Enrollment
230
Middle
DISTRICT 369 · STATE 763
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TURNER COUNTY·NCES 130519000657
Turner County Middle School
316 Lamar Street, Ashburn, GA 31714 · (229) 567-4343 · Turner County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL230 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 10% 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.
- CThree-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
11.8:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 14.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
230 students
DISTRICT 100% · 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 | 79 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 68 | 30% |
| Grade 8 | 83 | 36% |
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · 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
Turner County Middle School→Turner County High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Turner County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
20.2%
GA avg 40.1% . +2.1pp since 2021
Math
11.5%
GA avg 44.6% . -1.2pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 20 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 11 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 2 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 1 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 20.2% | 11.5% |
| 2023-24 | 25.4% | 17.0% |
| 2022-23 | 21.0% | 14.3% |
| 2021-22 | 18.1% | 12.6% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
15.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 16% 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 Turner County Middle School
Turner County Middle School's state test result (15.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turner County Middle School this school | 230 | 100.0% | 15.9% |
| Early County Middle School Blakely | 218 | 100.0% | 15.2% |
| Pelham City Middle School Pelham | 287 | 100.0% | 22.2% |
| Wilkinson County Middle School Mc Intyre | 225 | 100.0% | 21.0% |
| Manchester Middle School Manchester | 274 | 98.9% | 19.8% |
| Greenville Middle School Greenville | 174 | 98.9% | 24.5% |
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 Turner County Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 15.9% | #423 of 470 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 11.5% | #445 of 474 ▼ 53 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 20.2% | #401 of 474 ▼ 27 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.5pp | #381 of 465 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 230 | #463 of 487 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.8:1 | #43 of 471 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.9% | #334 of 471 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #139 of 479 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.2% | #154 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
230
-36 (-14%) vs 2020
-50% since 2000-01, when it was 461
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 13.3:1
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 | 230 | 19.5 | 11.8:1 | 100% (230) |
| 2023-24 | 227 | 15.9 | 14.3:1 | 100% (227) |
| 2022-23 | 242 | 17.4 | 13.9:1 | 100% (242) |
| 2020-21 | 266 | 20 | 13.3:1 | 100% (266) |
| 2017-18 | 256 | 19.4 | 13.2:1 | 98% (252) |
| 2015-16 | 294 | 22 | 13.4:1 | 96% (281) |
| 2010-11 | 346 | 26 | 13.3:1 | 76% (263) |
| 2000-01 | 461 | 32 | 14.4:1 | 68% (314) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Turner County Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (256 to 230); teachers up 1% (19.4 to 19.5).
About Turner County Middle School
Turner County Middle School is a middle school in Ashburn, Georgia, reachable at (229) 567-4343. The school's enrollment of 230 students covers grades 6 through 8. Enrollment is 70% lower than the average for middle schools in Georgia, which is about 763.
Turner County is the district for Turner County Middle School. It has 3 schools and 1,107 students.
Black students account for 72% of enrollment at Turner County Middle School. Other groups make up 19% White and 6% Hispanic. Turner County as a whole is about 36% Black, so the school's share is higher. Turner County Middle School has a diversity index of 44%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teachers at the school number 19.5 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 11.8:1. The 14.1:1 average for middle schools in Georgia is higher than this school's figure. Roughly 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Turner County, the average is about the same, 100%.
Turner County Middle School is graded D by allk12, scoring above 10% of Georgia public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Turner County Middle School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Georgia schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 15.9% and a predicted 25.7%.
Turner County has about 8,939 residents, and median household income is about $36,799, 10% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 16% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Turner County number 3 and enroll about 1,107.
Nearest public school: Turner County High School, less than a tenth of a mile away. The five-mile area around Turner County Middle School holds 2 other public schools. Nearby schools average 25.5% on proficiency, and Turner County Middle School is below that at 15.9%.
Turner County Middle School is in a town some distance from an urbanized area, a location NCES labels Town: Distant.
Enrollment was 266 in 2020-21 and 230 in 2024-25, a decrease of 36 students. Federal data show the ratio falling from 13.3:1 to 11.8:1.
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Turner County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
8,939
Census ACS
Median income
$36,799
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
10%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
3
1,107 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Turner County
- Turner County Elementary SchoolElementary · 564 students
- Turner County High SchoolHigh · 313 students
Other schools in Ashburn
- Turner County Elementary SchoolElementary · 564 students
- Turner County High SchoolHigh · 313 students
Nearby schools
- Turner County High School0.0 mi · 313
- Turner County Elementary School0.5 mi · 564
- Worth County Elementary School15.6 mi · 696
- Worth County Primary School15.7 mi · 809
- Worth County Middle School15.8 mi · 661
- Worth County High School15.9 mi · 856
Frequently asked questions
About Turner County Middle SchoolHow many students attend Turner County Middle School?
Turner County Middle School enrolls approximately 230 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Turner County Middle School serve?
Turner County Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Turner County Middle School?
Approximately 11.8:1 students per teacher at Turner County Middle School.
What is the student diversity at Turner County Middle School?
Student demographics at Turner County Middle School are roughly 19% White, 6% Hispanic, 72% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Turner County Middle School in?
Turner County Middle School is part of Turner County.
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