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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Social Circle Middle School administration to hear?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
444
Middle
DISTRICT 508 · STATE 763
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOCIAL CIRCLE CITY·NCES 130454002463
Social Circle Middle School
154 Alcova Dr, Social Circle, GA 30025 · (770) 464-1932 · Walton County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL444 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 14.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
322 students
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 74%
Community
5
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 | 150 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 141 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 153 | 34% |
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · 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
Social Circle Middle School→Social Circle High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Social Circle City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
47.5%
GA avg 40.1% . +11.6pp since 2021
Math
32.3%
GA avg 44.6% . +2.4pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 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 12 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 47.5% | 32.3% |
| 2023-24 | 41.2% | 29.4% |
| 2022-23 | 37.5% | 29.7% |
| 2021-22 | 35.9% | 29.9% |
% 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
35.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.9%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 →
Where Social Circle Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.4% | #257 of 470 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.3% | #295 of 474 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.5% | #120 of 474 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.0pp | #141 of 465 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 444 | #407 of 487 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #268 of 471 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.1% | #302 of 471 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 72.5% | #282 of 479 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.8% | #262 of 305 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
444
-4 (-1%) vs 2020
+31% since 2000-01, when it was 338
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 17.2:1
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 | 444 | 30.9 | 14.4:1 | 73% (322) |
| 2023-24 | 448 | 31.7 | 14.1:1 | 55% (248) |
| 2022-23 | 464 | 30.2 | 15.4:1 | 39% (181) |
| 2020-21 | 448 | 26 | 17.2:1 | 37% (167) |
| 2017-18 | 457 | 23.3 | 19.6:1 | 46% (208) |
| 2015-16 | 389 | 22 | 17.7:1 | 49% (190) |
| 2010-11 | 402 | 24 | 16.8:1 | 57% (228) |
| 2000-01 | 338 | 18 | 18.8:1 | 37% (126) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Social Circle Middle School.
About Social Circle Middle School
Social Circle Middle School, located in Social Circle, Georgia, is a small middle school. The school enrolls 444 students in grades 6 through 8. Middle schools in Georgia average about 763 students, which makes this school 42% below average.
Social Circle Middle School is run by Social Circle City, whose 4 schools enroll 2,032 students.
The largest group at Social Circle Middle School is White students, at 68%. Other students are 21% Black, 6% Hispanic, and 4% multiracial. Walton County residents are about 70% White, a similar share. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 49%.
The school lists 30.9 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.4:1. It is about the same as the 14.1:1 average for middle schools in Georgia. A total of 322 students, or 73%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Walton County, the average is 56%.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Social Circle Middle School would score about 39.9%. It scores 35.4%, 4.5 points below that figure.
The county, Walton County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $84,945 a year, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Social Circle Middle School, Walton County has 19 public schools.
Less than a tenth of a mile separates Social Circle Middle School from the closest public school, Social Circle High School. The five-mile area around Social Circle Middle School holds 3 other public schools. Local comparison: Social Circle Middle School ranks 5th of 8 nearby schools, at 35.4% versus a 39.0% average.
Social Circle Middle School is coded as Rural: Distant in federal locale data.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 444, starting from 448. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (14.4:1) than in 2020-21 (17.2:1).
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Walton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
103,313
Census ACS
Median income
$84,945
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
16,815 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Social Circle City
- Social Circle High SchoolHigh · 629 students
- Social Circle Primary SchoolElementary · 523 students
- Social Circle Elementary SchoolElementary · 436 students
Other schools in Social Circle
- Social Circle High SchoolHigh · 629 students
- Social Circle Primary SchoolElementary · 523 students
- Social Circle Elementary SchoolElementary · 436 students
Nearby schools
- Social Circle High School0.0 mi · 629
- Social Circle Elementary School0.6 mi · 436
- Social Circle Primary School1.0 mi · 523
- Eastside High School6.2 mi · 1,590
- Flint Hill Elementary6.6 mi · 848
- Harmony Elementary School7.9 mi · 666
Frequently asked questions
About Social Circle Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Social Circle Middle School?
Social Circle Middle School enrolls approximately 444 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Social Circle Middle School serve?
Social Circle Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Social Circle Middle School have?
Social Circle Middle School employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Social Circle Middle School?
Student demographics at Social Circle Middle School are roughly 68% White, 6% Hispanic, 21% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Social Circle Middle School?
Social Circle Middle School is overseen by Social Circle City in Walton County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.