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Kennedy Road Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

511^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 584 Georgia Middle Schools

Better than 12% of Georgia middle schools

Summary

Kennedy Road Middle School is a public middle school in Griffin, Georgia, serving 413 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Griffin-Spalding County School District, which is ranked 174 out of 206 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Kennedy Road Middle School consistently underperforms compared to the county and state averages on standardized tests. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 21.2% of 6th graders, 17.1% of 7th graders, and 16.7% of 8th graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the county averages of 23.5%, 23.4%, and 24.5%, and the state averages of 41.3%, 40.7%, and 39.8%. The school has been ranked in the bottom half of Georgia middle schools for the past 10 years and maintains a 1-star rating, indicating it is among the lowest-performing schools in the state.

While Kennedy Road Middle School has relatively high spending per student and a low student-teacher ratio, these factors have not translated into improved academic outcomes. Comparing the school to nearby Carver Road Middle School and Rehoboth Road Middle School, both of which outperform Kennedy Road Middle School in test scores and have higher school rankings, highlights the need for a more comprehensive approach to address the underlying issues and improve the educational experience for the students at Kennedy Road Middle School.

428

Students ?

13.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,772

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

280 Kennedy Rd
Griffin, GA 30223

(770) 229-3760

District: Griffin-Spalding County

Students who attend Kennedy Road Middle School usually attend:

High:

Spalding High School

Feeder schools for Kennedy Road Middle School:

Elementary:	Jackson Road Elementary School
	Jordan Hill Road Elementary School
	Moore Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

55.8%

White:

22.0%

Hispanic:

14.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 16th percentile in 2015 → 12th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (17% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (34% vs 20% Georgia)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school17%

District avg22%

Georgia avg40%

511^th of 584

Georgia public middle schools ?

Bottom 12%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

From bottom 16% (2015) to bottom 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4Middle Schools in the Griffin-Spalding County

174^th of 206Griffin-Spalding 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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Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	15.5	511 of 584	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.5	512 of 588	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.6	487 of 577	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.0	479 of 567	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.5	462 of 542	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.5	435 of 559	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.2	466 of 543	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.0	465 of 539	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	17.6	449 of 545	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	16.5	453 of 537	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	24.2	445 of 521	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	29.1	427 of 527	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	34.9	388 of 508	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	32.1	394 of 504	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	30.8	394 of 494	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	26.8	402 of 466	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	23.6	399 of 462	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	26.4	380 of 445	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆

By subject vs Georgia (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I65%+20 vs state

English Language Arts18%-22 vs state

Mathematics18%-24 vs state

Social Studies15%-24 vs state

Science8%-21 vs state

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by a student
Wednesday, March 17, 2021

