Enrollment
215
Middle
DISTRICT 307 · STATE 763
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TERRELL COUNTY·NCES 130486003735
Terrell Middle School
201 Greenwave Blvd, Dawson, GA 39842 · (229) 995-2828 · Terrell County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL215 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 12% 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.
- BThree-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
11.7:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 14.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
215 students
DISTRICT 96% · STATE 74%
Community
0
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 | 64 | 30% |
| Grade 7 | 73 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 78 | 36% |
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 18% · 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
Terrell Middle School→Terrell High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Terrell County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
23.5%
GA avg 40.1% . +4.5pp since 2021
Math
12.5%
GA avg 44.6% . +8.5pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 24 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 12 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 5 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 8 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 23.5% | 12.5% |
| 2023-24 | 17.3% | 10.2% |
| 2022-23 | 26.3% | 8.4% |
| 2021-22 | 19.0% | 4.0% |
% 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
14.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 14% 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 Terrell Middle School
Terrell Middle School's state test result (14.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terrell Middle School this school | 215 | 100.0% | 14.1% |
| Atlanta SMART Academy Atlanta | 221 | 100.0% | N/A |
| Judson Price Middle School Atlanta | 241 | 100.0% | 12.0% |
| Hancock Central Middle School Sparta | 160 | 100.0% | 7.5% |
| KIPP Soul Academy Atlanta | 285 | 100.0% | 21.8% |
| KIPP VISION Charter School Atlanta | 300 | 100.0% | 19.6% |
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 Terrell Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 14.1% | #436 of 470 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 12.5% | #441 of 474 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 23.5% | #374 of 474 ▲ 68 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.5pp | #153 of 465 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 215 | #469 of 487 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.7:1 | #39 of 471 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 14.9% | #456 of 471 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #135 of 479 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -29.5% | #17 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
215
-55 (-20%) vs 2020
-38% since 2010-11, when it was 347
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
was 16.9:1
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 | 215 | 18.4 | 11.7:1 | 100% (215) |
| 2023-24 | 231 | 18 | 12.8:1 | 100% (231) |
| 2022-23 | 244 | 19.5 | 12.5:1 | 100% (244) |
| 2020-21 | 270 | 16 | 16.9:1 | 100% (270) |
| 2017-18 | 305 | 18.7 | 16.3:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 301 | 18 | 16.7:1 | 99% (298) |
| 2010-11 | 347 | 15 | 23.1:1 | 83% (287) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Terrell Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 30% (305 to 215); teachers down 2% (18.7 to 18.4).
About Terrell Middle School
Terrell Middle School, a small middle school, is located in Dawson, Georgia. Students in grades 6 through 8 attend, and enrollment is 215 students. The school's enrollment is 72% smaller than the 763 average for middle schools in Georgia.
Terrell County enrolls 921 students in 3 schools, including Terrell Middle School.
The student body at Terrell Middle School is 92% Black. Other reported shares: 5% Hispanic and 3% White. Terrell County's residents are about 60% Black, 32 points below the school's share. Pick two students at random and there is a 15% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 11.7:1, with 18.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is lower than the 14.1:1 average for middle schools in Georgia. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Terrell Middle School is 100%.
allk12 grades Terrell Middle School a D. The grade compares the school only with Georgia public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Terrell Middle School would score about 25.7%. It scores 14.1%, 11.6 points below that figure.
Across Terrell County, the median household income is $46,171, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 13% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 26%. Terrell County is home to 4 public schools and about 935 public school students.
The closest public school to Terrell Middle School is Terrell High School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Counting only straight-line distance, 3 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Terrell Middle School is 6th of 6 on proficiency.
Terrell Middle School is coded as Rural: Distant in federal locale data.
Enrollment at Terrell Middle School dropped 20% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 270 to 215 students. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 16.9:1; by 2024-25 it was 11.7:1.
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Terrell County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
8,850
Census ACS
Median income
$46,171
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
13%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
26%
Below federal line
Schools in county
4
935 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Terrell County
- Cooper-Carver Elementary SchoolElementary · 440 students
- Terrell High SchoolHigh · 266 students
Other schools in Dawson
- Cooper-Carver Elementary SchoolElementary · 440 students
- Terrell High SchoolHigh · 266 students
- Terrell Regional Youth Detention CenterHigh · 14 students
Nearby schools
- Terrell High School0.0 mi · 266
- Cooper-Carver Elementary School0.2 mi · 440
- Terrell Regional Youth Detention Center1.1 mi · 14
- Southwest Georgia S.T.E.M. Charter Academy11.9 mi · 522
- Live Oak Elementary School14.3 mi · 833
- Twin Oaks Elementary14.4 mi · 652
Frequently asked questions
About Terrell Middle SchoolHow large is Terrell Middle School?
Terrell Middle School enrolls approximately 215 students in grades 06-08.
Is Terrell Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Terrell Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Terrell Middle School have?
Terrell Middle School employs 18 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.7:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Terrell Middle School?
At Terrell Middle School, the student body is approximately 3% White, 5% Hispanic, 92% Black, 0% Two or more.
Is Terrell Middle School public or private?
Terrell Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Terrell County.
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