Chapel Hill Middle School, Douglasville GA

Original Research by School Decision on Chapel Hill Middle School

Chapel Hill Middle School serves the early-adolescent grades in a suburban community experiencing active growth and development. The school enrolls a student body that is majority Black, with substantial Hispanic and smaller Asian and white populations, and nearly two-thirds of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a school community with significant economic need.

In academic performance, Chapel Hill's state test results show proficiency rates in the lower-to-middle range across its tested subjects. In English/language arts, overall proficiency is below half of students, with sixth grade slightly above that threshold and seventh and eighth grades falling short. Math proficiency is similar, ranging in the low-to-mid-40s across grades, with eighth grade performing marginally better than sixth. Eighth-grade science and social studies proficiency each fall into the low-to-mid-40s as well. These results suggest that roughly four in ten students demonstrate mastery-level performance in any given subject, leaving a majority working below proficiency. Among the three districts in Douglas County, Chapel Hill ranks in the top position on overall proficiency across tested grades and subjects, which reflects the comparison universe but does not change the absolute attainment picture. Only one year of test data was available, so trend information is not yet possible.

The school's enrollment of roughly one thousand students is stable across its three grade levels. Chapel Hill sits in Chapel Hill Road in Douglasville, a county-seat city about twenty miles west of Atlanta that is in the midst of significant residential expansion. The area hosts numerous new housing developments built by major regional builders, and the school's location in this growth zone means its enrollment context may shift as these communities fill. Douglas County has approved continued capital investment funding through an extended sales tax that will include a major high school replacement at Lithia Springs; school property taxes have moved upward despite repeated millage-rate reductions, a pattern families considering the area should understand.

Data on English learner and special education enrollment were not available, so the full scope of the school's academic and support needs cannot be assessed from the provided information. The school's website was not included in the data reviewed, so details about specific course offerings, clubs, athletic or arts programs, or staff cannot be drawn from this profile. A parent seeking a detailed picture of Chapel Hill's environment, daily rhythms, or specialized programs would benefit from visiting the school directly or contacting the Douglas County School System.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 639%

School 39% · District 25% · ▲ 14 pts above district

▲ 8 pts above state median · ▲ 17 pts above county median

Grade 742%

School 42% · District 28% · ▲ 15 pts above district

▲ 9 pts above state median · ▲ 19 pts above county median

Grade 846%

School 46% · District 36% · ▲ 10 pts above district

▲ 4 pts above state median

English language arts

Grade 651%

School 51% · District 35% · ▲ 17 pts above district

▲ 16 pts above state median · ▲ 14 pts above county median

Grade 747%

School 47% · District 36% · ▲ 11 pts above district

▲ 11 pts above state median · ▲ 12 pts above county median

Grade 845%

School 45% · District 35% · ▲ 10 pts above district

▲ 10 pts above state median

Science

Grade 843%

School 43% · District 35% · ▲ 8 pts above district

▲ 17 pts above state median

Social studies

Grade 843%

School 43% · District 34% · ▲ 10 pts above district

▲ 13 pts above state median

This schoolDouglas County, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 6Lower-income43%Higher-income65%22 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income40%Higher-income56%17 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income49%Higher-income70%21 pp gap

Grades 3-8Lower-income44%Higher-income64%20 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 6Lower-income21%Higher-income48%27 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income23%Higher-income41%18 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income31%Higher-income50%19 pp gap

Grades 3-8Lower-income25%Higher-income46%21 pp gap