Snelson-Golden Middle School

Snelson-Golden Middle School is a moderately sized 6-8 campus in Hinesville, Georgia, overseen by Liberty County. The school educates 876 students in grades 6 through 8.

Liberty County comprises 12 schools with combined enrollment of 10,925 students; Snelson-Golden Middle School is among them.

Demographically, Snelson-Golden Middle School reports that Black students make up the majority at 64%. Beyond that, the school reports 13% Hispanic, 11% White, 10% multiracial. By comparison, Liberty County as a whole is about 42% Black, so the school skews considerably more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 58 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.1:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 14.1:1 average. Roughly 100% of students at Snelson-Golden Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Liberty County runs at roughly 89%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Snelson-Golden Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 25.7%; this one delivers 24.7%.

In the broader community, Liberty County reports that median household income runs about $60,456, about 21% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. Snelson-Golden Middle School is one of 12 public schools in Liberty County (combined enrollment of about 10,925 students).

The closest other public school is Joseph Martin Elementary School, roughly 0.1 miles away. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Snelson-Golden Middle School ranks 7th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 29.4%.

The campus sits in an urban setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Snelson-Golden Middle School's enrollment has ticked up 23% since 2018, when it stood at 715 (now 876). The White share of enrollment edged down from 15% to 11% over that span.

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