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Locust Grove Middle

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Locust Grove Middle ranks 425 th of 578 Georgia middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

425^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 578 Georgia Middle Schools

Better than 26% of Georgia middle schools

Summary

Locust Grove Middle serves approximately 1,010 students in grades 6-8 in Henry County, Georgia, a school where about two-thirds of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

The most striking strength at Locust Grove Middle is its advanced coursework. In 2025-2026, a remarkable 90.7% of students taking Algebra I scored proficient or better—nearly double the state average (48.1%) and far above the district average (35.1%). This isn't a fluke; the school has posted proficiency rates above 62% in Algebra I for four straight years, outperforming even top nearby schools like Union Grove Middle (93.4%) and Ola Middle (86.5%). Similarly, 69.3% of 8th graders taking High School Physical Science scored proficient, exceeding both district and state averages. However, this success doesn't extend to grade-level courses: only about 26% of 8th graders scored proficient in grade-level math, and just 10.1% in grade-level science—well below state averages. This creates a striking "advanced coursework paradox" where the school excels with accelerated students but struggles with standard curriculum.

Compared to nearby Henry County schools, Locust Grove sits in the middle of the pack, outperforming Eagle's Landing Middle, Hampton Middle, Luella Middle, and McDonough Middle, but trailing Union Grove and Ola. On a positive note, chronic absenteeism has dropped from 25.6% to 19.8% over three years, and the school has invested in smaller class sizes (student-teacher ratio improved from 21.1 to 17.4) and increased per-student spending to $12,139. While these investments haven't yet produced broad academic gains, the school's exceptional advanced coursework results show its educators can achieve outstanding outcomes—the challenge is replicating that success for all students.

1,010

Students ?

17.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,139

Per pupil spending ?

67.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3315 S Ola Rd
Locust Grove, GA 30248

(770) 957-6055

District: Henry County

Students who attend Locust Grove Middle usually attend:

High:

Locust Grove High

Feeder schools for Locust Grove Middle:

Elementary:	Locust Grove Elementary School
	New Hope Elementary
	Unity Grove Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

53.6%

White:

27.9%

Hispanic:

11.3%

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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: Declining — 46th percentile in 2016 → 26th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (26% vs 43% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 20 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school26%

District avg29%

Georgia avg43%

425^th of 578

Georgia public middle schools ?

Bottom 26%▼ down 20 pts since 2016

From bottom 46% (2016) to bottom 26% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 12Middle Schools in the Henry County

141^st of 201Henry 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	25.2	425 of 578	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.6	450 of 585	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.6	446 of 578	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.2	417 of 569	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.0	375 of 558	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.6	280 of 542	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.0	325 of 559	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.9	425 of 543	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	35.1	357 of 539	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	45.0	292 of 545	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	32.3	372 of 537	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	60.6	226 of 521	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	63.3	198 of 527	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	61.9	206 of 508	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	69.0	153 of 504	69.6%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	29.6	338 of 480	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.7	395 of 494	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.7	378 of 489	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.4	307 of 485	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.1	276 of 482	42.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	22.4	429 of 550	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.0	468 of 567	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.5	456 of 558	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.0	398 of 553	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.3	347 of 544	36.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	21.5	320 of 374	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.6	355 of 400	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.9	305 of 381	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.2	289 of 380	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.6	257 of 367	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	26.4	408 of 550	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.5	450 of 569	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.4	426 of 561	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.0	408 of 559	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.9	375 of 553	32.2%	★★☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2022	17.1	138 of 159	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	23.1	109 of 136	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.2	145 of 169	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.4	154 of 172	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.6	154 of 163	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.5	131 of 145	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	29.3	304 of 425	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.7	366 of 442	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.8	290 of 437	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.3	313 of 429	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.4	248 of 431	42.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	19.6	340 of 404	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.0	386 of 415	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.1	376 of 417	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.6	365 of 429	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.8	344 of 425	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)30th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2026)28th percentile~ school

Male (2026)26th percentile~ school

Female (2026)22nd percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)20th percentile-7 vs school

White (2026)16th percentile-11 vs school

Hispanic (2026)14th percentile-12 vs school

Migrant (2022)13th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I91%+43 vs state

HS Physical Science69%+8 vs state

Mathematics26%-17 vs state

Social Studies19%-21 vs state

Science10%-20 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Saturday, July 11, 2020

This school was a great disappointment. My child’s home room teacher would only reply to about half the emails I sent. The rest went unanswered. Handouts were full of misspellings and grammatical errors. Some of the social studies and science lessons are just flat out wrong! And they use CNN as a resource for social studies!!! Really! The school cleaned out everyone’s lockers and didn’t even bother to tell us to come pick it up. When I inquired about it the second time I was told that I had missed the time to do that but I could make an appointment. So I did and when I came they didn’t even have my child’s belongings. They had lost them. During distance learning I was able to sit in on classes. That was eye opening to say the least. Only two out of six teachers taught effectively. There were so many other issues with this school but I will leave it at this. Next year we will homeschool. Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, February 11, 2016

