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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 120 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 141 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 130 | 33% |
Student demographics
10%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 40% · 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
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.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 11.3% | 9.2% |
| 2023-24 | 9.3% | 5.6% |
| 2022-23 | 6.8% | 2.2% |
| 2021-22 | 7.7% | 2.1% |
% 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
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 →
Schools most like W.S. Hornsby Middle School
W.S. Hornsby Middle School's state test result (7.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| W.S. Hornsby Middle School this school | 391 | 100.0% | 7.2% |
| Herman J. Russell West End Academy Atlanta | 342 | 100.0% | 17.0% |
| Sylvan Hills Middle School Atlanta | 452 | 100.0% | 20.8% |
| East Columbus Magnet Academy Columbus | 395 | 97.5% | 15.9% |
| Kipp Strive Charter School Atlanta | 312 | 96.2% | 26.2% |
| KIPP VISION Charter School Atlanta | 300 | 100.0% | 19.6% |
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 W.S. Hornsby Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Richmond County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 7.2% | #464 of 470 | #6 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 9.2% | #455 of 474 ▲ 8 | #3 of 9 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 11.3% | #465 of 474 ▲ 5 | #5 of 9 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 391 | #419 of 487 | #10 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #319 of 471 | #3 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 10.4% | #463 of 471 | #10 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #123 of 479 | #5 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +17.8% | #44 of 144 | N/A |
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
391
-29 (-7%) vs 2020
-45% since 2010-11, when it was 710
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 16.1:1
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 | 391 | 26 | 15.0:1 | 100% (391) |
| 2023-24 | 391 | 31.1 | 12.6:1 | 100% (391) |
| 2022-23 | 399 | 28 | 14.3:1 | 98% (391) |
| 2020-21 | 420 | 26 | 16.1:1 | 98% (411) |
| 2017-18 | 332 | 21.2 | 15.7:1 | 96% (320) |
| 2015-16 | 657 | 43 | 15.3:1 | 97% (636) |
| 2010-11 | 710 | 50 | 14.2:1 | 100% (707) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for W.S. Hornsby Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 18% (332 to 391); teachers up 23% (21.2 to 26).
About W.S. Hornsby Middle School
W.S. Hornsby Middle School is a small middle school found in Augusta, Georgia. It reports enrollment of 391 students in grades 6 through 8. That puts enrollment 49% below the 763-student average for middle schools in Georgia.
The district, Richmond County, operates 52 schools serving 30,573 students.
W.S. Hornsby Middle School is 95% Black by enrollment. Other reported shares: 2% White. That compares with about 56% Black among all Richmond County residents. The diversity index for W.S. Hornsby Middle School is 10%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school has 26 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 15.0 students per teacher. Middle schools in Georgia average 14.1:1, 0.9 fewer students per teacher than here. Of all students at W.S. Hornsby Middle School, 100% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
W.S. Hornsby Middle School falls short of its prediction by 18.5 points. The model expects 25.7% for a school with its free or reduced-price lunch share in Georgia; the school's rate is 7.2%.
In Richmond County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $55,637, about 25% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 17% of residents are in poverty. There are 58 public schools in the county, enrolling about 31,674, W.S. Hornsby Middle School among them.
Measured in a straight line, W.S. Hornsby Elementary School is about 0.1 miles from W.S. Hornsby Middle School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 7.2% is below the 47.4% average for nearby schools.
The federal government classifies W.S. Hornsby Middle School's location as City: Mid-size.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 7% decline, from 420 to 391. Its ratio of students to teachers was 16.1:1 in 2020-21, and 15.0:1 in 2024-25.
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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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