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Enrollment
876
Middle
DISTRICT 818 · STATE 763
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LIBERTY COUNTY·NCES 130330001007
Snelson-Golden Middle School
465 Coates Rd, Hinesville, GA 31313 · (912) 877-3112 · Liberty County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL876 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 27% of Georgia public middle schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats 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
15.1:1
58 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 14.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
876 students
DISTRICT 89% · 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 | 279 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 296 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 301 | 34% |
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
25.8%
GA avg 40.1% . -1.8pp since 2021
Math
23.8%
GA avg 44.6% . +6.4pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 26 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 6 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 25.8% | 23.8% |
| 2023-24 | 28.5% | 20.3% |
| 2022-23 | 29.7% | 21.8% |
| 2021-22 | 27.6% | 17.4% |
% 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
24.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% 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 Snelson-Golden Middle School
Snelson-Golden Middle School's state test result (24.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snelson-Golden Middle School this school | 876 | 100.0% | 24.7% |
| Huntington Middle School Warner Robins | 780 | 100.0% | 32.2% |
| Liberty Middle School Covington | 894 | 100.0% | 21.6% |
| Northside Middle School Warner Robins | 859 | 100.0% | 33.9% |
| Langston Chapel Middle School Statesboro | 718 | 100.0% | 27.1% |
| Martin L. King Jr. Middle School Atlanta | 879 | 97.4% | 29.1% |
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 Snelson-Golden Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.7% | #357 of 470 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.8% | #364 of 474 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 25.8% | #358 of 474 ▼ 11 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.3pp | #316 of 465 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 876 | #159 of 487 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #323 of 471 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.4% | #251 of 471 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #97 of 479 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +22.5% | #28 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
876
+13 (+2%) vs 2020
-30% since 2000-01, when it was 1,255
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 16.9:1
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 | 876 | 58.1 | 15.1:1 | 100% (876) |
| 2023-24 | 860 | 53.2 | 16.2:1 | 83% (717) |
| 2022-23 | 876 | 55.2 | 15.9:1 | 76% (665) |
| 2020-21 | 863 | 51 | 16.9:1 | 70% (606) |
| 2017-18 | 715 | 48.9 | 14.6:1 | 77% (547) |
| 2015-16 | 702 | 49 | 14.3:1 | 78% (551) |
| 2010-11 | 802 | 51 | 15.7:1 | 67% (541) |
| 2000-01 | 1,255 | 64 | 19.6:1 | 50% (622) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Snelson-Golden Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 23% (715 to 876); teachers up 19% (48.9 to 58.1).
About Snelson-Golden Middle School
Snelson-Golden Middle School is a public middle-grades school run by Liberty County in Hinesville, Georgia. The grade span is 6 through 8, and enrollment is 876 students.
Snelson-Golden Middle School is in Liberty County, a district with 10,925 students across 12 schools.
At Snelson-Golden Middle School, Black students make up 64% of the student body. It is also 13% Hispanic, 11% White, and 10% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Liberty County is roughly 42% Black. Pick two students at random and there is a 55% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal staffing data show 58.1 full-time-equivalent teachers at Snelson-Golden Middle School and a ratio of 15.1:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 14.1:1 average for middle schools in Georgia. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 100% of enrollment. The rate at public schools in Liberty County averages 89%, lower than here.
Snelson-Golden Middle School is graded C by allk12, scoring above 27% of Georgia public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Snelson-Golden Middle School's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (24.7%) and its predicted rate (25.7%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Georgia schools.
Liberty County has about 67,397 residents, and the median household income is $60,456, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 21% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. In all, Liberty County has 12 public schools and roughly 10,925 students.
Nearby, Joseph Martin Elementary School is about 0.1 miles away. There are 6 more public schools inside five miles. Local comparison: Snelson-Golden Middle School ranks 7th of 9 nearby schools, at 24.7% versus a 29.4% average.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Small.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 863 to 876, a small change. Students per teacher fell from 16.9 in 2020-21 to 15.1 in 2024-25.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Liberty County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
67,397
Census ACS
Median income
$60,456
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
10,925 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Liberty County
- Bradwell InstituteHigh · 1,900 students
- Liberty County High SchoolHigh · 1,192 students
- Button Gwinnett Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,162 students
- Lewis Frasier Middle SchoolMiddle · 828 students
- Taylors Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 765 students
- Midway Middle SchoolMiddle · 750 students
Other schools in Hinesville
- Bradwell InstituteHigh · 1,900 students
- Liberty County High SchoolHigh · 1,192 students
- Button Gwinnett Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,162 students
- Lewis Frasier Middle SchoolMiddle · 828 students
- Taylors Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 765 students
- Waldo Pafford Elementary SchoolElementary · 741 students
Nearby schools
- Joseph Martin Elementary School0.1 mi · 720
- Button Gwinnett Elementary School1.2 mi · 1,162
- Bradwell Institute1.7 mi · 1,900
- Liberty County High School2.6 mi · 1,192
- Lewis Frasier Middle School3.8 mi · 828
- Frank Long Elementary School3.8 mi · 685
Frequently asked questions
About Snelson-Golden Middle SchoolHow large is Snelson-Golden Middle School?
Snelson-Golden Middle School enrolls approximately 876 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Snelson-Golden Middle School serve?
Snelson-Golden Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Snelson-Golden Middle School?
Approximately 15.1:1 students per teacher at Snelson-Golden Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Snelson-Golden Middle School?
At Snelson-Golden Middle School, the student body is approximately 11% White, 13% Hispanic, 64% Black, 1% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Snelson-Golden Middle School?
Snelson-Golden Middle School is overseen by Liberty County in Liberty County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.