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Howard Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

516^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 578 Georgia Middle Schools

Better than 11% of Georgia middle schools

Summary

Howard Middle School in Macon, GA, serves 973 students in grades 6-8 as part of the Bibb County school district, where about 61% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. The school has seen its statewide ranking decline over the past decade, now sitting at the 11th percentile, though it remains competitive within its district, outperforming several nearby peers like Ballard Hudson Middle School (5th percentile) and Weaver Middle School (7th percentile), while trailing Miller Magnet Middle School (54th percentile).

The most striking strength at Howard is its Algebra I End of Course performance, where 80% of students scored proficient or above—far exceeding the district average of 22% and the state average of 48.1%. This places Howard well ahead of Rutland Middle School (39%) and Appling Middle School (37%), and close to Miller Magnet (88%). The school also shows a notable strength in serving English Language Learners, ranking in the 58th percentile statewide for that group—substantially higher than its overall ranking. However, standard grade-level math proficiency is concerning, with only 13.5% of 6th graders, 19.4% of 7th graders, and 23.3% of 8th graders proficient, suggesting the school excels at accelerating a select group of students while many others struggle.

Chronic absenteeism is a significant challenge, with 33.7% of students chronically absent—nearly double the state rate of 17.7% and much higher than Appling Middle School (14.9%) or Gray Station Middle School (14.2%). Science and social studies proficiency are also very low (6.3% and 5.3%, respectively), well below state averages. Per-student spending has risen to $13,719, with a favorable student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1. Despite these challenges, Howard's exceptional Algebra I results and strong ELL support show that effective practices exist and could potentially be expanded to benefit more students across all subjects.

973

Students ?

14.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,719

Per pupil spending ?

60.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6600 Forsyth Rd
Macon, GA 31210

(478) 779-3454

District: Bibb County

Students who attend Howard Middle School usually attend:

High:

Howard High School

Feeder schools for Howard Middle School:

Elementary:	Carter Elementary School
	Lane Elementary School
	Springdale Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

71.4%

White:

11.7%

Hispanic:

6.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 33rd percentile in 2016 → 11th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (17% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (34% vs 18% Georgia)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school17%

District avg18%

Georgia avg43%

516^th of 578

Georgia public middle schools ?

Bottom 11%▼ down 22 pts since 2016

From bottom 33% (2016) to bottom 11% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 6Middle Schools in the Bibb County

165^th of 202Bibb 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	13.6	516 of 578	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.0	467 of 585	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.2	457 of 578	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.7	445 of 569	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.2	395 of 558	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.0	381 of 542	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.6	412 of 559	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.4	375 of 543	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	32.1	378 of 539	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	34.6	365 of 545	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	37.4	334 of 537	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	38.3	387 of 521	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	38.2	382 of 527	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	38.6	374 of 508	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	46.9	313 of 504	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	41.3	334 of 494	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	39.8	334 of 466	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	48.1	271 of 462	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	58.9	201 of 445	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	57.4	189 of 420	55.0%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	16.0	439 of 480	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	22.7	411 of 494	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.7	379 of 489	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.7	345 of 485	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.1	295 of 482	38.8%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	3.5	87 of 89	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	17.7	81 of 92	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.6	87 of 95	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	43.9	70 of 166	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	44.8	81 of 199	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	22.2	191 of 200	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	12.2	505 of 550	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	20.0	460 of 567	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.5	458 of 558	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.2	423 of 553	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.3	373 of 544	31.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	11.4	361 of 374	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	24.0	329 of 400	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.3	269 of 381	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.1	315 of 380	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	14.2	485 of 550	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.1	457 of 569	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.1	445 of 561	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.4	440 of 559	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.4	402 of 553	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	16.6	151 of 169	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.5	98 of 172	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	12.9	152 of 163	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	24.9	339 of 425	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.9	356 of 442	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.5	284 of 437	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.7	370 of 429	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.4	326 of 431	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	25.9	316 of 404	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.6	313 of 415	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.4	303 of 417	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.4	278 of 429	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.1	188 of 425	55.8%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2026)58th percentile+47 vs school

White (2026)22nd percentile+11 vs school

Special Education (2026)20th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2026)12th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)11th percentile-10 vs school

African American (2026)9th percentile~ school

Female (2026)8th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2026)3rd percentile-7 vs school

Asian (2026)2nd percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I80%+32 vs state

