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Bear Creek Middle School

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Bear Creek Middle School ranks 381 st of 584 Georgia middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

381^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 584 Georgia Middle Schools

Better than 35% of Georgia middle schools

Summary

Bear Creek Middle School is a public middle school located in Fairburn, Georgia, serving 964 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Fulton County School District, which is ranked 47th out of 206 districts in Georgia and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Bear Creek Middle School is part of the Fulton County district, it consistently underperforms compared to the county and state averages on various Milestones Assessments. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates were significantly lower than the county and state in English Language Arts (29.4% vs. 54.4% and 41.3%), Mathematics (18% vs. 47% and 37.3%), and Science (25.5% vs. 38.5% and 28.8%). As a result, Bear Creek Middle School has been ranked in the bottom half of Georgia middle schools for the past several years, with a ranking of 381 out of 584 schools in the 2024-2025 school year and a 1- or 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

When comparing Bear Creek Middle School to other middle schools in the area, the data shows that it consistently underperforms its peers. For example, J.C. Booth Middle School and Bennett's Mill Middle School in the neighboring Fayette County district, as well as North Clayton Middle School in Clayton County and Blake Bass Middle School in Coweta County, all significantly outperform Bear Creek Middle School on test scores and have higher school rankings.

971

Students ?

14.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,653

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7415 Herndon Rd
Fairburn, GA 30213

(470) 254-6080

District: Fulton County

Students who attend Bear Creek Middle School usually attend:

High:

Creekside High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

85.2%

Hispanic:

10.4%

Two or more races:

3.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 19th percentile in 2015 → 35th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 16 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (29% vs 40% meeting standards)

!Mathematics scores 19 pts below the Georgia average

!Near the bottom of Fulton County's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg52%

Georgia avg40%

381^st of 584

Georgia public middle schools ?

Bottom 35%▲ up 16 pts since 2015

From bottom 19% (2015) to bottom 35% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

16^th of 20Middle Schools in the Fulton County

47^th of 206Fulton 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	34.1	381 of 584	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.4	447 of 588	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.8	445 of 577	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.0	428 of 567	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.7	370 of 542	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.2	461 of 559	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.1	476 of 543	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.8	459 of 539	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	15.2	468 of 545	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	19.0	437 of 537	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	41.9	366 of 521	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	32.2	414 of 527	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	37.0	380 of 508	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	37.0	364 of 504	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	44.4	320 of 494	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	42.5	316 of 466	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	35.3	353 of 462	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	33.6	351 of 445	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	38.9	310 of 420	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆

By subject vs Georgia (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I78%+34 vs state

Social Studies33%-6 vs state

English Language Arts32%-8 vs state

Science26%-3 vs state

Mathematics22%-19 vs state

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by a student
Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Bear Creek is a very dis-functional school. A lot of bad students, and teachers who are there just to get money. Orientation was a mess 2010-2011 year! Kids put on teams they weren't suppose to be on, kids switching homerooms more than twice, and more. There are so many good students who don't get recognized because there are so much other problems to focus on than acknowledging good students. The counseling is really bad. In my 6th grade year, I was getting bullied. Physically, mentally, and emotionally by 4 boys and all the counselor gave them was silent lunch. I found that quite stupid because what problem can that solve. The counselor didn't even call the parents! Bear Creek is not the best school to send your child. They also haven't made AYP for a long time! Close Quote

