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Rossville Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

479^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 578 Georgia Middle Schools

Better than 17% of Georgia middle schools

Summary

Rossville Middle School in Rossville, GA, serves 446 students in grades 6-8 within the Walker County School District, where 100% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. The school currently holds a 1-star rating (17th percentile statewide), a decline from last year’s 2-star rating, and ranks 479th out of 578 Georgia middle schools.

Academic proficiency at Rossville Middle trails both district and state averages across nearly every subject. For example, 8th grade math proficiency is 10.8%, compared to 31.9% for the district and 46.3% statewide, while 6th grade math sits at 11.4% versus 40.7% statewide. The school’s most pressing challenge, however, is chronic absenteeism: 34.6% of students are chronically absent—nearly double the state average of 17.7%—and this rate has remained above 26% for the past five years. This pattern likely contributes to the academic struggles. Notably, 8th grade science was a bright spot in 2024-2025, when proficiency (36.9%) exceeded both district and state averages, though it dropped to 21.9% in the most recent cycle. Special education students perform relatively better, ranking near the middle statewide (48th percentile), while other subgroups rank in the bottom 3%.

Despite spending more per student ($17,658) than any comparable school and maintaining a favorable 9.2:1 student-teacher ratio, outcomes remain low. Nearby Chattanooga Valley Middle School, just 2.5 miles away, achieves a 3-star rating with proficiency rates 2-3 times higher while serving a similarly high-poverty population (95.3% free/reduced lunch). Gordon Lee Middle School, about 5 miles away, posts a 5-star rating with 75.7% proficiency in 7th grade math and a chronic absenteeism rate of just 2.5%. These comparisons suggest that additional funding alone isn’t the answer—a comprehensive strategy addressing attendance, instructional support, and family engagement may be essential to reverse Rossville’s downward trajectory.

446

Students ?

9.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,658

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

316 Bull Dog Trl
Rossville, GA 30741

(706) 820-0638

District: Walker County

Students who attend Rossville Middle School usually attend:

High:

Ridgeland High School

Feeder schools for Rossville Middle School:

Elementary:	Rossville Elementary School
	Stone Creek Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

67.0%

African American:

12.1%

Hispanic:

10.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 32nd percentile in 2016 → 17th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (16% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (35% vs 18% Georgia)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school16%

District avg29%

Georgia avg40%

479^th of 578

Georgia public middle schools ?

Bottom 17%▼ down 15 pts since 2016

From bottom 32% (2016) to bottom 17% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Middle Schools in the Walker County

118^th of 202Walker 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	18.0	479 of 578	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	33.6	384 of 585	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.2	367 of 578	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.8	388 of 569	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.4	384 of 558	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.7	382 of 542	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.7	337 of 559	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.5	359 of 543	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	39.9	324 of 539	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	34.2	368 of 545	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	35.4	351 of 537	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	51.8	301 of 521	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	47.2	335 of 527	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	41.6	358 of 508	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	49.5	297 of 504	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	49.5	276 of 494	44.1%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	12.0	466 of 480	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	25.1	390 of 494	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.2	261 of 489	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.9	397 of 485	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	15.5	479 of 550	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.9	421 of 567	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.0	381 of 558	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.0	407 of 553	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.0	422 of 544	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	38.6	239 of 400	40.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	20.0	448 of 550	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	38.9	335 of 569	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.1	346 of 561	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.5	339 of 559	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.6	336 of 553	39.2%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	11.2	160 of 169	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	41.7	222 of 425	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.5	253 of 442	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.9	215 of 437	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.2	196 of 429	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.3	198 of 431	54.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	6.7	395 of 404	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	16.5	373 of 415	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.8	390 of 417	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.3	393 of 429	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.5	389 of 425	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2026)48th percentile+31 vs school

Hispanic (2025)40th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2026)19th percentile~ school

Female (2026)13th percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)5th percentile-29 vs school

African American (2026)3rd percentile-14 vs school

White (2026)2nd percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Science22%-8 vs state

