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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at T. J. Elder Middle School this year?
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Enrollment
583
Middle
DISTRICT 665 · STATE 763
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WASHINGTON COUNTY·NCES 130549002289
T. J. Elder Middle School
902 Linton Rd, Sandersville, GA 31082 · (478) 552-2007 · Washington County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL583 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 17% of Georgia public middle schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+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
12.7:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 14.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
523 students
DISTRICT 87% · 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 | 206 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 188 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 189 | 32% |
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 46% · 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
T. J. Elder Middle School→Washington County High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Washington County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
19.2%
GA avg 40.1% . +0.2pp since 2021
Math
23.6%
GA avg 44.6% . +5.6pp 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 24 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2021, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 19.2% | 23.6% |
| 2023-24 | 23.6% | 19.0% |
| 2022-23 | 18.3% | 16.5% |
| 2021-22 | 19.0% | 18.0% |
% 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
22.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.0%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% 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 T. J. Elder Middle School
T. J. Elder Middle School's state test result (22.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| T. J. Elder Middle School this school | 583 | 89.7% | 22.7% |
| Thomson-McDuffie Middle School Thomson | 667 | 90.1% | 27.4% |
| MacIntyre Park Middle School Thomasville | 530 | 96.4% | 30.8% |
| William James Middle School Statesboro | 536 | 86.4% | 38.9% |
| Oglethorpe Charter School Savannah | 567 | 87.8% | 18.1% |
| Pine Hill Middle School Hephzibah | 757 | 100.0% | 13.0% |
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 T. J. Elder Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.7% | #375 of 470 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.6% | #366 of 474 ▲ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 19.2% | #411 of 474 ▼ 26 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.9pp | #295 of 465 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 583 | #330 of 487 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #103 of 471 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.5% | #328 of 471 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 89.7% | #206 of 479 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.7% | #75 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
583
-161 (-22%) vs 2020
-35% since 2000-01, when it was 898
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 583 | 45.8 | 12.7:1 | 90% (523) |
| 2023-24 | 613 | 45.8 | 13.4:1 | 90% (550) |
| 2022-23 | 662 | 48.8 | 13.6:1 | 77% (513) |
| 2020-21 | 744 | 50 | 14.9:1 | 78% (579) |
| 2017-18 | 717 | 45 | 15.9:1 | 78% (558) |
| 2015-16 | 648 | 44 | 14.7:1 | 72% (465) |
| 2010-11 | 719 | 45 | 16.0:1 | 68% (486) |
| 2000-01 | 898 | 54 | 16.6:1 | 58% (522) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for T. J. Elder Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (717 to 583); teachers up 2% (45 to 45.8).
About T. J. Elder Middle School
T. J. Elder Middle School is a small middle school in Georgia, located in Sandersville. The school has 583 students in 2024-25 across grades 6 through 8. That compares with an average of about 763 students for middle schools in Georgia.
T. J. Elder Middle School is run by Washington County, whose 4 schools enroll 2,661 students.
Black students are 70% of those enrolled at T. J. Elder Middle School. Next come 23% White, 4% multiracial, and 2% Hispanic. That compares with about 53% Black among all Washington County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 45%.
A staff of 45.8 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 12.7:1. Across middle schools in Georgia, the average ratio is 14.1:1. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 90%.
T. J. Elder Middle School holds a C- allk12 Grade, placing it above 17% of Georgia public middle schools.
In Georgia, T. J. Elder Middle School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 22.7% actual against a predicted 31.0%.
Washington County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $46,023, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Washington County's 4 public schools enroll about 2,661 students and include T. J. Elder Middle School.
A public school about 2.4 miles away, Washington County High School, is the closest to T. J. Elder Middle School. T. J. Elder Middle School has 3 other public schools within five miles. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, T. J. Elder Middle School ranks 8th on proficiency.
Its location is classified as Rural: Fringe by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment decreased 22% over 4 years, reaching 583 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 14.9:1 to 12.7:1.
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Washington County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
19,849
Census ACS
Median income
$46,023
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
4
2,661 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Washington County
- Washington County High SchoolHigh · 905 students
- Ridge Road Primary SchoolElementary · 588 students
- Ridge Road Elementary SchoolElementary · 585 students
Other schools in Sandersville
- Washington County High SchoolHigh · 905 students
- Ridge Road Primary SchoolElementary · 588 students
- Ridge Road Elementary SchoolElementary · 585 students
Nearby schools
- Washington County High School2.4 mi · 905
- Ridge Road Elementary School2.9 mi · 585
- Ridge Road Primary School2.9 mi · 588
- Johnson County Elementary School19.7 mi · 508
- Johnson County High School19.9 mi · 298
- Johnson County Middle School19.9 mi · 220
Frequently asked questions
About T. J. Elder Middle SchoolHow large is T. J. Elder Middle School?
T. J. Elder Middle School enrolls approximately 583 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does T. J. Elder Middle School serve?
T. J. Elder Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does T. J. Elder Middle School have?
T. J. Elder Middle School employs 46 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.7:1.
What is the student diversity at T. J. Elder Middle School?
Student demographics at T. J. Elder Middle School are roughly 23% White, 2% Hispanic, 70% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is T. J. Elder Middle School public or private?
T. J. Elder Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Washington County.
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