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Factory Shoals Middle School

Q: Is Factory Shoals Middle School a good school?

Factory Shoals Middle School ranks 428 th of 578 Georgia middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

428^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 578 Georgia Middle Schools

Better than 26% of Georgia middle schools

Summary

Factory Shoals Middle School in Douglasville, GA, serves 833 students in grades 6-8 as part of the Douglas County School District, where about 78% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

The most striking feature of Factory Shoals is its exceptional Algebra I program. In the most recent testing year, 66.7% of students scored proficient or better—dramatically outpacing both the district (47.3%) and state (48.1%) averages. This continues a three-year trend of strong performance, with proficiency rates never dropping below 57%. However, this success stands in sharp contrast to grade-level math, where only 16.6% of 6th graders, 26.6% of 7th graders, and 18.3% of 8th graders reached proficiency—all well below district and state averages. This suggests the school excels at identifying and accelerating its strongest math students while the majority struggle with grade-level content. In 8th grade science, proficiency (19.6%) is closer to the state average (29.7%) than in math, though it declined from the prior year. Social studies showed modest improvement, rising to 27.2% proficiency.

Compared to nearby schools, Factory Shoals sits in the middle of the pack. Chapel Hill Middle School, just 4.3 miles away, outperforms it significantly with a 71st percentile ranking, while Stewart Middle School (19th percentile) and Turner Middle School (25th percentile) rank lower. The school's overall state ranking slipped to 428th out of 578 Georgia middle schools (26th percentile, 1-star), down from 391st the prior year. On a positive note, chronic absenteeism has improved significantly, dropping from 32.3% in 2021-2022 to 23.6%—now close to the district average. With per-student spending of $11,918, the school spends less than most comparable schools, yet its Algebra I results prove that targeted programs can achieve outstanding outcomes. The challenge ahead is translating that success into schoolwide improvement.

833

Students ?

17.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,918

Per pupil spending ?

77.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3301 Shoals School Rd
Douglasville, GA 30135

(770) 651-5800

District: Douglas County

Students who attend Factory Shoals Middle School usually attend:

High:

New Manchester High School

Feeder schools for Factory Shoals Middle School:

Elementary:	Factory Shoals Elementary School
	New Manchester Elementary School
	Sweetwater Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

77.4%

Hispanic:

15.2%

Two or more races:

3.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 36th percentile in 2016 → 26th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (23% vs 42% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school23%

District avg35%

Georgia avg42%

428^th of 578

Georgia public middle schools ?

Bottom 26%▼ down 10 pts since 2016

From bottom 36% (2016) to bottom 26% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 8Middle Schools in the Douglas County

110^th of 202Douglas 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	24.8	428 of 578	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.3	391 of 585	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.3	406 of 578	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.1	351 of 569	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.7	348 of 558	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.9	397 of 542	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.6	291 of 559	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.3	299 of 543	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	43.3	307 of 539	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	37.5	347 of 545	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	28.9	387 of 537	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	45.0	346 of 521	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	47.3	334 of 527	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	45.4	328 of 508	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	46.7	314 of 504	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	40.9	337 of 494	31.8%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	40.3	262 of 480	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	48.9	216 of 494	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.7	230 of 489	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.1	148 of 485	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.9	144 of 482	70.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	30.0	388 of 550	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	33.6	376 of 567	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.6	341 of 558	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.2	304 of 553	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.2	305 of 544	43.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	19.3	333 of 374	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.7	325 of 400	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.0	323 of 381	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.8	252 of 380	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.7	319 of 367	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	18.9	454 of 550	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.0	395 of 569	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.0	446 of 561	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.4	383 of 559	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.7	372 of 553	32.7%	★★☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2023	19.2	134 of 157	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2023	44.3	92 of 163	43.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	30.1	297 of 425	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	30.3	309 of 442	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.7	272 of 437	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.8	318 of 429	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.0	244 of 431	43.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2023	31.4	297 of 429	30.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)

African American (2026)45th percentile+19 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)44th percentile+5 vs school

White (2023)31st percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2026)30th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)29th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)17th percentile-8 vs school

Migrant (2023)15th percentile-24 vs school

Hispanic (2026)11th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I67%+19 vs state

