Middle Schools in Bryan County

The Bryan County school district in Georgia is home to two middle schools: Richmond Hill Middle School and Bryan County Middle School. Based on the available data, Richmond Hill Middle School stands out as the higher-performing of the two, consistently outpacing the district and state averages on standardized assessments.

In the statewide SchoolDigger rankings, Richmond Hill Middle School ranks in the top 70-80 middle schools in Georgia, while Bryan County Middle School falls in the 200s. Richmond Hill Middle School boasts impressive proficiency rates, reaching 96.6% in Algebra I in the 2024-2025 school year, compared to 72.4% for the Bryan County district and 44.9% statewide. This trend holds true across other subject areas and grade levels, with Richmond Hill Middle consistently outperforming the district and state averages.

While Richmond Hill Middle School has a larger enrollment of 1,922 students, it spends less per student ($6,936) compared to Bryan County Middle School's 412 students and $9,082 per student expenditure. Additionally, Richmond Hill Middle has a higher student-teacher ratio of 16.1, while Bryan County Middle has a ratio of 11.6. These factors may contribute to the significant performance gap between the two schools, though simply spending more money does not appear to be the sole solution to improving educational outcomes.