Tucker Middle School

Set in Tucker, Georgia, Tucker Middle School is a large intermediate school, run under DeKalb County. It hosts 1,173 students across grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 54% larger than the state mean of about 763.

Tucker Middle School is one of 131 schools operated by DeKalb County, a district that enrolls 92,088 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Tucker Middle School records that 49% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder consists of 27% Hispanic, 10% Asian, 9% White, 4% multiracial. Compared to DeKalb County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 87 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.5:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is above DeKalb County's rate of about 77%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Tucker Middle School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 25.7%, the actual is 33.7%, a residual of +8.0 points.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for DeKalb County put median household income runs about $80,644, about 47% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across DeKalb County's 154 public schools (combined enrollment of about 102,960 students), Tucker Middle School is one campus in the mix.

Tucker High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Tucker Middle School at 5th of 9; the average score across the group is 39.9%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Tucker Middle School's enrollment has edged down 9% since 2018, when it stood at 1,287 (now 1,173). Hispanic enrollment moved from 16% to 27% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 14.9:1 in 2018 to 13.5:1 in 2025.

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