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Henderson Middle School

Q: Is Henderson Middle School a good school?

Henderson Middle School ranks 271 st of 578 Georgia middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

271^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 578 Georgia Middle Schools

Better than 53% of Georgia middle schools

Summary

Henderson Middle School in Jackson, GA, serves 761 students in grades 6-8 as part of the Butts County School District, a system that ranks in the middle of Georgia districts. The school has climbed steadily from the bottom quarter of Georgia middle schools in 2018-2019 to its current 53rd percentile ranking, a jump of 163 positions over seven years, with its largest single-year gain coming most recently.

The school's standout achievement is its Algebra I End of Course performance, where 98% of tested students scored proficient or better—more than double the state average of 48.1% and far ahead of nearby schools like Luella Middle (28.1%) and Kennedy Road Middle (32.1%). Henderson also excels in 8th grade HS Physical Science, with 73% proficiency versus the state's 60.9%. However, regular 8th grade science (23.4%) and 7th grade math (29.5%) trail state averages, creating a mixed picture. The school has also cut chronic absenteeism from 27.6% to 17.7% over three years, now matching the state average, while nearby Kennedy Road (33.4%) and Rehoboth Road Middle (27%) struggle with much higher rates.

Despite serving a population where 97.9% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, Henderson outperforms Locust Grove Middle, located just 6 miles away, in nearly every subject—including 6th grade math (45.4% vs. 23.6%) and 8th grade math (50.7% vs. 26%)—even though Locust Grove serves a less economically disadvantaged population. Henderson's per-student spending of $12,400 is also lower than several nearby schools that achieve worse results, including Rehoboth Road ($15,751) and Jasper County Middle ($13,415). The school's upward trajectory, exceptional advanced coursework results, and efficient use of resources tell a compelling story of steady improvement, though 7th grade math, 8th grade science, and social studies remain areas for continued focus.

761

Students ?

15.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,400

Per pupil spending ?

97.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

494 George Tate Dr
Jackson, GA 30233

(770) 504-2310

District: Butts County

Students who attend Henderson Middle School usually attend:

High:

Jackson High School

Feeder schools for Henderson Middle School:

Elementary:	Hampton L. Daughtry Elementary School
	Jackson Elementary School
	Stark Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

54.0%

African American:

31.8%

Hispanic:

7.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 39th percentile in 2016 → 53rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 14 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Georgia median (53rd percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Social Studies scores 13 pts below the Georgia average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school39%

District avg37%

Georgia avg43%

271^st of 578

Georgia public middle schools ?

Top 47%▲ up 15 pts since 2016

From bottom 39% (2016) to top 47% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

100^th of 201Butts 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	48.1	271 of 578	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	43.6	306 of 585	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.4	332 of 578	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.7	357 of 569	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.7	357 of 558	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.0	334 of 542	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.6	434 of 559	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.1	365 of 543	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	34.1	363 of 539	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	39.8	335 of 545	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	42.3	305 of 537	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	50.1	316 of 521	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	50.2	312 of 527	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	58.7	234 of 508	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	57.6	232 of 504	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	63.6	185 of 494	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	56.6	223 of 466	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	48.9	263 of 462	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	39.5	318 of 445	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	49.2	247 of 420	41.2%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	48.4	208 of 480	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	38.5	276 of 494	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.3	296 of 489	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.8	338 of 485	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.6	280 of 482	41.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	52.6	239 of 550	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	43.1	305 of 567	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.1	302 of 558	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.8	350 of 553	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.5	350 of 544	35.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	42.6	196 of 374	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	47.8	188 of 400	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.6	105 of 381	72.4%	★★★★☆
2023	59.3	118 of 380	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.9	102 of 367	72.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	41.0	306 of 550	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.7	287 of 569	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.1	348 of 561	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.3	341 of 559	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.5	337 of 553	39.1%	★★☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2023	22.7	129 of 157	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.8	146 of 159	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2024	12.5	162 of 172	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.1	140 of 145	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	54.1	155 of 425	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	27.7	334 of 442	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.9	263 of 437	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.7	198 of 429	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.8	189 of 431	56.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	33.1	283 of 404	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	29.5	308 of 415	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.4	335 of 417	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.4	378 of 429	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.6	360 of 425	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2026)64th percentile+10 vs school

African American (2026)57th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)57th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2026)48th percentile-6 vs school

Male (2026)44th percentile-9 vs school

White (2026)30th percentile-23 vs school

Migrant (2023)18th percentile-19 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)6th percentile-37 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I98%+50 vs state

