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Enrollment
849
Middle
DISTRICT 780 · STATE 763
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BIBB COUNTY·NCES 130042002620
Rutland Middle School
6260 Skipper Rd, Macon, GA 31216 · (478) 779-4369 · Bibb County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL849 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 6% of Georgia public middle schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-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
15.4:1
55 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 14.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
512 students
DISTRICT 63% · 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 | 311 | 37% |
| Grade 7 | 271 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 267 | 31% |
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 40% · 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
24.1%
GA avg 40.1% . -2.3pp since 2021
Math
24.1%
GA avg 44.6% . +6.8pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 24 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores are down 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 | 24.1% | 24.1% |
| 2023-24 | 26.2% | 17.8% |
| 2022-23 | 25.5% | 17.2% |
| 2021-22 | 26.4% | 17.3% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of GA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
19.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.2%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-26.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 20% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 46% typical for Georgia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Rutland Middle School
Rutland Middle School's state test result (19.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rutland Middle School this school | 849 | 60.3% | 19.9% |
| Woodland Middle School Stockbridge | 679 | 63.5% | 30.0% |
| Bennett's Mill Middle School Fayetteville | 876 | 63.5% | 48.6% |
| Chapel Hill Middle School Douglasville | 1,036 | 58.8% | 48.1% |
| Mason Creek Middle School Winston | 853 | 68.5% | 46.2% |
| P. B. Ritch Middle School Dallas | 690 | 68.3% | 31.9% |
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 Rutland Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Bibb County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 19.9% | #396 of 470 | #3 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.1% | #361 of 474 ▲ 24 | #2 of 6 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 24.1% | #372 of 474 ▼ 5 | #3 of 6 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.2pp | #317 of 465 | #4 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 849 | #170 of 487 | #3 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #351 of 471 | #6 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.9% | #198 of 471 | #1 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.3% | #326 of 479 | #5 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.9% | #245 of 305 | N/A |
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
849
+34 (+4%) vs 2020
-17% since 2010-11, when it was 1,023
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
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 | 849 | 55.2 | 15.4:1 | 60% (512) |
| 2023-24 | 871 | 55.4 | 15.7:1 | 49% (429) |
| 2022-23 | 812 | 54.2 | 15.0:1 | 100% (812) |
| 2020-21 | 815 | 54 | 15.1:1 | 100% (815) |
| 2017-18 | 883 | 58.3 | 15.2:1 | 99% (875) |
| 2015-16 | 912 | 57 | 16.0:1 | 99% (904) |
| 2010-11 | 1,023 | 64 | 16.0:1 | 64% (656) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rutland Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (883 to 849); teachers down 5% (58.3 to 55.2).
About Rutland Middle School
The public middle school Rutland Middle School is located in Macon, Georgia. The school's enrollment of 849 students covers grades 6 through 8.
Rutland Middle School is one of 35 schools in Bibb County, which enrolls 21,334 students in total.
At 59%, Black students outnumber all other groups at Rutland Middle School combined. The remaining students are 19% White, 17% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. The county population is about 55% Black, within a few points of the school. Rutland Middle School has a diversity index of 59%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The teaching staff at Rutland Middle School is 55.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 15.4:1. The average ratio among middle schools in Georgia is 14.1:1, lower than at this school. About 60% of students, or 512, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is close to the 61% average for public schools in Bibb County.
The allk12 Grade for Rutland Middle School is D. Compared with Georgia public middle schools, the school scored higher than 6% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On allk12's BeatsExpectations measure, Rutland Middle School is among the bottom 10% of schools in Georgia. Predicted: 46.2%. Actual: 19.9%.
Within Bibb County, median household income is about $51,234, about 26% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 20% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 41 public schools in Bibb County, with a combined enrollment of about 23,725.
Nearby, Rutland High School is less than a tenth of a mile away. Rutland Middle School is one of several public schools in the area, with 5 others within five miles. Nearby schools average 21.8% on proficiency, and Rutland Middle School is below that at 19.9%.
Rutland Middle School is in rural territory close to an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Fringe.
The number of students climbed from 815 to 849 over 4 years.
The Rutland Middle School community page is open for posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Bibb County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
156,578
Census ACS
Median income
$51,234
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
20%
Below federal line
Schools in county
41
23,725 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bibb County
- Howard High SchoolHigh · 1,145 students
- Westside High SchoolHigh · 1,013 students
- Howard Middle SchoolMiddle · 973 students
- Rutland High SchoolHigh · 921 students
- Weaver Middle SchoolMiddle · 894 students
- Central High SchoolHigh · 892 students
Other schools in Macon
- Academy For Classical EducationCombined · 1,808 students
- Howard High SchoolHigh · 1,145 students
- Westside High SchoolHigh · 1,013 students
- Howard Middle SchoolMiddle · 973 students
- Rutland High SchoolHigh · 921 students
- Weaver Middle SchoolMiddle · 894 students
Other Rutland Middle schools
One other US public school is named Rutland Middle. Rutland Middle School is the largest of the 2.
- Rutland Middle SchoolRutland, VT · 249 students
Nearby schools
- Rutland High School0.1 mi · 921
- Porter Elementary School1.3 mi · 400
- Heard Elementary School1.9 mi · 596
- Skyview Elementary School2.7 mi · 423
- Southfield Elementary School3.5 mi · 630
- Veterans Elementary School5.3 mi · 715
Frequently asked questions
About Rutland Middle SchoolHow many students attend Rutland Middle School?
Rutland Middle School enrolls approximately 849 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Rutland Middle School serve?
Rutland Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Rutland Middle School?
Approximately 15.4:1 students per teacher at Rutland Middle School.
What is the student diversity at Rutland Middle School?
Student demographics at Rutland Middle School are roughly 19% White, 17% Hispanic, 59% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Rutland Middle School in?
Rutland Middle School is part of Bibb County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.