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.

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