Enrollment
288
Middle
DISTRICT 440 · STATE 763
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PULASKI COUNTY·NCES 130422001045
Pulaski County Middle School
70 Red Devil Dr, Hawkinsville, GA 31036 · (478) 783-7215 · Pulaski County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL288 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 30% of Georgia public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-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
13.8:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 14.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
288 students
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 74%
Community
0
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 | 88 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 104 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 96 | 33% |
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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
Pulaski County Middle School→Hawkinsville High School
Feeds from
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Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
34.8%
GA avg 40.1% . +3.5pp since 2021
Math
29.1%
GA avg 44.6% . -0.4pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 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 have held steady.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 34.8% | 29.1% |
| 2023-24 | 35.4% | 25.3% |
| 2022-23 | 31.0% | 23.9% |
| 2021-22 | 31.3% | 29.5% |
% 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
25.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% 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 Pulaski County Middle School
Pulaski County Middle School's state test result (25.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pulaski County Middle School this school | 288 | 100.0% | 25.6% |
| Jenkins County Middle School Millen | 260 | 100.0% | 34.9% |
| Washington-Wilkes Middle School Washington | 285 | 100.0% | 24.9% |
| Telfair County Middle School Mc Rae Helena | 344 | 100.0% | 33.6% |
| McIntosh County Middle School Darien | 311 | 100.0% | 33.3% |
| Clinch County Middle School Homerville | 282 | 100.0% | 27.1% |
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 Pulaski County Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.6% | #349 of 470 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.1% | #318 of 474 ▲ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.8% | #235 of 474 ▲ 18 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.6pp | #343 of 465 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 288 | #444 of 487 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #223 of 471 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.0% | #119 of 471 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #116 of 479 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.1% | #97 of 144 |
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
288
-38 (-12%) vs 2020
-25% since 2000-01, when it was 386
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 18.1:1
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 | 288 | 20.8 | 13.8:1 | 100% (288) |
| 2023-24 | 281 | 23.8 | 11.8:1 | 81% (228) |
| 2022-23 | 309 | 21.3 | 14.5:1 | 72% (224) |
| 2020-21 | 326 | 18 | 18.1:1 | 72% (236) |
| 2017-18 | 274 | 19.3 | 14.2:1 | 82% (225) |
| 2015-16 | 279 | 18 | 15.5:1 | 74% (207) |
| 2010-11 | 319 | 21 | 15.2:1 | 66% (209) |
| 2000-01 | 386 | 29 | 13.3:1 | 61% (237) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pulaski County Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (274 to 288); teachers up 8% (19.3 to 20.8).
About Pulaski County Middle School
Pulaski County Middle School is one of the public schools in Hawkinsville, Georgia. It is a very small middle school. Total enrollment is 288 students, and the grades served are 6 through 8. By comparison, middle schools in Georgia enroll about 763 students on average.
Pulaski County Middle School is among 3 schools run by Pulaski County, which serves 1,320 students.
No group is above 50% at Pulaski County Middle School; the largest is White, at 43%. The rest of enrollment is 40% Black, 11% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. Among all residents of Pulaski County, the White share is about 62%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 64%.
Pulaski County Middle School reports a ratio of 13.8 students per teacher, from 20.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among middle schools in Georgia is similar, at 14.1:1. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Pulaski County Middle School, 100% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Pulaski County is close, at 100%.
Pulaski County Middle School earns a C on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 30% of Georgia public middle schools.
Schools in Georgia with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 25.7%. Pulaski County Middle School scores 25.6%.
Pulaski County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $50,406 a year, roughly 15% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 17%. Pulaski County Middle School shares Pulaski County with 2 other public schools.
Measured in a straight line, Pulaski County Elementary School is less than a tenth of a mile from Pulaski County Middle School. Other public schools within five miles: 2. Nearby schools with test data average 44.1% proficiency; Pulaski County Middle School posts 25.6%.
The NCES locale for Pulaski County Middle School is Rural: Distant, which covers schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 288, from 326 in 2020-21. By 2024-25, the school had 13.8 students per teacher, compared with 18.1 in 2020-21.
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Pulaski County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,939
Census ACS
Median income
$50,406
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
17%
Below federal line
Schools in county
3
1,320 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Pulaski County
- Pulaski County Elementary SchoolElementary · 644 students
- Hawkinsville High SchoolHigh · 388 students
Other schools in Hawkinsville
- Pulaski County Elementary SchoolElementary · 644 students
- Hawkinsville High SchoolHigh · 388 students
Other Pulaski County Middle schools
One other US public school is named Pulaski County Middle. Pulaski County Middle School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Pulaski County MiddlePulaski, VA · 825 students
Nearby schools
- Pulaski County Elementary School0.0 mi · 644
- Hawkinsville High School0.0 mi · 388
- Bleckley County Primary School11.4 mi · 689
- Bleckley County High School12.4 mi · 680
- Bleckley County Elementary School12.6 mi · 579
- Bleckley Middle School13.2 mi · 550
Frequently asked questions
About Pulaski County Middle SchoolHow many students attend Pulaski County Middle School?
Pulaski County Middle School enrolls approximately 288 students in grades 06-08.
Is Pulaski County Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Pulaski County Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Pulaski County Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Pulaski County Middle School is approximately 13.8:1 (21 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Pulaski County Middle School?
Student demographics at Pulaski County Middle School are roughly 43% White, 11% Hispanic, 40% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Pulaski County Middle School in?
Pulaski County Middle School is part of Pulaski County.
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