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Enrollment
569
Middle
DISTRICT 761 · STATE 763
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BARTOW COUNTY·NCES 130033002060
Red Top Middle School
224 Old Alabama Rd SE, Emerson, GA 30137 · (770) 606-5865 · Bartow County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL569 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 14.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
475 students
DISTRICT 66% · 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 | 171 | 30% |
| Grade 7 | 199 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 199 | 35% |
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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
29.8%
GA avg 40.1% . +3.6pp since 2021
Math
39.4%
GA avg 44.6% . +14.9pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 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 15 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 29.8% | 39.4% |
| 2023-24 | 33.2% | 39.0% |
| 2022-23 | 25.1% | 27.2% |
| 2021-22 | 26.1% | 24.5% |
% 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
32.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.2%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 Top Middle School
Red Top Middle School's state test result (32.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Top Middle School this school | 569 | 83.5% | 32.4% |
| Calhoun Middle School Calhoun | 573 | 83.4% | 42.2% |
| North Whitfield Middle School Dalton | 731 | 89.7% | 39.6% |
| New Hope Middle School Dalton | 454 | 86.6% | 52.7% |
| Coosa Middle School Rome | 459 | 76.9% | 46.6% |
| Hilliard A. Wilbanks Middle School Demorest | 566 | 92.4% | 48.3% |
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 Top Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.4% | #290 of 470 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.4% | #234 of 474 ▼ 19 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.8% | #309 of 474 ▼ 26 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +9.3pp | #68 of 465 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 569 | #338 of 487 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #141 of 471 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.1% | #132 of 471 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 83.5% | #236 of 479 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.8% | #185 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
569
-66 (-10%) vs 2020
-15% since 1990-91, when it was 672
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 569 | 43.4 | 13.1:1 | 83% (475) |
| 2023-24 | 569 | 45.3 | 12.6:1 | 81% (463) |
| 2022-23 | 565 | 44.5 | 12.7:1 | 70% (393) |
| 2020-21 | 635 | 43 | 14.8:1 | 67% (428) |
| 2017-18 | 617 | 39.5 | 15.6:1 | 72% (445) |
| 2015-16 | 649 | 45 | 14.4:1 | 74% (482) |
| 2010-11 | 653 | 44 | 14.8:1 | 74% (482) |
| 2000-01 | 696 | 51 | 13.7:1 | 52% (360) |
| 1990-91 | 672 | 42 | 16.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Red Top Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (617 to 569); teachers up 10% (39.5 to 43.4).
About Red Top Middle School
At 224 Old Alabama Rd SE in Emerson, Georgia, Red Top Middle School operates as a small middle school. Enrolled students number 569 students, in grades 6 through 8. Enrollment is 25% lower than the average for middle schools in Georgia, which is about 763.
Red Top Middle School reports to Bartow County, which has 19 schools and 14,019 students.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at Red Top Middle School is White (48%). The remaining students are 35% Hispanic, 12% Black, and 4% multiracial. Census figures show Bartow County is about 76% White. By the diversity index, Red Top Middle School comes in at 63%.
Its teaching staff equals 43.4 full-time positions, a ratio of 13.1:1. For comparison, middle schools in Georgia average 14.1:1. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 83%. That is higher than the 62% average for public schools in Bartow County.
Red Top Middle School's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (32.4%) and its predicted rate (34.2%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Georgia schools.
Census estimates describe Bartow County this way: median household income is about $82,243, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Bartow County number 23 and enroll about 18,705.
The closest public school to Red Top Middle School is Emerson Elementary School, about 0.2 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The nearest schools with test data average 43.4%, higher than Red Top Middle School's 32.4%.
Red Top Middle School falls in the Rural: Fringe locale category, used for schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
Red Top Middle School saw enrollment fall 10% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. The school's ratio fell from 14.8:1 to 13.1:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
The discussion area below is open to posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Bartow County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
113,113
Census ACS
Median income
$82,243
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
18,705 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bartow County
- Cass High SchoolHigh · 1,570 students
- Woodland High SchoolHigh · 1,456 students
- Adairsville High SchoolHigh · 1,206 students
- Cass Middle SchoolMiddle · 917 students
- Adairsville Elementary SchoolElementary · 868 students
- Adairsville Middle SchoolMiddle · 862 students
Nearby schools
- Emerson Elementary School0.2 mi · 385
- Cartersville Primary School3.2 mi · 1,507
- Cartersville Elementary School3.4 mi · 629
- Cartersville Middle School3.4 mi · 1,081
- Cartersville High School3.7 mi · 1,469
- Woodland High School3.9 mi · 1,456
Frequently asked questions
About Red Top Middle SchoolHow many students attend Red Top Middle School?
Red Top Middle School enrolls approximately 569 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Red Top Middle School serve?
Red Top Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Red Top Middle School?
Approximately 13.1:1 students per teacher at Red Top Middle School.
What is the student diversity at Red Top Middle School?
Student demographics at Red Top Middle School are roughly 48% White, 35% Hispanic, 12% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Red Top Middle School in?
Red Top Middle School is part of Bartow County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.