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Enrollment
848
Middle
DISTRICT 572 · STATE 763
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·STEPHENS COUNTY·NCES 130456001624
Stephens County Middle School
1315 Rose Ln, Toccoa, GA 30577 · (706) 886-2880 · Stephens County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL848 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 63% 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
13.6:1
62 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 14.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
820 students
DISTRICT 97% · 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 | 271 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 283 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 294 | 35% |
Student demographics
46%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
Stephens County Middle School→Stephens County High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Stephens County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
29.3%
GA avg 40.1% . -3.8pp since 2021
Math
45.0%
GA avg 44.6% . +12.6pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 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 13 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 29.3% | 45.0% |
| 2023-24 | 30.5% | 40.4% |
| 2022-23 | 35.4% | 37.0% |
| 2021-22 | 33.1% | 32.4% |
% 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
37.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.4%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 27% 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 Middle School
Stephens County Middle School's state test result (37.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephens County Middle School this school | 848 | 96.7% | 37.4% |
| Franklin County Middle School Carnesville | 805 | 99.6% | 39.1% |
| Berrien Middle School Nashville | 673 | 93.6% | 49.3% |
| Hart County Middle School Hartwell | 832 | 98.4% | 39.7% |
| Jasper County Middle School Monticello | 647 | 91.5% | 33.9% |
| Pierce County Middle School Blackshear | 825 | 88.0% | 60.3% |
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 Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.4% | #236 of 470 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #195 of 474 ▲ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.3% | #317 of 474 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.4pp | #227 of 465 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 848 | #173 of 487 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #190 of 471 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.7% | #325 of 471 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 96.7% | #170 of 479 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.8% | #234 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
848
-71 (-8%) vs 2020
+33% since 1990-91, when it was 637
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 15.1:1
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 | 848 | 62.3 | 13.6:1 | 97% (820) |
| 2023-24 | 845 | 62.3 | 13.6:1 | 69% (583) |
| 2022-23 | 860 | 63.6 | 13.5:1 | 75% (646) |
| 2020-21 | 919 | 61 | 15.1:1 | 75% (690) |
| 2017-18 | 891 | 62.7 | 14.2:1 | 83% (739) |
| 2015-16 | 895 | 62 | 14.4:1 | 83% (743) |
| 2010-11 | 930 | 66 | 14.1:1 | 56% (524) |
| 2000-01 | 1,090 | 67 | 16.3:1 | 41% (442) |
| 1990-91 | 637 | 44 | 14.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Stephens County Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (891 to 848); teachers down 1% (62.7 to 62.3).
About Stephens County Middle School
Stephens County Middle School is a medium-sized middle school in Stephens County, located in Toccoa, Georgia. Enrollment is 848 students in 2024-25, and the school serves grades 6 through 8.
Stephens County is responsible for 6 schools, Stephens County Middle School included, with 3,855 students in all.
A majority of students at Stephens County Middle School, 72%, are White. The remaining shares are 13% Black, 9% multiracial, and 5% Hispanic. Stephens County as a whole is about 81% White, so the school's share is lower. By the diversity index, Stephens County Middle School comes in at 46%.
Stephens County Middle School's 62.3 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 13.6:1. Middle schools in Georgia average about 14.1:1, a similar figure. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 97%. Across public schools in Stephens County, the average is about the same, 95%.
Measured against Georgia public middle schools, Stephens County Middle School receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Stephens County Middle School falls in the middle 80% of Georgia schools: 37.4% actual against 27.4% predicted.
Census Bureau estimates for Stephens County show that median household income is about $54,754, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 15%, and about 11% of people live in poverty. A total of 6 public schools operate in Stephens County, serving about 3,855 students.
Stephens County Fifth Grade Academy is the closest public school, less than a tenth of a mile away in a straight line. Stephens County Middle School is one of several public schools in the area, with 5 others within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 47.5% proficiency; Stephens County Middle School posts 37.4%.
NCES assigns Stephens County Middle School the locale Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.
Federal counts put enrollment at 919 in 2020-21 and 848 in 2024-25, an 8% decrease. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 15.1:1 to 13.6:1.
Community posts for Stephens County Middle School can cover sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
- Toccoa Elementary SchoolElementary · 605 students
- Liberty Elementary SchoolElementary · 571 students
- Big A Elementary SchoolElementary · 403 students
- Stephens County Fifth Grade AcademyMiddle · 295 students
Other schools in Toccoa
- Stephens County High SchoolHigh · 1,133 students
- Toccoa Elementary SchoolElementary · 605 students
- Liberty Elementary SchoolElementary · 571 students
- Stephens County Fifth Grade AcademyMiddle · 295 students
Nearby schools
- Stephens County Fifth Grade Academy0.0 mi · 295
- 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 Middle SchoolHow large is Stephens County Middle School?
Stephens County Middle School enrolls approximately 848 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Stephens County Middle School serve?
Stephens County Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Stephens County Middle School?
Approximately 13.6:1 students per teacher at Stephens County Middle School.
What is the student diversity at Stephens County Middle School?
Student demographics at Stephens County Middle School are roughly 72% White, 5% Hispanic, 13% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Stephens County Middle School?
Stephens County Middle School is overseen by Stephens County in Stephens County.
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