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Best kept secret at Richmond Hill Middle School?
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Enrollment
2,022
Middle
DISTRICT 1,226 · STATE 763
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BRYAN COUNTY·NCES 130057002235
Richmond Hill Middle School
503 Warren Hill Drive, Richmond Hill, GA 31324 · (912) 459-5130 · Bryan County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL2,022 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 73% of Georgia public middle schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-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
16.3:1
124 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 14.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
29%
584 students
DISTRICT 43% · 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 | 680 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 720 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 622 | 31% |
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · 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
59.4%
GA avg 40.1% . +2.8pp since 2021
Math
63.8%
GA avg 44.6% . +8.3pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 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 3 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 8 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 59.4% | 63.8% |
| 2023-24 | 59.9% | 60.6% |
| 2022-23 | 61.9% | 56.5% |
| 2021-22 | 56.5% | 55.4% |
% 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
59.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.4%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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 Richmond Hill Middle School
Richmond Hill Middle School's state test result (59.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond Hill Middle School this school | 2,022 | 28.9% | 59.7% |
| Dean Rusk Middle School Canton | 1,543 | 30.2% | 58.6% |
| Mill Creek Middle School Woodstock | 1,476 | 31.5% | 57.0% |
| Creekland Middle School Canton | 1,503 | 21.6% | 58.1% |
| E. T. Booth Middle School Woodstock | 1,675 | 40.8% | 51.1% |
| North Forsyth Middle School Cumming | 1,164 | 29.2% | 46.8% |
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 Richmond Hill Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.7% | #63 of 470 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.8% | #68 of 474 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.4% | #55 of 474 ▲ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.6pp | #183 of 465 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,022 | #3 of 487 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.3:1 | #408 of 471 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.2% | #195 of 471 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 28.9% | #439 of 479 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +24.4% | #26 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
2,022
+129 (+7%) vs 2020
+147% since 2000-01, when it was 819
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
was 17.1:1
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 | 2,022 | 124.1 | 16.3:1 | 29% (584) |
| 2023-24 | 1,922 | 119.2 | 16.1:1 | 31% (587) |
| 2022-23 | 1,894 | 120.9 | 15.7:1 | 25% (474) |
| 2020-21 | 1,893 | 111 | 17.1:1 | 25% (466) |
| 2017-18 | 1,626 | 96.2 | 16.9:1 | 25% (405) |
| 2015-16 | 1,594 | 94 | 17.0:1 | 28% (453) |
| 2010-11 | 1,283 | 67 | 19.1:1 | 29% (369) |
| 2000-01 | 819 | 45 | 18.2:1 | 17% (143) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Richmond Hill Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 24% (1,626 to 2,022); teachers up 29% (96.2 to 124.1).
About Richmond Hill Middle School
Richmond Hill Middle School is a large middle-grades school with an address in Richmond Hill, Georgia. The school serves grades 6 through 8. Enrollment is 2,022 students. By comparison, middle schools in Georgia enroll about 763 students on average.
The Bryan County system has 10 schools and 10,677 students.
Of every 100 students at Richmond Hill Middle School, about 60 are White. Beyond that, enrollment is 14% Hispanic, 13% Black, 7% multiracial, and 6% Asian. The White share of the county population is higher, at 71%. The diversity index for Richmond Hill Middle School is 59%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Richmond Hill Middle School has 124.1 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.3:1. By comparison, the average for middle schools in Georgia is 14.1:1. At Richmond Hill Middle School, 29% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25.
Richmond Hill Middle School earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 73% of Georgia public middle schools.
On BeatsExpectations, Richmond Hill Middle School is 2.7 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Georgia schools.
The county, Bryan County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $103,408, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. The county's public schools total 10, with about 10,677 students.
The closest school to Richmond Hill Middle School is Frances Meeks Elementary School, located about 0.3 miles away. There are 2 more public schools inside five miles. Local comparison: Richmond Hill Middle School ranks 5th of 8 nearby schools, at 59.7% versus a 56.0% average.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Fringe.
By 2024-25, enrollment had risen to 2,022, from 1,893 in 2020-21.
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Bryan County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
48,263
Census ACS
Median income
$103,408
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
10,677 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bryan County
- Richmond Hill High SchoolHigh · 2,671 students
- McAllister Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,051 students
- Bryan County Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,020 students
- Frances Meeks Elementary SchoolElementary · 908 students
- Richmond Hill Primary SchoolElementary · 733 students
- Richmond Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · 662 students
Other schools in Richmond Hill
- Richmond Hill High SchoolHigh · 2,671 students
- McAllister Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,051 students
- Frances Meeks Elementary SchoolElementary · 908 students
- Richmond Hill Primary SchoolElementary · 733 students
- Richmond Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · 662 students
- Dr. George Washington Carver Elementary SchoolElementary · 658 students
Other Richmond Hill Middle schools
One other US public school is named Richmond Hill Middle. Richmond Hill Middle School is the largest of the 2.
- Richmond Hill Middle SchoolAugusta, GA · 667 students
Nearby schools
- Frances Meeks Elementary School0.3 mi · 908
- McAllister Elementary School4.1 mi · 1,051
- Richmond Hill High School5.3 mi · 2,671
- Richmond Hill Elementary School6.1 mi · 662
- Dr. George Washington Carver Elementary School6.1 mi · 658
- Richmond Hill Primary School6.3 mi · 733
Frequently asked questions
About Richmond Hill Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Richmond Hill Middle School?
Richmond Hill Middle School enrolls approximately 2,022 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Richmond Hill Middle School serve?
Richmond Hill Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Richmond Hill Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Richmond Hill Middle School is approximately 16.3:1 (124 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Richmond Hill Middle School?
Student demographics at Richmond Hill Middle School are roughly 60% White, 14% Hispanic, 13% Black, 6% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Richmond Hill Middle School in?
Richmond Hill Middle School is part of Bryan County.
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