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Couch Middle School

Q: Is Couch Middle School a good school?

Couch Middle School ranks 146 th of 578 Georgia middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

146^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 578 Georgia Middle Schools

Better than 75% of Georgia middle schools

Summary

Couch Middle School in Grayson, GA, serves 1,147 students in grades 6-8 and is part of Gwinnett County Public Schools, a district ranked in the top third of Georgia districts. The school has a strong track record, currently ranking 146th out of 578 Georgia middle schools (75th percentile, 4 stars), with a history of hovering in the 85th–90th percentile range over the past decade.

Couch's standout strength is its advanced coursework. In the most recent school year, 100% of students taking Algebra I scored proficient or better, and 93.6% scored proficient in Biology—nearly double the district and state averages. This near-perfect performance has been consistent for several years. The school also excels at keeping students in class: its chronic absenteeism rate is just 6.1%, compared to 15.0% for the district and 17.7% statewide. This rate has improved steadily over the past three years. Couch also posts strong results for specific student groups, ranking in the top 11% of Georgia schools for English Language Learners and in the top 12% for African American students.

Compared to nearby schools, Couch sits in the middle of a wide performance spectrum. Crews Middle School (2.4 miles away) and Bay Creek Middle School (2 miles away) both rank higher, with Crews posting notably higher 6th-grade math proficiency (73.7% vs. Couch's 44%). However, Couch outperforms several nearby schools like Richards Middle School and Moore Middle School, which rank in the 30th percentile. Couch also achieves these results while spending less per student ($12,062) than lower-performing neighbors like Jordan Middle School ($15,947). With 59% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch, Couch demonstrates that strong academics are achievable alongside economic diversity.

1,147

Students ?

17.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,062

Per pupil spending ?

59%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1777 Grayson Hwy
Grayson, GA 30017

(678) 407-7272

District: Gwinnett County

Students who attend Couch Middle School usually attend:

High:

Grayson High School

Feeder schools for Couch Middle School:

Elementary:	Pharr Elementary School
	Starling Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

48.8%

Hispanic:

24.9%

White:

11.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 89th percentile in 2016 → 75th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Georgia average (59% vs 44% meeting standards)

✓Above the Georgia median (75th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school59%

District avg52%

Georgia avg44%

146^th of 578

Georgia public middle schools ?

Top 25%▼ down 14 pts since 2016

From top 11% (2016) to top 25% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^th of 29Middle Schools in the Gwinnett County

