Greenville Middle School, Greenville GA

Original Research by School Decision on Greenville Middle School

Greenville Middle School serves grades six through eight in a small rural county seat about sixty miles southwest of Atlanta. The school has a modest enrollment and a student body that is majority Black, with a substantial Hispanic population and a smaller White population. A very high share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, reflecting the economic circumstances of the families in this rural area.

State assessment results show proficiency rates that are low across all tested subjects. In math, proficiency hovers in the low forties across the three grade levels. English language arts proficiency is notably weaker, falling from the mid-thirties in sixth grade to the low twenties by eighth grade. Science and social studies proficiency, assessed only in eighth grade, sit in the low twenties. These results reflect the academic challenges this school faces and suggest that most students are not meeting state standards in core subjects.

The school is located in Greenville, a very small historic county seat centered on its courthouse square. The town's population is small and has declined modestly over the past several years. Life in Greenville revolves around the historic downtown core; beyond that, the character is rural and car-dependent. The county is industrial in orientation, with major employers including Georgia-Pacific and regional healthcare and manufacturing sites that draw commuters. Local government, schools, and agricultural services are the primary employers in Greenville itself. Housing costs in the zip code are below state and national benchmarks, making the area affordable for families, though median household income in the broader region is modest.

Greenville Middle is one of two middle schools in the Meriwether County School District, which serves the countywide rural area with three elementary schools, two middle schools, and two high schools. The district spans a slowly contracting rural county. A parent may want to look into further with the school and district what supports are available to address the proficiency gaps, what instructional resources are in place, and what the trajectory of student progress looks like over time.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 641%

School 41% · District 23% · ▲ 18 pts above district

▲ 10 pts above state median

Grade 741%

School 41% · District 23% · ▲ 17 pts above district

▲ 7 pts above state median

Grade 839%

School 39% · District 32% · ▲ 7 pts above district

▼ 3 pts below state median

English language arts

Grade 635%

School 35% · District 29% · ▲ 6 pts above district

▼ 1 pts below state median

Grade 728%

School 28% · District 21% · ▲ 7 pts above district

▼ 8 pts below state median

Grade 824%

School 24% · District 22% · ▲ 1 pts above district

▼ 12 pts below state median

Science

Grade 828%

School 28% · District 19% · ▲ 8 pts above district

▲ 1 pts above state median

Social studies

Grade 828%

School 28% · District 15% · ▲ 13 pts above district

▼ 3 pts below state median

This schoolMeriwether 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.