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South Hall Middle School

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South Hall Middle School ranks 297 th of 578 Georgia middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

297^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 578 Georgia Middle Schools

Better than 49% of Georgia middle schools

Summary

South Hall Middle School in Gainesville, GA, serves 955 students in grades 6-8 within the Hall County School District, and currently holds a 2-star rating with a statewide rank of 297th out of 578 Georgia middle schools.

The most impressive story at South Hall is its advanced math program. In Algebra I, 79.6% of students scored proficient or above—nearly double the district average (38.7%) and far above the state (48.1%). This is a consistent strength, with proficiency rates above 80% in recent years. The school also shows solid results in 8th-grade math (46.9% proficient, matching state averages) and in high school Physical Science (57.2% proficient, beating the district's 49.3%). However, standard 7th-grade math is a softer spot, with only 32.9% proficient compared to 42% statewide. Science remains the biggest challenge: just 8.3% of 8th graders scored proficient, well below the state's 29.7%—a gap that has persisted for several years. On a positive note, chronic absenteeism has dropped dramatically from 22.4% to 15.7%, now better than both the district (18.6%) and state (17.7%).

Compared to nearby Cherokee Bluff Middle—a 4-star school just over five miles away—South Hall's overall scores are lower in most subjects (e.g., 8th-grade math 46.9% vs. 72.9%), but its Algebra I results are surprisingly competitive (79.6% vs. 98.7%). South Hall also serves a much higher percentage of students from low-income households (77.4% vs. 36.7%), and its per-student spending of $14,034 is on par with other Hall County schools. The school's ranking has been stable in the mid-40th percentile for the past five years, a clear improvement from its 33rd-percentile performance in 2017-2018. For parents, this means a school with a standout advanced math track, improving attendance, and a dedicated staff—but with clear opportunities to boost standard science and 7th-grade math support.

955

Students ?

12.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,034

Per pupil spending ?

77.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3215 Poplar Springs Rd
Gainesville, GA 30507

(770) 532-4416

District: Hall County

Students who attend South Hall Middle School usually attend:

High:

Johnson High School

Feeder schools for South Hall Middle School:

Elementary:	Chicopee Elementary School
	Myers Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

73.9%

White:

18.4%

African American:

4.1%

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Test scores delayed: 2026 rankings for Georgia do not yet include English Language Arts scores, which will not be released by the Georgia Department of Education until winter 2026.

At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 46th percentile in 2016 → 49th in 2026

Worth a look

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

!Science scores 21 pts below the Georgia average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school41%

District avg37%

Georgia avg43%

297^th of 578

Georgia public middle schools ?

Bottom 49%▲ up 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 8Middle Schools in the Hall County

118^th of 201Hall 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	44.7	297 of 578	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.6	327 of 585	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.5	314 of 578	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.7	321 of 569	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.6	285 of 558	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.3	264 of 542	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.4	371 of 559	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.2	362 of 543	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	38.9	332 of 539	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	45.0	293 of 545	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	65.0	161 of 537	70.0%	★★★★☆
2014	56.4	269 of 521	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	51.3	304 of 527	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	45.2	331 of 508	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	52.8	271 of 504	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	55.2	239 of 494	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	43.2	310 of 466	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	38.0	337 of 462	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	48.0	270 of 445	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	47.9	253 of 420	39.8%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	82.6	62 of 494	87.4%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	30.9	122 of 166	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.8	168 of 199	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.1	175 of 200	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.3	153 of 166	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	29.2	126 of 157	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	42.7	291 of 550	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.9	357 of 567	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.5	324 of 558	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.3	375 of 553	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.0	270 of 544	50.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	39.2	216 of 374	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	33.5	271 of 400	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.2	272 of 381	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.8	282 of 380	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.9	263 of 367	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	44.1	292 of 550	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	46.9	275 of 569	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.0	288 of 561	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.1	262 of 559	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.8	300 of 553	45.8%	★★☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2022	71.2	42 of 159	73.6%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	27.7	322 of 425	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.0	313 of 442	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.3	378 of 437	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.3	359 of 429	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.3	227 of 431	47.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	59.1	162 of 404	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	69.8	113 of 415	72.8%	★★★★☆
2024	76.2	79 of 417	81.1%	★★★★☆
2023	70.9	106 of 429	75.3%	★★★★☆
2022	69.1	114 of 425	73.2%	★★★★☆

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)

African American (2025)87th percentile+43 vs school

Migrant (2022)74th percentile+25 vs school

White (2026)60th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2026)47th percentile~ school

Male (2026)47th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)42nd percentile-6 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)27th percentile-22 vs school

Special Education (2026)24th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I80%+32 vs state