Schools Near Bear Creek 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
Bear Creek Middle School	Public	6-8	7415 Herndon Rd	Fairburn	30213	Fulton County	Fulton County	No	No	No	Yes	(470) 254-6080	971	67	14.4	100.0%	6 (0.6%)	827 (85.2%)	101 (10.4%)	4 (0.4%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	29 (3.0%)	34.1	381^st of 584 public middle schools	34.8%		24.4	447^th of 588 public middle schools	24.0%	66	78.5	29.4	34.0	32.8	18.0	21.2	26.9	25.5	33.1	$15,653	$1,329	$14,323
Renaissance Middle School	Public	6-8	7155 Hall Rd	Fairburn	30213	Fulton County	Fulton County	No	No	No	Yes	(470) 254-4330	977	65	15.0	100.0%	5 (0.5%)	850 (87.0%)	95 (9.7%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (2.3%)	35.2	373^rd of 584 public middle schools	36.1%		34.3	374^th of 588 public middle schools	36.4%	1	68.6	32.4	36.5	29.3	19.8	25.7	22.9	20.9	38.5	$15,954	$987	$14,967
Flat Rock Middle School	Public	6-8	325 Jenkins Rd	Tyrone	30290	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 969-2830	800	63	12.6	49.3%	120 (15.0%)	458 (57.3%)	144 (18.0%)	30 (3.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (5.8%)	86.1	71^st of 584 public middle schools	87.8%		86.5	72^nd of 588 public middle schools	87.8%	1	96.2	58.9	59.2	59.9	56.7	51.4	62.9		63.3	$15,476	$535	$14,941
Blake Bass Middle School	Public	6-8	500 Shaw Road	Sharpsburg	30277	Coweta County	Coweta County	No	No	No	No	(770) 254-2600	887	53	16.6	30.3%	611 (68.9%)	100 (11.3%)	113 (12.7%)	15 (1.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (5.2%)	91.2	52^nd of 584 public middle schools	91.1%		85.7	77^th of 588 public middle schools	86.9%	25		63.3	62.6	55.3	69.5	61.3	69.1	63.5	63.5	$11,627	$319	$11,308
Camp Creek Middle School	Public	6-8	4345 Welcome All Rd SW	Atlanta	30349	Fulton County	Fulton County	No	No	No	Yes	(470) 254-8030	748	55	13.6	100.0%	4 (0.5%)	631 (84.4%)	100 (13.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.3%)	28.7	418^th of 584 public middle schools	28.4%		26	437^th of 588 public middle schools	25.7%	19	73.1	31.0	29.6	26.6	19.8	24.5	31.6	16.4	21.5	$18,564	$1,235	$17,330
McNair Middle School	Public	6-8	2800 Burdett Rd	College Park	30349	Fulton County	Fulton County	No	No	No	Yes	(470) 254-4160	727	55	13.2	100.0%	2 (0.3%)	657 (90.4%)	52 (7.2%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.7%)	17.9	486^th of 584 public middle schools	16.8%		17.5	495^th of 588 public middle schools	15.8%	9	88.2	23.0	23.1	12.3	18.0	18.8	25.3	13.1	10.5	$20,024	$2,073	$17,951
Utopian Academy for the Arts Trilith	Public, Charter	6-8	255 Veterans Parkway	Fayetteville	30214	Fayette County	State Specialty Schools I- Utopian Academy for the Arts Tril	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(470) 500-1937	147	10	14.7	53.7%	1 (0.7%)	122 (83.0%)	15 (10.2%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.4%)	40.8	332^nd of 584 public middle schools	43.2%					(n/a)		25.0	44.6		30.0	25.3				$17,457	$147	$17,309
Bennett's Mill Middle School	Public	6-8	210 Lester Rd	Fayetteville	30215	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 716-3982	876	64	13.6	63.5%	121 (13.8%)	499 (57.0%)	140 (16.0%)	48 (5.5%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	65 (7.4%)	69.4	152^nd of 584 public middle schools	74.0%		76.4	120^th of 588 public middle schools	79.6%	32	90.5	45.4	50.3	50.0	30.3	51.0	56.6		49.3	$13,986	$605	$13,381
Sandtown Middle School	Public	6-8	5400 Campbellton Rd SW	Atlanta	30331	Fulton County	Fulton County	No	No	No	Yes	(470) 254-6500	956	64	15.0	62.4%	2 (0.2%)	892 (93.3%)	28 (2.9%)	4 (0.4%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (2.7%)	42.6	316^th of 584 public middle schools	45.9%		48.2	289^th of 588 public middle schools	50.9%	27	69.9	44.8	43.2	41.1	24.9	28.3	34.3	12.3	22.8	$16,211	$1,201	$15,010
J.C. Booth Middle School	Public	6-8	250 Stagecoach Road	Peachtree City	30269	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	No	(770) 631-3240	1,115	71	15.8	24.5%	565 (50.7%)	109 (9.8%)	190 (17.0%)	177 (15.9%)	5 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (6.2%)	96	23^rd of 584 public middle schools	96.1%		96.8	20^th of 588 public middle schools	96.6%	3	100.0	68.9	70.7	66.9	66.5	77.8	79.0		75.7	$12,453	$218	$12,235

Frequently Asked Questions about Bear Creek Middle School

What district is Bear Creek Middle School in?

Fulton County

What is the racial makeup of Bear Creek Middle School?

Students at Bear Creek Middle School are 85% African American, 10% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

Is Bear Creek Middle School a good school?

Bear Creek Middle School ranks 381^st of 584 Georgia middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Bear Creek Middle School attend?

Students who attend Bear Creek Middle School usually go on to attend Creekside High School

How many students attend Bear Creek Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 971 students attended Bear Creek Middle School.

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