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Pierce County Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

34^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 578 Georgia Middle Schools

Better than 94% of Georgia middle schools

Summary

Pierce County Middle School in Blackshear, GA, serves 825 students in grades 6 through 8 and has climbed from the 84th to the 94th percentile in statewide rankings over the past decade, earning a 5-star rating. The school is part of the highly rated Pierce County district, which ranks in the top 5% of districts statewide.

Academically, this school stands out dramatically. In the most recent testing cycle, 8th grade science proficiency hit 69.6%—more than double the state average of 29.7%—and 6th grade math reached 73% proficiency versus 40.7% statewide. Social studies has also soared, jumping from 43.7% proficiency in 2022-2023 to 80% in 2024-2025, and remains far above state averages. The school's success extends across all student groups, with African American and Hispanic students both ranking in the top 7% statewide. Perhaps most impressive is the school's chronic absenteeism rate: just 6.6%, compared to 17.7% statewide—a 71.7% reduction over four years, even as the share of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch rose to 88%.

Compared to nearby schools, the gap is striking. Ware County Middle School (12 miles away) posts 6th grade math proficiency of just 30.8%, while Waycross Middle School (11 miles away) has 7th grade math at 21.8%—both less than half of Pierce County's rates. Even Brantley County Middle School and Bacon County Middle School, the closest competitors, trail by 20-40 percentage points in most subjects. Remarkably, Pierce County achieves these results while spending about $2,500 less per student than its regional peers. For families in the Blackshear area, this school delivers outcomes that rival far more affluent communities—a true model of excellence in rural Georgia.

825

Students ?

14.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,190

Per pupil spending ?

88%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5216 County Farm Rd
Blackshear, GA 31516

(912) 449-2077

District: Pierce County

Students who attend Pierce County Middle School usually attend:

High:

Pierce County High School

Feeder schools for Pierce County Middle School:

Elementary:	Blackshear Elementary School
	Midway Elementary School
	Patterson Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

76.0%

Hispanic:

9.8%

African American:

8.2%

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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: Improving — 84th percentile in 2016 → 94th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Georgia average (67% vs 40% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 6% of Georgia middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school67%

District avg67%

Georgia avg40%

34^th of 578

Georgia public middle schools ?

Top 6%▲ up 10 pts since 2016

From top 16% (2016) to top 6% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th of 201Pierce 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	91.9	34 of 578	94.1%	★★★★★
2025	88.8	60 of 585	89.7%	★★★★☆
2024	82.9	86 of 578	85.1%	★★★★☆
2023	84.2	82 of 569	85.6%	★★★★☆
2022	85.4	72 of 558	87.1%	★★★★☆
2021	86.8	63 of 542	88.4%	★★★★☆
2019	83.7	79 of 559	85.9%	★★★★☆
2018	85.6	63 of 543	88.4%	★★★★☆
2017	78.5	104 of 539	80.7%	★★★★☆
2016	80.1	89 of 545	83.7%	★★★★☆
2015	72.0	123 of 537	77.1%	★★★★☆
2014	71.8	127 of 521	75.6%	★★★★☆
2013	71.4	137 of 527	74.0%	★★★★☆
2012	71.9	125 of 508	75.4%	★★★★☆
2011	73.2	117 of 504	76.8%	★★★★☆
2010	79.2	64 of 494	87.0%	★★★★☆
2009	76.9	73 of 466	84.3%	★★★★☆
2008	75.9	86 of 462	81.4%	★★★★☆
2007	72.7	93 of 445	79.1%	★★★★☆
2006	73.7	87 of 420	79.3%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	90.0	28 of 480	94.2%	★★★★★
2025	67.9	111 of 494	77.5%	★★★★☆
2024	59.2	155 of 489	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.8	187 of 485	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.3	167 of 482	65.4%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2023	92.3	6 of 166	96.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	90.3	38 of 550	93.1%	★★★★★
2025	88.7	49 of 567	91.4%	★★★★★
2024	84.8	67 of 558	88.0%	★★★★☆
2023	86.4	59 of 553	89.3%	★★★★☆
2022	85.7	63 of 544	88.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	87.8	27 of 374	92.8%	★★★★★
2025	68.8	96 of 400	76.0%	★★★★☆
2024	71.2	77 of 381	79.8%	★★★★☆
2023	81.3	46 of 380	87.9%	★★★★☆
2022	75.8	60 of 367	83.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	91.0	33 of 550	94.0%	★★★★★
2025	86.9	56 of 569	90.2%	★★★★★
2024	78.4	99 of 561	82.4%	★★★★☆
2023	79.9	91 of 559	83.7%	★★★★☆
2022	83.2	70 of 553	87.3%	★★★★☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2023	74.3	31 of 157	80.3%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	78.1	26 of 136	80.9%	★★★★☆
2024	55.8	79 of 172	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.0	56 of 145	61.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	82.8	44 of 425	89.6%	★★★★☆
2025	77.5	56 of 442	87.3%	★★★★☆
2024	64.7	106 of 437	75.7%	★★★★☆
2023	79.0	48 of 429	88.8%	★★★★☆
2022	67.9	79 of 431	81.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	81.3	61 of 404	84.9%	★★★★☆
2025	79.0	74 of 415	82.2%	★★★★☆
2024	66.3	121 of 417	71.0%	★★★★☆
2023	69.4	110 of 429	74.4%	★★★★☆
2022	69.9	111 of 425	73.9%	★★★★☆