HS Physical Science57%-4 vs state

Mathematics42%~ state avg

Social Studies28%-12 vs state

Science8%-21 vs state

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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
South Hall Middle School	Public	6-8	3215 Poplar Springs Rd	Gainesville	30507	Hall County	Hall County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 532-4416	955	75	12.6	77.4%	176 (18.4%)	39 (4.1%)	706 (73.9%)	18 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (1.6%)	44.7	297^th of 578 public middle schools	48.6%		41.6	327^th of 585 public middle schools	44.1%	30	79.6	45.8	32.9	46.9	8.3	28.1	57.2	$14,034	$878	$13,156
World Language Academy Middle School	Public	6-8	3215 Poplar Springs Rd	Gainesville	30507	Hall County	Hall County	No	No	No	No	(770) 533-4004	256	20	12.9	61.7%	37 (14.5%)	5 (2.0%)	210 (82.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	37.1	345^th of 578 public middle schools	40.3%		45.7	294^th of 585 public middle schools	49.7%	51	82.6	32.6	33.7	37.7		39.8	22.6	$12,333	$329	$12,004
West Hall Middle School	Public	6-8	5470 McEver Rd	Oakwood	30566	Hall County	Hall County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 967-4871	842	69	12.2	74.1%	195 (23.2%)	65 (7.7%)	548 (65.1%)	15 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.1%)	23.8	437^th of 578 public middle schools	24.4%		16.1	500^th of 585 public middle schools	14.5%	63	91.8	24.6	18.5	33.2	10.6	22.1	38.8	$13,836	$682	$13,154
C. W. Davis Middle School	Public	6-8	4335 Falcon Pkwy	Flowery Branch	30542	Hall County	Hall County	No	No	No	No	(770) 965-3020	748	55	13.6	53.1%	386 (51.6%)	43 (5.7%)	267 (35.7%)	20 (2.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	30 (4.0%)	43.2	305^th of 578 public middle schools	47.2%		46.7	286^th of 585 public middle schools	51.1%	19	90.0	46.9	43.9	38.1	10.5	20.8	51.8	$13,565	$377	$13,189
Gainesville Middle School West	Public	6-8	1279 McEver Rd SW	Gainesville	30504	Hall County	Gainesville City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(770) 532-6250	931	57	16.3	73.3%	50 (5.4%)	201 (21.6%)	613 (65.8%)	29 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (4.1%)	19.7	466^th of 578 public middle schools	19.4%		18.4	483^rd of 585 public middle schools	17.4%	17	51.1	16.9	19.6	24.9	7.0	26.2	36.2	$9,571	$217	$9,353
Cherokee Bluff Middle	Public	6-8	5458 Union Circle	Flowery Branch	30542	Hall County	Hall County	No	No	No	No	(770) 967-0071	828	54	15.3	36.7%	522 (63.0%)	54 (6.5%)	192 (23.2%)	23 (2.8%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (4.1%)	76.6	120^th of 578 public middle schools	79.2%		77.8	114^th of 585 public middle schools	80.5%	6	98.7	63.4	64.2	72.9	15.9	47.2	71.8	$12,761	$327	$12,433
Gainesville Middle School East	Public	6-8	1581 Community Way	Gainesville	30501	Hall County	Gainesville City	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 534-4237	896	61	14.6	73.3%	163 (18.2%)	153 (17.1%)	522 (58.3%)	10 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (5.4%)	31.8	386^th of 578 public middle schools	33.2%		30.7	404^th of 585 public middle schools	30.9%	18	78.1	26.7	33.0	27.2	19.5	24.7	67.8	$13,404	$712	$12,692
Chestatee Middle School	Public	6-8	2740 Fran Mar Dr	Gainesville	30506	Hall County	Hall County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 297-6270	834	66	12.5	71.5%	349 (41.8%)	6 (0.7%)	454 (54.4%)	6 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	15 (1.8%)	42.5	308^th of 578 public middle schools	46.7%		40.2	338^th of 585 public middle schools	42.2%	30	74.3	37.3	35.3	46.0	19.3	29.7	31.4	$13,946	$708	$13,237
East Hall Middle School	Public	6-8	4120 E Hall Rd	Gainesville	30507	Hall County	Hall County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 531-9457	775	72	10.7	81.8%	220 (28.4%)	30 (3.9%)	498 (64.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	23 (3.0%)	28	412^th of 578 public middle schools	28.7%		24	444^th of 585 public middle schools	24.1%	32	90.9	20.7	29.1	33.7	8.1	23.6	63.0	$16,504	$1,001	$15,502
Little Mill Middle School	Public	6-8	6800 Little Mill Rd	Cumming	30041	Forsyth County	Forsyth County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 965-5000	916	57	16.0	40.0%	662 (72.3%)	17 (1.9%)	189 (20.6%)	13 (1.4%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	31 (3.4%)	50.2	261^st of 578 public middle schools	54.8%		59	211^th of 585 public middle schools	63.9%	50	96.1	48.3	46.0	41.4		40.6	27.5	$12,527	$420	$12,107

Frequently Asked Questions about South Hall Middle School

What high school do graduates of South Hall Middle School attend?

Students who attend South Hall Middle School usually go on to attend Johnson High School

Is South Hall Middle School a good school?

South Hall Middle School ranks 297^th of 578 Georgia middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of South Hall Middle School?

Students at South Hall Middle School are 74% Hispanic, 18% White, 4% African American, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

What district is South Hall Middle School in?

Hall County

How many students attend South Hall Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 955 students attended South Hall Middle School.

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