Summary:
Troup County, Georgia is home to three middle schools that serve students in grades 6-8. Based on the available data, Long Cane Middle School stands out as the highest-performing school in the group, consistently outpacing the other two schools, Gardner-Newman Middle School and Callaway Middle School, as well as the Troup County and Georgia averages on standardized test scores.
Long Cane Middle School boasts a 3-star rating and ranks 219 out of 584 Georgia middle schools, with 100% of its students proficient or better in Algebra I, compared to 87.4% at Gardner-Newman and 61.4% at Callaway. Additionally, Long Cane has the lowest percentage of free/reduced lunch recipients at 73.48%, suggesting a relatively lower-poverty student population, and the lowest student-teacher ratio at 14.1.
In contrast, Callaway Middle School has the highest free/reduced lunch rate at 93.86%, indicating a high-poverty student population, and the lowest test scores across most subject areas and grade levels. Gardner-Newman Middle School falls somewhere in the middle, with test scores and free/reduced lunch rates that are higher than Long Cane but lower than Callaway. These performance gaps may be influenced by factors such as funding disparities, school culture, and leadership, which warrant further investigation to ensure equitable educational opportunities for all students in the Troup County school district.
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