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Coile Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

534^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 578 Georgia Middle Schools

Better than 8% of Georgia middle schools

Summary

Coile Middle School in Athens, GA, serves 582 students in grades 6 through 8 within the Clarke County School District, where 100% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

Coile Middle School faces significant academic challenges, with proficiency rates in core subjects well below both district and state averages. For example, only 15.2% of 6th graders are proficient in math, compared to 23.5% for the district and 40.7% statewide. The school ranks in the bottom 8th percentile of Georgia middle schools, a position it has held for the past decade. However, there is a notable bright spot: students taking Algebra I show strong results, with 40.8% proficient—above the district average of 36.9%. This suggests the school successfully accelerates a select group of advanced learners, even as the broader student population struggles to meet grade-level benchmarks. The school also invests heavily in its students, spending $20,057 per pupil and maintaining a low student-teacher ratio of 10.5:1, which is higher than many neighboring schools.

Chronic absenteeism, while still a concern at 22.2%, has improved steadily from a high of 32.7% in 2021-2022 and is now below the Clarke County district average of 26.8%. This positive trend may lay the groundwork for future academic gains. When compared to nearby schools, the contrast is stark. Malcom Bridge Middle School and Oconee County Middle School in the neighboring Oconee County district rank in the top 12% of the state, with proficiency rates 50-70 percentage points higher in some subjects. However, those schools serve a much wealthier population (17-18% free/reduced lunch), highlighting the profound impact of socioeconomic factors. Within Clarke County, Burney-Harris-Lyons Middle School, Clarke Middle School, and Hilsman Middle School all rank higher than Coile, with proficiency rates often double or triple those at Coile. The school's performance for English Language Learner students is particularly concerning, ranking in the 1st percentile statewide, indicating a critical area for improvement.

582

Students ?

10.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,057

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

110 Old Elberton Rd
Athens, GA 30601

(706) 357-5318

District: Clarke County

Students who attend Coile Middle School usually attend:

High:

Cedar Shoals High School

Feeder schools for Coile Middle School:

Elementary:	Fowler Drive Elementary School
	Howard B. Stroud Elementary School
	Judia Jackson Harris Elementary
	Winterville Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

51.9%

African American:

39.9%

White:

5.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 25th percentile in 2016 → 8th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (16% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 17 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school16%

District avg29%

Georgia avg45%

534^th of 578

Georgia public middle schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 17 pts since 2016

From bottom 25% (2016) to bottom 8% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Middle Schools in the Clarke County

138^th of 202Clarke 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	11.6	534 of 578	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	15.1	515 of 585	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.5	536 of 578	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.4	536 of 569	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.8	513 of 558	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.9	507 of 542	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.5	473 of 559	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.5	465 of 543	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	19.8	445 of 539	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	26.6	410 of 545	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	25.6	405 of 537	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	35.7	399 of 521	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	39.0	379 of 527	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	47.4	311 of 508	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	37.7	361 of 504	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	39.5	348 of 494	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	13.5	436 of 466	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	10.1	437 of 462	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	13.7	416 of 445	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	19.8	378 of 420	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	13.8	456 of 480	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	13.9	472 of 494	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.4	470 of 489	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.4	472 of 485	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.7	460 of 482	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	18.5	165 of 166	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	29.5	167 of 199	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.2	122 of 200	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.2	133 of 166	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.1	146 of 157	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	10.4	519 of 550	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	12.8	523 of 567	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.5	540 of 558	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.4	526 of 553	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.6	507 of 544	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	15.8	346 of 374	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	19.1	352 of 400	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.3	359 of 381	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.7	367 of 380	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.7	349 of 367	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	11.9	504 of 550	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	14.3	509 of 569	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.8	515 of 561	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.5	534 of 559	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.9	532 of 553	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	22.1	357 of 425	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.8	349 of 442	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.6	406 of 437	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.2	391 of 429	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.0	393 of 431	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2024	7.7	404 of 417	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)16th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2026)8th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)7th percentile~ school

Female (2026)6th percentile~ school

African American (2026)5th percentile-3 vs school

White (2024)3rd percentile-4 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)1st percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I41%-7 vs state

