Summary:
Zip code 31096, serving the Wrightsville, Georgia area, is home to just one middle school, Johnson County Middle School, which serves grades 6 through 8 with 220 students.
Johnson County Middle School has shown a remarkable academic turnaround in the most recent school year. After dipping to the 39th percentile in state rankings, the school rebounded to the 58th percentile and earned a 3-star rating. This improvement is reflected across multiple subjects: 8th-grade social studies proficiency nearly doubled from 24.7% to 43.4%, 6th-grade math jumped from 14.9% to 31.3%, and 8th-grade science rose from 30.1% to 43.5%. The school's science performance now exceeds the state average by nearly 14 percentage points, and its Algebra I End-of-Course proficiency rate of 68% dramatically outperforms both the district (37.1%) and state (48.1%). However, math proficiency in the lower grades remains a challenge, with 6th-grade (31.3%) and 7th-grade (26.7%) scores still below state averages, and the 7th-grade math decline of 8.1 points is worth monitoring.
The school benefits from strong foundational resources: a favorable 10.4:1 student-teacher ratio, per-student spending of $14,795, and a chronic absenteeism rate of 14.4% that beats both the district (19.5%) and state (17.7%) averages. All 220 students qualify for free/reduced lunch, yet the school's recent gains in science, social studies, and Algebra I demonstrate that high-poverty schools can achieve strong outcomes with proper support. Since Johnson County Middle School is the only middle school in the Johnson County district, its scores directly reflect district performance. The upward trajectory in rankings and broad-based academic improvements position this school well for continued success in future assessments.
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