Summary:
Zip code 31023 is home to just one middle school, Dodge County Middle School, which serves grades 6 through 8 in Eastman, GA, within the Dodge County school district.
For parents considering this school, the most important context is that it serves a student body where 100% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, indicating a high-poverty population. The school has solid resources, spending $13,179 per student and maintaining a favorable student-teacher ratio of 12.7:1. Academically, the school consistently trails state averages across all subjects. In the most recent testing year, math proficiency ranged from 25.2% (6th grade) to 26.6% (8th grade), compared to state averages of 40.7% to 46.3%. Eighth-grade science proficiency was 23.6% versus the state's 29.7%, and social studies was the largest gap at 20.1% proficiency compared to 40.2% statewide. The school's state ranking has been stable, hovering around the 27th to 30th percentile over the past three years, with a 1-star rating in the most recent year.
There are some positive signs. Chronic absenteeism is notably low at 12.2%, well below the state average of 17.7%, which suggests good student attendance. The school also showed year-over-year improvement in 6th and 7th grade math, 8th grade science, and 8th grade social studies. However, 8th grade math saw a sharp decline from 33.2% to 26.6% proficiency. In the prior year, 6th grade English Language Arts was the school's strongest subject at 35% proficiency, though current-year ELA data is not yet available. Overall, while the school has adequate funding and small class sizes, the persistent achievement gaps point to challenges that go beyond resources, likely tied to the high level of economic disadvantage among its students.
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