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Enrollment
711
Middle
DISTRICT 630 · STATE 763
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SUMTER COUNTY·NCES 130462000004
Sumter County Intermediate School
439 Bumphead Rd, Americus, GA 31719 · (229) 924-3168 · Sumter County
GRADES 04–06MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL711 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 18% of Georgia public middle schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-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
12.3:1
58 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 14.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
711 students
DISTRICT 98% · 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 4 | 240 | 34% |
| Grade 5 | 248 | 35% |
| Grade 6 | 223 | 31% |
Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Sumter County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
18.8%
GA avg 40.1% . +8.1pp since 2021
Math
15.7%
GA avg 44.6% . +10.9pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 19 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores are up about 8 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 11 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 18.8% | 15.7% |
| 2023-24 | 15.0% | 14.2% |
| 2022-23 | 14.3% | 8.4% |
| 2021-22 | 10.7% | 4.8% |
% 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
17.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 17% 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 Sumter County Intermediate School
Sumter County Intermediate School's state test result (17.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sumter County Intermediate School this school | 711 | 100.0% | 17.4% |
| Mundys Mill Middle School Jonesboro | 687 | 100.0% | 21.1% |
| Baker Middle School Columbus | 631 | 100.0% | 4.7% |
| Pointe South Middle School Jonesboro | 693 | 100.0% | 18.9% |
| Clements Middle School Covington | 705 | 100.0% | 19.4% |
| Veterans Memorial Middle School Covington | 637 | 95.8% | 29.8% |
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 Sumter County Intermediate School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 17.4% | #415 of 470 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.7% | #422 of 474 ▼ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 18.8% | #417 of 474 ▲ 38 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +9.5pp | #63 of 465 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 711 | #261 of 487 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #67 of 471 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.8% | #349 of 471 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #129 of 479 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.5% | #47 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
711
-133 (-16%) vs 2020
0% since 2000-01, when it was 712
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 15.3:1
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 | 711 | 58 | 12.3:1 | 100% (711) |
| 2023-24 | 753 | 57.5 | 13.1:1 | 100% (753) |
| 2022-23 | 791 | 52.5 | 15.1:1 | 100% (791) |
| 2020-21 | 844 | 55 | 15.3:1 | 100% (844) |
| 2017-18 | 906 | 63.1 | 14.4:1 | 100% (904) |
| 2015-16 | 586 | 35 | 16.7:1 | 99% (583) |
| 2010-11 | 479 | 31 | 15.4:1 | 91% (437) |
| 2000-01 | 712 | 43 | 16.6:1 | 74% (527) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sumter County Intermediate School.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (906 to 711); teachers down 8% (63.1 to 58).
About Sumter County Intermediate School
Sumter County Intermediate School is a medium-sized middle-grades school in Americus, Georgia. The school's 711 students are in grades 4 through 6.
Sumter County Intermediate School is in Sumter County, a district with 3,560 students across 5 schools.
Black students are the majority at Sumter County Intermediate School, with 74% of enrollment. Other groups include 17% Hispanic and 6% White. The county population is about 50% Black. Pick two students at random and there is a 42% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Sumter County Intermediate School employs 58 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 12.3:1. This ratio sits 1.8 below the 14.1:1 average for middle schools in Georgia. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 100% in 2024-25. That is higher than the 91% average for public schools in Sumter County.
Sumter County Intermediate School is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 18% of Georgia public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Schools in Georgia with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 25.7%. Sumter County Intermediate School scores 17.4%.
Within Sumter County, the median household income is $42,653, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 19% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Sumter County Intermediate School, Sumter County has 5 other public schools.
The shortest distance from Sumter County Intermediate School to another public school is about 0.2 miles, to Sumter County Elementary School. Counting only straight-line distance, 5 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 7 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Sumter County Intermediate School is 6th on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Sumter County Intermediate School as Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.
Sumter County Intermediate School's enrollment dropped from 844 in 2020-21 to 711 in 2024-25. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (12.3:1) than in 2020-21 (15.3:1).
Discussions about Sumter County Intermediate School may include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Sumter County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
29,061
Census ACS
Median income
$42,653
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
19%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
4,145 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Sumter County
- Sumter County High SchoolHigh · 1,037 students
- Sumter County Primary SchoolElementary · 724 students
- Sumter County Middle SchoolMiddle · 549 students
- Sumter County Elementary SchoolElementary · 539 students
Other schools in Americus
- Sumter County High SchoolHigh · 1,037 students
- Sumter County Primary SchoolElementary · 724 students
- Furlow Charter SchoolCombined · 585 students
- Sumter County Middle SchoolMiddle · 549 students
- Sumter County Elementary SchoolElementary · 539 students
Nearby schools
- Sumter County Elementary School0.2 mi · 539
- Sumter County Middle School0.3 mi · 549
- Sumter County Primary School0.3 mi · 724
- Sumter County High School2.0 mi · 1,037
- Furlow Charter School4.7 mi · 585
- Schley Middle High School8.3 mi · 649
Frequently asked questions
About Sumter County Intermediate SchoolHow large is Sumter County Intermediate School?
Sumter County Intermediate School enrolls approximately 711 students in grades 04-06.
What age range does Sumter County Intermediate School serve?
Sumter County Intermediate School serves students from grade 04 through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Sumter County Intermediate School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Sumter County Intermediate School is approximately 12.3:1 (58 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Sumter County Intermediate School?
Sumter County Intermediate School reports a student body of 6% White, 17% Hispanic, 74% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Sumter County Intermediate School in?
Sumter County Intermediate School is part of Sumter County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.