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Enrollment
973
Middle
DISTRICT 873 · STATE 763
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BARROW COUNTY·NCES 130029002017
Russell Middle School
364 W Candler St, Winder, GA 30680 · (770) 867-8181 · Barrow County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL973 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
66 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 14.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
528 students
DISTRICT 61% · 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 | 321 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 331 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 321 | 33% |
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
39.2%
GA avg 40.1% . +7.1pp since 2021
Math
37.9%
GA avg 44.6% . +1.2pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 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 7 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 1 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 39.2% | 37.9% |
| 2023-24 | 41.3% | 35.6% |
| 2022-23 | 32.8% | 33.4% |
| 2021-22 | 32.1% | 36.7% |
% 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
39.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.3%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Russell Middle School
Russell Middle School's state test result (39.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russell Middle School this school | 973 | 54.3% | 39.5% |
| Bear Creek Middle School Statham | 752 | 57.7% | 35.4% |
| Legacy Knoll Middle School Hoschton | 707 | 51.1% | 53.9% |
| Haymon-Morris Middle School Winder | 973 | 61.6% | 41.0% |
| Cartersville Middle School Cartersville | 1,081 | 54.8% | 47.0% |
| Palmer Middle School Kennesaw | 803 | 53.1% | 43.5% |
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 Russell Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.5% | #211 of 470 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.9% | #246 of 474 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.2% | #195 of 474 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.2pp | #232 of 465 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 973 | #109 of 487 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #303 of 471 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.7% | #49 of 471 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.3% | #362 of 479 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.2% | #111 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
973
+22 (+2%) vs 2020
+37% since 1990-91, when it was 708
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 15.1:1
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 | 973 | 65.5 | 14.8:1 | 54% (528) |
| 2023-24 | 988 | 63.4 | 15.6:1 | 62% (612) |
| 2022-23 | 931 | 57.6 | 16.2:1 | 52% (487) |
| 2020-21 | 951 | 63 | 15.1:1 | 43% (407) |
| 2017-18 | 934 | 59.9 | 15.6:1 | 55% (518) |
| 2015-16 | 752 | 48 | 15.7:1 | 56% (419) |
| 2010-11 | 711 | 47 | 15.1:1 | 71% (506) |
| 2000-01 | 659 | 41 | 16.1:1 | 30% (200) |
| 1990-91 | 708 | 42 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Russell Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (934 to 973); teachers up 9% (59.9 to 65.5).
About Russell Middle School
This page covers Russell Middle School, a medium-sized middle school in Winder, Georgia. A federal count lists 973 students at the school, in grades 6 through 8. An average school in this group (middle schools in Georgia) has about 763 students.
The 17 schools in Barrow County enroll 15,313 students altogether, Russell Middle School among them.
Russell Middle School's enrollment has no majority group, and White students are the largest at 47%. Smaller groups are 27% Hispanic, 12% Black, 7% multiracial, and 7% Asian. County-wide, 67% of Barrow County residents are White. By the diversity index, Russell Middle School comes in at 69%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 14.8:1, with 65.5 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. For comparison, middle schools in Georgia average 14.1:1. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 54%.
Russell Middle School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Georgia schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 39.5% and a predicted 49.3%.
Census Bureau estimates for Barrow County show that median household income is about $80,653, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 17 public schools operate in Barrow County, serving about 15,313 students.
Of nearby public schools, Winder Elementary School is the closest, at about 0.2 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 34.5%, lower than Russell Middle School's 39.5%.
Russell Middle School is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000, a location NCES labels Suburb: Small.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 951 to 973.
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Barrow County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
89,886
Census ACS
Median income
$80,653
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
17
15,313 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Barrow County
- Apalachee High SchoolHigh · 1,949 students
- Winder-Barrow High SchoolHigh · 1,869 students
- Haymon-Morris Middle SchoolMiddle · 973 students
- Barrow Arts and Sciences AcademyHigh · 967 students
- Holsenbeck Elementary SchoolElementary · 813 students
- Westside Middle SchoolMiddle · 793 students
Other schools in Winder
- Apalachee High SchoolHigh · 1,949 students
- Winder-Barrow High SchoolHigh · 1,869 students
- Haymon-Morris Middle SchoolMiddle · 973 students
- Barrow Arts and Sciences AcademyHigh · 967 students
- Holsenbeck Elementary SchoolElementary · 813 students
- Westside Middle SchoolMiddle · 793 students
Other Russell Middle schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Russell Middle. Russell Middle School is the largest of the 4.
- RUSSELL MIDDLE SCHOOLOMAHA, NE · 760 students
- Russell Middle SchoolCOLORADO SPRINGS, CO · 520 students
- Russell Middle SchoolRussell, KY · 488 students
Nearby schools
- Winder Elementary School0.2 mi · 656
- Winder-Barrow High School0.4 mi · 1,869
- County Line Elementary School1.5 mi · 573
- Kennedy Elementary School2.4 mi · 764
- Westside Middle School2.4 mi · 793
- Holsenbeck Elementary School2.8 mi · 813
Frequently asked questions
About Russell Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Russell Middle School?
Russell Middle School enrolls approximately 973 students in grades 06-08.
Is Russell Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Russell Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Russell Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Russell Middle School is approximately 14.8:1 (66 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Russell Middle School?
At Russell Middle School, the student body is approximately 47% White, 27% Hispanic, 12% Black, 7% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Russell Middle School public or private?
Russell Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Barrow County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.