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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Spirit Creek Middle School administration to hear?
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Enrollment
530
Middle
DISTRICT 640 · STATE 763
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RICHMOND COUNTY·NCES 130438002089
Spirit Creek Middle School
115 Dolphin Way, Hephzibah, GA 30815 · (706)592-3987 · Richmond County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL530 STUDENTS
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Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 14.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
495 students
DISTRICT 94% · 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, 2023-24
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 185 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 174 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 171 | 32% |
Student demographics
23%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 40% · 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.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2023-24 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
10.6%
GA avg 41.8% . -0.2pp since 2021
Math
6.4%
GA avg 42.9% . +2.4pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 11 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 6 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 42 and 43. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2021, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 10.6% | 6.4% |
| 2022-23 | 7.6% | 3.0% |
| 2021-22 | 10.8% | 4.0% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of GA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
7.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.1%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-21.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 7% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 29% typical for Georgia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Spirit Creek Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Richmond County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 7.5% | #463 of 470 | #5 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 6.4% | #468 of 474 ▲ 3 | #8 of 9 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 10.6% | #466 of 474 ▲ 8 | #6 of 9 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 530 | #359 of 487 | #8 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #330 of 471 | #4 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.2% | #426 of 471 | #9 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 93.4% | #185 of 479 | #8 of 10 |
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.
6-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2023-24Enrollment
530
-37 (-7%) vs 2017
-48% since 1990-91, when it was 1,017
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 18.6:1
% White
4%
was 8%
% Hispanic
5%
was 4%
% Black
87%
was 85%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 530 | 43.3 | 12.2:1 | 93% (495) |
| 2022-23 | 532 | 35 | 15.2:1 | 98% (521) |
| 2020-21 | 569 | 36 | 15.8:1 | 98% (557) |
| 2017-18 | 567 | 30.5 | 18.6:1 | 96% (546) |
| 2015-16 | 482 | 31 | 15.6:1 | 97% (467) |
| 2010-11 | 490 | 34 | 14.4:1 | 74% (362) |
| 2000-01 | 837 | 49 | 17.1:1 | 67% (559) |
| 1990-91 | 1,017 | 62 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Spirit Creek Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (567 to 530); teachers up 42% (30.5 to 43.3).
About Spirit Creek Middle School
A small middle school in Hephzibah, Georgia, Spirit Creek Middle School is part of Richmond County. The school serves 530 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2023-24. For comparison, middle schools in Georgia average about 763 students.
Richmond County enrolls 30,573 students, and its 52 schools include Spirit Creek Middle School.
Spirit Creek Middle School's enrollment is 87% Black. The next largest groups are 5% Hispanic, 4% White, and 3% multiracial. The school's Black share is 31 points above the 56% share among Richmond County residents. The school's diversity index is 23%, meaning two students picked at random have a 23% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teachers at the school number 43.3 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 15.2:1. That is higher than the 14.1:1 average for middle schools in Georgia. The lunch program counts 93% of students at Spirit Creek Middle School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That tracks the 93% average for public schools in Richmond County.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests, 7.5%, is 21.6 points below the 29.1% the model predicts from its free or reduced-price lunch share. That result is in the bottom 10% of Georgia schools.
In Richmond County (population about 206,069), the median household income is $55,637, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 17% of people live in poverty. Spirit Creek Middle School is one of 58 public schools in the county.
The nearest other public school, Diamond Lakes Elementary School, is about 1.6 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. By average proficiency, Spirit Creek Middle School is 8th among 9 schools close by.
Spirit Creek Middle School has an NCES locale of City: Mid-size.
Over 6 years, Spirit Creek Middle School's enrollment dropped 7%, to 530. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 18.6:1 in 2017-18 to 12.2:1 in 2023-24.
Questions about school safety, transportation, and start times can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Richmond County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
206,069
Census ACS
Median income
$55,637
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
17%
Below federal line
Schools in county
58
31,674 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Richmond County
- Academy of Richmond County High SchoolHigh · 1,178 students
- Cross Creek High SchoolHigh · 1,152 students
- Westside High SchoolHigh · 1,088 students
- Hephzibah High SchoolHigh · 1,041 students
- Butler High SchoolHigh · 878 students
- Glenn Hills High SchoolHigh · 839 students
Other schools in Hephzibah
- Hephzibah High SchoolHigh · 1,041 students
- Georgia School for Innovation and the ClassicsCombined · 1,015 students
- Pine Hill Middle SchoolMiddle · 757 students
- Hephzibah Middle SchoolMiddle · 728 students
- Diamond Lakes Elementary SchoolElementary · 579 students
- Hephzibah Elementary SchoolElementary · 574 students
Nearby schools
- Diamond Lakes Elementary School1.6 mi · 579
- Pine Hill Middle School2.0 mi · 757
- Deer Chase Elementary School2.2 mi · 555
- Tobacco Road Elementary School2.4 mi · 411
- Hephzibah Elementary School2.6 mi · 574
- Hephzibah Middle School3.1 mi · 728
Frequently asked questions
About Spirit Creek Middle SchoolHow many students attend Spirit Creek Middle School?
Spirit Creek Middle School enrolls approximately 530 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Spirit Creek Middle School serve?
Spirit Creek Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Spirit Creek Middle School have?
Spirit Creek Middle School employs 43 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.2:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Spirit Creek Middle School?
At Spirit Creek Middle School, the student body is approximately 4% White, 5% Hispanic, 87% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Spirit Creek Middle School?
Spirit Creek Middle School is overseen by Richmond County in Richmond County.
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