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If you had an hour of school board time for Sandy Springs Middle School, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
763
Middle
DISTRICT 922 · STATE 763
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FULTON COUNTY·NCES 130228000975
Sandy Springs Middle School
8750 Pride Pl, Atlanta, GA 30350 · (470) 254-4970 · Fulton County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL763 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 69% of Georgia public middle schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
12.3:1
62 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 14.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
763 students
DISTRICT 58% · 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 | 252 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 238 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 273 | 36% |
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Sandy Springs Middle School→North Springs High School
Feeds from
Based on published attendance-zone data from Fulton County. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
42.8%
GA avg 40.1% . +2.1pp since 2021
Math
36.7%
GA avg 44.6% . +11.0pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 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 11 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 42.8% | 36.7% |
| 2023-24 | 44.9% | 32.8% |
| 2022-23 | 44.7% | 26.8% |
| 2021-22 | 40.6% | 25.7% |
% 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
37.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% 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 Sandy Springs Middle School
Sandy Springs Middle School's state test result (37.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandy Springs Middle School this school | 763 | 100.0% | 37.4% |
| Sequoyah Middle School Riverdale | 765 | 100.0% | 18.3% |
| Jonesboro Middle School Jonesboro | 895 | 100.0% | 15.3% |
| Arnold Middle School Columbus | 582 | 100.0% | 17.7% |
| Morrow Middle School Morrow | 794 | 100.0% | 22.2% |
| Northside Middle School Warner Robins | 859 | 100.0% | 33.9% |
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 Sandy Springs Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Fulton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.4% | #235 of 470 | #15 of 35 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.7% | #257 of 474 ▲ 8 | #16 of 35 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.8% | #160 of 474 ▼ 14 | #16 of 35 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.6pp | #148 of 465 | #13 of 35 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 763 | #221 of 487 | #18 of 38 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #71 of 471 | #15 of 37 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.3% | #95 of 471 | #9 of 37 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #72 of 479 | #12 of 38 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.1% | #96 of 305 | #14 of 26 |
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
763
-165 (-18%) vs 2020
+3% since 1990-91, when it was 739
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 13.1:1
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 | 763 | 62 | 12.3:1 | 100% (763) |
| 2023-24 | 774 | 59.3 | 13.1:1 | 66% (508) |
| 2022-23 | 821 | 61 | 13.5:1 | 59% (488) |
| 2020-21 | 928 | 71 | 13.1:1 | 46% (425) |
| 2017-18 | 909 | 70 | 13.0:1 | 64% (582) |
| 2015-16 | 860 | 68 | 12.7:1 | 67% (573) |
| 2010-11 | 897 | 68 | 13.2:1 | 67% (605) |
| 2000-01 | 713 | 52 | 13.7:1 | 31% (223) |
| 1990-91 | 739 | 56 | 13.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sandy Springs Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (909 to 763); teachers down 11% (70 to 62).
About Sandy Springs Middle School
Sandy Springs Middle School is a medium-sized middle-grades school in Atlanta, Georgia. The school's enrollment of 763 students covers grades 6 through 8.
Sandy Springs Middle School reports to Fulton County, which has 107 schools and 87,563 students.
Black students account for 50% of enrollment at Sandy Springs Middle School. Other groups include 28% Hispanic, 10% White, 7% multiracial, and 5% Asian. By the diversity index, Sandy Springs Middle School comes in at 65%.
Sandy Springs Middle School employs 62 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 12.3:1. That ratio is under the 14.1:1 average for middle schools in Georgia. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 100% in 2024-25. On average, public schools in Fulton County report 62%.
Sandy Springs Middle School is graded B+ by allk12, scoring above 69% of Georgia public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Sandy Springs Middle School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 37.4% is 11.7 points above the 25.7% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Within Fulton County, median household income is about $95,292, 59% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Fulton County number 205 and enroll about 138,270.
The closest public school to Sandy Springs Middle School is Dunwoody Springs Elementary School, about 1.4 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, Sandy Springs Middle School ranks 5th on proficiency.
The school is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000, according to its NCES locale (City: Mid-size).
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count declined from 928 to 763.
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Fulton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,076,561
Census ACS
Median income
$95,292
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
59%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
205
138,270 students
Quick facts
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- Dunwoody Springs Elementary School1.4 mi · 548
- Ison Springs Elementary School1.6 mi · 433
- Jackson Elementary School1.6 mi · 489
- River Eves Elementary School1.6 mi · 495
- Independence High School2.1 mi · 129
- Vickery Mill Elementary2.4 mi · 407
Frequently asked questions
About Sandy Springs Middle SchoolHow many students attend Sandy Springs Middle School?
Sandy Springs Middle School enrolls approximately 763 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Sandy Springs Middle School serve?
Sandy Springs Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Sandy Springs Middle School have?
Sandy Springs Middle School employs 62 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Sandy Springs Middle School?
Student demographics at Sandy Springs Middle School are roughly 10% White, 28% Hispanic, 50% Black, 5% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Sandy Springs Middle School?
Sandy Springs Middle School is overseen by Fulton County in Fulton County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.