i like the teachers and they try to help me learn Close Quote

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Thursday, April 10, 2014

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Milestones Assessment Algebra I (2025)	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts (2025)			Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2025)			Milestones Assessment Science (2025)	Milestones Assessment Social Studies (2025)	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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Milestones Assessment Algebra I End of Course	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 6th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 7th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 8th Grade	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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Kennedy Road Middle School	Public	6-8	280 Kennedy Rd	Griffin	30223	Spalding County	Griffin-Spalding County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 229-3760	428	31	13.7	100.0%	94 (22.0%)	239 (55.8%)	62 (14.5%)	7 (1.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.6%)	15.5	511^th of 584 public middle schools	12.5%		15.5	512^th of 588 public middle schools	12.9%	1	65.4	21.2	17.1	16.7	19.0	8.8	24.2	7.8	14.7	$13,772	$1,046	$12,727
Rehoboth Road Middle School	Public	6-8	1500 Rehoboth Rd	Griffin	30224	Spalding County	Griffin-Spalding County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 229-3727	543	39	13.8	100.0%	210 (38.7%)	237 (43.6%)	55 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (7.2%)	45.6	295^th of 584 public middle schools	49.5%		32.3	397^th of 588 public middle schools	32.5%	102	93.5	30.8	30.4	41.8	28.4	30.4	51.1	21.0	36.7	$15,751	$2,188	$13,563
Cowan Road Middle School	Public	6-8	1185 Cowan Rd	Griffin	30223	Spalding County	Griffin-Spalding County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 229-3722	530	38	14.0	100.0%	87 (16.4%)	324 (61.1%)	83 (15.7%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (5.5%)	12.1	541^st of 584 public middle schools	7.4%		10.1	560^th of 588 public middle schools	4.8%	19	57.1	15.2	19.6	19.4	10.1	12.8	17.0	2.7	8.3	$13,533	$1,369	$12,164
Carver Road Middle School	Public	6-8	2185 Carver Rd	Griffin	30224	Spalding County	Griffin-Spalding County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 229-3739	435	34	12.7	100.0%	86 (19.8%)	258 (59.3%)	57 (13.1%)	6 (1.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.0%)	25.5	436^th of 584 public middle schools	25.3%		27.2	429^th of 588 public middle schools	27.0%	7	70.8	26.6	26.4	18.2	28.2	22.9	43.5	2.3	13.0	$14,255	$1,174	$13,081
Luella Middle School	Public	6-8	2075 Hampton Locust Grove Rd	Locust Grove	30248	Henry County	Henry County	No	No	No	No	(678) 583-8919	849	39	21.9	66.8%	32 (3.8%)	652 (76.8%)	94 (11.1%)	22 (2.6%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	45 (5.3%)	17.9	487^th of 584 public middle schools	16.6%		20.6	473^rd of 588 public middle schools	19.6%	14	47.2	30.2	23.6	24.4	11.4	12.4	18.4	10.3	8.9	$11,293	$404	$10,889
Hampton Middle School	Public	6-8	799 Hampton Locust Grove Rd	Hampton	30228	Henry County	Henry County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 707-2130	752	47	16.0	73.5%	97 (12.9%)	509 (67.7%)	104 (13.8%)	9 (1.2%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	29 (3.9%)	21.8	459^th of 584 public middle schools	21.4%		21.7	463^rd of 588 public middle schools	21.3%	4	39.3	32.2	31.0	23.5	15.0	22.4	16.9	10.4	9.1	$12,848	$745	$12,103
Locust Grove Middle	Public	6-8	3315 S Ola Rd	Locust Grove	30248	Henry County	Henry County	No	No	No	No	(770) 957-6055	1,010	58	17.4	67.4%	282 (27.9%)	541 (53.6%)	114 (11.3%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (6.7%)	22.6	450^th of 584 public middle schools	22.9%		23.6	449^th of 588 public middle schools	23.6%	1	72.9	29.5	29.1	24.4	17.5	21.0	19.6	3.5	18.4	$12,139	$403	$11,735
Eddie White Middle School	Public	6-8	11808 Panhandle Rd	Hampton	30228	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 472-2441	1,364	82	16.6	100.0%	18 (1.3%)	1,081 (79.3%)	195 (14.3%)	15 (1.1%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	50 (3.7%)	22.9	449^th of 584 public middle schools	23.1%		16.4	508^th of 588 public middle schools	13.6%	59	89.8	19.1	20.8	24.7	12.6	13.7	31.9	21.9	24.1	$13,790	$1,580	$12,209
McDonough Middle School	Public	6-8	175 Postmaster Dr	McDonough	30253	Henry County	Henry County	No	No	No	Yes	(470) 615-3460	876	48	18.2	78.8%	17 (1.9%)	725 (82.8%)	77 (8.8%)	6 (0.7%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (5.5%)	18.9	476^th of 584 public middle schools	18.5%		13.1	534^th of 588 public middle schools	9.2%	58	48.3	25.4	27.5	24.9	12.4	16.3	20.5	10.5	9.3	$12,598	$941	$11,658
Impact Academy Middle School	Public	6-8	45 Lemon Street	McDonough	30253	Henry County	Henry County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(770) 954-3744	339	22	15.3	51.0%	55 (16.2%)	222 (65.5%)	36 (10.6%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.8%)								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Kennedy Road Middle School

Is Kennedy Road Middle School a good school?

Kennedy Road Middle School ranks in the bottom 12.5% of Georgia middle schools.

How many students attend Kennedy Road Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 428 students attended Kennedy Road Middle School.

What high school do graduates of Kennedy Road Middle School attend?

Students who attend Kennedy Road Middle School usually go on to attend Spalding High School

What is the racial makeup of Kennedy Road Middle School?

Students at Kennedy Road Middle School are 56% African American, 22% White, 14% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What district is Kennedy Road Middle School in?

Griffin-Spalding County

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