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Enrollment
977
Middle
DISTRICT 922 · STATE 763
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FULTON COUNTY·NCES 130228003563
Renaissance Middle School
7155 Hall Rd, Fairburn, GA 30213 · (470) 254-4330 · Fulton County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL977 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
65 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 14.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
977 students
DISTRICT 58% · 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 | 339 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 312 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 326 | 33% |
Student demographics
23%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · 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
Renaissance Middle School→Langston Hughes High School
Feeds from
Based on published attendance-zone data from Fulton County. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
32.8%
GA avg 40.1% . +5.8pp since 2021
Math
25.0%
GA avg 44.6% . +9.4pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 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 6 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 9 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 32.8% | 25.0% |
| 2023-24 | 35.3% | 27.2% |
| 2022-23 | 29.9% | 18.8% |
| 2021-22 | 27.0% | 15.7% |
% 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
31.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% 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 Renaissance Middle School
Renaissance Middle School's state test result (31.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Renaissance Middle School this school | 977 | 100.0% | 31.4% |
| Bear Creek Middle School Fairburn | 971 | 100.0% | 28.1% |
| Woodland Middle School East Point | 937 | 100.0% | 20.8% |
| Lithonia Middle School Lithonia | 1,062 | 100.0% | 13.0% |
| North Clayton Middle School College Park | 817 | 100.0% | 21.1% |
| Stephenson Middle School Stone Mountain | 788 | 100.0% | 27.4% |
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 Renaissance Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Fulton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.4% | #298 of 470 | #18 of 35 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.0% | #355 of 474 ▼ 35 | #24 of 35 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.8% | #267 of 474 ▼ 10 | #19 of 35 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.6pp | #121 of 465 | #11 of 35 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 977 | #105 of 487 | #9 of 38 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #317 of 471 | #34 of 37 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.3% | #425 of 471 | #21 of 37 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #79 of 479 | #19 of 38 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.2% | #79 of 305 | #9 of 26 |
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
977
-235 (-19%) vs 2020
-15% since 2010-11, when it was 1,147
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 15.2:1
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 | 977 | 65 | 15.0:1 | 100% (977) |
| 2023-24 | 960 | 64.4 | 14.9:1 | 76% (733) |
| 2022-23 | 1,166 | 66 | 17.7:1 | 71% (825) |
| 2020-21 | 1,212 | 80 | 15.2:1 | 68% (819) |
| 2017-18 | 1,195 | 76.8 | 15.6:1 | 72% (859) |
| 2015-16 | 1,101 | 78 | 14.1:1 | 81% (892) |
| 2010-11 | 1,147 | 84 | 13.7:1 | 78% (898) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Renaissance Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (1,195 to 977); teachers down 15% (76.8 to 65).
About Renaissance Middle School
Renaissance Middle School sits in Fairburn, Georgia, and is classified as a middle school. The school's enrollment of 977 students covers grades 6 through 8. Enrollment is 28% higher than the average for middle schools in Georgia, which is about 763.
A total of 107 schools make up Fulton County, with 87,563 students enrolled.
About 87% of the student body at Renaissance Middle School is Black. Other students are 10% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. By comparison, Fulton County residents are about 43% Black. The school's diversity index is 23%, meaning two students picked at random have a 23% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teacher staffing is 65 full-time equivalents, or about 15.0 students per teacher. On average, middle schools in Georgia have 14.1:1, compared with 15.0:1 here. About 100% of students, or 977, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Fulton County, the average is 62%.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Renaissance Middle School would be expected to post about 25.7%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 31.4%.
County data help place the school in context: in Fulton County, the median household income is $95,292, roughly 59% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Fulton County is home to 205 public schools and about 138,270 public school students.
Renaissance Elementary School is the public school closest to Renaissance Middle School, about 0.4 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 40.1% on proficiency, and Renaissance Middle School is below that at 31.4%.
Renaissance Middle School is coded as Rural: Fringe in federal locale data.
Renaissance Middle School's enrollment dropped from 1,212 in 2020-21 to 977 in 2024-25.
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Fulton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,076,561
Census ACS
Median income
$95,292
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
59%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
205
138,270 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Fulton County
- Westlake High SchoolHigh · 2,056 students
- Roswell High SchoolHigh · 2,035 students
- Alpharetta High SchoolHigh · 2,024 students
- Milton High SchoolHigh · 1,999 students
- Langston Hughes High SchoolHigh · 1,891 students
- Johns Creek High SchoolHigh · 1,789 students
Other schools in Fairburn
- Langston Hughes High SchoolHigh · 1,891 students
- Creekside High SchoolHigh · 1,745 students
- Bear Creek Middle SchoolMiddle · 971 students
- Renaissance Elementary SchoolElementary · 750 students
- Campbell Elementary SchoolElementary · 730 students
- E. C. West Elementary SchoolElementary · 678 students
Nearby schools
- Renaissance Elementary School0.4 mi · 750
- Langston Hughes High School0.7 mi · 1,891
- Wolf Creek Elementary2.4 mi · 712
- Liberty Point Elementary School2.8 mi · 700
- Cliftondale Elementary School2.9 mi · 694
- E. C. West Elementary School3.0 mi · 678
Frequently asked questions
About Renaissance Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Renaissance Middle School?
Renaissance Middle School enrolls approximately 977 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Renaissance Middle School serve?
Renaissance Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Renaissance Middle School?
Approximately 15.0:1 students per teacher at Renaissance Middle School.
How diverse is Renaissance Middle School?
Renaissance Middle School reports a student body of 1% White, 10% Hispanic, 87% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Renaissance Middle School?
Renaissance Middle School is overseen by Fulton County in Fulton County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.