For the 2026 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 633 students in Lamar County School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 5/10, 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 30% (versus the Georgia public middle school average of 35%), and reading proficiency score of 30% (versus the 39% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 40% 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
663 Schools
# Students
2,872 Students
454,553 Students
# Teachers
177 Teachers
32,065 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
16:1
16:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Lamar County School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 219 school districts in Georgia (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 85% has decreased from 85-89% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#138 out of 222 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
31%
39%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
30%
40%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
33%
40%
Graduation Rate
85%
84%
Chronically Absent Students
(2022-23)24.9%
26.2%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.57
0.71
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
n/a
5%
% Hispanic
5%
18%
% Black
31%
38%
% White
58%
34%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
6%
5%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $11,203 in this school district is less than the state median of $14,327. The school district revenue/student has declined by 6% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $10,609 is less than the state median of $13,452. The school district spending/student has declined by 15% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$32 MM
$24,999 MM
Spending
$31 MM
$23,473 MM
Revenue / Student
$11,203
$14,327
Spending / Student
$10,609
$13,452
Best Lamar County School District Public Middle Schools (2026)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Lamar County Middle School
(Math: 30% | Reading: 30%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
100 Burnette Rd
Barnesville, GA 30204
(770) 358-8652
Barnesville, GA 30204
(770) 358-8652
Gr: 6-8 | 633 students Student-teacher ratio: 16:1 Minority enrollment: 40%
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