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Claxton Middle School

Q: Is Claxton Middle School a good school?

Claxton Middle School ranks in the bottom 23.0% of Georgia middle schools.

Q: How many students attend Claxton Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 385 students attended Claxton Middle School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Claxton Middle School?

Students at Claxton Middle School are 36% African American, 29% White, 27% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

Q: What high school do graduates of Claxton Middle School attend?

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

Public Grades 6-8

445^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 578 Georgia Middle Schools

Better than 23% of Georgia middle schools

Summary

Claxton Middle School in Claxton, GA, serves 385 students in grades 6 through 8 within the Evans County School District, a rural district where 100% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

The most encouraging news for parents is that Claxton Middle School is showing clear signs of a turnaround. After several years ranking in the bottom 5% of Georgia schools, the school jumped from the 4th percentile to the 23rd percentile in the most recent school year—a dramatic leap that earned it a 1-star rating. This improvement shows up across multiple subjects: 6th-grade math proficiency rose from 5% to 18%, and 8th-grade science proficiency more than doubled from 7.5% to 19.2%. Perhaps most striking is 8th-grade math, where 35.3% of students met proficiency—more than double the rate the same cohort posted in 7th grade the year before. The school has also made remarkable progress on attendance, cutting chronic absenteeism from 43.2% to 20.0%, bringing it much closer to the state average of 17.7%. With a favorable student-to-teacher ratio of 13.4:1 and per-pupil spending of $15,419—higher than most nearby schools—the resources are in place to build on this momentum.

One standout strength is the school's work with special education students, who performed at the 54th percentile statewide—the only subgroup where Claxton Middle School exceeds the state median. This is a notable achievement and suggests effective, targeted support systems. However, the school still faces significant challenges. Despite recent gains, its overall proficiency rates remain well below regional peers like Southeast Bulloch Middle School (which posts math proficiency in the 50–65% range) and Metter Middle School. The gap is wide, but the upward trend is real. For parents considering this school, the picture is one of a school that has found strategies that are working—especially in 8th-grade math and special education—and is steadily closing the distance to its neighbors.

385

Students ?

13.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,419

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

600 Hendrix St
Claxton, GA 30417

(912) 739-3646

District: Evans County

Students who attend Claxton Middle School usually attend:

High:

Claxton High School

Feeder schools for Claxton Middle School:

Elementary:

Claxton Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

36.4%

White:

29.4%

Hispanic:

27.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 4th percentile in 2025 → 23rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 23rd (2026) from a 4th-percentile low (2025)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (20% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school20%

District avg19%

Georgia avg40%

445^th of 578

Georgia public middle schools ?

Bottom 23%▼ down 27 pts since 2016

From top 50% (2016) to bottom 23% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

182^nd of 201Evans 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	22.6	445 of 578	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	8.9	562 of 585	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.8	549 of 578	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.6	544 of 569	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.7	479 of 558	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.2	456 of 542	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.1	408 of 559	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.7	368 of 543	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	43.4	306 of 539	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	46.9	275 of 545	49.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	45.4	286 of 537	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	61.1	220 of 521	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	68.8	156 of 527	70.4%	★★★★☆
2012	67.1	159 of 508	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	64.1	188 of 504	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	67.2	155 of 494	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	65.2	158 of 466	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	61.3	177 of 462	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	54.1	231 of 445	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	50.1	238 of 420	43.3%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	21.9	396 of 480	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	9.7	488 of 494	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.8	467 of 489	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.5	480 of 485	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.5	471 of 482	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2024	17.2	199 of 200	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.9	157 of 166	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	27.4	403 of 550	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	10.3	540 of 567	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.4	536 of 558	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.3	540 of 553	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.9	498 of 544	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	15.9	345 of 374	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	5.5	394 of 400	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.1	372 of 381	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.4	377 of 380	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.7	356 of 367	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	17.8	458 of 550	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	8.1	551 of 569	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.2	543 of 561	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.8	531 of 559	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.0	483 of 553	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	46.3	197 of 425	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	25.0	355 of 442	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.4	407 of 437	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	20.5	338 of 404	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	4.5	410 of 415	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.9	414 of 417	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.1	426 of 429	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.8	414 of 425	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)54th percentile+31 vs school

