Stephens County Middle School

Stephens County Middle School is a mid-tier middle-grades school in Toccoa, Georgia, part of Stephens County. The school serves 848 students in grades 6 through 8.

Across the 6 schools in Stephens County (3,855 students total), Stephens County Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Stephens County Middle School lists that White students make up the majority at 72%; the rest is composed of 13% Black, 9% multiracial, 5% Hispanic. By comparison, Stephens County as a whole is about 81% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 62 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.6:1. The state averages about 14.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 97% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Stephens County Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 27.4%; this one delivers 37.4%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Stephens County) reports that median household income runs about $54,754, about 15% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. In all, Stephens County runs 6 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,855 students), of which Stephens County Middle School is one.

Stephens County Fifth Grade Academy is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Stephens County Middle School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 47.5%.

Stephens County Middle School operates from an outlying location.

Five-year trend. Stephens County Middle School's enrollment has fell 5% since 2018, when it stood at 891 (now 848).

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