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South Hall Middle School

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South Hall Middle School ranks 327 th of 584 Georgia middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

327^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 584 Georgia Middle Schools

Better than 44% of Georgia middle schools

Summary

South Hall Middle School is a public middle school in Hall County, Georgia, serving 974 students in grades 6-8. The school consistently outperforms the district and state averages in academic performance, particularly in Algebra I, where 83.5% of students were proficient or better, compared to 37.9% in Hall County and 44.9% statewide.

South Hall Middle School has a higher percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 73.82% to 77.93% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state average. Despite this, the school has a higher per-student spending, ranging from $8,565 to $9,418, and a lower student-teacher ratio, ranging from 12.3 to 12.9 students per teacher, compared to the state averages. These factors may contribute to the school's relatively strong academic performance.

When compared to other nearby middle schools in the Hall County district, South Hall Middle School generally outperforms its peers in academic achievement, particularly in Algebra I and English Language Arts. However, it lags behind some schools, such as Cherokee Bluff Middle, in overall academic performance. Despite these variations, South Hall Middle School has maintained a consistent 2-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past several years.

955

Students ?

12.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,034

Per pupil spending ?

77.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3215 Poplar Springs Rd
Gainesville, GA 30507

(770) 532-4416

District: Hall County

Students who attend South Hall Middle School usually attend:

High:

Johnson High School

Feeder schools for South Hall Middle School:

Elementary:	Chicopee Elementary School
	Myers Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

73.9%

White:

18.4%

African American:

4.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 70th percentile in 2015 → 44th in 2025

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 26 percentile points since 2015

!Science scores 22 pts below the Georgia average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg34%

Georgia avg40%

327^th of 584

Georgia public middle schools ?

Bottom 44%▼ down 26 pts since 2015

From top 30% (2015) to bottom 44% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 8Middle Schools in the Hall County

120^th of 206Hall 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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Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	41.6	327 of 584	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.5	315 of 588	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.7	321 of 577	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.6	287 of 567	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.3	264 of 542	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.4	371 of 559	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.2	362 of 543	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	38.9	332 of 539	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	45.0	293 of 545	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	65.0	161 of 537	70.0%	★★★★☆
2014	56.4	269 of 521	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	51.3	304 of 527	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	45.2	331 of 508	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	52.8	271 of 504	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	55.2	239 of 494	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	43.2	310 of 466	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	38.0	337 of 462	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	48.0	270 of 445	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	47.9	253 of 420	39.8%	★★☆☆☆

By subject vs Georgia (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I84%+39 vs state