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 (2023)96th percentile+11 vs school

African American (2026)94th percentile~ school

Male (2026)94th percentile~ school

Female (2026)93rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)93rd percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)90th percentile-4 vs school

White (2026)85th percentile-9 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)81st percentile-13 vs school

Migrant (2023)80th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Science70%+40 vs state

Social Studies67%+26 vs state

Mathematics66%+23 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)	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 4th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 5th 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
Pierce County Middle School	Public	6-8	5216 County Farm Rd	Blackshear	31516	Pierce County	Pierce County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 449-2077	825	59	14.0	88.0%	627 (76.0%)	68 (8.2%)	81 (9.8%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (5.2%)	91.9	34^th of 578 public middle schools	94.1%		88.8	60^th of 585 public middle schools	89.7%	26				73.0	56.0	69.3	69.6	66.6	$12,190	$603	$11,587
Waycross Middle School	Public	6-8	700 Central Ave	Waycross	31501	Ware County	Ware County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 287-2333	606	48	12.6	90.8%	222 (36.6%)	293 (48.3%)	44 (7.3%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (6.6%)	45.8	288^th of 578 public middle schools	50.2%		40.2	339^th of 585 public middle schools	42.1%	51	90.9			31.6	21.8	45.7	35.3	36.7	$14,744	$1,364	$13,380
Ware County Middle School	Public	6-8	2301 Cherokee St	Waycross	31503	Ware County	Ware County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 287-2341	752	65	11.6	80.5%	401 (53.3%)	209 (27.8%)	81 (10.8%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	55 (7.3%)	46.1	286^th of 578 public middle schools	50.5%		45.3	297^th of 585 public middle schools	49.2%	11	100.0			30.8	27.7	39.1	37.7	34.2	$14,743	$1,118	$13,625
Brantley County Middle School	Public	7-8	10990 Highway 82	Nahunta	31553	Brantley County	Brantley County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 462-7092	493	37	13.3	95.1%	449 (91.1%)	9 (1.8%)	17 (3.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.2%)								(n/a)					35.2	54.7			$13,355	$1,060	$12,295
Nahunta Elementary School	Public	4-6	9110 Main St S	Nahunta	31553	Brantley County	Brantley County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 462-5166	260	20	12.7	100.0%	227 (87.3%)	14 (5.4%)	7 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.6%)								(n/a)		60.9	39.7	44.4					$14,491	$774	$13,717
Bacon County Middle School	Public	6-8	1188 US Highway 1 S	Alma	31510	Bacon County	Bacon County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 632-4662	462	36	12.8	92.0%	271 (58.7%)	92 (19.9%)	71 (15.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.8%)	63.9	178^th of 578 public middle schools	69.2%		65.7	166^th of 585 public middle schools	71.6%	12				46.8	43.3	43.5	36.3	46.6	$12,954	$928	$12,026

Frequently Asked Questions about Pierce County Middle School

How many students attend Pierce County Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 825 students attended Pierce County Middle School.

Is Pierce County Middle School a good school?

Yes. Pierce County Middle School ranks in the top 5.9% of Georgia middle schools.

What high school do graduates of Pierce County Middle School attend?

Students who attend Pierce County Middle School usually go on to attend Pierce County High School

What district is Pierce County Middle School in?

Pierce County

What is the racial makeup of Pierce County Middle School?

Students at Pierce County Middle School are 76% White, 10% Hispanic, 8% African American, 5% Two or more races.

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2025–26 attendance dataNewAug 6, 2026

2025–26 Milestones Assessment scoresNewAug 6, 2026

2021–22 through 2024–25 Milestones Assessment scores (updated)NewAug 6, 2026

2024–25 dropout ratesFeb 19, 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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