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Temple Middle School

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Temple Middle School ranks 237 th of 584 Georgia middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

237^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 584 Georgia Middle Schools

Better than 59% of Georgia middle schools

Summary

Temple Middle School is a public middle school located in Temple, Georgia, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 628 students. It is part of the Carroll County School District, which is ranked 58 out of 206 districts in Georgia and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Temple Middle School has consistently performed better than the Carroll County and Georgia averages in Algebra I End of Course assessments, with 100% proficiency in the last three school years, its performance in English Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies for grades 6-8 has been below the county and state averages. The school's proficiency rates in these core subjects range from 27.7% to 48.8% in the 2022-2023 school year. Interestingly, the nearby Bay Springs Middle School and Haralson County Middle School have higher proficiency rates in these subjects compared to Temple Middle School.

Temple Middle School has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 66.67% to 75.64% in the last three school years. This is similar to the nearby Mt. Zion Middle School and Villa Rica Middle schools. Additionally, Temple Middle School has a relatively high per-student spending, ranging from $8,896 to $9,598 in the last three school years, but also a higher student-teacher ratio compared to the nearby schools, which may be an area to investigate further.

682

Students ?

16.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,515

Per pupil spending ?

45.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

275 Rainey Rd
Temple, GA 30179

(770) 562-6001

District: Carroll County

Students who attend Temple Middle School usually attend:

High:

Temple High School

Feeder schools for Temple Middle School:

Elementary:	Providence Elementary School
	Sharp Creek Elementary School
	Temple Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

60.7%

African American:

22.4%

Hispanic:

10.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 48th percentile in 2015 → 59th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Georgia median (59th percentile)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school40%

District avg42%

Georgia avg40%

237^th of 584

Georgia public middle schools ?

Top 41%▲ up 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 48% (2015) to top 41% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 6Middle Schools in the Carroll County

58^th of 206Carroll County among Georgia districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	55.3	237 of 584	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.6	309 of 588	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.7	305 of 577	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.7	259 of 567	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.1	253 of 542	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.0	211 of 559	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.1	263 of 543	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	56.8	208 of 539	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	49.6	253 of 545	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	46.0	281 of 537	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	31.6	420 of 521	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	31.2	419 of 527	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	26.4	427 of 508	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	25.5	425 of 504	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	27.9	405 of 494	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	28.8	392 of 466	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	32.1	365 of 462	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	24.3	389 of 445	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	18.2	384 of 420	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

By subject vs Georgia (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I100%+55 vs state

Mathematics41%~ state avg

English Language Arts39%~ state avg

Science38%+9 vs state

Social Studies31%-8 vs state

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What people are saying

by a citizen
Saturday, January 6, 2018

Safe, comfortable, welcoming, enthusiastic -- this is a great school. Close Quote

