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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Pike County Middle School this year?
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Enrollment
777
Middle
DISTRICT 692 · STATE 763
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PIKE COUNTY·NCES 130417001496
Pike County Middle School
406 Hughley Rd, Zebulon, GA 30295 · (770) 567-3353 · Pike County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL777 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 48% of Georgia public middle schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-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
13.6:1
57 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 14.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
336 students
DISTRICT 46% · 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 | 266 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 265 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 246 | 32% |
Student demographics
25%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 23% · 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
Pike County Middle School→Pike County High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Pike County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
39.5%
GA avg 40.1% . +3.5pp since 2021
Math
48.2%
GA avg 44.6% . +12.4pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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 12 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 39.5% | 48.2% |
| 2023-24 | 44.4% | 39.9% |
| 2022-23 | 39.5% | 35.7% |
| 2021-22 | 35.9% | 35.8% |
% 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
44.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.0%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 Pike County Middle School
Pike County Middle School's state test result (44.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pike County Middle School this school | 777 | 43.2% | 44.8% |
| Heritage Middle School Ringgold | 858 | 40.0% | 58.8% |
| Ringgold Middle School Ringgold | 725 | 49.8% | 51.4% |
| Creekside School Cataula | 780 | 38.3% | 58.8% |
| Model Middle School Rome | 522 | 47.3% | 62.3% |
| Harris County Carver Middle School Hamilton | 849 | 39.2% | 62.5% |
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 Pike County Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.8% | #162 of 470 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.2% | #167 of 474 ▲ 39 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.5% | #192 of 474 ▼ 39 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.0pp | #106 of 465 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 777 | #215 of 487 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #193 of 471 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.8% | #417 of 471 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.2% | #403 of 479 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.6% | #266 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
777
-39 (-5%) vs 2020
+77% since 1990-91, when it was 440
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 17.0:1
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 | 777 | 57 | 13.6:1 | 43% (336) |
| 2023-24 | 820 | 55.7 | 14.7:1 | 46% (374) |
| 2022-23 | 836 | 56.2 | 14.9:1 | 32% (265) |
| 2020-21 | 816 | 48 | 17.0:1 | 32% (261) |
| 2017-18 | 798 | 46.6 | 17.1:1 | 41% (324) |
| 2015-16 | 793 | 47 | 16.9:1 | 42% (336) |
| 2010-11 | 852 | 56 | 15.2:1 | 47% (398) |
| 2000-01 | 673 | 37 | 18.2:1 | 34% (226) |
| 1990-91 | 440 | 25 | 17.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pike County Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (798 to 777); teachers up 22% (46.6 to 57).
About Pike County Middle School
Pike County Middle School is a mid-sized middle school serving families in Zebulon, Georgia. Federal data show 777 students enrolled in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25.
Pike County Middle School sits within Pike County, which has 5 schools and 3,459 students.
White students are 86% of those enrolled at Pike County Middle School. Beyond that, enrollment is 6% Black, 4% Hispanic, and 2% multiracial. That is in line with Pike County, where about 88% of residents are White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 25, compared with 70 nationally.
There are 57 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 13.6:1. The average for middle schools in Georgia is about 14.1:1. Of all students at Pike County Middle School, 43% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Pike County average a similar 43%.
On the allk12 Grade, Pike County Middle School lands at B-, ahead of 48% of Georgia public middle schools.
A school with Pike County Middle School's lunch-eligibility share in Georgia is predicted to score 55.0%. Pike County Middle School scores 44.8%, 10.2 points below that line.
In Pike County, home to about 19,903 people, the median household earns about $86,719 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 22% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Pike County Middle School shares Pike County with 4 other public schools.
Pike County Middle School is about 0.5 miles from Pike County Primary School, its nearest public school. Around the school, 4 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 5 nearby schools with scores, Pike County Middle School ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, Pike County Middle School is Rural: Distant.
Enrollment was 777 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 816. The ratio of students to teachers went from 17.0:1 to 13.6:1 over the same years.
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Pike County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
19,903
Census ACS
Median income
$86,719
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
3,459 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Pike County
- Pike County High SchoolHigh · 1,075 students
- Pike County Primary SchoolElementary · 805 students
- Pike County Elementary SchoolElementary · 768 students
- Zebulon High SchoolHigh · 34 students
Other schools in Zebulon
- Pike County High SchoolHigh · 1,075 students
- Pike County Primary SchoolElementary · 805 students
- Pike County Elementary SchoolElementary · 768 students
- Zebulon High SchoolHigh · 34 students
Nearby schools
- Pike County Primary School0.5 mi · 805
- Pike County High School0.5 mi · 1,075
- Pike County Elementary School0.6 mi · 768
- Zebulon High School0.7 mi · 34
- Carver Road Middle School8.2 mi · 435
- Moreland Road Elementary8.3 mi · 490
Frequently asked questions
About Pike County Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Pike County Middle School?
Pike County Middle School enrolls approximately 777 students in grades 06-08.
Is Pike County Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Pike County Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Pike County Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Pike County Middle School is approximately 13.6:1 (57 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Pike County Middle School?
At Pike County Middle School, the student body is approximately 86% White, 4% Hispanic, 6% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Pike County Middle School public or private?
Pike County Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Pike County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.