Pierce County Middle School

Pierce County Middle School operates as an average-sized junior high in Blackshear, Georgia, one of the schools within Pierce County. Current enrollment sits at 825 students spanning grades 6 through 8.

Pierce County comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 3,647 students; Pierce County Middle School is among them.

On the student-mix side, Pierce County Middle School reports that 76% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder comes out to 10% Hispanic, 8% Black, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 84% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 59 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.1:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Around 88% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Pierce County Middle School sits in the top 10% of Georgia schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 31.9%; actual is 60.3%, +28.4 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Zooming out to the county, Pierce County reports that median household earnings sit near $60,517, roughly 20% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Pierce County Middle School is one of 5 public schools in Pierce County (combined enrollment of about 3,647 students).

Pierce County High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Pierce County Middle School. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Pierce County Middle School ranks 4th on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 55.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 3%: 847 students in 2018 compared to 825 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 81% to 76%.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Pierce County Middle School typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.