Summary:
Zip code 30228 in Hampton, Georgia, is served by three middle schools—Eddie White Middle School, Dutchtown Middle School, and Hampton Middle School—which together educate 3,224 students in grades 6-8 across two districts: Clayton County and Henry County.
Dutchtown Middle stands out as the most consistent and balanced performer. It leads the trio in 6th-grade math (27.1% proficient), 7th-grade math (27.6%), 8th-grade science (20.7%), and 8th-grade social studies (31.0%), while also posting the lowest chronic absenteeism rate (16.7%) and the lowest poverty rate (63.2% free/reduced lunch). It is the only school here that outperforms its district in every subject tested. Hampton Middle shows a dramatic turnaround in advanced math—Algebra I proficiency jumped from 39.3% to 81.3% in one year—but its grade-level scores remain the weakest overall, particularly in 6th-grade math (16.9%) and 8th-grade social studies (20.8%). Eddie White, despite serving a 100% free/reduced lunch population in the lower-ranked Clayton County district, achieves remarkable results in advanced coursework: 85.7% proficiency in Algebra I and 55.3% in HS Physical Science, both far exceeding its district averages. However, its grade-level proficiency lags, with only 17.2% in 6th and 7th-grade math.
All three schools share a striking pattern: proficiency in advanced courses (Algebra I and HS Physical Science) far exceeds grade-level performance, suggesting only top students are placed in those classes. Chronic absenteeism is a mixed picture—Eddie White's rate (21.7%) exceeds the state average (17.7%), while Dutchtown and Hampton beat it. Per-student spending varies from $11,593 at Dutchtown to $13,790 at Eddie White, yet higher spending doesn't translate to better grade-level outcomes. The biggest opportunity across all three schools is improving core subject proficiency, where each trails state averages by 10-20 points, especially in 8th-grade social studies.
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