Stockbridge Middle School

Stockbridge Middle School is an intermediate school of middle-of-the-pack scale in Stockbridge, Georgia, run under Henry County, hosting 673 students in grades 6 through 8.

Stockbridge Middle School is one of 53 schools operated by Henry County, a district that serves 43,012 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Stockbridge Middle School records that the largest single group is Black, at 58% of enrollment. Other groups include 25% Hispanic, 8% White, 4% multiracial, 3% Asian.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.9:1. The state averages around 14.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 82% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Henry County (around 63%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Stockbridge Middle School falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 35.2%; this one comes in at 17.3%, -17.9 points off the demographic line.

In the surrounding community, census data for Henry County shows the typical household earns roughly $83,146 per year, roughly 30% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Henry County runs 54 public schools (combined enrollment of about 43,102 students), of which Stockbridge Middle School is one.

Stockbridge Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Stockbridge Middle School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Stockbridge Middle School at 8th of 9; the average score across the group is 24.9%.

Stockbridge Middle School operates from an outer-ring location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 4%: 701 students in 2018 compared to 673 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 17% to 8% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 18.4:1 in 2018 to 16.9:1 today.

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