For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 651 students in Lamar County School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 4/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Georgia.
Public Middle School in Lamar County School District have an average math proficiency score of 24% (versus the Georgia public middle school average of 35%), and reading proficiency score of 30% (versus the 39% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 43% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the Georgia public middle school average of 66% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (GA)
# Schools
4 Schools
669 Schools
# Students
2,897 Students
460,632 Students
# Teachers
177 Teachers
32,363 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
16:1
16:1
District Rank
Lamar County School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 222 school districts in Georgia (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 85% has decreased from 85-89% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#143 out of 222 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)

Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
28%
37%

Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
30%
40%

Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
33%
40%

Graduation Rate
85%
84%

Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.58
0.71
# American Indian Students
2 Students
1,062 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
16 Students
21,729 Students
% Asian Students
1%
5%
# Hispanic Students
136 Students
82,070 Students
% Hispanic Students
5%
18%
# Black Students
911 Students
174,895 Students
% Black Students
31%
38%
# White Students
1,653 Students
158,602 Students
% White Students
57%
34%
# Hawaiian Students
3 Students
523 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
176 Students
21,751 Students
% of Two or more races Students
6%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
143
1,052
# Students in K Grade:
223
5,528
# Students in 1st Grade:
212
5,888
# Students in 2nd Grade:
243
6,121
# Students in 3rd Grade:
211
5,929
# Students in 4th Grade:
191
6,158
# Students in 5th Grade:
197
8,331
# Students in 6th Grade:
197
125,682
# Students in 7th Grade:
230
131,446
# Students in 8th Grade:
224
133,602
# Students in 9th Grade:
225
10,391
# Students in 10th Grade:
226
7,643
# Students in 11th Grade:
182
6,973
# Students in 12th Grade:
193
5,888
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $11,107 in this school district is less than the state median of $14,305. The school district revenue/student has declined by 6% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $10,517 is less than the state median of $13,431. The school district spending/student has declined by 6% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$32 MM
$24,999 MM

Spending
$31 MM
$23,473 MM

Revenue / Student
$11,107
$14,305

Spending / Student
$10,517
$13,431

Best Lamar County School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Lamar County Middle School
(Math: 24% | Reading: 30%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
100 Burnette Rd
Barnesville, GA 30204
(770) 358-8652
Barnesville, GA 30204
(770) 358-8652
Grades: 6-8
| 651 students
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