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Eastbrook Middle School

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Eastbrook Middle School ranks 427 th of 584 Georgia middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

427^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 584 Georgia Middle Schools

Better than 27% of Georgia middle schools

Summary

Eastbrook Middle School is a public middle school in Dalton, Georgia, serving 630 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Whitfield County School District, which is ranked 92 out of 206 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Eastbrook Middle School consistently underperforms compared to the Whitfield County and Georgia state averages in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in English Language Arts ranged from 21.7% to 29.2% at Eastbrook, compared to 33.9% to 41.3% for Whitfield County and 40.7% to 41.3% for the state. The school's performance in Mathematics and other subjects shows a similar trend. As a result, Eastbrook Middle School has a low statewide ranking, consistently placing in the bottom half of Georgia middle schools, and has maintained a 1- or 2-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past several years.

Interestingly, the nearby middle schools in the Whitfield County district, such as New Hope Middle School, North Whitfield Middle School, and Westside Middle School, generally outperform Eastbrook Middle School in academic metrics and statewide rankings. Additionally, Eastbrook Middle School has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 86.62% to 94.76% in recent years, suggesting the school serves a predominantly economically disadvantaged student population.

624

Students ?

13.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,687

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

700 Hill Rd
Dalton, GA 30721

(706) 278-6135

District: Whitfield County

Students who attend Eastbrook Middle School usually attend:

High:

Southeast Whitfield County High School

Feeder schools for Eastbrook Middle School:

Elementary:	Antioch Elementary School
	Cedar Ridge Elementary
	Eastside Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

75.2%

White:

20.4%

Two or more races:

2.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 36th percentile in 2021 → 27th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (24% vs 40% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped from its 36th-percentile peak (2021) to 27th (2025)

!Social Studies scores 23 pts below the Georgia average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg38%

Georgia avg40%

427^th of 584

Georgia public middle schools ?

Bottom 27%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 22% (2015) to bottom 27% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 5Middle Schools in the Whitfield County

92^nd of 206Whitfield 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
2025	26.8	427 of 584	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.0	448 of 588	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.9	396 of 577	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.2	387 of 567	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.1	345 of 542	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.2	406 of 559	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.0	402 of 543	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	26.8	410 of 539	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	27.4	406 of 545	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	23.1	417 of 537	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	34.5	404 of 521	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	36.7	392 of 527	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	40.2	364 of 508	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	33.0	388 of 504	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	36.1	369 of 494	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	30.1	382 of 466	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	40.2	323 of 462	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	49.1	262 of 445	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	50.8	229 of 420	45.5%	★★☆☆☆

By subject vs Georgia (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics27%-14 vs state

English Language Arts26%-15 vs state

Science17%-12 vs state

Social Studies16%-23 vs state

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What people are saying

by a student
Friday, February 12, 2021

Not my favorite school but it’s pretty and it’s in average middle school. Not too bad Close Quote

by a student
Monday, April 25, 2011

i thought and still think till this day that eastbrook was and is a great school. they really need to fix it up and help there be more potental. alot of people, students, teachers, staff love this school. there are alot of great and wonderful memories in that school. Close Quote

