Eighth Street Middle School
700 West Eighth Street, Tifton, GA, 31794 - Map Map

School Overview:
Definition of Terms
Eighth Street Middle School
School Level Middle school
Grades Offered Grades 6 - 11
County Tift County, GA
Students & Faculty
Total Students 1196 students
% Male / % Female 50%  /  50%
Total Classroom Teachers 71 teachers
Students by Grade
Grade 7 - 594 students
Grade 8 - 602 students
This School
(GA) School Average
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:17 1:15
Students by Ethnicity
This School
(GA) School Average
% American Indian n/a n/a
% Asian 1% 2%
% Hispanic 10% 7%
% Black 38% 42%
% White 50% 47%
% Unknown 1 % 4%
Additional Student Information
This School
(GA) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch 52% 42%
% Eligible for Reduced Lunch 8% 8%
% Migrant Students Enrolled 4% n/a
School Performance:
(GA) Statewide Testing Performance
School Statewide Performance View Education Department Test Scores
School District:
School District Name Tift County School District
This School's Agency
(GA) District Average
Number of Schools Managed 13 7
Number of Students Managed 7,638 students 3,855 students
District Total Revenue $62,174,000 $34,295,000
District Expenditure $63,480,000 $34,390,000
District Revenue / Student $8,140 $8,896
District Expenditure / Student $8,311 $8,921
In the News:
  • Foundation names Teachers of Excellence (Tifton Gazette)
    posted on November 17, 2009 at 03:23:38 am
    Ten teachers representing eight Tift County public schools were surprised Monday when they were “tapped” as winners of the 19th annual “Excellence in Teaching” awards. Monday’s tapping coincides with this week being American Education Week.
  • ESMS Lady Devils split with Valdosta (Tifton Gazette)
    posted on November 11, 2009 at 03:26:48 am
    TIFTON — The Eighth Street Middle School Lady Devil basketball teams split a pair of games Tuesday with Valdosta. The eighth grade Lady Devils won by a 33-25 score, while the seventh graders fell 28-18.
  • Ware wins Cheer Fest championship (The Moultrie Observer)
    posted on October 25, 2009 at 03:51:47 am
    MOULTRIE — Ware County was the grand champion among the varsity teams and Colquitt County took first place among the large middle school teams at the South Georgia Cheer Fest held Saturday at the Gladys Espy Memorial Gymnasium.
  • Local eighth grader fighting rare cancer (Tifton Gazette)
    posted on October 20, 2009 at 02:10:29 am
    The mother of an Eighth Street Middle School student whose daughter is fighting synovial sarcoma said the girl is in good spirits, but the family is struggling financially because they have no medical insurance.
  • Alzheimer’s Association exceeds goal (Tifton Gazette)
    posted on October 20, 2009 at 02:08:49 am
    TIFTON — With the actual event set to begin at 9 this morning at the Eighth Street Middle School track, Tifton’s First Memory Walk has already surpassed its goal of $25,000. This is according to Letha Hartley, the committee chair for the walk, and director of Maple Court, Cypress Pond and Cypress Pond at Home.
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School Notes:
 
School Zip Code:
About This Zip Code (31794)
School Zip (31794)
(GA) State Average
Population (Approximate) 34,192 people 7,714,340 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree 23% 21%
Population Average Age 33 years old 33 years old
Average Household size 2.6 persons 2.5 persons
Median Household Income $32,687 $44,678
Avg. # of Rooms in Household 5.3 rooms 5.6 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure 32 years old 30 years old
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Median Value of Housing Unit
Zipcode (31794)


Zillow Median Value of Housing Unit
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Zillow Median Value of Housing Unit
% Owning / % Renting 66% / 34% 66% / 34%
School Map:
1. Matt Wilson Elementary School - 511 students - 1.3 mi. away - view location
2. Charles Spencer Elementary School - 552 students - 1.7 mi. away - view location
3. J. T. Reddick Elementary School - 458 students - 1.8 mi. away - view location
4. Tift County Night School - n/a - 3.9 mi. away - view location
5. Tift County Prek Center - n/a - 3.9 mi. away - view location
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