1
Enrollment
671
Middle
DISTRICT 834 · STATE 763
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·POLK COUNTY·NCES 130420003442
Rockmart Middle School
60 Knox Mountain Rd, Rockmart, GA 30153 · (678) 757-1479 · Polk County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL671 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 18% of Georgia public middle schools
- CTest 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.
- B-Three-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
17.2:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.1:1 · STATE 14.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
511 students
DISTRICT 81% · 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 | 212 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 232 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 227 | 34% |
Student demographics
48%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · 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
27.8%
GA avg 40.1% . +2.1pp since 2021
Math
30.0%
GA avg 44.6% . +6.7pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 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 2 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 27.8% | 30.0% |
| 2023-24 | 28.6% | 24.9% |
| 2022-23 | 28.4% | 25.0% |
| 2021-22 | 25.7% | 23.3% |
% 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
26.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.0%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 Rockmart Middle School
Rockmart Middle School's state test result (26.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rockmart Middle School this school | 671 | 76.2% | 26.8% |
| Bleckley Middle School Cochran | 550 | 85.3% | 54.8% |
| Social Circle Middle School Social Circle | 444 | 72.5% | 35.4% |
| West Laurens Middle School Dublin | 898 | 83.0% | 55.0% |
| Southeast Bulloch Middle School Brooklet | 884 | 82.9% | 54.1% |
| North Habersham Middle School Clarkesville | 542 | 78.8% | 62.4% |
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 Rockmart Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.8% | #341 of 470 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.0% | #314 of 474 ▲ 19 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.8% | #335 of 474 ▲ 10 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.4pp | #226 of 465 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 671 | #284 of 487 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.2:1 | #445 of 471 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.5% | #318 of 471 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 76.2% | #266 of 479 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.1% | #183 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
671
-88 (-12%) vs 2020
-16% since 2010-11, when it was 803
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
was 16.1:1
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 | 671 | 39.1 | 17.2:1 | 76% (511) |
| 2023-24 | 679 | 44.8 | 15.2:1 | 76% (517) |
| 2022-23 | 706 | 47.4 | 14.9:1 | 78% (550) |
| 2020-21 | 759 | 47 | 16.1:1 | 85% (648) |
| 2017-18 | 730 | 46.1 | 15.8:1 | 85% (624) |
| 2015-16 | 736 | 45 | 16.4:1 | 83% (612) |
| 2010-11 | 803 | 52 | 15.4:1 | 61% (492) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rockmart Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (730 to 671); teachers down 15% (46.1 to 39.1).
About Rockmart Middle School
Rockmart Middle School is a mid-sized middle school in Rockmart, Georgia, (ZIP code 30153). Enrollment stands at 671 students, covering grades 6 through 8.
Polk County enrolls 7,745 students, and its 11 schools include Rockmart Middle School.
The share of White students at Rockmart Middle School is 70%, a majority. Other students are 16% Black, 8% multiracial, and 5% Hispanic. Census estimates put Polk County at about 73% White, close to the school's figure. A diversity index of 48% means there is a 48% chance two randomly chosen students at Rockmart Middle School are from different groups.
There are about 17.2 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Rockmart Middle School, which has 39.1. The school's 17.2:1 compares with an average of 14.1:1 for middle schools in Georgia. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 76%. Public schools in Polk County average a similar 77%.
On the allk12 Grade, Rockmart Middle School lands at C-, ahead of 18% of Georgia public middle schools.
Test results at Rockmart Middle School are 11.2 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (26.8% actual, 38.0% predicted).
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Polk County show that median household income comes to about $58,515, roughly 15% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Polk County counts 11 public schools with about 7,745 students.
Rockmart High School is about 0.3 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Rockmart Middle School is one of several public schools in the area, with 3 others within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Rockmart Middle School at 8th of 9.
NCES assigns Rockmart Middle School the locale Town: Distant, meaning in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Enrollment figures show a drop of 88 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. Its ratio of students to teachers was 16.1:1 in 2020-21, and 17.2:1 in 2024-25.
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Polk County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
43,785
Census ACS
Median income
$58,515
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
7,745 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Polk County
- Cedartown High SchoolHigh · 1,448 students
- Cedartown Middle SchoolMiddle · 997 students
- Rockmart High SchoolHigh · 956 students
- Eastside Elementary SchoolElementary · 764 students
- Van Wert Elementary SchoolElementary · 693 students
- Westside Elementary SchoolElementary · 588 students
Other schools in Rockmart
- Rockmart High SchoolHigh · 956 students
- Eastside Elementary SchoolElementary · 764 students
- Van Wert Elementary SchoolElementary · 693 students
- Sara M. Ragsdale ElementaryElementary · 637 students
Nearby schools
- Rockmart High School0.3 mi · 956
- Van Wert Elementary School2.5 mi · 693
- Eastside Elementary School3.0 mi · 764
- Sara M. Ragsdale Elementary6.9 mi · 637
- Taylorsville Elementary School7.5 mi · 494
- Lillian C. Poole Elementary School8.6 mi · 460
Frequently asked questions
About Rockmart Middle SchoolHow large is Rockmart Middle School?
Rockmart Middle School enrolls approximately 671 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Rockmart Middle School serve?
Rockmart Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Rockmart Middle School have?
Rockmart Middle School employs 39 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Rockmart Middle School?
Student demographics at Rockmart Middle School are roughly 70% White, 5% Hispanic, 16% Black, 0% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Rockmart Middle School in?
Rockmart Middle School is part of Polk County.
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