Mathematics17%-26 vs state

HS Physical Science11%-50 vs state

Social Studies9%-31 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 (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
Coile Middle School	Public	6-8	110 Old Elberton Rd	Athens	30601	Clarke County	Clarke County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 357-5318	582	55	10.5	100.0%	30 (5.2%)	232 (39.9%)	302 (51.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.7%)	11.6	534^th of 578 public middle schools	7.6%		15.1	515^th of 585 public middle schools	12.0%	19	40.8	15.2	24.2	12.1		9.2	10.8	$20,057	$1,978	$18,079
Hilsman Middle School	Public	6-8	870 Gaines School Rd	Athens	30605	Clarke County	Clarke County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 548-7281	624	57	11.0	100.0%	116 (18.6%)	354 (56.7%)	112 (17.9%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.6%)	17	485^th of 578 public middle schools	16.1%		22.5	451^st of 585 public middle schools	22.9%	34	72.0	15.1	18.8	24.8		18.6	36.0	$20,802	$1,543	$19,259
Clarke Middle School	Public	6-8	1235 Baxter St	Athens	30606	Clarke County	Clarke County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 543-6547	718	63	11.3	83.8%	249 (34.7%)	324 (45.1%)	94 (13.1%)	13 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	36 (5.0%)	39.9	327^th of 578 public middle schools	43.4%		49.7	268^th of 585 public middle schools	54.2%	59	89.4	30.9	38.6	39.7		35.2	37.4	$19,260	$1,205	$18,055
Burney-Harris-Lyons Middle School	Public	6-8	1600 Tallassee Rd	Athens	30606	Clarke County	Clarke County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 548-7208	707	62	11.4	100.0%	110 (15.6%)	275 (38.9%)	289 (40.9%)	10 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.1%)	39.3	329^th of 578 public middle schools	43.1%		47.7	281^st of 585 public middle schools	52.0%	48	90.2	30.3	42.4	44.4		30.3	30.7	$19,221	$1,393	$17,828
Madison County Middle School	Public	6-8	3215 Highway 172	Comer	30633	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 783-2400	1,147	77	14.9	84.6%	740 (64.5%)	132 (11.5%)	183 (16.0%)	33 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (5.1%)	54.2	243^rd of 578 public middle schools	58.0%		50.3	265^th of 585 public middle schools	54.7%	22	94.7	44.8	36.7	45.3	21.3	37.7	80.0	$12,536	$598	$11,938
Oconee County Middle School	Public	6-8	1101 Mars Hill Rd	Watkinsville	30677	Oconee County	Oconee County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 769-3575	940	58	16.2	18.3%	755 (80.3%)	35 (3.7%)	74 (7.9%)	35 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (4.4%)	84.6	71^st of 578 public middle schools	87.7%		94.1	39^th of 585 public middle schools	93.3%	32	100.0	69.2	70.1	71.0		69.1	64.1	$10,990	$370	$10,620
Oglethorpe County Middle School	Public	6-8	270 Buddy Faust Rd	Crawford	30630	Oglethorpe County	Oglethorpe County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 743-8146	523	41	12.7	84.5%	320 (61.2%)	95 (18.2%)	69 (13.2%)	10 (1.9%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (5.0%)	55.1	237^th of 578 public middle schools	59.0%		57.3	224^th of 585 public middle schools	61.7%	13	100.0	55.4	40.6	50.5	28.6	20.0		$13,265	$584	$12,681
Malcom Bridge Middle School	Public	6-8	2500 Malcom Bridge Rd	Bogart	30622	Oconee County	Oconee County	No	No	No	No	(706) 310-1992	548	40	13.7	17.2%	380 (69.3%)	18 (3.3%)	58 (10.6%)	69 (12.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (4.0%)	89.7	45^th of 578 public middle schools	92.2%		97.2	19^th of 585 public middle schools	96.8%	26	100.0	76.0	75.5	78.4		79.5	71.4	$13,618	$222	$13,396
East Jackson Middle School	Public	6-8	1880 Hoods Mill Rd	Commerce	30529	Jackson County	Jackson County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 335-2083	536	38	13.9	68.8%	355 (66.2%)	34 (6.3%)	114 (21.3%)	9 (1.7%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.9%)	56.9	225^th of 578 public middle schools	61.1%		59	212^th of 585 public middle schools	63.8%	13	100.0	45.7	51.0	48.3		37.2	53.6	$14,564	$668	$13,897
Bear Creek Middle School	Public	6-8	228 Jefferson St	Statham	30666	Barrow County	Barrow County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 867-2116	752	59	12.8	57.7%	344 (45.7%)	115 (15.3%)	217 (28.9%)	25 (3.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (6.6%)	36.9	347^th of 578 public middle schools	40.0%		41.8	325^th of 585 public middle schools	44.4%	22	77.3	34.0	42.7	30.2	15.0	24.9	61.1	$13,768	$822	$12,945

Frequently Asked Questions about Coile Middle School

How many students attend Coile Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 582 students attended Coile Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Coile Middle School?

Students at Coile Middle School are 52% Hispanic, 40% African American, 5% White, 3% Two or more races.

Is Coile Middle School a good school?

Coile Middle School ranks in the bottom 7.6% of Georgia middle schools.

What district is Coile Middle School in?

Clarke County

What high school do graduates of Coile Middle School attend?

Students who attend Coile Middle School usually go on to attend Cedar Shoals High School

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