Summary:
The 30504 zip code in Gainesville, Georgia is home to a single middle school, Gainesville Middle School West. This school serves grades 6-8 and has an enrollment of 894 students. Based on the available data, Gainesville Middle School West appears to be a struggling school, performing significantly below the state and district averages in most academic areas.
Gainesville Middle School West is ranked 483 out of 584 middle schools in Georgia and has a 1 out of 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's academic performance, as measured by the Georgia Milestones Assessment, is generally low compared to the Gainesville City district and the state of Georgia. Proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies range from 18% to 25.3%, which are 10-20 percentage points lower than the state averages.
One potential contributing factor to the school's low performance is the high percentage of students (73.27%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a predominantly economically disadvantaged student population. While the school's Algebra I End of Course exam performance was better, with 64.5% of students proficient or better, this is still lower than the state average of 44.9%. Overall, the data suggests that Gainesville Middle School West is a struggling school that could benefit from targeted interventions and support to improve student outcomes.
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