pierce County is about 84% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 40, compared with 70 nationally.
A staff of 58.6 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 14.1:1. It is about the same as the 14.1:1 average for middle schools in Georgia. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 88%. Public schools in Pierce County average a similar 87%.
On BeatsExpectations, which compares test results with what a school's student poverty level would predict, Pierce County Middle School ranks in the top 10% in Georgia. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 60.3%, against a prediction of 31.9%.
Pierce County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $60,517 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 20% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Public schools in Pierce County number 5, with about 3,647 students.
Pierce County Middle School's nearest public school is Pierce County High School (about 1.1 miles). There are 2 more public schools inside five miles. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, Pierce County Middle School ranks 4th on average proficiency.
The NCES locale for Pierce County Middle School is Rural: Distant, which covers schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment was 825 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 853.
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Pierce County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
20,202
Census ACS
Median income
$60,517
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
3,647 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Pierce County
- Pierce County High SchoolHigh · 1,053 students
- Blackshear Elementary SchoolElementary · 820 students
- Midway Elementary SchoolElementary · 484 students
- Patterson Elementary SchoolElementary · 465 students
Other schools in Blackshear
- Pierce County High SchoolHigh · 1,053 students
- Blackshear Elementary SchoolElementary · 820 students
- Midway Elementary SchoolElementary · 484 students
Nearby schools
- Pierce County High School1.1 mi · 1,053
- Blackshear Elementary School1.8 mi · 820
- Patterson Elementary School5.6 mi · 465
- Midway Elementary School6.1 mi · 484
- Center Elementary School10.3 mi · 470
- Waycross Middle School10.8 mi · 606
Frequently asked questions
About Pierce County Middle SchoolHow many students attend Pierce County Middle School?
Pierce County Middle School enrolls approximately 825 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Pierce County Middle School serve?
Pierce County Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Pierce County Middle School?
Approximately 14.1:1 students per teacher at Pierce County Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Pierce County Middle School?
At Pierce County Middle School, the student body is approximately 76% White, 10% Hispanic, 8% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Pierce County Middle School public or private?
Pierce County Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Pierce County.
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