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Flat Rock Middle School

Public Grades 6-8
170th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 578 Georgia Middle Schools
Better than 71% of Georgia middle schools
Summary

Flat Rock Middle School in Tyrone, GA, serves 800 students in grades 6-8 within the highly regarded Fayette County School District, a district ranked in the top 6% of Georgia.

Flat Rock has long been a solid performer, maintaining a 4-star rating for a decade, but its most recent ranking dipped to the 71st percentile—a notable drop from its consistent 87-88th percentile rankings over the previous three years. The school's standout strength is its advanced math pathway: 83.2% of students scored proficient in Algebra I, nearly double the state average (48.1%) and well above the district (72.3%). However, standard grade-level math proficiency has fallen sharply, with 6th-grade proficiency dropping from 56.7% to 42.7%—15-20 points below the district average. This creates a "tale of two math programs," where top students thrive in accelerated coursework while the standard curriculum appears under-supported. The school also shows exceptional support for specific student groups, ranking in the 87th percentile statewide for both African American students and English Language Learners—a powerful sign that achievement gaps are closing for these populations. One unique weakness is 8th-grade Physical Science, where only 46.6% of students are proficient, below both the district (63.3%) and state (60.9%).

Compared to nearby schools, Flat Rock sits in a competitive landscape. Its Fayette peers, Whitewater Middle and J.C. Booth Middle, are top-10% schools with significantly higher proficiency rates—Whitewater's 8th-grade math proficiency is 78.8% versus Flat Rock's 60.2%. Yet Flat Rock far outperforms more distant schools like Camp Creek Middle in Fulton County, where 6th-grade math proficiency is just 13.7%. On a positive note, chronic absenteeism has dropped dramatically from 17.1% to 11.2%, now nearly matching the district average and well below the state's 17.7%. The school spends $15,476 per student—higher than its high-performing Fayette peers but lower than some lower-performing Fulton schools—suggesting resource allocation, not spending levels, may be key to addressing the standard math decline.

800
Students ?
12.6
Student/teacher ratio ?
$15,548
Per pupil spending ?
49.3%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
 325 Jenkins Rd
       Tyrone, GA  30290

(770) 969-2830

District: Fayette County


Students who attend Flat Rock Middle School usually attend:

High:    Sandy Creek High School

Feeder schools for Flat Rock Middle School:

Elementary:    Crabapple Lane Elementary School
    North Fayette Elementary School
    Robert J. Burch Elementary School
Racial breakdown:

African American:
57.3%
Hispanic:
18.0%
White:
15.0%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 78th percentile in 2016 → 71st in 2026
Strengths
✓Test scores above the Georgia average (55% vs 45% meeting standards)
✓Above the Georgia median (71st percentile)
Worth a look
!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2016
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
!HS Physical Science scores 14 pts below the Georgia average
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school55%
District avg68%
Georgia avg45%
170th of 578
Georgia public middle schools ?
Top 29%▼ down 8 pts since 2016
From top 22% (2016) to top 29% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of Georgia Middle Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
4th of 5Middle Schools in the Fayette County
12th of 202Fayette 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)
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankGeorgia percentileRating
202666.1170 of 57870.6%★★★★☆
202586.171 of 58587.9%★★★★☆
202486.572 of 57887.5%★★★★☆
202385.075 of 56986.8%★★★★☆
202278.2105 of 55881.2%★★★★☆
202175.3113 of 54279.2%★★★★☆
201973.6130 of 55976.7%★★★★☆
201871.5134 of 54375.3%★★★★☆
201773.7121 of 53977.6%★★★★☆
201673.0118 of 54578.3%★★★★☆
201567.7145 of 53773.0%★★★★☆
201471.4131 of 52174.9%★★★★☆
201376.092 of 52782.5%★★★★☆
201276.594 of 50881.5%★★★★☆
201172.5121 of 50476.0%★★★★☆
201077.973 of 49485.2%★★★★☆
200976.677 of 46683.5%★★★★☆
200881.755 of 46288.1%★★★★☆
200780.351 of 44588.5%★★★★☆
200680.753 of 42087.4%★★★★☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankGeorgia percentileRating
202681.663 of 48086.9%★★★★☆
202589.438 of 49492.3%★★★★★
202490.632 of 48993.5%★★★★★
202396.09 of 48598.1%★★★★★
202290.037 of 48292.3%★★★★★

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankGeorgia percentileRating
202674.821 of 16687.3%★★★★☆
202538.0114 of 19942.7%★★☆☆☆
202446.083 of 20058.5%★★★☆☆
202345.774 of 16655.4%★★★☆☆
202239.392 of 15741.4%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankGeorgia percentileRating
202665.6168 of 55069.5%★★★☆☆
202576.1110 of 56780.6%★★★★☆
202479.195 of 55883.0%★★★★☆
202387.850 of 55391.0%★★★★★
202281.282 of 54484.9%★★★★☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankGeorgia percentileRating
202663.9108 of 37471.1%★★★★☆
202574.078 of 40080.5%★★★★☆
202473.071 of 38181.4%★★★★☆
202375.962 of 38083.7%★★★★☆
202262.3105 of 36771.4%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankGeorgia percentileRating
202663.9169 of 55069.3%★★★☆☆
202579.2100 of 56982.4%★★★★☆
202479.093 of 56183.4%★★★★☆
202380.685 of 55984.8%★★★★☆
202274.1121 of 55378.1%★★★★☆

Migrant

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankGeorgia percentileRating
202358.360 of 15761.8%★★★☆☆
202261.354 of 15966.0%★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankGeorgia percentileRating
202661.755 of 13659.6%★★★☆☆
202579.430 of 16982.2%★★★★☆
202469.247 of 17272.7%★★★★☆
202383.918 of 16389.0%★★★★☆
202277.526 of 14582.1%★★★★☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankGeorgia percentileRating
202640.9225 of 42547.1%★★☆☆☆
202561.0113 of 44274.4%★★★★☆
202459.9131 of 43770.0%★★★★☆
202373.362 of 42985.5%★★★★☆
202253.3149 of 43165.4%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankGeorgia percentileRating
202655.9177 of 40456.2%★★★☆☆
202576.485 of 41579.5%★★★★☆
202477.377 of 41781.5%★★★★☆
202380.366 of 42984.6%★★★★☆
202282.561 of 42585.6%★★★★☆
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)
English Language Learner (2026)87th percentile+17 vs school
African American (2026)87th percentile+16 vs school
Hispanic (2026)71st percentile~ school
Female (2026)69th percentile~ school
Male (2026)69th percentile~ school
Migrant (2023)62nd percentile-25 vs school
Multi-racial (2026)60th percentile-11 vs school
White (2026)56th percentile-14 vs school
Special Education (2026)47th percentile-24 vs school
By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?
Algebra I83%+35 vs state
Social Studies65%+25 vs state
Mathematics51%+8 vs state
HS Physical Science47%-14 vs state

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Frequently Asked Questions about Flat Rock Middle School

In the 2024-25 school year, 800 students attended Flat Rock Middle School.

Students at Flat Rock Middle School are 57% African American, 18% Hispanic, 15% White, 6% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

Students who attend Flat Rock Middle School usually go on to attend Sandy Creek High School

Flat Rock Middle School ranks 170th of 578 Georgia middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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2024–25 school spending data (updated)NewNov 2, 2026
2025–26 attendance dataAug 6, 2026
2025–26 Milestones Assessment scoresAug 6, 2026
2021–22 through 2024–25 Milestones Assessment scores (updated)Aug 6, 2026


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Georgia Department of Education.

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