Female (2026)27th percentile+4 vs school

African American (2026)18th percentile-6 vs school

Male (2026)17th percentile-6 vs school

White (2026)16th percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2026)8th percentile-15 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)<1st percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics23%-20 vs state

Science19%-10 vs state

Social Studies15%-25 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, February 7, 2018

Too many students to teacher ratio so teachers can't keep up with students lagging behind. Plus teachers are teaching multiple grades so are hard to get in touch with. They don't offer any after school programs. 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	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
Claxton Middle School	Public	6-8	600 Hendrix St	Claxton	30417	Evans County	Evans County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 739-3646	385	29	13.4	100.0%	113 (29.4%)	140 (36.4%)	105 (27.3%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.7%)	22.6	445^th of 578 public middle schools	23.0%		8.9	562^nd of 585 public middle schools	3.9%	117		18.0	13.4	35.3	19.2	14.8		$15,419	$1,516	$13,903
North Tattnall Middle School	Public	6-8	148 W Brazell St	Reidsville	30453	Tattnall County	Tattnall County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 557-3993	431	36	12.0	100.0%	195 (45.2%)	97 (22.5%)	114 (26.5%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.6%)	44.9	295^th of 578 public middle schools	49.0%		47.7	280^th of 585 public middle schools	52.1%	15		50.0	32.6	38.9	22.2	26.7		$13,607	$1,491	$12,115
South Tattnall Middle School	Public	6-8	721 E Barnard St	Glennville	30427	Tattnall County	Tattnall County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 654-1467	365	29	12.5	100.0%	195 (53.4%)	85 (23.3%)	66 (18.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (4.4%)	43.4	303^rd of 578 public middle schools	47.6%		40.9	330^th of 585 public middle schools	43.6%	27		40.4	45.0	36.7	23.7	20.1		$13,516	$1,419	$12,098
Metter Middle School	Public	6-8	33661 Ga Highway 129 S	Metter	30439	Candler County	Candler County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 685-5580	500	34	14.5	100.0%	239 (47.8%)	120 (24.0%)	117 (23.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.2%)	52.5	252^nd of 578 public middle schools	56.4%		41.8	321^st of 585 public middle schools	45.1%	69	88.8	50.6	47.8	50.3	24.9	9.1		$13,909	$1,278	$12,631
Bryan County Middle School	Public	6-8	600 Payne Dr	Pembroke	31321	Bryan County	Bryan County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 626-5050	430	36	11.9	71.2%	285 (66.3%)	85 (19.8%)	32 (7.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.0%)	38.1	340^th of 578 public middle schools	41.2%		47.4	283^rd of 585 public middle schools	51.6%	57	92.9	27.0	31.1	32.4	30.0	29.3		$13,670	$800	$12,870
Langston Chapel Middle School	Public	6-8	156 Langston Chapel Rd	Statesboro	30458	Bulloch County	Bulloch County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 212-8720	718	54	13.4	100.0%	139 (19.4%)	431 (60.0%)	96 (13.4%)	10 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	38 (5.3%)	30.8	394^th of 578 public middle schools	31.8%		24.5	440^th of 585 public middle schools	24.8%	46	100.0	24.0	23.7	41.0	15.5	27.3	57.1	$14,862	$872	$13,990
Southeast Bulloch Middle School	Public	6-8	9124 Brooklet Denmark Rd	Brooklet	30415	Bulloch County	Bulloch County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 842-8400	884	62	14.3	82.9%	654 (74.0%)	85 (9.6%)	67 (7.6%)	30 (3.4%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (4.9%)	82	87^th of 578 public middle schools	84.9%		76.1	124^th of 585 public middle schools	78.8%	37	100.0	51.8	54.6	65.1	46.6	55.4	95.6	$13,385	$577	$12,808

Frequently Asked Questions about Claxton Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Claxton Middle School?

Students at Claxton Middle School are 36% African American, 29% White, 27% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

What high school do graduates of Claxton Middle School attend?

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

How many students attend Claxton Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 385 students attended Claxton Middle School.

What district is Claxton Middle School in?

Evans County

Is Claxton Middle School a good school?

Claxton Middle School ranks in the bottom 23.0% of Georgia middle schools.

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