Enrollment
391
Middle
DISTRICT 640 · STATE 763
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RICHMOND COUNTY·NCES 130438003924
W.S. Hornsby Middle School
310 Kentucky Ave, Augusta, GA 30901 · (706) 823-6928 · Richmond County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL391 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 14.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
391 students
DISTRICT 94% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
11.3%
GA avg 40.1% . +3.5pp since 2021
Math
9.2%
GA avg 44.6% . +7.1pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 11 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 9 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.
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
7.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-18.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 7% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 26% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
391
+59 (+18%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 15.7:1
% White
2%
was 3%
% Hispanic
2%
was 3%
% Black
95%
was 92%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About W.S. Hornsby Middle School
W.S. Hornsby Middle School is one of the modestly sized middle-grades schools in Augusta, Georgia, one of the schools within Richmond County, with 391 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. That puts it 49% below the typical public school in Georgia, which averages around 763 students.
Across the 52 schools in Richmond County (30,573 students total), W.S. Hornsby Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
On the student-mix side, W.S. Hornsby Middle School shows that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (95%). The remainder is composed of 2% White. That is considerably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 56%.
Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.0:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 14.1:1 average. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
After controlling for student poverty, On a poverty-adjusted basis, W.S. Hornsby Middle School sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 25.7%; actual is 7.2%, a gap of -18.5 points.
In the area at large, the surrounding county (Richmond County) shows that median household income runs about $55,637, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 17%. W.S. Hornsby Middle School is one of 58 public schools in Richmond County (combined enrollment of about 31,674 students).
Nearest neighbor: W.S. Hornsby Elementary School, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, W.S. Hornsby Middle School comes 6th of 6 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 47.4%.
The school occupies a high-density site.
Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at W.S. Hornsby Middle School has grew 18%, going from 332 students in 2018 to 391 in 2025.
In the discussion threads here, the feed for W.S. Hornsby Middle School typically covers school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.
Richmond County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
206,069
Census ACS
Median income
$55,637
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
17%
Below federal line
Schools in county
58
31,674 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Richmond County
- Academy of Richmond County High SchoolHigh · 1,178 students
- Cross Creek High SchoolHigh · 1,152 students
- Westside High SchoolHigh · 1,088 students
- Hephzibah High SchoolHigh · 1,041 students
- Butler High SchoolHigh · 878 students
- Glenn Hills High SchoolHigh · 839 students
Other schools in Augusta
- Academy of Richmond County High SchoolHigh · 1,178 students
- Cross Creek High SchoolHigh · 1,152 students
- Westside High SchoolHigh · 1,088 students
- Butler High SchoolHigh · 878 students
- Glenn Hills High SchoolHigh · 839 students
- Belair Middle SchoolMiddle · 776 students
Nearby schools
- W.S. Hornsby Elementary School0.1 mi · 508
- Davidson Fine Arts Magnet2.4 mi · 747
- Johnson Health Science and Engineering Magnet School2.5 mi · 640
- Laney High School2.6 mi · 736
- Walker Traditional Elementary School2.7 mi · 646
- North Augusta Elementary2.8 mi · 610
Frequently asked questions
About W.S. Hornsby Middle SchoolHow many students attend W.S. Hornsby Middle School?
W.S. Hornsby Middle School enrolls approximately 391 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does W.S. Hornsby Middle School serve?
W.S. Hornsby Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does W.S. Hornsby Middle School have?
W.S. Hornsby Middle School employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.0:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at W.S. Hornsby Middle School?
At W.S. Hornsby Middle School, the student body is approximately 2% White, 2% Hispanic, 95% Black, 1% Two or more.
What district is W.S. Hornsby Middle School in?
W.S. Hornsby Middle School is part of Richmond County.
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