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Enrollment
1,033
Middle
DISTRICT 824 · STATE 763
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HENRY COUNTY·NCES 130282002394
Union Grove Middle
210 E Lake Rd, McDonough, GA 30252 · (678) 583-8978 · Henry County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,033 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.4:1
56 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.4:1 · STATE 14.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
424 students
DISTRICT 66% · 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 | 346 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 338 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 349 | 34% |
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
51.5%
GA avg 40.1% . +2.5pp since 2021
Math
54.7%
GA avg 44.6% . +6.3pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 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 3 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.5% | 54.7% |
| 2023-24 | 52.2% | 49.1% |
| 2022-23 | 51.3% | 47.3% |
| 2021-22 | 49.0% | 48.4% |
% 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
50.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.1%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 Union Grove Middle
Union Grove Middle's state test result (50.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Union Grove Middle this school | 1,033 | 41.0% | 50.5% |
| Flat Rock Middle School Tyrone | 800 | 49.3% | 55.2% |
| Ola Middle School McDonough | 1,039 | 44.8% | 45.0% |
| The STEM Academy at Bartlett Savannah | 625 | 49.1% | 54.2% |
| Columbia Middle School Grovetown | 903 | 44.2% | 49.8% |
| Lena Mae Moses Middle School Dallas | 921 | 48.0% | 39.9% |
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 Union Grove Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Henry County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.5% | #111 of 470 | #1 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.7% | #111 of 474 ▲ 25 | #1 of 11 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.5% | #87 of 474 ▲ 11 | #1 of 11 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.4pp | #225 of 465 | #4 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,033 | #86 of 487 | #3 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.4:1 | #466 of 471 | #11 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.2% | #178 of 471 | #3 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.0% | #409 of 479 | #12 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.0% | #113 of 144 | N/A |
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
1,033
-60 (-5%) vs 2020
-1% since 2000-01, when it was 1,042
Student : Teacher
18.4:1
was 19.2:1
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 | 1,033 | 56.2 | 18.4:1 | 41% (424) |
| 2023-24 | 1,039 | 55.5 | 18.7:1 | 44% (458) |
| 2022-23 | 1,069 | 54.3 | 19.7:1 | 32% (339) |
| 2020-21 | 1,093 | 57 | 19.2:1 | 23% (256) |
| 2017-18 | 993 | 54.5 | 18.2:1 | 30% (294) |
| 2015-16 | 1,021 | 58 | 17.6:1 | 26% (268) |
| 2010-11 | 1,216 | 69 | 17.6:1 | 25% (309) |
| 2000-01 | 1,042 | 59 | 17.7:1 | 11% (111) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Union Grove Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (993 to 1,033); teachers up 3% (54.5 to 56.2).
About Union Grove Middle
Union Grove Middle is a middle-grades school in McDonough, Georgia, reachable at (678) 583-8978. It teaches 1,033 students in grades 6 through 8. By comparison, middle schools in Georgia enroll about 763 students on average.
Union Grove Middle falls under Henry County, which has 53 schools enrolling 43,012 students.
Of every 100 students at Union Grove Middle, about 58 are Black. The rest of enrollment is 20% White, 10% Hispanic, 6% Asian, and 5% multiracial. The diversity index for Union Grove Middle is 60%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
A staff of 56.2 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 18.4:1. The gap from the 14.1:1 average for middle schools in Georgia is 4.3 students per teacher. By family income, 41% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Henry County, the average eligibility rate is 63%.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Union Grove Middle would score about 56.1%. It scores 50.5%, 5.7 points below that figure.
Census data for Henry County show median household income comes to about $83,146, about 30% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. The county has 54 public schools and about 43,102 students.
About 0.2 miles separate Union Grove Middle from the closest public school, East Lake Elementary. The five-mile area around Union Grove Middle holds at least 8 other public schools. Union Grove Middle's average proficiency of 50.5% compares with 33.9% for its nearest scored neighbors.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Fringe, or in rural territory close to an urban area.
The school's enrollment fell 5% from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
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Henry County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
249,960
Census ACS
Median income
$83,146
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
54
43,102 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Henry County
- Dutchtown HighHigh · 1,821 students
- Union Grove HighHigh · 1,622 students
- Ola High SchoolHigh · 1,586 students
- Eagle's Landing High SchoolHigh · 1,578 students
- Locust Grove HighHigh · 1,572 students
- Stockbridge High SchoolHigh · 1,456 students
Other schools in McDonough
- Union Grove HighHigh · 1,622 students
- Ola High SchoolHigh · 1,586 students
- Eagle's Landing High SchoolHigh · 1,578 students
- McDonough High SchoolHigh · 1,359 students
- Ola Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,039 students
- Eagle's Landing Middle SchoolMiddle · 974 students
Other Union Grove Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Union Grove Middle. Union Grove Middle is the largest of the 3.
- Union Grove Middle SchoolHARKER HEIGHTS, TX · 733 students
- Union Grove Middle SchoolFriendsville, TN · 623 students
Nearby schools
- East Lake Elementary0.2 mi · 671
- Union Grove High0.4 mi · 1,622
- Hickory Flat Elementary School2.2 mi · 560
- Walnut Creek Elementary2.9 mi · 712
- Timber Ridge Elementary School3.1 mi · 713
- Pleasant Grove Elementary School3.1 mi · 522
Frequently asked questions
About Union Grove MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Union Grove Middle?
Union Grove Middle enrolls approximately 1,033 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Union Grove Middle serve?
Union Grove Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Union Grove Middle have?
Union Grove Middle employs 56 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.4:1.
How diverse is Union Grove Middle?
Union Grove Middle reports a student body of 20% White, 10% Hispanic, 58% Black, 6% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Union Grove Middle public or private?
Union Grove Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Henry County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.