by a parent on FaceBook
Thursday, April 14, 2016

My daughter is in 6th grade and has a stellar group of teachers. Close Quote

Schools Near Temple Middle School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Milestones Assessment Algebra I (2025)	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts (2025)			Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2025)			Milestones Assessment Science (2025)	Milestones Assessment Social Studies (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Milestones Assessment Algebra I End of Course	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 6th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 7th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Social Studies 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Temple Middle School	Public	6-8	275 Rainey Rd	Temple	30179	Carroll County	Carroll County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 562-6001	682	42	16.3	45.5%	414 (60.7%)	153 (22.4%)	68 (10.0%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (6.3%)	55.3	237^th of 584 public middle schools	59.4%		44.6	309^th of 588 public middle schools	47.4%	72	100.0	39.8	40.2	36.3	36.5	39.8	48.8	37.9	31.0	$11,515	$764	$10,752
Villa Rica Middle	Public	6-8	614 Tumlin Lake Rd	Temple	30179	Carroll County	Carroll County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 459-0407	481	31	15.3	47.8%	191 (39.7%)	195 (40.5%)	61 (12.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.7%)	29.4	414^th of 584 public middle schools	29.1%		31	402^nd of 588 public middle schools	31.6%	12	69.0	28.0	29.9	27.8	15.3	27.4	34.2	11.7	28.5	$13,392	$784	$12,608
Bremen Middle School	Public	6-8	2440 Crosstown Pkwy	Bremen	30110	Haralson County	Bremen City	No	No	No	No	(770) 537-4874	507	31	16.5	27.0%	442 (87.2%)	25 (4.9%)	13 (2.6%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.1%)	94.4	38^th of 584 public middle schools	93.5%		94.8	34^th of 588 public middle schools	94.2%	4	100.0	62.4	67.9	70.0	79.4	82.1	85.4	52.7	56.5	$11,666	$293	$11,373
Bay Springs Middle School	Public	6-8	122 Bay Springs Rd	Villa Rica	30180	Carroll County	Carroll County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 459-2098	723	57	12.7	39.0%	360 (49.8%)	205 (28.4%)	90 (12.4%)	5 (0.7%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (8.2%)	67.9	155^th of 584 public middle schools	73.5%		52.3	261^st of 588 public middle schools	55.6%	106	100.0	47.3	37.7	41.3	60.8	50.0	53.0	37.7	40.5	$14,473	$975	$13,498
Carl Scoggins Senior Middle school	Public	6-8	1663 Mulberry Rock Rd	Dallas	30157	Paulding County	Paulding County	No	No	No	No	(770) 456-4188	809	49	16.5	52.8%	531 (65.6%)	158 (19.5%)	79 (9.8%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (4.6%)	51.1	255^th of 584 public middle schools	56.3%		55.2	240^th of 588 public middle schools	59.2%	15	95.3	35.4	31.9	41.0	39.4	39.6	47.5	9.5	43.8	$12,496	$225	$12,270
South Paulding Middle School	Public	6-8	592 Nebo Rd	Dallas	30157	Paulding County	Paulding County	No	No	No	No	(770) 445-8500	507	38	13.3	58.8%	293 (57.8%)	118 (23.3%)	66 (13.0%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.7%)	42.4	318^th of 584 public middle schools	45.5%		45.8	302^nd of 588 public middle schools	48.6%	16	84.2	29.9	40.0	30.3	27.1	36.3	34.5	10.4	45.5	$15,278	$241	$15,037
Haralson County Middle School	Public	6-8	2633 Georgia Highway 120	Tallapoosa	30176	Haralson County	Haralson County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 646-8600	757	56	13.4	99.1%	689 (91.0%)	14 (1.8%)	25 (3.3%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.3%)	73.3	136^th of 584 public middle schools	76.7%		77.2	114^th of 588 public middle schools	80.6%	22		45.6	38.6	38.4	63.7	56.5	53.1	54.8	52.4	$12,931	$919	$12,012
Mason Creek Middle School	Public	6-8	7777 Mason Creek Rd	Winston	30187	Douglas County	Douglas County	No	No	No	No	(770) 651-2500	853	58	14.6	68.5%	166 (19.5%)	426 (49.9%)	167 (19.6%)	19 (2.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (8.7%)	60.9	198^th of 584 public middle schools	66.1%		66.4	168^th of 588 public middle schools	71.4%	30	97.3	38.0	44.7	38.8	39.4	40.6	48.9	49.1	34.7	$14,826	$426	$14,400
Mt. Zion Middle School	Public	6-8	132 Mount Zion St	Carrollton	30117	Carroll County	Carroll County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 834-3389	404	26	15.3	47.5%	244 (60.4%)	57 (14.1%)	71 (17.6%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.7%)	42.1	320^th of 584 public middle schools	45.2%		38.2	353^rd of 588 public middle schools	40.0%	33	78.9	32.8	31.1	31.5	44.0	34.8	29.2	11.2	41.5	$13,536	$799	$12,736
Irma C. Austin Middle School	Public	6-8	3490 Ridge Rd	Douglasville	30134	Paulding County	Paulding County	No	No	No	No	(770) 942-0316	782	52	15.0	58.3%	331 (42.3%)	284 (36.3%)	117 (15.0%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	45 (5.8%)	40.7	333^rd of 584 public middle schools	43.0%		48.3	287^th of 588 public middle schools	51.2%	46	95.7	34.4	36.8	33.2	33.6	31.6	34.4	8.6	32.7	$13,317	$203	$13,114

Frequently Asked Questions about Temple Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Temple Middle School?

Students at Temple Middle School are 61% White, 22% African American, 10% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races.

How many students attend Temple Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 682 students attended Temple Middle School.

What high school do graduates of Temple Middle School attend?

Students who attend Temple Middle School usually go on to attend Temple High School

What district is Temple Middle School in?

Carroll County

Is Temple Middle School a good school?

Temple Middle School ranks 237^th of 584 Georgia middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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