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How has West Hall Middle School changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
842
Middle
DISTRICT 758 · STATE 763
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HALL COUNTY·NCES 130261000357
West Hall Middle School
5470 McEver Rd, Oakwood, GA 30566 · (770) 967-4871 · Hall County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL842 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 9% of Georgia public middle schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- FThree-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
12.3:1
69 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 14.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
624 students
DISTRICT 65% · 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 | 249 | 30% |
| Grade 7 | 292 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 301 | 36% |
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · 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
14.9%
GA avg 40.1% . -6.5pp since 2021
Math
27.4%
GA avg 44.6% . +0.4pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 15 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 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 7 points since 2021, while math scores have held steady.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 14.9% | 27.4% |
| 2023-24 | 21.5% | 29.4% |
| 2022-23 | 26.3% | 21.7% |
| 2021-22 | 21.4% | 27.0% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of GA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
24.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.0%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 39% typical for Georgia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 West Hall Middle School
West Hall Middle School's state test result (24.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Hall Middle School this school | 842 | 74.1% | 24.3% |
| Gainesville Middle School East Gainesville | 896 | 73.3% | 25.6% |
| Hammond Creek Middle School Dalton | 1,057 | 72.8% | 42.9% |
| East Hall Middle School Gainesville | 775 | 81.8% | 26.8% |
| South Hall Middle School Gainesville | 955 | 77.4% | 34.3% |
| Gainesville Middle School West Gainesville- | 931 | 73.3% | 22.9% |
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 West Hall Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Hall County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.3% | #359 of 470 | #9 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.4% | #340 of 474 ▼ 42 | #9 of 10 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 14.9% | #448 of 474 ▼ 43 | #10 of 10 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.1pp | #25 of 465 | #2 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 842 | #177 of 487 | #4 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #65 of 471 | #2 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.6% | #281 of 471 | #5 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 74.1% | #272 of 479 | #3 of 10 |
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
842
-40 (-5%) vs 2020
+1% since 2000-01, when it was 835
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
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 | 842 | 68.7 | 12.3:1 | 74% (624) |
| 2023-24 | 841 | 68 | 12.4:1 | 77% (645) |
| 2022-23 | 863 | 64.6 | 13.4:1 | 66% (569) |
| 2020-21 | 882 | 60 | 14.7:1 | 54% (480) |
| 2017-18 | 842 | 61 | 13.8:1 | 64% (535) |
| 2015-16 | 840 | 62 | 13.6:1 | 71% (597) |
| 2010-11 | 834 | 60 | 13.9:1 | 68% (571) |
| 2000-01 | 835 | 51 | 16.4:1 | 31% (258) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for West Hall Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (842 to 842); teachers up 13% (61 to 68.7).
About West Hall Middle School
West Hall Middle School is a medium-sized middle-grades school located in Oakwood, Georgia. The school counts 842 students across grades 6 through 8.
A total of 38 schools make up Hall County, with 28,028 students enrolled.
West Hall Middle School is 65% Hispanic by enrollment. Other reported shares: 23% White, 8% Black, and 2% multiracial. That compares with about 29% Hispanic among all Hall County residents. The school's diversity index is 52%, meaning two students picked at random have a 52% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
At West Hall Middle School, 68.7 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 12.3:1. That is 1.8 students per teacher below the 14.1:1 average for middle schools in Georgia. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 74% of enrollment. That is higher than the 64% average for public schools in Hall County.
The allk12 Grade for West Hall Middle School is D. Compared with Georgia public middle schools, the school scored higher than 9% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Compared with Georgia schools that have similar shares of low-income students, West Hall Middle School scores 14.7 points lower than predicted. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 24.3%; the prediction is 39.0%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Hall County show that the median household income is $80,901, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 27%, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Besides West Hall Middle School, Hall County has 48 other public schools.
Nearby, West Hall High School is about 0.3 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. West Hall Middle School's average proficiency of 24.3% compares with 29.0% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Mid-size: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment is down 5% from 2020-21, when West Hall Middle School had 882 students, to 2024-25, when it had 842. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 12.3:1, from 14.7:1.
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Hall County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
212,705
Census ACS
Median income
$80,901
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
49
36,525 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hall County
- Johnson High SchoolHigh · 1,318 students
- Flowery Branch HighHigh · 1,304 students
- East Hall High SchoolHigh · 1,287 students
- West Hall High SchoolHigh · 1,274 students
- Chestatee High SchoolHigh · 1,245 students
- Cherokee Bluff High SchoolHigh · 1,202 students
Other schools in Oakwood
- West Hall High SchoolHigh · 1,274 students
- Oakwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 509 students
Nearby schools
- West Hall High School0.3 mi · 1,274
- Oakwood Elementary School1.7 mi · 509
- Flowery Branch Elementary School1.8 mi · 711
- C. W. Davis Middle School2.3 mi · 748
- Martin Elementary School2.4 mi · 628
- Flowery Branch High2.5 mi · 1,304
Frequently asked questions
About West Hall Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at West Hall Middle School?
West Hall Middle School enrolls approximately 842 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does West Hall Middle School serve?
West Hall Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does West Hall Middle School have?
West Hall Middle School employs 69 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.3:1.
How diverse is West Hall Middle School?
West Hall Middle School reports a student body of 23% White, 65% Hispanic, 8% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is West Hall Middle School public or private?
West Hall Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Hall County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.