Social Studies27%-13 vs state

Mathematics21%-22 vs state

Science20%-10 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
Factory Shoals Middle School	Public	6-8	3301 Shoals School Rd	Douglasville	30135	Douglas County	Douglas County	No	No	No	No	(770) 651-5800	833	49	17.0	77.6%	25 (3.0%)	645 (77.4%)	127 (15.2%)	5 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (3.5%)	24.8	428^th of 578 public middle schools	26.0%		32.3	391^st of 585 public middle schools	33.2%	37	66.7		16.6	26.6	18.3	19.6	27.2		$11,918	$595	$11,323
Chestnut Log Middle School	Public	6-8	2544 Pope Rd	Douglasville	30135	Douglas County	Douglas County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 651-5100	719	45	15.9	84.0%	60 (8.3%)	410 (57.0%)	200 (27.8%)	13 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	33 (4.6%)	25.5	423^rd of 578 public middle schools	26.8%		29.4	415^th of 585 public middle schools	29.1%	8	70.8		17.7	29.1	24.4	21.8	19.1		$13,296	$1,354	$11,942
Simple Vue Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	6-7	3264 Brookmont Parkway	Douglasville	30064	Cobb County	State Specialty Schools II- Simple Vue Academy Charter Scho	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(678) 379-3794	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)			18.6	8.4
Turner Middle School	Public	6-8	7101 Turner Dr	Lithia Springs	30122	Douglas County	Douglas County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 651-5500	742	46	16.1	85.2%	51 (6.9%)	308 (41.5%)	347 (46.8%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	7 (0.9%)	23 (3.1%)	24.1	435^th of 578 public middle schools	24.7%		20.4	466^th of 585 public middle schools	20.3%	31	100.0		21.5	20.6	22.2	20.7	22.8		$12,439	$426	$12,014
Chapel Hill Middle School	Public	6-8	3989 Chapel Hill Rd	Douglasville	30135	Douglas County	Douglas County	No	No	No	No	(770) 651-5000	1,036	59	17.5	58.8%	92 (8.9%)	710 (68.5%)	142 (13.7%)	27 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (6.3%)	66.7	168^th of 578 public middle schools	70.9%		67.3	158^th of 585 public middle schools	73.0%	10	100.0		33.0	49.5	51.0	46.9	43.7		$12,052	$511	$11,541
Sandtown Middle School	Public	6-8	5400 Campbellton Rd SW	Atlanta	30331	Fulton County	Fulton County	No	No	No	Yes	(470) 254-6500	956	64	15.0	62.4%	2 (0.2%)	892 (93.3%)	28 (2.9%)	4 (0.4%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (2.7%)	47.1	282^nd of 578 public middle schools	51.2%		42.6	316^th of 585 public middle schools	46.0%	34	86.0		38.2	27.1	39.9	34.7	31.3	77.1	$16,211	$1,201	$15,010
Stewart Middle School	Public	6-8	8138 Malone St	Douglasville	30134	Douglas County	Douglas County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 651-5400	533	35	15.4	86.7%	12 (2.3%)	390 (73.2%)	101 (18.9%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	24 (4.5%)	19.2	467^th of 578 public middle schools	19.2%		19.7	470^th of 585 public middle schools	19.7%	3			7.5	15.7	19.8	21.9	20.2		$15,239	$1,709	$13,531
Ralph Bunche Middle School	Public	6-8	1925 Niskey Lake Rd SW	Atlanta	30331	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 802-6700	651	53	12.2	100.0%	2 (0.3%)	601 (92.3%)	32 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.2%)	13.2	520^th of 578 public middle schools	10.0%		14.7	519^th of 585 public middle schools	11.3%	1		80.0	12.1	9.1	20.9	13.8	8.7	58.8	$25,279	$1,498	$23,780
Yeager Middle School	Public	6-8	4000 Kings Hwy	Douglasville	30135	Douglas County	Douglas County	No	No	No	No	(770) 651-5600	529	36	14.9	79.2%	76 (14.4%)	267 (50.5%)	141 (26.7%)	10 (1.9%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.7%)	36.8	349^th of 578 public middle schools	39.6%		40.6	334^th of 585 public middle schools	42.9%	15	83.4		23.1	34.9	30.0	29.3	26.7		$13,525	$552	$12,973
Garrett Middle School	Public	6-8	5235 Austell Powder Springs Rd	Austell	30106	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 819-2466	891	58	15.4	100.0%	44 (4.9%)	427 (47.9%)	384 (43.1%)	5 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	28 (3.1%)	35.3	362^nd of 578 public middle schools	37.4%		30.8	403^rd of 585 public middle schools	31.1%	41	95.4		27.0	27.4	34.9	27.9	22.0	83.9	$14,833	$901	$13,931

Frequently Asked Questions about Factory Shoals Middle School

Is Factory Shoals Middle School a good school?

Factory Shoals Middle School ranks 428^th of 578 Georgia middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What district is Factory Shoals Middle School in?

Douglas County

How many students attend Factory Shoals Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 833 students attended Factory Shoals Middle School.

What high school do graduates of Factory Shoals Middle School attend?

Students who attend Factory Shoals Middle School usually go on to attend New Manchester High School

What is the racial makeup of Factory Shoals Middle School?

Students at Factory Shoals Middle School are 77% African American, 15% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 3% White.

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