South Hall Middle School

South Hall Middle School, an average-sized junior high in Gainesville, Georgia, operated by Hall County, teaches 955 students, covering grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 25% larger than the state mean of about 763.

Hall County comprises 38 schools with combined enrollment of 28,028 students; South Hall Middle School is among them.

In terms of who attends, South Hall Middle School lists that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 74% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school lists 18% White, 4% Black. The wider county runs roughly 29% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, South Hall Middle School records 75 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.1:1, putting South Hall Middle School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 77% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Hall County runs at roughly 64%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), South Hall Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 37.4%; this one delivers 34.3%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Hall County shows median household income runs about $80,901, 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Across Hall County's 49 public schools (combined enrollment of about 36,525 students), South Hall Middle School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is World Language Academy Middle School, roughly 0.0 miles away. 8 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), South Hall Middle School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 21.4%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 24%: 1,263 students in 2018 compared to 955 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment rose from 62% to 74% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 14.3:1 in 2018 to 12.7:1 in 2025.

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