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Enrollment
377
Middle
DISTRICT 523 · STATE 763
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WHITFIELD COUNTY·NCES 130570001821
Valley Point Middle School
3796 S Dixie Rd, Dalton, GA 30721 · (706) 277-9662 · Whitfield County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL377 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 14.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
370 students
DISTRICT 93% · STATE 74%
Community
1
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 | 108 | 29% |
| Grade 7 | 134 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 135 | 36% |
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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
31.1%
GA avg 40.1% . -2.9pp since 2021
Math
42.5%
GA avg 44.6% . +4.6pp 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 43 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 3 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 31.1% | 42.5% |
| 2023-24 | 35.9% | 41.2% |
| 2022-23 | 43.5% | 44.0% |
| 2021-22 | 34.0% | 37.9% |
% 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
36.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.6%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 27% 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 Valley Point Middle School
Valley Point Middle School's state test result (36.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valley Point Middle School this school | 377 | 98.1% | 36.5% |
| South Habersham Middle School Cornelia | 456 | 94.5% | 49.0% |
| New Hope Middle School Dalton | 454 | 86.6% | 52.7% |
| Hilliard A. Wilbanks Middle School Demorest | 566 | 92.4% | 48.3% |
| Atkinson County Middle School Pearson | 336 | 85.7% | 40.9% |
| Gladden Middle School Chatsworth | 478 | 100.0% | 41.5% |
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 Valley Point Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Whitfield County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.5% | #245 of 470 | #6 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.5% | #209 of 474 ▼ 12 | #5 of 7 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.1% | #286 of 474 ▼ 38 | #6 of 7 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.9pp | #368 of 465 | #7 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 377 | #423 of 487 | #7 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.8:1 | #41 of 471 | #2 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.0% | #261 of 471 | #3 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.1% | #161 of 479 | #2 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.3% | #122 of 305 | 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
377
-109 (-22%) vs 2020
-1% since 1990-91, when it was 379
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 14.7:1
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 | 377 | 32 | 11.8:1 | 98% (370) |
| 2023-24 | 417 | 33 | 12.6:1 | 84% (352) |
| 2022-23 | 451 | 34.9 | 12.9:1 | 75% (338) |
| 2020-21 | 486 | 33 | 14.7:1 | 66% (320) |
| 2017-18 | 435 | 32.5 | 13.4:1 | 79% (345) |
| 2015-16 | 441 | 30 | 14.7:1 | 81% (356) |
| 2010-11 | 484 | 32 | 15.1:1 | 71% (345) |
| 2000-01 | 445 | 31 | 14.3:1 | 46% (204) |
| 1990-91 | 379 | 28 | 13.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Valley Point Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (435 to 377); teachers down 2% (32.5 to 32).
About Valley Point Middle School
Valley Point Middle School is a small middle school in Dalton, Georgia. Students in grades 6 through 8 attend, and enrollment is 377 students. The school's enrollment is 51% smaller than the 763 average for middle schools in Georgia.
Valley Point Middle School belongs to Whitfield County, a district of 22 schools and 11,942 students.
Valley Point Middle School has no majority group; Hispanic students are the largest, at 50%. Other groups include 46% White and 2% multiracial. The county population is about 37% Hispanic. Valley Point Middle School's diversity index is 54%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school reports 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 11.8 students per teacher. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 14.1:1 average for middle schools in Georgia. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 98%. Across public schools in Whitfield County, the average is 83%.
In Georgia, Valley Point Middle School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 36.5% actual against a predicted 26.6%.
Valley Point Middle School is located in Whitfield County, where the median household income is $67,070, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 20%, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Besides Valley Point Middle School, Whitfield County has 32 other public schools.
Nearest public school: Valley Point Elementary School, less than a tenth of a mile away. A five-mile radius around the school includes 3 other public schools. Valley Point Middle School's average proficiency of 36.5% compares with 34.2% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Small.
Enrollment at Valley Point Middle School dropped 22% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 486 to 377 students. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (11.8:1) than in 2020-21 (14.7:1).
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Whitfield County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
103,598
Census ACS
Median income
$67,070
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
33
19,570 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Whitfield County
- Southeast Whitfield County High SchoolHigh · 1,453 students
- Northwest Whitfield County High SchoolHigh · 1,098 students
- Coahulla Creek High SchoolHigh · 1,041 students
- North Whitfield Middle SchoolMiddle · 731 students
- Eastbrook Middle SchoolMiddle · 624 students
- Eastside Elementary SchoolElementary · 579 students
Other schools in Dalton
- Dalton High SchoolHigh · 1,919 students
- Southeast Whitfield County High SchoolHigh · 1,453 students
- Hammond Creek Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,057 students
- Coahulla Creek High SchoolHigh · 1,041 students
- North Whitfield Middle SchoolMiddle · 731 students
- City Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 707 students
Nearby schools
- Valley Point Elementary School0.0 mi · 469
- Dug Gap Elementary School3.7 mi · 356
- Southeast Whitfield County High School4.6 mi · 1,453
- Antioch Elementary School5.1 mi · 446
- Brookwood Elementary School5.2 mi · 688
- Eastbrook Middle School5.5 mi · 624
Frequently asked questions
About Valley Point Middle SchoolHow large is Valley Point Middle School?
Valley Point Middle School enrolls approximately 377 students in grades 06-08.
Is Valley Point Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Valley Point Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Valley Point Middle School?
Approximately 11.8:1 students per teacher at Valley Point Middle School.
What is the student diversity at Valley Point Middle School?
Student demographics at Valley Point Middle School are roughly 46% White, 50% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Valley Point Middle School in?
Valley Point Middle School is part of Whitfield County.
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