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Enrollment
955
Middle
DISTRICT 758 · STATE 763
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HALL COUNTY·NCES 130261001169
South Hall Middle School
3215 Poplar Springs Rd, Gainesville, GA 30507 · (770) 532-4416 · Hall County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL955 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
75 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 14.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
739 students
DISTRICT 65% · 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 | 320 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 321 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 314 | 33% |
Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · 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
30.2%
GA avg 40.1% . -3.7pp since 2021
Math
45.7%
GA avg 44.6% . +12.4pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 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 4 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 12 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 30.2% | 45.7% |
| 2023-24 | 34.5% | 39.6% |
| 2022-23 | 32.5% | 34.5% |
| 2021-22 | 33.9% | 33.3% |
% 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
34.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.4%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 South Hall Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Hall County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.3% | #268 of 470 | #5 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.7% | #189 of 474 | #4 of 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.2% | #301 of 474 | #6 of 10 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.4pp | #224 of 465 | #6 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 955 | #116 of 487 | #1 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #96 of 471 | #4 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.7% | #350 of 471 | #8 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 77.4% | #262 of 479 | #2 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.4% | #30 of 305 | #3 of 6 |
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
955
-107 (-10%) vs 2020
-7% since 1990-91, when it was 1,032
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 13.8:1
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 | 955 | 75.2 | 12.7:1 | 77% (739) |
| 2023-24 | 974 | 75.7 | 12.9:1 | 78% (759) |
| 2022-23 | 955 | 77.3 | 12.3:1 | 74% (705) |
| 2020-21 | 1,062 | 77 | 13.8:1 | 66% (701) |
| 2017-18 | 1,263 | 88 | 14.3:1 | 69% (869) |
| 2015-16 | 1,266 | 78 | 16.2:1 | 71% (895) |
| 2010-11 | 1,187 | 80 | 14.8:1 | 69% (819) |
| 2000-01 | 817 | 53 | 15.4:1 | 49% (397) |
| 1990-91 | 1,032 | 45 | 22.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for South Hall Middle School.
About South Hall Middle School
South Hall Middle School is a mid-sized middle school located in Gainesville, Georgia. Enrollment stands at 955 students, covering grades 6 through 8. That is 25% larger than the average of about 763 students for middle schools in Georgia.
South Hall Middle School is part of a district of 38 schools: Hall County, with 28,028 students.
More than half of enrollment at South Hall Middle School is Hispanic: 74%. Next come 18% White and 4% Black. The county population is about 29% Hispanic. The diversity index for South Hall Middle School is 42%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
For every teacher at South Hall Middle School, there are about 12.7 students; the school has 75.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, middle schools in Georgia average 14.1:1. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 77%. It compares with 64% for public schools in Hall County.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, South Hall Middle School would be expected to post about 37.4%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 34.3%.
In the surrounding county, Hall County, the median household earns about $80,901 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 27%, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Hall County has 49 public schools with about 36,525 students, including South Hall Middle School.
World Language Academy Middle School sits less than a tenth of a mile from South Hall Middle School. Within five miles of South Hall Middle School, there are at least 8 other public schools. South Hall Middle School is 2nd of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Mid-size. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Federal enrollment counts decreased from 1,062 (2020-21) to 955 (2024-25). Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 12.7:1, from 13.8:1.
South Hall Middle School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Hall County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
212,705
Census ACS
Median income
$80,901
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
49
36,525 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hall County
- Johnson High SchoolHigh · 1,318 students
- Flowery Branch HighHigh · 1,304 students
- East Hall High SchoolHigh · 1,287 students
- West Hall High SchoolHigh · 1,274 students
- Chestatee High SchoolHigh · 1,245 students
- Cherokee Bluff High SchoolHigh · 1,202 students
Other schools in Gainesville
- Gainesville High SchoolHigh · 2,077 students
- East Forsyth High SchoolHigh · 1,588 students
- Johnson High SchoolHigh · 1,318 students
- East Hall High SchoolHigh · 1,287 students
- Chestatee High SchoolHigh · 1,245 students
- North Hall High SchoolHigh · 1,164 students
Nearby schools
- World Language Academy Middle School0.0 mi · 256
- Johnson High School0.3 mi · 1,318
- The Foundry1.1 mi · 28
- Lanier College and Career Academy1.1 mi · 169
- Oakwood Elementary School1.2 mi · 509
- Mundy Mill Arts Academy1.9 mi · 825
Frequently asked questions
About South Hall Middle SchoolHow large is South Hall Middle School?
South Hall Middle School enrolls approximately 955 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does South Hall Middle School serve?
South Hall Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does South Hall Middle School have?
South Hall Middle School employs 75 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.7:1.
What is the student diversity at South Hall Middle School?
Student demographics at South Hall Middle School are roughly 18% White, 74% Hispanic, 4% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is South Hall Middle School public or private?
South Hall Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Hall County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.