Enrollment
295
Middle
DISTRICT 572 · STATE 763
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·STEPHENS COUNTY·NCES 130456004209
Stephens County Fifth Grade Academy
1315 Rose Ln, Toccoa, GA 30577 · (706) 886-2880 · Stephens County
GRADES 05–05MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL295 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 61% 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.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-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
13.6:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 14.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
295 students
DISTRICT 97% · STATE 74%
Community
0
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 5 | 295 | 100% |
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
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Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
29.6%
GA avg 40.1% . -2.0pp since 2021
Math
42.5%
GA avg 44.6% . +5.4pp 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 43 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 2 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 29.6% | 42.5% |
| 2023-24 | 41.2% | 47.9% |
| 2022-23 | 32.2% | 36.5% |
| 2021-22 | 31.6% | 37.1% |
% 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
38.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% 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 →
Schools most like Stephens County Fifth Grade Academy
Stephens County Fifth Grade Academy's state test result (38.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephens County Fifth Grade Academy this school | 295 | 100.0% | 38.1% |
| Crawford County Middle School Roberta | 373 | 97.9% | 25.4% |
| Lanier County Middle School Lakeland | 324 | 100.0% | 43.1% |
| Nahunta Elementary School Nahunta | 260 | 100.0% | 52.6% |
| Summerville Middle School Summerville | 337 | 90.8% | 19.9% |
| Atkinson Elementary School Waynesville | 276 | 100.0% | 48.0% |
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 Stephens County Fifth Grade Academy ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.1% | #229 of 470 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.5% | #210 of 474 ▼ 65 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.6% | #312 of 474 ▼ 115 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.7pp | #339 of 465 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 295 | #442 of 487 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #187 of 471 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.5% | #310 of 471 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #128 of 479 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.0% | #169 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
295
+30 (+11%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 13.3:1
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 | 295 | 21.7 | 13.6:1 | 100% (295) |
| 2023-24 | 273 | 22.3 | 12.2:1 | 83% (227) |
| 2022-23 | 272 | 22.8 | 11.9:1 | 75% (204) |
| 2020-21 | 265 | 20 | 13.3:1 | 75% (199) |
| 2017-18 | 324 | 21.5 | 15.1:1 | 83% (269) |
| 2015-16 | 292 | 17 | 17.2:1 | 83% (242) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Stephens County Fifth Grade Academy.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (324 to 295); teachers up 1% (21.5 to 21.7).
About Stephens County Fifth Grade Academy
The public middle school Stephens County Fifth Grade Academy is located in Toccoa, Georgia. Federal data show 295 students enrolled in grade 5 in 2024-25. On average, middle schools in Georgia enroll around 763, and this school is 61% below that mark.
Stephens County runs Stephens County Fifth Grade Academy along with 5 other schools, enrolling 3,855 students in total.
More than half of the students at Stephens County Fifth Grade Academy are White (69%). The next largest groups are 12% Black, 12% multiracial, and 5% Hispanic. In Stephens County overall, about 81% of residents are White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 49%.
Its ratio of 13.6:1 is based on 21.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. The ratio is within a point of the 14.1:1 average for middle schools in Georgia. In all, 100% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, Stephens County Fifth Grade Academy lands at B, ahead of 61% of Georgia public middle schools.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 25.7% for Stephens County Fifth Grade Academy. The school posts 38.1%, 12.4 points above the prediction.
In Stephens County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $54,754 a year, roughly 15% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Public schools in Stephens County number 6, with about 3,855 students.
The closest school to Stephens County Fifth Grade Academy is Stephens County Middle School, located less than a tenth of a mile away. In all, 5 other public schools sit within five miles of Stephens County Fifth Grade Academy. Its average proficiency rate of 38.1% is above the 37.2% average for nearby schools.
In the federal locale system, Stephens County Fifth Grade Academy is coded Rural: Fringe, for schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was an 11% gain, from 265 to 295.
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Stephens County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
27,012
Census ACS
Median income
$54,754
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
3,855 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Stephens County
- Stephens County High SchoolHigh · 1,133 students
- Stephens County Middle SchoolMiddle · 848 students
- Toccoa Elementary SchoolElementary · 605 students
- Liberty Elementary SchoolElementary · 571 students
- Big A Elementary SchoolElementary · 403 students
Other schools in Toccoa
- Stephens County High SchoolHigh · 1,133 students
- Stephens County Middle SchoolMiddle · 848 students
- Toccoa Elementary SchoolElementary · 605 students
- Liberty Elementary SchoolElementary · 571 students
Nearby schools
- Stephens County Middle School0.0 mi · 848
- Big A Elementary School0.4 mi · 403
- Stephens County High School0.6 mi · 1,133
- Liberty Elementary School1.1 mi · 571
- Toccoa Elementary School2.9 mi · 605
- Hazel Grove Elementary School8.6 mi · 272
Frequently asked questions
About Stephens County Fifth Grade AcademyWhat is the total enrollment at Stephens County Fifth Grade Academy?
Stephens County Fifth Grade Academy enrolls approximately 295 students in grades 05-05.
What age range does Stephens County Fifth Grade Academy serve?
Stephens County Fifth Grade Academy serves students from grade 05 through grade 05.
How many teachers does Stephens County Fifth Grade Academy have?
Stephens County Fifth Grade Academy employs 22 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.6:1.
How diverse is Stephens County Fifth Grade Academy?
Stephens County Fifth Grade Academy reports a student body of 69% White, 5% Hispanic, 12% Black, 1% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Is Stephens County Fifth Grade Academy public or private?
Stephens County Fifth Grade Academy is a public K-12 school, overseen by Stephens County.
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