Summary:
Zip code 30577 in Toccoa, GA, is served by two middle-level schools within the Stephens County school district, together educating roughly 1,143 students in grades 5 through 8 on a shared campus.
Stephens County Middle School (grades 6–8, 848 students) is the larger of the two and shows a standout strength in advanced math: its Algebra I End-of-Course proficiency rate of 86.9% crushes both the district (43.7%) and state (48.1%) averages by roughly 39–43 points, and this performance has held steady year-over-year. The school also improved its overall state ranking from 302nd to 232nd out of about 580 Georgia middle schools. In 8th grade science, proficiency jumped 9.3 points to 36.4%, now 6.7 points above the state average. However, 8th grade social studies remains a weak spot at 30.0% proficiency, 10.2 points below the state, and chronic absenteeism is a concern at 20.4%—well above the district (17.9%) and state (17.7%) averages. Math proficiency rises steadily by grade (38.9% in 6th, 41.3% in 7th, 47.2% in 8th), with the 8th grade score slightly exceeding the state.
Stephens County Fifth Grade Academy (grade 5, 295 students) posts better attendance, with a chronic absenteeism rate of just 13.1%—far below both district and state averages. Its 5th grade math proficiency (45.8%) edges out the state (44.1%), while science (43.2%) is just below the state (44.2%). The academy improved strongly year-over-year, gaining 3.4 points in math and 9.8 points in science. Both schools serve overwhelmingly economically disadvantaged populations (96.7% and 100% free/reduced lunch) yet achieve at or above state averages in most subjects, with per-student spending around $12,400–$13,000 and student-teacher ratios near 13.5:1. The main takeaway: this campus excels in math and science, but the middle school’s attendance and social studies scores deserve attention.
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