Summary:
Zip code 30576 (Tiger, Georgia) is home to just one middle school, Rabun County Middle School, which serves grades 7 and 8 with an enrollment of 341 students in the Rabun County district.
Rabun County Middle School stands out for its exceptional performance in advanced high school coursework. In 8th grade Physical Science, 93.6% of students are proficient—32.7 points above the state average—and in Algebra I, 81.3% are proficient, a remarkable 33.2 points above the state. These results suggest a strong acceleration program that successfully prepares students for rigorous classes. However, performance in standard grade-level subjects is more mixed. While 8th grade math (56.1% proficient) and 8th grade science (36.3%) exceed state averages, 7th grade math (39.9%) falls slightly below the state average (42%), and 8th grade social studies (36.7%) is below the state average (40.2%). The school also saw a significant 15.3-point decline in social studies proficiency from the prior year, a trend worth monitoring.
A key concern is chronic absenteeism, which sits at 22.8%—well above the district (14.1%) and state (17.7%) rates. This is particularly notable given that nearly 90% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, yet the school still outperforms state averages in several subjects. The school benefits from a low student-teacher ratio of 11.1:1 and spends $17,774 per student, though its overall ranking has slipped slightly from the 71st to the 68th percentile. Since Rabun County Middle School is the only middle school in the district, its scores directly drive the district's strong 89th-percentile ranking. For parents, this school offers a clear strength in STEM acceleration, but the absenteeism rate and recent declines in social studies and 7th grade math are areas that may warrant attention.
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