Temple Middle School

Students in Temple, Georgia, attend Temple Middle School, a mid-sized middle school. The school counted 682 students in 2024-25, covering grades 6 through 8.

Across its 24 schools, Carroll County enrolls 16,400 students. Temple Middle School is one of those schools.

The largest group at Temple Middle School is White students, at 61%. Other groups include 22% Black, 10% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 57%.

Temple Middle School reports a ratio of 16.3 students per teacher, from 41.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school's 16.3:1 compares with an average of 14.1:1 for middle schools in Georgia. Lunch program data show 45% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Public schools in Carroll County average a similar 48%.

When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Temple Middle School is 13.8 points below its prediction. Actual: 40.1%. Predicted: 53.9%.

In Carroll County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $73,714 a year, roughly 24% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Temple Middle School, Carroll County has 28 public schools.

Providence Elementary School, about 0.2 miles away, is the closest public school. Other public schools within five miles number 5. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 48.8%; Temple Middle School's is 40.1%, ranking 6th of 9.

In the federal locale system, Temple Middle School is coded Rural: Distant, for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.

Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 682, compared with 578 in 2020-21.

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