Summary:
Zip code 30436, serving the Lyons, Georgia area, is home to exactly one middle school: Toombs County Middle School, which serves grades 6 through 8 with an enrollment of 681 students within the Toombs County district.
Toombs County Middle School serves a student population where 100% qualify for free or reduced lunch, and it faces a chronic absenteeism rate of 27.1%—well above the state average of 17.7%. Despite these challenges, the school has shown meaningful progress, improving its statewide ranking from 413th to 350th out of roughly 580 Georgia middle schools in one year. The most encouraging trend is in mathematics: 6th grade proficiency jumped from 22.2% to 38.4% and 7th grade from 21.0% to 32.6% year-over-year, bringing those grades within about 2 to 9 points of state averages. However, 8th grade math remains a significant concern, with only 23.3% proficient compared to the state's 46.3%—a 23-point gap. Social studies is another persistent weakness, with just 22.9% proficient versus 40.2% statewide, a gap that has not narrowed. Science is the school's relative strength, with 25.7% proficiency, only 4 points behind the state average.
In the most recent ELA data from 2024-2025, proficiency rates ranged from 25.5% in 6th grade to 29.4% in 8th grade, placing the school 10 to 16 points below state averages. The school maintains a favorable student-teacher ratio of 12.9:1 and spends $11,463 per student. Since this is the district's only middle school, its scores mirror the district's exactly. For parents, the picture is one of a high-poverty school making real strides in lower-grade math while still facing substantial gaps in 8th grade math, social studies, and literacy. The upcoming December release of current ELA scores will provide a fuller picture of where the school stands academically.
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