I hate the day my daughter ever enrolled at this racist white supremacist schhol. Childre of all races talk in class, drift off in their thought, and defend themselves against bullies. The only difference is black kids are picked on and given disciplinary infractions while the white kids have no action taken. Some of the teachers and staff do their racist best to break the confidence and spirit of black children. You can complain but you'll just be told they are not racist. I hate the school. Close Quote

by a parent
Tuesday, October 13, 2015

This school is the worse school. The teachers, most of them are very rude and they are only there for a paycheck!!!! Ingenuity is the worse thing I have ever heard of. They have 0 text books. I had a parent conference and they told me that my daughter does not have homework normally and that they just have to review what they did that day, Thats BULL!!!! And the no text books is un heard of!!!!! They need to get there stuff together seriously. I will be taking my daughter out! She has always made GREAT grades her whole life till her 6th grade year, She felled. And her math teacher told me months before the school year was over that she was going to make sure that my daughter will fail her class. Thats BULL as well. She dressed like trash, and looked like she has not took a shower in weeks and her hair was a wreck. She Never took the time to do one on one with my child!!!!!! I have heard several complaints and know a ton of parents that pulled there children out of school the first two weeks of school due to teachers not wanting to do what they have to do. To many kids in one class. Teachers yell and are very rude and talk to the children with 0 respect. I am very upset!!!!!!! my daughter needless to say got placed in the 7th grade because i was not about to let her be in 6th grade again!!!! All i have to say is get your acts together!!!!!!! I can't stand your school. And my daughter will be pulled out with in the next three weeks. 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
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%)	25.2	425^th of 578 public middle schools	26.5%		22.6	450^th of 585 public middle schools	23.1%	25	90.7	23.6	28.8	26.0	10.1	19.3	69.3	$12,139	$403	$11,735
Henderson Middle School	Public	6-8	494 George Tate Dr	Jackson	30233	Butts County	Butts County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 504-2310	761	51	15.0	97.9%	411 (54.0%)	242 (31.8%)	53 (7.0%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.5%)	44 (5.8%)	48.1	271^st of 578 public middle schools	53.1%		43.6	306^th of 585 public middle schools	47.7%	35	98.0	45.4	29.5	50.7	23.4	27.0	73.0	$12,400	$1,248	$11,152
Ola Middle School	Public	6-8	353 N Ola Rd	McDonough	30252	Henry County	Henry County	No	No	No	No	(770) 288-2108	1,039	62	16.8	44.8%	413 (39.7%)	422 (40.6%)	123 (11.8%)	15 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (6.3%)	60.6	206^th of 578 public middle schools	64.4%		58.2	218^th of 585 public middle schools	62.7%	12	86.5	47.0	42.2	47.7	37.9	31.9	80.0	$12,480	$404	$12,076
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%)	16.8	489^th of 578 public middle schools	15.4%		18.9	476^th of 585 public middle schools	18.6%	13	68.7	16.4	21.9	18.2	8.9	10.8	73.3	$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%)	47.5	275^th of 578 public middle schools	52.4%					(n/a)	68.0	48.4	41.0	36.5	23.1	27.1	70.0
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%)	14.2	512^th of 578 public middle schools	11.4%		17.9	487^th of 585 public middle schools	16.8%	25	28.1	20.7	15.6	15.6	15.3	9.4	18.3	$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%)	24.7	432^nd of 578 public middle schools	25.3%		21.8	459^th of 585 public middle schools	21.5%	27	81.3	16.9	24.7	26.9	17.3	20.8	75.0	$12,848	$745	$12,103
Union Grove Middle	Public	6-8	210 E Lake Rd	McDonough	30252	Henry County	Henry County	No	No	No	No	(678) 583-8978	1,033	56	18.3	41.0%	207 (20.0%)	604 (58.5%)	104 (10.1%)	59 (5.7%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	55 (5.3%)	70	149^th of 578 public middle schools	74.2%		73.8	134^th of 585 public middle schools	77.1%	15	93.4	49.3	48.3	58.1	41.1	39.3	75.5	$11,745	$442	$11,303
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%)	12	529^th of 578 public middle schools	8.5%		15.5	511^th of 585 public middle schools	12.6%	18	32.1	16.2	22.3	13.1	3.7	5.9	24.1	$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%)	36	356^th of 578 public middle schools	38.4%		45.6	295^th of 585 public middle schools	49.6%	61	95.2	25.9	42.7	37.1	13.8	22.0	80.0	$15,751	$2,188	$13,563

Frequently Asked Questions about Locust Grove Middle

What district is Locust Grove Middle in?

Henry County

What is the racial makeup of Locust Grove Middle?

Students at Locust Grove Middle are 54% African American, 28% White, 11% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races.

Is Locust Grove Middle a good school?

Locust Grove Middle ranks 425^th of 578 Georgia middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Locust Grove Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,010 students attended Locust Grove Middle.

What high school do graduates of Locust Grove Middle attend?

Students who attend Locust Grove Middle usually go on to attend Locust Grove High

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