Turner Middle School

Turner Middle School is a middle school of reasonably sized scale in Lithia Springs, Georgia, part of Douglas County, enrolling 742 students in grades 6 through 8.

Within Douglas County, which oversees 35 schools and 25,521 students, Turner Middle School is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Turner Middle School logs that 47% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school reports 42% Black, 7% White, 3% multiracial. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 12%.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.1:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 14.1:1 average. An estimated 85% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is above Douglas County's rate of about 71%.

After controlling for student poverty, Turner Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 33.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 22.9%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Douglas County indicate median household earnings sit near $82,984, roughly 31% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Douglas County runs 37 public schools (combined enrollment of about 26,121 students), of which Turner Middle School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Lithia Springs Elementary School, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Turner Middle School. On composite proficiency, Turner Middle School comes 8th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 32.2%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Turner Middle School has decreased 7%, going from 800 students in 2018 to 742 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment climbed from 37% to 47% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 17.9:1 in 2018 to 16.1:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.