Social Studies18%-22 vs state

Mathematics14%-29 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 (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 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
Rossville Middle School	Public	6-8	316 Bull Dog Trl	Rossville	30741	Walker County	Walker County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 820-0638	446	48	9.2	100.0%	299 (67.0%)	54 (12.1%)	48 (10.8%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (8.7%)	18	479^th of 578 public middle schools	17.1%		33.6	384^th of 585 public middle schools	34.4%	95		11.4	19.1	10.8	21.9	18.1		$17,658	$1,098	$16,559
Chattanooga Valley Middle School	Public	6-8	847 Allgood Rd	Flintstone	30725	Walker County	Walker County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 820-0735	449	42	10.8	95.3%	376 (83.7%)	16 (3.6%)	22 (4.9%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.1%)	56.9	224^th of 578 public middle schools	61.2%		59.6	209^th of 585 public middle schools	64.3%	15		33.1	38.1	38.3	43.6	46.4		$15,771	$963	$14,808
Lakeview Middle School	Public	6-8	416 Cross St	Rossville	30741	Walker County	Catoosa County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 866-1040	647	52	12.3	89.8%	463 (71.6%)	42 (6.5%)	70 (10.8%)	22 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	48 (7.4%)	55.1	236^th of 578 public middle schools	59.2%		36.6	365^th of 585 public middle schools	37.6%	129	85.1	43.3	34.4	54.7	38.7	22.1		$13,401	$469	$12,932
Gordon Lee Middle School	Public	6-8	300 Crescent Ave	Chickamauga	30707	Walker County	Chickamauga City	No	No	No	No	(706) 382-3100	304	24	12.5	22.7%	280 (92.1%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (4.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.6%)	88.7	53^rd of 578 public middle schools	90.8%		83.3	86^th of 585 public middle schools	85.3%	33		55.3	75.7	63.4	56.5	57.4		$12,570	$521	$12,049
Heritage Middle School	Public	6-8	4005 Poplar Springs Rd	Ringgold	30736	Catoosa County	Catoosa County	No	No	No	No	(706) 937-3568	858	66	12.9	40.0%	754 (87.9%)	15 (1.7%)	35 (4.1%)	23 (2.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (3.4%)	80.3	94^th of 578 public middle schools	83.7%		80.7	97^th of 585 public middle schools	83.4%	3	91.3	48.7	58.3	60.1	41.7	57.5	92.9	$12,473	$651	$11,822
Ringgold Middle School	Public	6-8	217 Tiger Trl	Ringgold	30736	Catoosa County	Catoosa County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 935-3381	725	62	11.6	49.8%	619 (85.4%)	24 (3.3%)	42 (5.8%)	8 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	30 (4.1%)	83.7	78^th of 578 public middle schools	86.5%		71.6	144^th of 585 public middle schools	75.4%	66	100.0	64.4	56.8	64.9	50.4	45.5		$14,475	$522	$13,952
Dade Middle School	Public	6-8	250 Pace Dr	Trenton	30752	Dade County	Dade County	No	No	No	No	(706) 657-6491	459	31	14.9	56.6%	414 (90.2%)	5 (1.1%)	12 (2.6%)	8 (1.7%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.5%)	58.5	214^th of 578 public middle schools	63.0%		58.7	213^th of 585 public middle schools	63.6%	1	97.6	34.0	48.3	59.8	38.6	22.0		$12,056	$346	$11,710
LaFayette Middle School	Public	6-8	419 Roadrunner Blvd	La Fayette	30728	Walker County	Walker County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 638-6440	499	54	9.2	100.0%	434 (87.0%)	17 (3.4%)	15 (3.0%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.8%)	38.4	337^th of 578 public middle schools	41.7%		40.9	329^th of 585 public middle schools	43.8%	8		21.6	34.1	43.7	26.4	20.1	100.0	$17,103	$970	$16,134
Westside Middle School	Public	6-8	580 Lafayette Rd. SW	Rocky Face	30740	Whitfield County	Whitfield County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 673-2611	428	30	14.0	84.8%	327 (76.4%)	8 (1.9%)	66 (15.4%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.1%)	79.2	101^st of 578 public middle schools	82.5%		72.5	141^st of 585 public middle schools	75.9%	40		52.0	48.6	66.0	51.4	47.2		$13,083	$557	$12,526
New Hope Middle School	Public	6-8	1111 New Hope Rd NW	Dalton	30720	Whitfield County	Whitfield County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 673-2295	454	35	12.8	86.6%	212 (46.7%)	10 (2.2%)	210 (46.3%)	7 (1.5%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.6%)	67	166^th of 578 public middle schools	71.3%		79.8	104^th of 585 public middle schools	82.2%	62		36.6	49.4	55.0	47.5	37.8		$14,222	$809	$13,413

Frequently Asked Questions about Rossville Middle School

Is Rossville Middle School a good school?

Rossville Middle School ranks in the bottom 17.1% of Georgia middle schools.

What district is Rossville Middle School in?

Walker County

What is the racial makeup of Rossville Middle School?

Students at Rossville Middle School are 67% White, 12% African American, 11% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of Rossville Middle School attend?

Students who attend Rossville Middle School usually go on to attend Ridgeland High School

How many students attend Rossville Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 446 students attended Rossville Middle School.

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