Enrollment
225
Middle
DISTRICT 259 · STATE 763
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WILKINSON COUNTY·NCES 130579001843
Wilkinson County Middle School
11471 Ga Highway 57, Mc Intyre, GA 31054 · (478) 946-2541 · Wilkinson County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL225 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 25% 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.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+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
11.9:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 14.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
225 students
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 74%
Community
0
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 | 80 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 65 | 29% |
| Grade 8 | 80 | 36% |
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · 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
Wilkinson County Middle School→Wilkinson County High School
Feeds from
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Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
25.0%
GA avg 40.1% . +9.5pp since 2021
Math
14.7%
GA avg 44.6% . +6.6pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 25 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 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 9 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 25.0% | 14.7% |
| 2023-24 | 26.1% | 10.4% |
| 2022-23 | 22.6% | 11.8% |
| 2021-22 | 15.5% | 8.1% |
% 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
21.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% 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 Wilkinson County Middle School
Wilkinson County Middle School's state test result (21.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilkinson County Middle School this school | 225 | 100.0% | 21.0% |
| Manchester Middle School Manchester | 274 | 98.9% | 19.8% |
| Pelham City Middle School Pelham | 287 | 100.0% | 22.2% |
| Jenkins County Middle School Millen | 260 | 100.0% | 34.9% |
| Greenville Middle School Greenville | 174 | 98.9% | 24.5% |
| Washington-Wilkes Middle School Washington | 285 | 100.0% | 24.9% |
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 Wilkinson County Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.0% | #389 of 470 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.7% | #428 of 474 ▲ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 25.0% | #363 of 474 ▲ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.1pp | #101 of 465 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 225 | #465 of 487 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.9:1 | #47 of 471 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.9% | #168 of 471 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #147 of 479 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.9% | #37 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
225
-64 (-22%) vs 2020
-54% since 1990-91, when it was 490
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
was 14.4:1
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 | 225 | 18.9 | 11.9:1 | 100% (225) |
| 2023-24 | 228 | 22.8 | 10.0:1 | 89% (204) |
| 2022-23 | 245 | 19.1 | 12.8:1 | 89% (218) |
| 2020-21 | 289 | 20 | 14.4:1 | 89% (258) |
| 2017-18 | 292 | 23.7 | 12.3:1 | 93% (273) |
| 2015-16 | 310 | 25 | 12.4:1 | 95% (293) |
| 2010-11 | 307 | 30 | 10.2:1 | 79% (244) |
| 2000-01 | 423 | 31 | 13.7:1 | 67% (285) |
| 1990-91 | 490 | 29 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wilkinson County Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (292 to 225); teachers down 20% (23.7 to 18.9).
About Wilkinson County Middle School
Families in Mc Intyre, Georgia, are served by Wilkinson County Middle School, a very small middle-grades school. The school offers grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 225 students. Across middle schools in Georgia, the average enrollment is about 763.
Wilkinson County operates 4 schools. Combined enrollment is 1,036 students.
Black students are 53% of those enrolled at Wilkinson County Middle School. The next largest groups are 31% White, 9% multiracial, and 7% Hispanic. In Wilkinson County overall, about 38% of residents are Black. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 61, compared with 70 nationally.
Wilkinson County Middle School reports a ratio of 11.9 students per teacher, from 18.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 14.1:1 average for middle schools in Georgia is 2.2 students per teacher. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Wilkinson County Middle School, 100% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Wilkinson County is similar, at 100%.
Wilkinson County Middle School holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 25% of Georgia public middle schools.
In Georgia, Wilkinson County Middle School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 21.0% actual against a predicted 25.7%.
In Wilkinson County, home to about 8,747 people, median household income comes to about $45,465, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 12%, and about 19% of people live in poverty. Wilkinson County's 4 public schools enroll about 1,036 students and include Wilkinson County Middle School.
Wilkinson County High School, about 0.1 miles away, is the closest public school. Other public schools within five miles number 3. Ranked by average proficiency, Wilkinson County Middle School places 4th out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
Wilkinson County Middle School is coded as Rural: Distant in federal locale data.
Enrollment was 225 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 289. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 14.4:1 in 2020-21 to 11.9:1 in 2024-25.
The discussion board for Wilkinson County Middle School is open to topics like special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Wilkinson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
8,747
Census ACS
Median income
$45,465
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
12%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
19%
Below federal line
Schools in county
4
1,036 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Wilkinson County
- Wilkinson County High SchoolHigh · 328 students
- Wilkinson County Primary SchoolElementary · 280 students
- Wilkinson County Elementary SchoolElementary · 203 students
Nearby schools
- Wilkinson County High School0.1 mi · 328
- Wilkinson County Elementary School1.2 mi · 203
- Wilkinson County Primary School1.2 mi · 280
- Twiggs Middle School13.0 mi · 140
- Twiggs County High School13.0 mi · 230
- Jeffersonville Elementary13.0 mi · 356
Frequently asked questions
About Wilkinson County Middle SchoolHow many students attend Wilkinson County Middle School?
Wilkinson County Middle School enrolls approximately 225 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Wilkinson County Middle School serve?
Wilkinson County Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Wilkinson County Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Wilkinson County Middle School is approximately 11.9:1 (19 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Wilkinson County Middle School?
At Wilkinson County Middle School, the student body is approximately 31% White, 7% Hispanic, 53% Black, 0% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Wilkinson County Middle School public or private?
Wilkinson County Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Wilkinson County.
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