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Temple Middle School

Q: Is Temple Middle School a good school?

Temple Middle School ranks 203 rd of 578 Georgia middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

203^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 578 Georgia Middle Schools

Better than 65% of Georgia middle schools

Summary

Temple Middle School serves 682 students in grades 6-8 in Temple, GA, a growing community in Carroll County. The school has made impressive strides in recent years, climbing from the 47th to the 65th percentile statewide and earning a 3-star rating—a jump of 106 spots over two years.

The standout achievement is in Algebra I, where Temple has posted a perfect 100% proficiency rate for three consecutive years, far exceeding the district (42%) and state (48.1%) averages. Eighth-grade science has also surged, with proficiency more than doubling from 17.6% to 46.2%—well above the state average of 29.7%. The school also excels in high school Physical Science (75% proficiency). However, 6th-grade math remains a challenge at just 26.7% proficiency, compared to 49.4% in the district, suggesting the school may be focusing resources on advanced coursework while earlier grades need more support. Chronic absenteeism has dropped dramatically from 38.2% to 18.9%, though it still slightly exceeds the state average.

Compared to nearby Villa Rica Middle, Temple outperforms in nearly every category, including a 31.6-point gap in 8th-grade science. However, Bay Springs Middle (6 miles away) leads in 6th-grade math (59.4% vs. 26.7%) and social studies. Temple operates efficiently, spending about $11,515 per student—the lowest among comparable schools—while still achieving better outcomes than several higher-spending peers. With its positive trajectory, Temple could reach a 4-star rating within two years if current momentum continues.

682

Students ?

16.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,515

Per pupil spending ?

45.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

275 Rainey Rd
Temple, GA 30179

(770) 562-6001

District: Carroll County

Students who attend Temple Middle School usually attend:

High:

Temple High School

Feeder schools for Temple Middle School:

Elementary:	Providence Elementary School
	Sharp Creek Elementary School
	Temple Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

60.7%

African American:

22.4%

Hispanic:

10.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 54th percentile in 2016 → 65th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Georgia median (65th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school44%

District avg45%

Georgia avg43%

203^rd of 578

Georgia public middle schools ?

Top 35%▲ up 11 pts since 2016

From top 46% (2016) to top 35% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 6Middle Schools in the Carroll County

63^rd of 202Carroll 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	60.9	203 of 578	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	55.3	237 of 585	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.6	308 of 578	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.7	305 of 569	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.7	257 of 558	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.1	253 of 542	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.0	211 of 559	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.1	263 of 543	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	56.8	208 of 539	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	49.6	253 of 545	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	46.0	281 of 537	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	31.6	420 of 521	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	31.2	419 of 527	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	26.4	427 of 508	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	25.5	425 of 504	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	27.9	405 of 494	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	28.8	392 of 466	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	32.1	365 of 462	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	24.3	389 of 445	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	18.2	384 of 420	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	54.0	173 of 480	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	56.7	170 of 494	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.5	272 of 489	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.5	298 of 485	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.4	243 of 482	49.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	61.4	190 of 550	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	57.0	219 of 567	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.9	295 of 558	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.0	261 of 553	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.6	230 of 544	57.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	60.0	122 of 374	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	49.1	182 of 400	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.5	222 of 381	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.6	181 of 380	52.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	57.4	209 of 550	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	51.7	249 of 569	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.5	306 of 561	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.0	330 of 559	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.7	277 of 553	49.9%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2024	38.4	105 of 172	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.2	113 of 145	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	43.4	209 of 425	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	45.4	212 of 442	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.3	229 of 437	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.5	222 of 429	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.2	209 of 431	51.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	41.4	241 of 404	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.7	272 of 415	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.5	345 of 417	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.6	345 of 429	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.8	292 of 425	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2026)67th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)65th percentile~ school

African American (2026)64th percentile~ school

Male (2026)62nd percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2026)51st percentile-14 vs school

White (2026)40th percentile-25 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)39th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I100%+52 vs state

HS Physical Science75%+14 vs state

Science46%+16 vs state

Mathematics41%~ state avg

Social Studies41%~ state avg

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What people are saying

by a citizen
Saturday, January 6, 2018

Safe, comfortable, welcoming, enthusiastic -- this is a great school. Close Quote

