Middle Schools in Wheeler County

There is only one middle school located in Wheeler County, Georgia - Wheeler County Middle School. This school serves students in grades 6-8 and has seen fluctuating performance on the Georgia Milestones Assessment over the past few years, with proficiency rates ranging from 34.6% to 52.4% across different subject areas and grade levels in the 2023-2024 school year.

Compared to state averages, Wheeler County Middle School's performance is mixed, with some subject areas exceeding the state average and others falling behind. The school's overall statewide ranking has also fluctuated, from 183 out of 588 middle schools in 2023-2024 to 301 out of 577 in 2022-2023 and 334 out of 567 in 2021-2022. The school serves a predominantly economically disadvantaged population, with 89.6% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2022-2023 school year.

Despite the school's challenges, it has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 12.7 in the 2022-2023 school year and a per-student spending of $10,915 for the 2018-2019 school year. These factors suggest that the school is allocating resources to support its students, but the effectiveness of these investments in improving academic outcomes would require further analysis.