67^th of 202Gwinnett 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	70.7	146 of 578	74.7%	★★★★☆
2025	82.8	87 of 585	85.1%	★★★★☆
2024	88.9	58 of 578	90.0%	★★★★★
2023	83.8	84 of 569	85.2%	★★★★☆
2022	85.4	73 of 558	86.9%	★★★★☆
2021	71.0	136 of 542	74.9%	★★★★☆
2019	87.3	61 of 559	89.1%	★★★★☆
2018	87.1	60 of 543	89.0%	★★★★☆
2017	86.0	63 of 539	88.3%	★★★★☆
2016	85.3	62 of 545	88.6%	★★★★☆
2015	88.2	51 of 537	90.5%	★★★★★
2014	82.0	38 of 521	92.7%	★★★★★
2013	80.9	50 of 527	90.5%	★★★★★
2012	80.8	47 of 508	90.7%	★★★★★
2011	80.9	56 of 504	88.9%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	82.8	56 of 480	88.3%	★★★★☆
2025	89.7	35 of 494	92.9%	★★★★★
2024	92.2	25 of 489	94.9%	★★★★★
2023	89.7	36 of 485	92.6%	★★★★★
2022	90.5	32 of 482	93.4%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	56.3	50 of 89	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	49.4	54 of 92	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.3	48 of 90	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.6	43 of 95	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.0	52 of 89	41.6%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	75.5	19 of 166	88.6%	★★★★☆
2025	74.4	22 of 199	88.9%	★★★★☆
2024	81.4	14 of 200	93.0%	★★★★★
2023	54.0	52 of 166	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	89.7	7 of 157	95.5%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	71.3	138 of 550	74.9%	★★★★☆
2025	76.1	109 of 567	80.8%	★★★★☆
2024	81.2	86 of 558	84.6%	★★★★☆
2023	79.7	89 of 553	83.9%	★★★★☆
2022	80.0	86 of 544	84.2%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	64.7	103 of 374	72.5%	★★★★☆
2025	76.5	72 of 400	82.0%	★★★★☆
2024	82.2	45 of 381	88.2%	★★★★☆
2023	71.7	78 of 380	79.5%	★★★★☆
2022	76.4	59 of 367	83.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	67.3	158 of 550	71.3%	★★★★☆
2025	76.4	114 of 569	80.0%	★★★★☆
2024	81.1	82 of 561	85.4%	★★★★☆
2023	74.4	117 of 559	79.1%	★★★★☆
2022	76.7	102 of 553	81.6%	★★★★☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2022	77.0	35 of 159	78.0%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	67.9	43 of 136	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	79.2	31 of 169	81.7%	★★★★☆
2024	88.4	14 of 172	91.9%	★★★★★
2023	70.4	41 of 163	74.8%	★★★★☆
2022	84.4	19 of 145	86.9%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	65.3	103 of 425	75.8%	★★★★☆
2025	75.2	63 of 442	85.7%	★★★★☆
2024	80.2	44 of 437	89.9%	★★★★★
2023	77.4	51 of 429	88.1%	★★★★☆
2022	78.2	53 of 431	87.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	76.2	83 of 404	79.5%	★★★★☆
2025	62.7	141 of 415	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.5	104 of 417	75.1%	★★★★☆
2023	61.8	150 of 429	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	73.4	101 of 425	76.2%	★★★★☆

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)89th percentile+14 vs school

African American (2026)88th percentile+14 vs school

White (2026)79th percentile+5 vs school

Migrant (2022)78th percentile-9 vs school

Special Education (2026)76th percentile~ school

Female (2026)75th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)72nd percentile~ school

Male (2026)71st percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)68th percentile-6 vs school

Asian (2026)44th percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I100%+52 vs state

Biology94%+46 vs state

Social Studies61%+21 vs state

Mathematics55%+12 vs state

HS Physical Science55%-6 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Thursday, December 30, 2021

Horrible school! Over 2000 students with over crowded classroom! The administration is not in line with the demographics. The Principal and Racist Administration allows Whites students to use racial slurs.. do not sent your kids hear. Close Quote

by a student on FaceBook
Tuesday, July 26, 2011

i used to go to couch and i might go agian i love it there even though you go through the rough times and there are a couple of disobedient people doesnt mean it's a bad school i love it there and you should too Close Quote

