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Appling County Middle School

Public Grades 6-8
181st
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 584 Georgia Middle Schools
Better than 69% of Georgia middle schools
Summary

Appling County Middle School is a public middle school in Baxley, Georgia, serving 740 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Appling County School District, which is ranked 68 out of 206 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Appling County Middle School consistently performs above the state average in several subject areas on the Georgia Milestones Assessment, with 8th-grade students scoring 52.6% proficient or better in Mathematics and 51.2% proficient or better in Social Studies, compared to state averages of 47% and 38.8%, respectively. The school also has a relatively high per-student spending, ranging from $8,252 to $8,585 in recent years, and a low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 11.4 to 13.1, which may indicate smaller class sizes and more individualized attention for students.

When compared to the nearby Jeff Davis Middle School and Bacon County Middle School, Appling County Middle School performs similarly or slightly better in most subject areas, but the nearby schools have higher overall SchoolDigger rankings, suggesting they may have additional strengths. Additionally, Appling County Middle School has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 80.08% to 83.11% in recent years, indicating the school serves a predominantly economically disadvantaged student population, which may present unique challenges that the school's higher per-student spending aims to address.

759
Students ?
11.8
Student/teacher ratio ?
$13,150
Per pupil spending ?
100%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 2997 Blackshear Hwy
       Baxley, GA  31513

(912) 367-8630

District: Appling County


Students who attend Appling County Middle School usually attend:

High:    Appling County High School

Feeder schools for Appling County Middle School:

Elementary:    Altamaha Elementary School
    Appling County Elementary School
    Fourth District Elementary School
Racial breakdown:

White:
53.5%
Hispanic:
22.5%
African American:
20.4%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 48th percentile in 2015 → 69th in 2025
Strengths
✓Ranking is trending up — up 21 percentile points since 2015
✓Above the Georgia median (69th percentile)
✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school44%
District avg44%
Georgia avg40%
181st of 584
Georgia public middle schools ?
Top 31%▲ up 21 pts since 2015
From bottom 48% (2015) to top 31% (2025)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
68th of 206Appling 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankGeorgia percentileRating
202564.0181 of 58469.0%★★★☆☆
202453.5253 of 58857.0%★★★☆☆
202355.0228 of 57760.5%★★★☆☆
202254.2234 of 56758.7%★★★☆☆
202150.9248 of 54254.2%★★★☆☆
201951.5257 of 55954.0%★★★☆☆
201851.7235 of 54356.7%★★★☆☆
201746.0292 of 53945.8%★★☆☆☆
201647.3271 of 54550.3%★★★☆☆
201546.5278 of 53748.2%★★☆☆☆
201462.8201 of 52161.4%★★★☆☆
201362.5206 of 52760.9%★★★☆☆
201261.6208 of 50859.1%★★★☆☆
201155.9247 of 50451.0%★★★☆☆
201059.6214 of 49456.7%★★★☆☆
200976.379 of 46683.0%★★★★☆
200872.4104 of 46277.5%★★★★☆
200774.679 of 44582.2%★★★★☆
200668.3118 of 42071.9%★★★★☆
By subject vs Georgia (2024-2025) ?
Social Studies51%+12 vs state
Mathematics49%+8 vs state
Science39%+10 vs state
English Language Arts37%-3 vs state

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Frequently Asked Questions about Appling County Middle School

In the 2024-25 school year, 759 students attended Appling County Middle School.

Appling County Middle School ranks 181st of 584 Georgia middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students at Appling County Middle School are 53% White, 23% Hispanic, 20% African American, 3% Two or more races.

Students who attend Appling County Middle School usually go on to attend Appling County High School


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Georgia Department of Education.

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