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What's one thing Rossville Middle School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
446
Middle
DISTRICT 465 · STATE 763
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WALKER COUNTY·NCES 130537003800
Rossville Middle School
316 Bull Dog Trl, Rossville, GA 30741 · (706) 820-0638 · Walker County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL446 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 38% 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.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+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
9.2:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.8:1 · STATE 14.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
446 students
DISTRICT 92% · STATE 74%
Community
5
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 | 153 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 144 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 149 | 33% |
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 31% · 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
28.6%
GA avg 40.1% . +3.5pp since 2021
Math
20.4%
GA avg 44.6% . +2.5pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 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 2 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 28.6% | 20.4% |
| 2023-24 | 31.0% | 24.1% |
| 2022-23 | 27.8% | 18.2% |
| 2021-22 | 25.1% | 18.0% |
% 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
27.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% 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 Rossville Middle School
Rossville Middle School's state test result (27.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rossville Middle School this school | 446 | 100.0% | 27.5% |
| Crawford County Middle School Roberta | 373 | 97.9% | 25.4% |
| Bethune Middle School Folkston | 453 | 99.6% | 41.8% |
| Bacon County Middle School Alma | 462 | 92.0% | 49.1% |
| Stephens County Fifth Grade Academy Toccoa | 295 | 100.0% | 38.1% |
| Chattanooga Valley Middle School Flintstone | 449 | 95.3% | 38.3% |
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 Rossville Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.5% | #331 of 470 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.4% | #385 of 474 ▼ 48 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.6% | #323 of 474 ▼ 12 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.0pp | #292 of 465 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 446 | #406 of 487 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.2:1 | #4 of 471 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.6% | #280 of 471 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #143 of 479 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.9% | #128 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
446
-34 (-7%) vs 2020
-29% since 2010-11, when it was 632
Student : Teacher
9.2:1
was 9.6:1
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 | 446 | 48.3 | 9.2:1 | 100% (446) |
| 2023-24 | 451 | 48.8 | 9.2:1 | 93% (420) |
| 2022-23 | 444 | 46.9 | 9.5:1 | 81% (360) |
| 2020-21 | 480 | 50 | 9.6:1 | 95% (455) |
| 2017-18 | 512 | 49.6 | 10.3:1 | 88% (452) |
| 2015-16 | 526 | 48 | 11.0:1 | 87% (459) |
| 2010-11 | 632 | 52 | 12.2:1 | 84% (534) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rossville Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (512 to 446); teachers down 3% (49.6 to 48.3).
About Rossville Middle School
Rossville Middle School, located in Rossville, Georgia, is a small middle school. The school serves grades 6 through 8. Enrollment is 446 students. That is 42% below the average of about 763 students for middle schools in Georgia.
The 15 schools in Walker County enroll 8,379 students altogether, Rossville Middle School among them.
White students are 67% of those enrolled at Rossville Middle School. The next largest groups are 12% Black, 11% Hispanic, and 9% multiracial. In Walker County overall, about 90% of residents are White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 52, compared with 70 nationally.
Rossville Middle School has 48.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 9.2:1. Middle schools in Georgia have an average ratio of 14.1:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 100%. For comparison, public schools in Walker County average 85%.
Rossville Middle School holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 38% of Georgia public middle schools.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 25.7% for Rossville Middle School. The school posts 27.5%, 1.8 points above the prediction.
American Community Survey estimates for Walker County show that the median household earns about $59,469 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 21%, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Across Walker County, 18 public schools serve about 9,637 students.
Ridgeland High School sits about 0.7 miles from Rossville Middle School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, Rossville Middle School ranks 8th on average proficiency.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 446, down from 480 in 2020-21.
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Walker County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
68,762
Census ACS
Median income
$59,469
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
9,637 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Walker County
- Ridgeland High SchoolHigh · 1,284 students
- LaFayette High SchoolHigh · 1,157 students
- Saddle Ridge Elementary and Middle SchoolElementary · 772 students
- Cherokee Ridge ElementaryElementary · 548 students
- LaFayette Middle SchoolMiddle · 499 students
- Gilbert Elementary SchoolElementary · 476 students
Other schools in Rossville
- Ridgeland High SchoolHigh · 1,284 students
- Lakeview Middle SchoolMiddle · 647 students
- West Side Elementary SchoolElementary · 471 students
- Stone Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 448 students
- Rossville Elementary SchoolElementary · 447 students
- Cloud Springs Elementary SchoolElementary · 346 students
Nearby schools
- Ridgeland High School0.7 mi · 1,284
- Stone Creek Elementary School1.7 mi · 448
- Chattanooga Valley Elementary School1.8 mi · 418
- Chattanooga Valley Middle School2.5 mi · 449
- Rossville Elementary School2.6 mi · 447
- Fairyland Elementary School3.6 mi · 294
Frequently asked questions
About Rossville Middle SchoolHow large is Rossville Middle School?
Rossville Middle School enrolls approximately 446 students in grades 06-08.
Is Rossville Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Rossville Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Rossville Middle School?
Approximately 9.2:1 students per teacher at Rossville Middle School.
How diverse is Rossville Middle School?
Rossville Middle School reports a student body of 67% White, 11% Hispanic, 12% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Rossville Middle School?
Rossville Middle School is overseen by Walker County in Walker County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.