Radium Springs Middle School

Set in Albany, Georgia, Radium Springs Middle School is a middle-of-the-pack middle-grades school, run under Dougherty County. It caters to 747 students across grades 6 through 8.

Dougherty County runs 22 schools in total, collectively educating 13,241 students. Radium Springs Middle School is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Radium Springs Middle School records that 91% of students identify as Black, making the school strongly Black-majority. Beyond that, the school shows 5% Hispanic. By comparison, Dougherty County as a whole is about 71% Black, so the school skews noticeably more Black than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Radium Springs Middle School lists 53 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.0:1. The state averages about 14.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), On a poverty-adjusted basis, Radium Springs Middle School sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 25.7%; actual is 7.0%, a gap of -18.7 points.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Dougherty County put median household income runs about $49,044, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 19% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Dougherty County runs 22 public schools (combined enrollment of about 13,241 students), of which Radium Springs Middle School is one.

Radium Springs Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.0 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Radium Springs Middle School comes 8th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 22.5%.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 4%: 779 students in 2018 compared to 747 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 15.7:1 in 2018 to 14.0:1 in 2025.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.