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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Tucker Middle School administration to hear?
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Enrollment
1,173
Middle
DISTRICT 857 · STATE 763
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DEKALB COUNTY·NCES 130174003338
Tucker Middle School
2160 Idlewood Rd, Tucker, GA 30084 · (678) 875-0902 · DeKalb County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,173 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
87 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 14.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
1,173 students
DISTRICT 82% · STATE 74%
Community
6
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 | 364 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 410 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 399 | 34% |
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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
Tucker Middle School→Tucker High School
Feeds from
Based on published attendance-zone data from DeKalb County. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
30.6%
GA avg 40.1% . -2.1pp since 2021
Math
31.6%
GA avg 44.6% . +8.7pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 9 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 30.6% | 31.6% |
| 2023-24 | 33.5% | 27.3% |
| 2022-23 | 34.9% | 22.0% |
| 2021-22 | 32.8% | 22.9% |
% 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
33.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% 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 Tucker Middle School
Tucker Middle School's state test result (33.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tucker Middle School this school | 1,173 | 100.0% | 33.7% |
| Morrow Middle School Morrow | 794 | 100.0% | 22.2% |
| Stone Mountain Middle School Stone Mountain | 986 | 100.0% | 18.2% |
| Sandy Springs Middle School Atlanta | 763 | 100.0% | 37.4% |
| Jonesboro Middle School Jonesboro | 895 | 100.0% | 15.3% |
| Sequoyah Middle School Riverdale | 765 | 100.0% | 18.3% |
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 Tucker Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In DeKalb County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.7% | #278 of 470 | #9 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.6% | #300 of 474 ▲ 18 | #9 of 23 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.6% | #294 of 474 ▼ 16 | #10 of 23 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.3pp | #276 of 465 | #9 of 23 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,173 | #58 of 487 | #6 of 23 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #173 of 471 | #9 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.3% | #78 of 471 | #4 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #59 of 479 | #13 of 23 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.9% | #172 of 305 | #10 of 13 |
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
1,173
-61 (-5%) vs 2020
-11% since 2010-11, when it was 1,318
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
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 | 1,173 | 87 | 13.5:1 | 100% (1,173) |
| 2023-24 | 1,199 | 86 | 13.9:1 | 76% (907) |
| 2022-23 | 1,197 | 74 | 16.2:1 | 67% (798) |
| 2020-21 | 1,234 | 83 | 14.9:1 | 59% (726) |
| 2017-18 | 1,287 | 86.5 | 14.9:1 | 70% (897) |
| 2015-16 | 1,237 | 79 | 15.7:1 | 76% (936) |
| 2010-11 | 1,318 | 87 | 15.2:1 | 72% (954) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tucker Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (1,287 to 1,173); teachers up 1% (86.5 to 87).
About Tucker Middle School
Tucker Middle School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as a middle school in Tucker, Georgia. Federal data show 1,173 students enrolled in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25. That compares with an average of about 763 students for middle schools in Georgia.
DeKalb County includes 131 schools. Together they enroll 92,088 students.
Black students account for 49% of enrollment at Tucker Middle School, more than any other group. Other groups include 27% Hispanic, 10% Asian, 9% White, and 4% multiracial. DeKalb County residents are about 51% Black, a similar share. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Tucker Middle School scores 66%.
Based on 87 full-time-equivalent teachers, Tucker Middle School has a ratio of 13.5:1. It is about the same as the 14.1:1 average for middle schools in Georgia. Income data for the school show 100% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 77% average for public schools in DeKalb County, the school's rate is higher.
In Georgia, Tucker Middle School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 33.7% actual against a predicted 25.7%.
The school is in DeKalb County, where the median household earns about $80,644 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 47% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Tucker Middle School shares DeKalb County with 153 other public schools.
Tucker Middle School is about 0.6 miles from Tucker High School, its nearest public school. Tucker Middle School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: Tucker Middle School ranks 4th of 9 nearby schools, at 33.7% versus a 30.8% average.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased 5%. The number of students per teacher dropped from 14.9 to 13.5 over 4 years.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about open houses, carpools, and field trips at Tucker Middle School. Members of the school community can share what they know.
DeKalb County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
765,351
Census ACS
Median income
$80,644
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
47%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
154
102,960 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in DeKalb County
- Lakeside High SchoolHigh · 2,234 students
- Dunwoody High SchoolHigh · 2,012 students
- Chamblee High SchoolHigh · 1,867 students
- Cross Keys High SchoolHigh · 1,748 students
- Sequoyah Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,713 students
- Tucker High SchoolHigh · 1,614 students
Other schools in Tucker
- Tucker High SchoolHigh · 1,614 students
- Nesbit Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,191 students
- Idlewood Elementary SchoolElementary · 889 students
- Midvale Elementary SchoolElementary · 417 students
- Brockett Elementary SchoolElementary · 394 students
- Livsey Elementary SchoolElementary · 383 students
Nearby schools
- Tucker High School0.6 mi · 1,614
- Brockett Elementary School0.8 mi · 394
- Stone Mountain Middle School1.0 mi · 986
- Smoke Rise Elementary School1.2 mi · 539
- Midvale Elementary School1.4 mi · 417
- Idlewood Elementary School1.5 mi · 889
Frequently asked questions
About Tucker Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Tucker Middle School?
Tucker Middle School enrolls approximately 1,173 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Tucker Middle School serve?
Tucker Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Tucker Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Tucker Middle School is approximately 13.5:1 (87 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Tucker Middle School?
Tucker Middle School reports a student body of 9% White, 27% Hispanic, 49% Black, 10% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Tucker Middle School?
Tucker Middle School is overseen by DeKalb County in DeKalb County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.