For the 2024-25 school year, there are 2 public middle schools serving 707 students in Worth 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 Schools in Worth County School District have an average math proficiency score of 23% (versus the Georgia public middle school average of 35%), and reading proficiency score of 29% (versus the 39% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 44% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the Georgia public middle school average of 65% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (GA)
# Schools
5 Schools
641 Schools
# Students
3,118 Students
459,471 Students
# Teachers
202 Teachers
31,572 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
15:1
15:1
District Rank
Worth 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 81% has increased from 78% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#110 out of 222 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
33%
37%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
34%
40%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
37%
40%
Graduation Rate
81%
84%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.57
0.70
# American Indian Students
4 Students
992 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
27 Students
20,256 Students
% Asian Students
1%
4%
# Hispanic Students
133 Students
80,359 Students
% Hispanic Students
4%
18%
# Black Students
1,108 Students
175,452 Students
% Black Students
36%
38%
# White Students
1,723 Students
160,973 Students
% White Students
55%
35%
# Hawaiian Students
1 Student
548 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
122 Students
20,853 Students
% of Two or more races Students
4%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
154
978
# Students in K Grade:
211
5,361
# Students in 1st Grade:
263
5,788
# Students in 2nd Grade:
238
5,727
# Students in 3rd Grade:
230
5,792
# Students in 4th Grade:
224
6,125
# Students in 5th Grade:
228
8,297
# Students in 6th Grade:
213
125,566
# Students in 7th Grade:
223
132,596
# Students in 8th Grade:
254
138,037
# Students in 9th Grade:
279
8,758
# Students in 10th Grade:
231
6,361
# Students in 11th Grade:
217
5,329
# Students in 12th Grade:
153
4,756
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $12,546 in this school district is less than the state median of $14,266. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $12,095 is less than the state median of $13,395. The school district spending/student has grown by 8% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$39 MM
$24,999 MM
Spending
$38 MM
$23,473 MM
Revenue / Student
$12,546
$14,266
Spending / Student
$12,095
$13,395
Best Worth County School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Worth County Achievement Center
Magnet School
(Math: <50% | Reading: <50%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
103 Eldridge St
Sylvester, GA 31791
(229) 463-3056
Sylvester, GA 31791
(229) 463-3056
Grades: 7-12
| 21 students
Rank: #22.
Worth County Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 23% | Reading: 29%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
1305 N Isabella St
Sylvester, GA 31791
(229) 776-8620
Sylvester, GA 31791
(229) 776-8620
Grades: 6-8
| 686 students
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