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Enrollment
786
Middle
DISTRICT 682 · STATE 763
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GORDON COUNTY·NCES 130243004118
Red Bud Middle School
430 Floyd Rd NE, Calhoun, GA 30701 · (706) 879-5261 · Gordon County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL786 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
54 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 14.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
671 students
DISTRICT 95% · 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 | 269 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 265 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 252 | 32% |
Student demographics
36%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
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
41.2%
GA avg 40.1% . +4.8pp since 2021
Math
47.6%
GA avg 44.6% . +7.1pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 41 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 5 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 41.2% | 47.6% |
| 2023-24 | 43.5% | 48.2% |
| 2022-23 | 40.1% | 37.4% |
| 2021-22 | 36.4% | 40.5% |
% 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
48.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.2%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 Red Bud Middle School
Red Bud Middle School's state test result (48.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Bud Middle School this school | 786 | 85.4% | 48.0% |
| Pierce County Middle School Blackshear | 825 | 88.0% | 60.3% |
| Banks County Middle School Homer | 631 | 81.0% | 47.4% |
| Southeast Bulloch Middle School Brooklet | 884 | 82.9% | 54.1% |
| Lakeview Middle School Rossville | 647 | 89.8% | 34.1% |
| White County Middle School Cleveland | 900 | 85.3% | 46.7% |
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 Red Bud Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #134 of 470 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.6% | #170 of 474 ▼ 29 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.2% | #175 of 474 ▼ 8 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.9pp | #174 of 465 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 786 | #208 of 487 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #280 of 471 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.0% | #378 of 471 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.4% | #222 of 479 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.1% | #209 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
786
-91 (-10%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 15.1:1
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 | 786 | 54.3 | 14.5:1 | 85% (671) |
| 2023-24 | 789 | 56.3 | 14.0:1 | 67% (527) |
| 2022-23 | 824 | 58.3 | 14.1:1 | 54% (446) |
| 2020-21 | 877 | 58 | 15.1:1 | 54% (474) |
| 2017-18 | 837 | 58.6 | 14.3:1 | 54% (454) |
| 2015-16 | 549 | 40 | 13.7:1 | 59% (322) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Red Bud Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (837 to 786); teachers down 7% (58.6 to 54.3).
About Red Bud Middle School
Red Bud Middle School is a middle school in Calhoun, Georgia, according to federal school records. The school teaches grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 786 students.
The 10 schools in Gordon County enroll 6,259 students altogether, Red Bud Middle School among them.
About 79% of the student body at Red Bud Middle School is White. Enrollment also includes 14% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Gordon County residents are about 78% White, a similar share. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 36%.
Classroom staffing at Red Bud Middle School totals 54.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 14.5:1. The ratio is within a point of the 14.1:1 average for middle schools in Georgia. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Red Bud Middle School is about 85%.
A school with Red Bud Middle School's lunch-eligibility share in Georgia is predicted to score 33.2%. Red Bud Middle School scores 48.0%, 14.7 points above that line.
American Community Survey estimates for Gordon County show that the median household earns about $63,650 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 19%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Gordon County has 15 public schools with about 10,452 students, including Red Bud Middle School.
About 0.1 miles separate Red Bud Middle School from the closest public school, Red Bud Elementary School. The five-mile area around Red Bud Middle School holds 3 other public schools. Nearby schools average 42.0% on proficiency, and Red Bud Middle School is above that at 48.0%.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Distant.
In 2020-21, Red Bud Middle School enrolled 877 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 786.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Red Bud Middle School. You can also rate the school on this page.
Gordon County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
59,100
Census ACS
Median income
$63,650
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
10,452 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Gordon County
- Sonoraville High SchoolHigh · 1,094 students
- Gordon Central High SchoolHigh · 875 students
- Sonoraville ElementaryElementary · 584 students
- Ashworth Middle SchoolMiddle · 578 students
- Red Bud Elementary SchoolElementary · 547 students
- Belwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 530 students
Other schools in Calhoun
- Calhoun High SchoolHigh · 1,282 students
- Sonoraville High SchoolHigh · 1,094 students
- Calhoun Elementary SchoolMiddle · 922 students
- Calhoun Primary SchoolElementary · 913 students
- Gordon Central High SchoolHigh · 875 students
- Sonoraville ElementaryElementary · 584 students
Nearby schools
- Red Bud Elementary School0.1 mi · 547
- Gordon Central High School4.7 mi · 875
- Ashworth Middle School4.8 mi · 578
- Sonoraville Elementary5.2 mi · 584
- Sonoraville High School5.5 mi · 1,094
- Calhoun Early Learning Academy5.6 mi · 503
Frequently asked questions
About Red Bud Middle SchoolHow many students attend Red Bud Middle School?
Red Bud Middle School enrolls approximately 786 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Red Bud Middle School serve?
Red Bud Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Red Bud Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Red Bud Middle School is approximately 14.5:1 (54 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Red Bud Middle School?
Red Bud Middle School reports a student body of 79% White, 14% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Red Bud Middle School?
Red Bud Middle School is overseen by Gordon County in Gordon County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.