HS Physical Science73%+12 vs state

Mathematics42%~ state avg

Social Studies27%-13 vs state

Science23%-6 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Milestones Assessment Algebra I (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	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 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
Henderson Middle School	Public	6-8	494 George Tate Dr	Jackson	30233	Butts County	Butts County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 504-2310	761	51	15.0	97.9%	411 (54.0%)	242 (31.8%)	53 (7.0%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.5%)	44 (5.8%)	48.1	271^st of 578 public middle schools	53.1%		43.6	306^th of 585 public middle schools	47.7%	35	98.0	45.4	29.5	50.7	23.4	27.0	73.0	$12,400	$1,248	$11,152
Locust Grove Middle	Public	6-8	3315 S Ola Rd	Locust Grove	30248	Henry County	Henry County	No	No	No	No	(770) 957-6055	1,010	58	17.4	67.4%	282 (27.9%)	541 (53.6%)	114 (11.3%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (6.7%)	25.2	425^th of 578 public middle schools	26.5%		22.6	450^th of 585 public middle schools	23.1%	25	90.7	23.6	28.8	26.0	10.1	19.3	69.3	$12,139	$403	$11,735
Ola Middle School	Public	6-8	353 N Ola Rd	McDonough	30252	Henry County	Henry County	No	No	No	No	(770) 288-2108	1,039	62	16.8	44.8%	413 (39.7%)	422 (40.6%)	123 (11.8%)	15 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (6.3%)	60.6	206^th of 578 public middle schools	64.4%		58.2	218^th of 585 public middle schools	62.7%	12	86.5	47.0	42.2	47.7	37.9	31.9	80.0	$12,480	$404	$12,076
Rehoboth Road Middle School	Public	6-8	1500 Rehoboth Rd	Griffin	30224	Spalding County	Griffin-Spalding County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 229-3727	543	39	13.8	100.0%	210 (38.7%)	237 (43.6%)	55 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (7.2%)	36	356^th of 578 public middle schools	38.4%		45.6	295^th of 585 public middle schools	49.6%	61	95.2	25.9	42.7	37.1	13.8	22.0	80.0	$15,751	$2,188	$13,563
McDonough Middle School	Public	6-8	175 Postmaster Dr	McDonough	30253	Henry County	Henry County	No	No	No	Yes	(470) 615-3460	876	48	18.2	78.8%	17 (1.9%)	725 (82.8%)	77 (8.8%)	6 (0.7%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (5.5%)	16.8	489^th of 578 public middle schools	15.4%		18.9	476^th of 585 public middle schools	18.6%	13	68.7	16.4	21.9	18.2	8.9	10.8	73.3	$12,598	$941	$11,658
Luella Middle School	Public	6-8	2075 Hampton Locust Grove Rd	Locust Grove	30248	Henry County	Henry County	No	No	No	No	(678) 583-8919	849	39	21.9	66.8%	32 (3.8%)	652 (76.8%)	94 (11.1%)	22 (2.6%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	45 (5.3%)	14.2	512^th of 578 public middle schools	11.4%		17.9	487^th of 585 public middle schools	16.8%	25	28.1	20.7	15.6	15.6	15.3	9.4	18.3	$11,293	$404	$10,889
Impact Academy Middle School	Public	6-8	45 Lemon Street	McDonough	30253	Henry County	Henry County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(770) 954-3744	339	22	15.3	51.0%	55 (16.2%)	222 (65.5%)	36 (10.6%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.8%)	47.5	275^th of 578 public middle schools	52.4%					(n/a)	68.0	48.4	41.0	36.5	23.1	27.1	70.0
Kennedy Road Middle School	Public	6-8	280 Kennedy Rd	Griffin	30223	Spalding County	Griffin-Spalding County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 229-3760	428	31	13.7	100.0%	94 (22.0%)	239 (55.8%)	62 (14.5%)	7 (1.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.6%)	12	529^th of 578 public middle schools	8.5%		15.5	511^th of 585 public middle schools	12.6%	18	32.1	16.2	22.3	13.1	3.7	5.9	24.1	$13,772	$1,046	$12,727
Hampton Middle School	Public	6-8	799 Hampton Locust Grove Rd	Hampton	30228	Henry County	Henry County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 707-2130	752	47	16.0	73.5%	97 (12.9%)	509 (67.7%)	104 (13.8%)	9 (1.2%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	29 (3.9%)	24.7	432^nd of 578 public middle schools	25.3%		21.8	459^th of 585 public middle schools	21.5%	27	81.3	16.9	24.7	26.9	17.3	20.8	75.0	$12,848	$745	$12,103
Jasper County Middle School	Public	6-8	1289 College St	Monticello	31064	Jasper County	Jasper County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 468-2227	647	49	13.2	91.5%	442 (68.3%)	108 (16.7%)	61 (9.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.4%)	40.3	322^nd of 578 public middle schools	44.3%		37.1	361^st of 585 public middle schools	38.3%	39	96.3	26.1	32.2	42.4	15.1	40.1	54.8	$13,415	$512	$12,902

Frequently Asked Questions about Henderson Middle School

How many students attend Henderson Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 761 students attended Henderson Middle School.

What district is Henderson Middle School in?

Butts County

What high school do graduates of Henderson Middle School attend?

Students who attend Henderson Middle School usually go on to attend Jackson High School

Is Henderson Middle School a good school?

Henderson Middle School ranks 271^st of 578 Georgia middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Henderson Middle School?

Students at Henderson Middle School are 54% White, 32% African American, 7% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races.

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