Schools Near Eastbrook Middle School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Milestones Assessment Algebra I (2025)	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts (2025)			Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2025)			Milestones Assessment Science (2025)	Milestones Assessment Social Studies (2025)	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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Milestones Assessment Algebra I End of Course	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 6th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 7th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 8th 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
Eastbrook Middle School	Public	6-8	700 Hill Rd	Dalton	30721	Whitfield County	Whitfield County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 278-6135	624	47	13.1	100.0%	127 (20.4%)	5 (0.8%)	469 (75.2%)	4 (0.6%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.4%)	26.8	427^th of 584 public middle schools	26.9%		24	448^th of 588 public middle schools	23.8%	21		29.2	21.7	26.7	26.6	28.3	26.7	16.7	16.1	$12,687	$642	$12,045
Dalton Junior High School	Public	8	1250 Cross Plains Trail	Dalton	30721	Whitfield County	Dalton Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 876-4650	517	52	9.9	72.0%	101 (19.5%)	24 (4.6%)	373 (72.1%)	8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.1%)	44.1	304^th of 584 public middle schools	47.9%		33.4	383^rd of 588 public middle schools	34.9%	79	100.0			35.0			53.6	17.4	23.6	$16,959	$803	$16,156
Hammond Creek Middle School	Public	6-8	330 Pleasant Grove Dr. NE	Dalton	30721	Whitfield County	Dalton Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 876-4660	1,057	87	12.0	72.8%	199 (18.8%)	49 (4.6%)	761 (72.0%)	27 (2.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	19 (1.8%)	61.8	193^rd of 584 public middle schools	67.0%		65	179^th of 588 public middle schools	69.6%	14		42.8	39.1		43.8	45.2				$15,204	$540	$14,664
Valley Point Middle School	Public	6-8	3796 S Dixie Rd	Dalton	30721	Whitfield County	Whitfield County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 277-9662	377	32	11.7	98.1%	174 (46.2%)	5 (1.3%)	187 (49.6%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.1%)	50.9	260^th of 584 public middle schools	55.5%		53.2	256^th of 588 public middle schools	56.5%	4		38.8	18.8	37.1	33.0	30.7	60.6	33.1	39.7	$15,553	$835	$14,718
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%)	72.5	141^st of 584 public middle schools	75.9%		79.5	106^th of 588 public middle schools	82.0%	35		45.7	47.0	48.6	44.2	53.0	63.8	42.8	38.4	$13,083	$557	$12,526
Bagley Middle School	Public	7-8	4600 Highway 225 N	Chatsworth	30705	Murray County	Murray County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 695-1115	457	31	14.6	95.8%	337 (73.7%)	4 (0.9%)	109 (23.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	61.2	195^th of 584 public middle schools	66.6%		50.4	271^st of 588 public middle schools	53.9%	76	100.0		39.6	38.5		37.0	52.0	41.6	42.1	$14,166	$848	$13,318
North Whitfield Middle School	Public	6-8	350 Trailblazer Lane	Dalton	30721	Whitfield County	Whitfield County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 259-3381	731	55	13.2	89.7%	427 (58.4%)	17 (2.3%)	248 (33.9%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	31 (4.2%)	47.2	284^th of 584 public middle schools	51.4%		52	263^rd of 588 public middle schools	55.3%	21		40.7	32.6	33.5	35.9	36.7	48.9	24.0	25.5	$13,177	$736	$12,442
Gladden Middle School	Public	7-8	700 Old Dalton Ellijay Rd	Chatsworth	30705	Murray County	Murray County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 695-7448	478	32	14.7	100.0%	309 (64.6%)	6 (1.3%)	148 (31.0%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.9%)	48	278^th of 584 public middle schools	52.4%		54.3	249^th of 588 public middle schools	57.7%	29	100.0		32.9	32.6		36.4	38.2	39.8	30.1	$12,598	$771	$11,827
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%)	79.8	104^th of 584 public middle schools	82.2%		77.7	111^th of 588 public middle schools	81.1%	7		56.3	49.7	50.0	48.6	57.2	64.9	47.6	45.9	$14,222	$809	$13,413
Ashworth Middle School	Public	6-8	333 Newtown Rd NE	Calhoun	30701	Gordon County	Gordon County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 625-9545	578	42	13.9	99.0%	374 (64.7%)	13 (2.2%)	167 (28.9%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.5%)	52	253^rd of 584 public middle schools	56.7%		44.6	310^th of 588 public middle schools	47.3%	57	85.0	36.6	37.2	39.8	28.1	30.6	44.8	42.5	38.1	$13,482	$844	$12,638

Frequently Asked Questions about Eastbrook Middle School

What high school do graduates of Eastbrook Middle School attend?

Students who attend Eastbrook Middle School usually go on to attend Southeast Whitfield County High School

What district is Eastbrook Middle School in?

Whitfield County

How many students attend Eastbrook Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 624 students attended Eastbrook Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Eastbrook Middle School?

Students at Eastbrook Middle School are 75% Hispanic, 20% White, 2% Two or more races.

Is Eastbrook Middle School a good school?

Eastbrook Middle School ranks 427^th of 584 Georgia middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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