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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
Couch Middle School	Public	6-8	1777 Grayson Hwy	Grayson	30017	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	No	(678) 407-7272	1,147	66	17.5	59.0%	132 (11.5%)	560 (48.8%)	286 (24.9%)	117 (10.2%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	48 (4.2%)	70.7	146^th of 578 public middle schools	74.7%		82.8	87^th of 585 public middle schools	85.1%	59	100.0	93.6	44.0	59.3	61.8		60.8	55.2	$12,062	$382	$11,681
Bay Creek Middle School	Public	6-8	821 Cooper Rd	Grayson	30017	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	No	(678) 344-7570	1,510	90	16.7	59.0%	166 (11.0%)	914 (60.5%)	207 (13.7%)	135 (8.9%)	9 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	78 (5.2%)	80.3	95^th of 578 public middle schools	83.6%		91.3	51^st of 585 public middle schools	91.3%	44	100.0	100.0	60.2	61.3	74.4		64.0	60.0	$12,802	$400	$12,402
Crews Middle School	Public	6-8	1000 Old Snellville Hwy	Lawrenceville	30044	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	No	(770) 982-6940	1,443	86	16.7	41.3%	320 (22.2%)	454 (31.5%)	253 (17.5%)	332 (23.0%)	6 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	77 (5.3%)	86.9	63^rd of 578 public middle schools	89.1%		95.2	31^st of 585 public middle schools	94.7%	32	100.0	100.0	73.7	75.0	79.5		68.1	66.2	$12,246	$471	$11,775
McConnell Middle School	Public	6-8	550 Ozora Rd	Loganville	30052	Walton County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	No	(770) 554-1000	2,009	126	15.9	58.8%	297 (14.8%)	1,123 (55.9%)	398 (19.8%)	76 (3.8%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	112 (5.6%)	63	185^th of 578 public middle schools	68.0%		74.9	127^th of 585 public middle schools	78.3%	58	98.9		46.9	49.0	53.0	0.0	54.7	50.1	$12,409	$465	$11,944
Richards Middle School	Public	6-8	3555 Sugarloaf Pkwy	Lawrenceville	30044	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 995-7133	1,974	137	14.4	83.2%	108 (5.5%)	527 (26.7%)	1,126 (57.0%)	166 (8.4%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (2.3%)	32.9	377^th of 578 public middle schools	34.8%		39.5	344^th of 585 public middle schools	41.2%	33	84.2		38.1	33.8	30.3	0.0	27.8	32.8	$13,820	$1,225	$12,595
Moore Middle School	Public	6-8	1221 Lawrenceville Hwy	Lawrenceville	30046	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 226-7100	971	69	14.1	81.2%	90 (9.3%)	351 (36.1%)	433 (44.6%)	59 (6.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	35 (3.6%)	29.1	406^th of 578 public middle schools	29.8%		32.1	393^rd of 585 public middle schools	32.8%	13	79.8		28.4	30.5	36.6		25.3	27.1	$14,304	$1,280	$13,025
Jordan Middle School	Public	6-8	8 Village Way	Lawrenceville	30046	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 822-6500	757	59	12.8	83.5%	61 (8.1%)	316 (41.7%)	338 (44.6%)	18 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	23 (3.0%)	58.1	216^th of 578 public middle schools	62.6%		59.6	208^th of 585 public middle schools	64.4%	8	100.0		40.7	50.0	47.8		47.4	51.7	$15,947	$1,301	$14,646
Grace Snell Middle School	Public	6-8	3800 Brushy Fork Rd	Loganville	30052	Walton County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 554-7750	1,231	82	15.0	72.5%	54 (4.4%)	824 (66.9%)	280 (22.7%)	24 (1.9%)	5 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (3.6%)	41	319^th of 578 public middle schools	44.8%		45.9	290^th of 585 public middle schools	50.4%	29	95.0		31.0	38.4	38.6		40.1	38.4	$12,900	$1,189	$11,711
Snellville Middle School	Public	6-8	3155 Pate Rd	Snellville	30078	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 972-1530	820	60	13.6	75.9%	28 (3.4%)	523 (63.8%)	208 (25.4%)	26 (3.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (4.0%)	29.7	400^th of 578 public middle schools	30.8%		37.8	355^th of 585 public middle schools	39.3%	45	85.4	94.0	24.8	27.2	32.6		35.7	32.8	$14,833	$989	$13,844
Five Forks Middle School	Public	6-8	3250 River Dr	Lawrenceville	30044	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	No	(770) 972-1506	1,239	80	15.5	48.5%	279 (22.5%)	345 (27.8%)	272 (22.0%)	260 (21.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	81 (6.5%)	83.4	80^th of 578 public middle schools	86.2%		92	47^th of 585 public middle schools	92.0%	33	96.5	100.0	70.6	70.1	76.0		66.3	59.5	$12,979	$390	$12,589

Frequently Asked Questions about Couch Middle School

How many students attend Couch Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,147 students attended Couch Middle School.

What district is Couch Middle School in?

Gwinnett County

What is the racial makeup of Couch Middle School?

Students at Couch Middle School are 49% African American, 25% Hispanic, 12% White, 10% Asian, 4% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of Couch Middle School attend?

Students who attend Couch Middle School usually go on to attend Grayson High School

Is Couch Middle School a good school?

Couch Middle School ranks 146^th of 578 Georgia middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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