by a parent on FaceBook
Thursday, April 14, 2016

My daughter is in 6th grade and has a stellar group of teachers. Close Quote

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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 (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 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
Temple Middle School	Public	6-8	275 Rainey Rd	Temple	30179	Carroll County	Carroll County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 562-6001	682	42	16.3	45.5%	414 (60.7%)	153 (22.4%)	68 (10.0%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (6.3%)	60.9	203^rd of 578 public middle schools	64.9%		55.3	237^th of 585 public middle schools	59.5%	34	100.0	26.7	50.2	47.4	46.2	41.0	75.0	$11,515	$764	$10,752
Villa Rica Middle	Public	6-8	614 Tumlin Lake Rd	Temple	30179	Carroll County	Carroll County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 459-0407	481	31	15.3	47.8%	191 (39.7%)	195 (40.5%)	61 (12.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.7%)	27.7	413^th of 578 public middle schools	28.5%		29.4	414^th of 585 public middle schools	29.2%	1	82.8	27.5	29.6	30.8	14.6	21.5	22.6	$13,392	$784	$12,608
Bremen Middle School	Public	6-8	2440 Crosstown Pkwy	Bremen	30110	Haralson County	Bremen City	No	No	No	No	(770) 537-4874	507	31	16.5	27.0%	442 (87.2%)	25 (4.9%)	13 (2.6%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.1%)	91.2	36^th of 578 public middle schools	93.8%		94.4	38^th of 585 public middle schools	93.5%	2	100.0	77.8	78.1	81.1	53.2	47.3		$11,666	$293	$11,373
Bay Springs Middle School	Public	6-8	122 Bay Springs Rd	Villa Rica	30180	Carroll County	Carroll County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 459-2098	723	57	12.7	39.0%	360 (49.8%)	205 (28.4%)	90 (12.4%)	5 (0.7%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (8.2%)	73.1	141^st of 578 public middle schools	75.6%		67.9	155^th of 585 public middle schools	73.5%	14	100.0	59.4	49.5	49.7	29.9	54.1	100.0	$14,473	$975	$13,498
Carl Scoggins Senior Middle school	Public	6-8	1663 Mulberry Rock Rd	Dallas	30157	Paulding County	Paulding County	No	No	No	No	(770) 456-4188	809	49	16.5	52.8%	531 (65.6%)	158 (19.5%)	79 (9.8%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (4.6%)	49	266^th of 578 public middle schools	54.0%		51.1	255^th of 585 public middle schools	56.4%	11	96.4	34.0	47.4	37.1	26.6	33.7		$12,496	$225	$12,270
South Paulding Middle School	Public	6-8	592 Nebo Rd	Dallas	30157	Paulding County	Paulding County	No	No	No	No	(770) 445-8500	507	38	13.3	58.8%	293 (57.8%)	118 (23.3%)	66 (13.0%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.7%)	45	294^th of 578 public middle schools	49.1%		42.4	318^th of 585 public middle schools	45.6%	24	79.3	38.8	28.3	30.1	30.1	39.2		$15,278	$241	$15,037
Haralson County Middle School	Public	6-8	2633 Georgia Highway 120	Tallapoosa	30176	Haralson County	Haralson County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 646-8600	757	56	13.4	99.1%	689 (91.0%)	14 (1.8%)	25 (3.3%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.3%)	87.8	56^th of 578 public middle schools	90.3%		73.3	136^th of 585 public middle schools	76.8%	80		64.1	62.5	60.1	58.1	56.0	100.0	$12,931	$919	$12,012
Mason Creek Middle School	Public	6-8	7777 Mason Creek Rd	Winston	30187	Douglas County	Douglas County	No	No	No	No	(770) 651-2500	853	58	14.6	68.5%	166 (19.5%)	426 (49.9%)	167 (19.6%)	19 (2.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (8.7%)	69.7	153^rd of 578 public middle schools	73.5%		60.9	198^th of 585 public middle schools	66.2%	45	100.0	56.8	41.4	41.1	45.2	49.9		$14,826	$426	$14,400
Mt. Zion Middle School	Public	6-8	132 Mount Zion St	Carrollton	30150	Carroll County	Carroll County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 834-3389	404	26	15.3	47.5%	244 (60.4%)	57 (14.1%)	71 (17.6%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.7%)	47.1	281^st of 578 public middle schools	51.4%		42.1	320^th of 585 public middle schools	45.3%	39	76.9	47.2	46.6	37.7	11.3	34.8	31.0	$13,536	$799	$12,736
Irma C. Austin Middle School	Public	6-8	3490 Ridge Rd	Douglasville	30134	Douglas County	Paulding County	No	No	No	No	(770) 942-0316	782	52	15.0	58.3%	331 (42.3%)	284 (36.3%)	117 (15.0%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	45 (5.8%)	44.2	300^th of 578 public middle schools	48.1%		40.7	333^rd of 585 public middle schools	43.1%	33	83.3	41.1	34.8	26.3	33.2	28.5		$13,317	$203	$13,114

Frequently Asked Questions about Temple Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Temple Middle School?

Students at Temple Middle School are 61% White, 22% African American, 10% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races.

Is Temple Middle School a good school?

Temple Middle School ranks 203^rd of 578 Georgia middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Temple Middle School in?

Carroll County

What high school do graduates of Temple Middle School attend?

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

How many students attend Temple Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 682 students attended Temple Middle School.

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