Summary:
Zip code 30753 is home to a single middle school, Trion Middle School, which serves grades 6 through 8 in the small northwest Georgia town of Trion, with an enrollment of 254 students.
Trion Middle School is a standout performer, earning a 5-star rating and climbing from 70th to 42nd place in statewide rankings over the past two years. The school exceeds state averages in every subject and grade level tested, with particularly impressive results in 8th grade, where 78.8% of students are proficient in math (compared to the state average of 46.3%) and 64% are proficient in science—more than double the state average of 29.7%. Even in its "weakest" area, 6th grade math, the school still outperforms the state by 13.2 percentage points. Year-over-year, the school showed strong gains in 6th grade math (+8 points), 8th grade science (+8.2 points), and 8th grade social studies (+6.6 points), though 7th grade math did dip by 7.5 points—a figure worth monitoring but still well above state norms.
What makes these results even more notable is the school's context. With 58.27% of students qualifying for free/reduced lunch, Trion Middle School serves a majority economically disadvantaged population, yet its chronic absenteeism rate of just 8.1% is less than half the state average of 17.7%. The school benefits from a favorable 13.4:1 student-teacher ratio and per-student spending of $14,196, which likely supports personalized instruction. The school operates within the Trion City district, which holds a 5-star rating and ranks 13th out of 201 districts statewide (94th percentile), indicating strong district-wide leadership and alignment. For parents, this is a small school delivering big results, with consistent excellence across subjects and a clear upward trajectory.
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