Enrollment
197
Middle
DISTRICT 322 · STATE 763
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TOWNS COUNTY·NCES 130507002998
Towns County Middle School
1400 Highway 76 E, Hiawassee, GA 30546 · (706) 896-4131 · Towns County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL197 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 96% of Georgia public middle schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+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
9.3:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.5:1 · STATE 14.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
181 students
DISTRICT 85% · 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 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 68 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 65 | 33% |
Student demographics
25%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 23% · 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
Towns County Middle School→Towns County High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Towns County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
50.0%
GA avg 40.1% . -0.3pp since 2021
Math
65.1%
GA avg 44.6% . +11.5pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 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 11 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.0% | 65.1% |
| 2023-24 | 51.2% | 69.8% |
| 2022-23 | 57.3% | 56.2% |
| 2021-22 | 50.3% | 53.6% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of GA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
59.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.9%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+29.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 30% typical for Georgia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 30 points, placing it in Georgia's top 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 Towns County Middle School
Towns County Middle School's state test result (59.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Towns County Middle School this school | 197 | 91.9% | 59.7% |
| Nahunta Elementary School Nahunta | 260 | 100.0% | 52.6% |
| Atkinson Elementary School Waynesville | 276 | 100.0% | 48.0% |
| Stephens County Fifth Grade Academy Toccoa | 295 | 100.0% | 38.1% |
| Rabun County Middle School Tiger | 341 | 89.7% | 45.9% |
| Summerville Middle School Summerville | 337 | 90.8% | 19.9% |
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 Towns County Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.7% | #64 of 470 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.1% | #61 of 474 ▼ 22 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #98 of 474 ▲ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.6pp | #186 of 465 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 197 | #473 of 487 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 91.9% | #191 of 479 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.9% | #71 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
197
-27 (-12%) vs 2020
-30% since 2010-11, when it was 282
Student : Teacher
9.3:1
was 10.7:1
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 | 197 | 21.3 | 9.3:1 | 92% (181) |
| 2023-24 | 219 | 20.3 | 10.8:1 | 61% (133) |
| 2022-23 | 206 | 21 | 9.8:1 | 61% (125) |
| 2020-21 | 224 | 21 | 10.7:1 | 49% (109) |
| 2017-18 | 243 | 22.5 | 10.8:1 | 51% (125) |
| 2015-16 | 235 | 20 | 11.8:1 | 57% (133) |
| 2010-11 | 282 | 21 | 13.4:1 | 61% (172) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Towns County Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (243 to 197); teachers down 5% (22.5 to 21.3).
About Towns County Middle School
Towns County Middle School is a very small middle-grades school in Hiawassee, Georgia. There are 197 students enrolled, covering grades 6 through 8. Across middle schools in Georgia, the average enrollment is about 763.
Towns County is made up of 3 schools with 966 students in all.
A large majority of enrollment at Towns County Middle School is White, at 86%. After that, the student body is 9% Hispanic and 3% Asian. The diversity index for Towns County Middle School is 25%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Towns County Middle School has 21.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 9.3:1. Middle schools in Georgia have an average ratio of 14.1:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 92%.
Towns County Middle School holds an A+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 96% of Georgia public middle schools.
On BeatsExpectations, which compares test results with what a school's student poverty level would predict, Towns County Middle School ranks in the top 10% in Georgia. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 59.7%, against a prediction of 29.9%.
American Community Survey estimates for Towns County show that the median household earns about $59,135 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 31%, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Across Towns County, 3 public schools serve about 966 students.
Towns County High School, less than a tenth of a mile away, is the closest public school. Other public schools within five miles number 2. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 55.4%; Towns County Middle School's is 59.7%, ranking 3rd of 7.
NCES describes the area around Towns County Middle School as Rural: Remote, meaning in rural territory far from an urban area.
The school's enrollment decreased 12% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 9.3:1, from 10.7:1.
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Towns County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
12,913
Census ACS
Median income
$59,135
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
3
966 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Towns County
- Towns County Elementary SchoolElementary · 490 students
- Towns County High SchoolHigh · 279 students
Other schools in Hiawassee
- Towns County Elementary SchoolElementary · 490 students
- Towns County High SchoolHigh · 279 students
Nearby schools
- Towns County High School0.0 mi · 279
- Towns County Elementary School0.0 mi · 490
- Hayesville Primary School8.9 mi · 375
- Hayesville High9.0 mi · 366
- Hayesville Middle9.0 mi · 301
- Hayesville Elementary9.0 mi · 280
Frequently asked questions
About Towns County Middle SchoolHow many students attend Towns County Middle School?
Towns County Middle School enrolls approximately 197 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Towns County Middle School serve?
Towns County Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Towns County Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Towns County Middle School is approximately 9.3:1 (21 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Towns County Middle School?
At Towns County Middle School, the student body is approximately 86% White, 9% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Towns County Middle School public or private?
Towns County Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Towns County.
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