Mathematics41%~ state avg

English Language Arts30%-10 vs state

Social Studies30%-9 vs state

Science7%-22 vs state

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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
South Hall Middle School	Public	6-8	3215 Poplar Springs Rd	Gainesville	30507	Hall County	Hall County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 532-4416	955	75	12.6	77.4%	176 (18.4%)	39 (4.1%)	706 (73.9%)	18 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (1.6%)	41.6	327^th of 584 public middle schools	44.0%		43.5	315^th of 588 public middle schools	46.4%	12	83.5	27.0	31.8	32.0	29.5	36.0	57.3	6.9	29.5	$14,034	$878	$13,156
World Language Academy Middle School	Public	6-8	3215 Poplar Springs Rd	Gainesville	30507	Hall County	Hall County	No	No	No	No	(770) 533-4004	256	20	12.9	61.7%	37 (14.5%)	5 (2.0%)	210 (82.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	45.7	294^th of 584 public middle schools	49.7%		55.7	239^th of 588 public middle schools	59.4%	55	78.3	26.1	36.5	44.1	31.5	32.3	38.2	8.7	48.5	$12,333	$329	$12,004
West Hall Middle School	Public	6-8	5470 McEver Rd	Oakwood	30566	Hall County	Hall County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 967-4871	842	69	12.2	74.1%	195 (23.2%)	65 (7.7%)	548 (65.1%)	15 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.1%)	16.1	500^th of 584 public middle schools	14.4%		26.1	436^th of 588 public middle schools	25.9%	64	83.8	13.0	16.8	14.5	17.1	22.0	29.1	6.4	12.2	$13,836	$682	$13,154
C. W. Davis Middle School	Public	6-8	4335 Falcon Pkwy	Flowery Branch	30542	Hall County	Hall County	No	No	No	No	(770) 965-3020	748	55	13.6	53.1%	386 (51.6%)	43 (5.7%)	267 (35.7%)	20 (2.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	30 (4.0%)	46.7	286^th of 584 public middle schools	51.0%		48.8	281^st of 588 public middle schools	52.2%	5	89.7	32.5	35.5	31.0	39.7	40.3	45.8	15.3	33.8	$13,565	$377	$13,189
Gainesville Middle School West	Public	6-8	1279 McEver Rd SW	Gainesville	30504	Hall County	Gainesville City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(770) 532-6250	931	57	16.3	73.3%	50 (5.4%)	201 (21.6%)	613 (65.8%)	29 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (4.1%)	18.4	483^rd of 584 public middle schools	17.3%		21.7	464^th of 588 public middle schools	21.1%	19	64.5	20.3	24.7	18.0	19.3	25.3	19.6	4.7	14.3	$9,571	$217	$9,353
Cherokee Bluff Middle	Public	6-8	5458 Union Circle	Flowery Branch	30542	Hall County	Hall County	No	No	No	No	(770) 967-0071	828	54	15.3	36.7%	522 (63.0%)	54 (6.5%)	192 (23.2%)	23 (2.8%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (4.1%)	77.8	114^th of 584 public middle schools	80.5%		77	116^th of 588 public middle schools	80.3%	2	100.0	57.1	49.1	47.6	70.4	60.5	62.9	15.5	51.6	$12,761	$327	$12,433
Gainesville Middle School East	Public	6-8	1581 Community Way	Gainesville	30501	Hall County	Gainesville City	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 534-4237	896	61	14.6	73.3%	163 (18.2%)	153 (17.1%)	522 (58.3%)	10 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (5.4%)	30.7	404^th of 584 public middle schools	30.8%		24.9	441^st of 588 public middle schools	25.0%	37	47.2	35.4	28.5	33.0	27.2	23.9	28.8	16.4	12.9	$13,404	$712	$12,692
Chestatee Middle School	Public	6-8	2740 Fran Mar Dr	Gainesville	30506	Hall County	Hall County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 297-6270	834	66	12.5	71.5%	349 (41.8%)	6 (0.7%)	454 (54.4%)	6 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	15 (1.8%)	40.2	338^th of 584 public middle schools	42.1%		40.8	329^th of 588 public middle schools	44.0%	9	77.8	25.0	31.2	26.3	34.9	41.2	48.4	16.5	25.3	$13,946	$708	$13,237
East Hall Middle School	Public	6-8	4120 E Hall Rd	Gainesville	30507	Hall County	Hall County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 531-9457	775	72	10.7	81.8%	220 (28.4%)	30 (3.9%)	498 (64.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	23 (3.0%)	24	444^th of 584 public middle schools	24.0%		26.6	434^th of 588 public middle schools	26.2%	10	86.8	19.7	28.5	18.0	21.8	28.5	30.5	9.1	19.9	$16,504	$1,001	$15,502
Little Mill Middle School	Public	6-8	6800 Little Mill Rd	Cumming	30041	Forsyth County	Forsyth County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 965-5000	916	57	16.0	40.0%	662 (72.3%)	17 (1.9%)	189 (20.6%)	13 (1.4%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	31 (3.4%)	59	211^th of 584 public middle schools	63.9%		59.4	213^th of 588 public middle schools	63.8%	2	97.2	46.5	39.3	34.8	46.6	44.4	47.2		35.8	$12,527	$420	$12,107

Frequently Asked Questions about South Hall Middle School

What is the racial makeup of South Hall Middle School?

Students at South Hall Middle School are 74% Hispanic, 18% White, 4% African American, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend South Hall Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 955 students attended South Hall Middle School.

What high school do graduates of South Hall Middle School attend?

Students who attend South Hall Middle School usually go on to attend Johnson High School

What district is South Hall Middle School in?

Hall County

Is South Hall Middle School a good school?

South Hall Middle School ranks 327^th of 584 Georgia middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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