HS Physical Science47%-14 vs state

Mathematics19%-24 vs state

Science6%-23 vs state

Social Studies5%-35 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Milestones Assessment Algebra I (2026)	Milestones Assessment Biology (2026)	Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2026)			Milestones Assessment Science (2026)	Milestones Assessment Social Studies (2026)	Milestones Assessment HS Physical Science (2026)	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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Milestones Assessment Algebra I End of Course	Milestones Assessment Biology End of Course	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	Milestones Assessment HS Physical Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Howard Middle School	Public	6-8	6600 Forsyth Rd	Macon	31210	Bibb County	Bibb County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 779-3454	973	66	14.7	60.6%	114 (11.7%)	695 (71.4%)	60 (6.2%)	48 (4.9%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	52 (5.3%)	13.6	516^th of 578 public middle schools	10.7%		20	467^th of 585 public middle schools	20.2%	49	80.0		13.5	19.4	23.3	6.3	5.3	46.6	$13,719	$1,525	$12,194
Weaver Middle School	Public	6-8	2570 Heath Rd	Macon	31206	Bibb County	Bibb County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 779-4630	894	64	14.0	68.3%	29 (3.2%)	723 (80.9%)	104 (11.6%)	5 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (3.5%)	11	538^th of 578 public middle schools	6.9%		13.5	535^th of 585 public middle schools	8.5%	3			13.2	18.7	8.1	9.6	6.0		$14,035	$2,027	$12,008
Miller Magnet Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	751 Hendley St	Macon	31204	Bibb County	Bibb County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(478) 779-4029	614	48	12.7	59.6%	47 (7.7%)	517 (84.2%)	21 (3.4%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (3.9%)	49.2	265^th of 578 public middle schools	54.2%		46.5	288^th of 585 public middle schools	50.8%	23	88.0		38.6	30.7	51.7	22.7	35.4	66.0	$15,588	$1,824	$13,764
Ballard Hudson Middle School	Public	6-8	1070 Anthony Rd	Macon	31204	Bibb County	Bibb County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 779-3390	671	44	15.2	76.6%	15 (2.2%)	609 (90.8%)	31 (4.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.2%)	9.8	547^th of 578 public middle schools	5.4%		10.6	551^st of 585 public middle schools	5.8%	4	65.0		8.7	7.8	15.4	10.3	7.7		$14,274	$2,322	$11,952
Appling Middle School	Public	6-8	1646b Upper River Rd	Macon	31211	Bibb County	Bibb County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 779-2200	677	49	13.7	73.6%	22 (3.2%)	615 (90.8%)	25 (3.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.9%)	12.4	528^th of 578 public middle schools	8.7%		9	560^th of 585 public middle schools	4.3%	32	37.0		16.1	13.5	12.3	7.4	14.1	44.4	$14,360	$1,836	$12,525
Clifton Ridge Middle School	Public	6-8	169 Dusty Ln	Macon	31211	Bibb County	Jones County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 743-5182	482	40	12.0	45.2%	272 (56.4%)	169 (35.1%)	17 (3.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.6%)	52.6	251^st of 578 public middle schools	56.6%		43.4	310^th of 585 public middle schools	47.0%	59	88.9		29.3	28.1	37.9	38.6	53.8	88.9	$14,641	$1,156	$13,485
Monroe County Middle School- Banks Stephens Campus	Public	6-8	66 Thornton Rd	Forsyth	31029	Monroe County	Monroe County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 994-6186	1,062	65	16.2	49.7%	718 (67.6%)	241 (22.7%)	56 (5.3%)	9 (0.8%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (3.4%)	83.9	76^th of 578 public middle schools	86.9%		81.2	95^th of 585 public middle schools	83.8%	19	82.1		56.6	47.6	59.7	57.8	66.1		$11,224	$484	$10,740
Rutland Middle School	Public	6-8	6260 Skipper Rd	Macon	31216	Bibb County	Bibb County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 779-4369	849	55	15.3	60.3%	158 (18.6%)	499 (58.8%)	143 (16.8%)	9 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (4.6%)	22.5	449^th of 578 public middle schools	22.3%		22	456^th of 585 public middle schools	22.1%	7	39.0		24.2	26.0	20.3	16.5	17.2	41.4	$13,675	$1,603	$12,072
Gray Station Middle School	Public	6-8	324 Ga Highway 18 E	Gray	31032	Jones County	Jones County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 986-2090	609	46	13.1	36.8%	447 (73.4%)	112 (18.4%)	21 (3.4%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.8%)	78.4	107^th of 578 public middle schools	81.5%		76.9	119^th of 585 public middle schools	79.7%	12	100.0		43.0	42.8	65.3	50.6	63.6	91.3	$13,109	$713	$12,396
Byron Middle School	Public	6-8	201 Linda Dr	Byron	31008	Peach County	Peach County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 956-4999	452	36	12.6	84.7%	201 (44.5%)	170 (37.6%)	48 (10.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.6%)	49.3	264^th of 578 public middle schools	54.3%		56.7	227^th of 585 public middle schools	61.2%	37	75.9		33.4	32.6	52.7	12.9	48.0	51.9	$14,326	$951	$13,375

Frequently Asked Questions about Howard Middle School

Is Howard Middle School a good school?

Howard Middle School ranks in the bottom 10.7% of Georgia middle schools.

What high school do graduates of Howard Middle School attend?

Students who attend Howard Middle School usually go on to attend Howard High School

What is the racial makeup of Howard Middle School?

Students at Howard Middle School are 71% African American, 12% White, 6% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 5% Asian.

What district is Howard Middle School in?

Bibb County

How many students attend Howard Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 973 students attended Howard Middle School.

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