Summary:
Zip code 30025 is home to just one middle school, Social Circle Middle School, which serves grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 444 students in the Social Circle City school district.
For parents considering this area, Social Circle Middle School presents a mixed picture of strengths and challenges. The most impressive highlight is its Algebra I program: in 2025-2026, a perfect 100% of students scored proficient or above on the End of Course assessment, more than double the state average of 48.1% and a dramatic jump from 59.6% the prior year. The school also outperforms the state in 7th grade math (47.8% vs. 42%) and, based on the most recent available data, exceeded state averages in all three ELA grade levels in 2024-2025, with 7th grade ELA particularly strong at 55.2% proficiency. However, there are notable trouble spots. In 8th grade, science proficiency sits at just 19.6% and social studies at 20.6%, both well below state averages (29.7% and 40.2%, respectively), and both subjects saw significant year-over-year declines. The school's overall statewide ranking has been volatile, moving from 308th to 267th and back to 312th over the past three years, currently earning a 2-star rating.
Demographically, this is a high-poverty school with 72.52% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch, yet it still manages competitive performance in several subjects. The school benefits from a favorable student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1 and per-student spending of $13,446, which may help explain its success in advanced math. Chronic absenteeism (14.8%) is lower than both the district (15.7%) and state (17.7%), a positive sign for engagement. The stark contrast between exceptional math performance and weak science/social studies results suggests uneven instructional resources across subjects. With ELA scores for 2025-2026 not yet released, parents should watch for December data to get a fuller picture of the school's current trajectory.
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