Dutchtown Middle School, Hampton GA

Original Research by School Decision on Dutchtown Middle School

Dutchtown Middle School is a regular public middle school in Hampton, Georgia, serving a student body of about a thousand students across grades six through eight. The school sits within the Henry County School District, which spans a growing suburban region south of Atlanta that is actively adding housing and educational infrastructure.

The school's academic profile shows meaningful challenges across all tested subjects. In math, proficiency rates are low, ranging from about one in four students meeting standards in sixth grade to roughly one in five by eighth grade. English language arts proficiency is somewhat stronger, with about a third of sixth graders proficient, rising to roughly a third of seventh graders and dropping back to less than a third of eighth graders. Science proficiency at eighth grade stands at about one in ten students, and social studies proficiency is about one in seven. These results place the school well below the state's tested population on standard measures.

The student body is predominantly Black, with smaller shares of Asian, Hispanic, and multiracial students. A substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating high economic need. Data on special education enrollment and English learner status was not available.

Hampton itself is a quiet, compact suburban city with a walkable historic downtown and newer subdivisions expanding outward. The area is experiencing rapid growth, with multiple new housing developments underway and a major mixed-use development called The Grove approved for the US 19/41 corridor. This growth is reshaping the community and likely affects school enrollment pressures. The Henry County School District is also expanding infrastructure, having approved an E-SPLOST sales tax in 2021 to fund new school construction, including a new STEM high school opening in 2027, along with expansions at existing schools.

For families considering Dutchtown, the school's proficiency data suggests students would benefit from strong support at home and close attention to academic progress. A parent may want to look into further detail with the school about targeted interventions, tutoring resources, and the specific support structures in place for students working below grade level across core subjects. The district's ongoing E-SPLOST investment and planned STEM high school signal infrastructure growth, though that capital work takes years to materialize. The school serves a community experiencing real demographic and economic pressures alongside suburban growth and employment anchors like the FAA control center and the speedway.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 624%

School 24% · District 23% · ▲ 1 pts above district

▼ 7 pts below state median · ▲ 7 pts above county median

Grade 723%

School 23% · District 25% · ▼ 2 pts below district

▼ 11 pts below state median · ▲ 2 pts above county median

Grade 821%

School 21% · District 28% · ▼ 6 pts below district

▼ 21 pts below state median · ▲ 1 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 632%

School 32% · District 33% · ▼ 1 pts below district

▼ 3 pts below state median · ▲ 2 pts above county median

Grade 738%

School 38% · District 34% · ▲ 4 pts above district

▲ 2 pts above state median · ▲ 7 pts above county median

Grade 829%

School 29% · District 31% · ▼ 3 pts below district

▼ 6 pts below state median · ▲ 2 pts above county median

Science

Grade 810%

School 10% · District 16% · ▼ 6 pts below district

▼ 16 pts below state median · even with county median

Social studies

Grade 814%

School 14% · District 22% · ▼ 8 pts below district

▼ 17 pts below state median · ▼ 4 pts below county median

This schoolHenry 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-income33%Higher-income47%14 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income27%Higher-income40%13 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income34%Higher-income41%7 pp gap

Grades 3-8Lower-income31%Higher-income42%11 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 6Lower-income14%Higher-income16%2 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income9%Higher-income21%12 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income29%Higher-income46%17 pp gap

Grades 3-8Lower-income18%Higher-income30%12 pp gap