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Enrollment
456
Middle
DISTRICT 521 · STATE 763
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HABERSHAM COUNTY·NCES 130258001154
South Habersham Middle School
237 Old Athens Hwy, Cornelia, GA 30531 · (706) 778-7121 · Habersham County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL456 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 91% 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.
- A+Beats 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
11.2:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.8:1 · STATE 14.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
431 students
DISTRICT 94% · 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 | 154 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 147 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 155 | 34% |
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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
41.8%
GA avg 40.1% . +6.5pp since 2021
Math
52.7%
GA avg 44.6% . +9.1pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 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 6 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 9 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 41.8% | 52.7% |
| 2023-24 | 46.0% | 53.7% |
| 2022-23 | 40.8% | 42.7% |
| 2021-22 | 35.4% | 43.6% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of GA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
49.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.5%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+20.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 29% typical for Georgia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 21 points, placing it in Georgia's top 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 South Habersham Middle School
South Habersham Middle School's state test result (49.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Habersham Middle School this school | 456 | 94.5% | 49.0% |
| Valley Point Middle School Dalton | 377 | 98.1% | 36.5% |
| Hilliard A. Wilbanks Middle School Demorest | 566 | 92.4% | 48.3% |
| New Hope Middle School Dalton | 454 | 86.6% | 52.7% |
| Atkinson County Middle School Pearson | 336 | 85.7% | 40.9% |
| Calhoun Middle School Calhoun | 573 | 83.4% | 42.2% |
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 South Habersham Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #125 of 470 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.7% | #125 of 474 ▼ 24 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.8% | #170 of 474 ▼ 33 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.8pp | #114 of 465 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 456 | #396 of 487 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.2:1 | #24 of 471 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.3% | #208 of 471 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.5% | #180 of 479 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.9% | #298 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. 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
456
-2 (0%) vs 2020
-33% since 1990-91, when it was 685
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
was 11.4:1
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 | 456 | 40.8 | 11.2:1 | 95% (431) |
| 2023-24 | 438 | 40.9 | 10.7:1 | 81% (356) |
| 2022-23 | 459 | 40.3 | 11.4:1 | 66% (305) |
| 2020-21 | 458 | 40 | 11.4:1 | 61% (281) |
| 2017-18 | 460 | 38.5 | 11.9:1 | 75% (346) |
| 2015-16 | 508 | 37 | 13.7:1 | 76% (384) |
| 2010-11 | 789 | 62 | 12.7:1 | 67% (527) |
| 2000-01 | 661 | 41 | 16.1:1 | 41% (271) |
| 1990-91 | 685 | 35 | 19.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for South Habersham Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (460 to 456); teachers up 6% (38.5 to 40.8).
About South Habersham Middle School
South Habersham Middle School is a low-enrollment middle-grades school in Cornelia, Georgia. It serves 456 students in grades 6 through 8. For comparison, middle schools in Georgia average about 763 students.
Federal data list 14 schools in Habersham County, with 7,257 students enrolled.
A majority of students at South Habersham Middle School, 51%, are Hispanic. The rest of enrollment is 39% White, 5% multiracial, 3% Black, and 2% Asian. Among all residents of Habersham County, the Hispanic share is about 16%. The chance that two students picked at random at South Habersham Middle School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 58%.
Teacher staffing is 40.8 full-time equivalents, or about 11.2 students per teacher. Among middle schools in Georgia, the typical ratio is 14.1:1. About 95% of students, or 431, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
South Habersham Middle School is graded A by allk12, scoring above 91% of Georgia public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for South Habersham Middle School is +20.5 points, in the top 10% of Georgia. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 49.0%, and the predicted rate is 28.5%.
Census Bureau estimates for Habersham County show that median household income is about $67,309, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 25% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. South Habersham Middle School is one of 13 public schools in Habersham County, which together enroll about 6,835 students.
Nearby, Level Grove Elementary School is about 0.2 miles away. South Habersham Middle School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. South Habersham Middle School ranks 3rd of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 49.0% against a local average of 42.4%.
South Habersham Middle School is coded as Rural: Fringe in federal locale data.
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 456, close to the 458 recorded in 2020-21.
The discussion area below is open to posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Habersham County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
47,793
Census ACS
Median income
$67,309
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
6,835 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Habersham County
- Habersham Central High SchoolHigh · 1,611 students
- Level Grove Elementary SchoolElementary · 591 students
- Hilliard A. Wilbanks Middle SchoolMiddle · 566 students
- Habersham Ninth Grade AcademyHigh · 552 students
- Demorest Elementary SchoolElementary · 548 students
- North Habersham Middle SchoolMiddle · 542 students
Other schools in Cornelia
- Level Grove Elementary SchoolElementary · 591 students
- Cornelia Elementary SchoolElementary · 491 students
Nearby schools
- Level Grove Elementary School0.2 mi · 591
- Cornelia Elementary School2.1 mi · 491
- Baldwin Elementary School3.0 mi · 422
- Fairview Elementary School3.2 mi · 478
- Demorest Elementary School3.7 mi · 548
- Hilliard A. Wilbanks Middle School3.9 mi · 566
Frequently asked questions
About South Habersham Middle SchoolHow many students attend South Habersham Middle School?
South Habersham Middle School enrolls approximately 456 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does South Habersham Middle School serve?
South Habersham Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does South Habersham Middle School have?
South Habersham Middle School employs 41 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.2:1.
What is the student diversity at South Habersham Middle School?
Student demographics at South Habersham Middle School are roughly 39% White, 51% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is South Habersham Middle School in?
South Habersham Middle School is part of Habersham County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.