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What's the biggest difference between Willis A. Sutton Middle School and what you expected?
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Enrollment
1,619
Middle
DISTRICT 577 · STATE 763
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ATLANTA PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 130012000107
Willis A. Sutton Middle School
2875 Northside Dr NW, Atlanta, GA 30305 · (404) 802-5600 · Fulton County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL1,619 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 54% of Georgia public middle schools
- A-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.
- BThree-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
14.9:1
109 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 14.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
606 students
DISTRICT 82% · 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 | 536 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 520 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 563 | 35% |
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · 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
Willis A. Sutton Middle School→North Atlanta High School
Feeds from
Based on published attendance-zone data from Atlanta Public Schools. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
52.7%
GA avg 40.1% . +3.9pp since 2021
Math
50.0%
GA avg 44.6% . +6.9pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 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 7 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 52.7% | 50.0% |
| 2023-24 | 50.8% | 47.4% |
| 2022-23 | 49.0% | 43.3% |
| 2021-22 | 48.8% | 43.2% |
% 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
49.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.0%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 Willis A. Sutton Middle School
Willis A. Sutton Middle School's state test result (49.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Willis A. Sutton Middle School this school | 1,619 | 37.4% | 49.9% |
| Lovinggood Middle School Powder Springs | 1,209 | 32.3% | 63.9% |
| Ola Middle School McDonough | 1,039 | 44.8% | 45.0% |
| Woodstock Middle School Woodstock | 1,075 | 42.2% | 49.8% |
| Columbia Middle School Grovetown | 903 | 44.2% | 49.8% |
| E. T. Booth Middle School Woodstock | 1,675 | 40.8% | 51.1% |
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 Willis A. Sutton Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Fulton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.9% | #114 of 470 | #12 of 35 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #144 of 474 ▲ 4 | #13 of 35 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.7% | #81 of 474 ▲ 24 | #13 of 35 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.4pp | #191 of 465 | #18 of 35 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,619 | #15 of 487 | #1 of 38 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #304 of 471 | #33 of 37 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.8% | #25 of 471 | #2 of 37 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.4% | #421 of 479 | #28 of 38 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.3% | #110 of 144 | #7 of 8 |
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
1,619
+5 (+0%) vs 2020
+79% since 1990-91, when it was 904
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
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 | 1,619 | 108.9 | 14.9:1 | 37% (606) |
| 2023-24 | 1,555 | 102.8 | 15.1:1 | 43% (665) |
| 2022-23 | 1,548 | 106 | 14.6:1 | 34% (534) |
| 2020-21 | 1,614 | 108 | 14.9:1 | 17% (274) |
| 2017-18 | 1,552 | 96 | 16.2:1 | 32% (495) |
| 2015-16 | 1,489 | 93 | 16.0:1 | 40% (596) |
| 2010-11 | 1,199 | 77 | 15.6:1 | 45% (544) |
| 2000-01 | 796 | 57 | 14.0:1 | 43% (341) |
| 1990-91 | 904 | 52 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Willis A. Sutton Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (1,552 to 1,619); teachers up 13% (96 to 108.9).
About Willis A. Sutton Middle School
Willis A. Sutton Middle School is a high-enrollment middle-grades school in Georgia, with an address in Atlanta. Enrollment is 1,619 students in 2024-25, and the school serves grades 6 through 8. The average for middle schools in Georgia is about 763 students, so this school is 112% larger than average.
Atlanta Public Schools is responsible for 87 schools, Willis A. Sutton Middle School included, with 49,945 students in all.
Enrollment at Willis A. Sutton Middle School is mixed, with Black students the largest group at 39%. Other reported shares: 27% White, 24% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 2% Asian. The Black share in Fulton County as a whole is similar, at about 43%. Willis A. Sutton Middle School has a diversity index of 71%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Dividing enrollment by its 108.9 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 14.9:1. Among middle schools in Georgia, the typical ratio is 14.1:1. Eligible students account for 37% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. That rate is below the 62% average among public schools in Fulton County.
Willis A. Sutton 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.
Compared with Georgia schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Willis A. Sutton Middle School's results are 8.1 points below predicted: 49.9% against 58.0%.
In Fulton County (population about 1,076,561), median household income is about $95,292, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 59% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Willis A. Sutton Middle School is one of 205 public schools in Fulton County, which together enroll about 138,270 students.
Morris Brandon Elementary School is the public school closest to Willis A. Sutton Middle School, about 0.5 miles away. Willis A. Sutton Middle School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Willis A. Sutton Middle School ranks 6th of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 49.9% against a local average of 56.7%.
Its location is classified as City: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 1,614 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 1,619.
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Fulton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,076,561
Census ACS
Median income
$95,292
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
59%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
205
138,270 students
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Frequently asked questions
About Willis A. Sutton Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Willis A. Sutton Middle School?
Willis A. Sutton Middle School enrolls approximately 1,619 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Willis A. Sutton Middle School serve?
Willis A. Sutton Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Willis A. Sutton Middle School?
Approximately 14.9:1 students per teacher at Willis A. Sutton Middle School.
How diverse is Willis A. Sutton Middle School?
Willis A. Sutton Middle School reports a student body of 27% White, 24% Hispanic, 39% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Willis A. Sutton Middle School?
Willis A. Sutton Middle School is overseen by Atlanta Public Schools in Fulton County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.