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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Washington Middle School administration to hear?
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Enrollment
631
Middle
DISTRICT 684 · STATE 763
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GRADY COUNTY·NCES 130246001084
Washington Middle School
1277 Martin Luther King Jr Ave, Cairo, GA 39828 · (229) 377-2106 · Grady County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL631 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 54% of Georgia public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A+Three-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
13.4:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 14.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
631 students
DISTRICT 92% · 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 | 208 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 208 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 215 | 34% |
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
Washington Middle School→Cairo High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Grady County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
27.3%
GA avg 40.1% . +4.3pp since 2021
Math
39.1%
GA avg 44.6% . +20.3pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 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 4 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 20 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 27.3% | 39.1% |
| 2023-24 | 27.6% | 36.0% |
| 2022-23 | 25.0% | 21.8% |
| 2021-22 | 23.0% | 18.8% |
% 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
30.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% 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 Washington Middle School
Washington Middle School's state test result (30.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Middle School this school | 631 | 100.0% | 30.3% |
| Burney-Harris-Lyons Middle School Athens | 707 | 100.0% | 40.2% |
| Betty Gray Middle School Mableton | 702 | 99.0% | 33.3% |
| Coile Middle School Athens | 582 | 100.0% | 20.5% |
| Forest Park Middle School Marrow | 593 | 100.0% | 15.0% |
| Floyd Middle School Mableton | 776 | 100.0% | 34.9% |
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 Washington Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.3% | #313 of 470 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.1% | #238 of 474 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.3% | #343 of 474 ▲ 13 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +12.3pp | #23 of 465 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 631 | #304 of 487 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #163 of 471 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.0% | #118 of 471 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #81 of 479 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.4% | #222 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
631
-84 (-12%) vs 2020
-36% since 1990-91, when it was 987
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
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 | 631 | 47.2 | 13.4:1 | 100% (631) |
| 2023-24 | 682 | 48.5 | 14.1:1 | 79% (542) |
| 2022-23 | 686 | 47.8 | 14.3:1 | 100% (686) |
| 2020-21 | 715 | 48 | 14.9:1 | 100% (715) |
| 2017-18 | 667 | 48.8 | 13.7:1 | 90% (602) |
| 2015-16 | 642 | 47 | 13.7:1 | 89% (569) |
| 2010-11 | 576 | 46 | 12.5:1 | 81% (467) |
| 2000-01 | 758 | 58 | 13.1:1 | 55% (414) |
| 1990-91 | 987 | 67 | 14.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Washington Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (667 to 631); teachers down 3% (48.8 to 47.2).
About Washington Middle School
As a small middle-grades school, Washington Middle School serves students in Cairo, Georgia. School enrollment was 631 students in 2024-25, in grades 6 through 8.
Grady County enrolls 4,790 students, and its 7 schools include Washington Middle School.
The most common group at Washington Middle School is Hispanic students, at 44%. It is also 38% Black and 16% White. Grady County's residents are about 13% Hispanic, 30 points below the school's share. Washington Middle School's diversity index is 64%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school reported 47.2 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 13.4:1. That is 0.7 students per teacher below the 14.1:1 average for middle schools in Georgia. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 100%.
Washington Middle School is graded B- by allk12, scoring above 54% of Georgia public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Washington Middle School is 4.6 points above its prediction. Actual: 30.3%. Predicted: 25.7%.
In the county around the school, Grady County, the median household income is $58,980, 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 14% of people live in poverty. There are 7 public schools in Grady County, enrolling about 4,790 students in all.
The shortest distance from Washington Middle School to another public school is about 1.2 miles, to Northside Elementary School. Counting only straight-line distance, 4 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, Washington Middle School is 6th among 8 schools close by.
NCES assigns Washington Middle School the locale Town: Distant, meaning in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Enrollment dropped 12% from its 2020-21 level of 715. The ratio of students to teachers went from 14.9:1 to 13.4:1 over the same years.
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Grady County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
26,108
Census ACS
Median income
$58,980
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
4,790 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Grady County
- Cairo High SchoolHigh · 1,317 students
- Eastside Elementary SchoolElementary · 735 students
- Southside Elementary SchoolElementary · 610 students
- Shiver Elementary SchoolElementary · 579 students
- Whigham Elementary SchoolElementary · 543 students
- Northside Elementary SchoolElementary · 375 students
Other schools in Cairo
- Cairo High SchoolHigh · 1,317 students
- Eastside Elementary SchoolElementary · 735 students
- Southside Elementary SchoolElementary · 610 students
- Northside Elementary SchoolElementary · 375 students
Other Washington Middle schools
30 other US public schools in 17 states are named Washington Middle. Washington Middle School is the 10th largest of the 31.
- Washington MiddleSalinas, CA · 1,082 students
- Washington MiddleLong Beach, CA · 849 students
- Washington Middle SchoolYakima, WA · 748 students
- Washington Middle SchoolOLYMPIA, WA · 702 students
- Washington Middle SchoolAurora, IL · 690 students
Nearby schools
- Northside Elementary School1.2 mi · 375
- Southside Elementary School1.2 mi · 610
- Cairo High School1.5 mi · 1,317
- Eastside Elementary School2.5 mi · 735
- Whigham Elementary School6.2 mi · 543
- Shiver Elementary School9.0 mi · 579
Frequently asked questions
About Washington Middle SchoolHow many students attend Washington Middle School?
Washington Middle School enrolls approximately 631 students in grades 06-08.
Is Washington Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Washington Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Washington Middle School have?
Washington Middle School employs 47 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.4:1.
How diverse is Washington Middle School?
Washington Middle School reports a student body of 16% White, 44% Hispanic, 38% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Washington Middle School?
Washington Middle School is overseen by Grady County in Grady County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.