Trion Middle School, Trion GA - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Trion Middle School

Trion Middle School is a small school of about that size for its grade band, serving grades six through eight in Trion, a very small mill town in Chattooga County that has remained essentially flat in population. The school serves a student body that is mostly white, with a meaningful Hispanic population and a substantial share of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. The town itself is built around the Mount Vernon Mills complex, a dominant regional employer, with most residents owning their homes and the school campus serving as a civic anchor alongside the mill facility.

On state testing, the school shows a mixed picture across grades. In math, sixth graders show below-midpoint proficiency while seventh graders demonstrate solid performance and eighth graders are notably strong. In English language arts, the school runs at roughly even performance across all three grades, in the low-to-middle range. Science proficiency at eighth grade and social studies at eighth grade both fall in the middle ranges. Overall, across tested subjects and grades, the school's proficiency index places it above the midpoint among the two districts in Chattooga County.

The trajectory by grade in math is the most distinctive feature of the testing data: the school shows a marked gain from sixth to seventh grade and an even sharper rise from seventh to eighth, suggesting that students either arrive with lower baseline skills or that the curriculum builds substantially across the span. Parents may want to look into the school's approach to remediation and skill-building in sixth grade math and what accounts for the gains in the later grades. In contrast, English language arts proficiency stays relatively flat across grades, clustering around the low-to-middle range without the dramatic gains seen in math.

The school sits on a consolidated campus where Trion City Schools houses Pre-K through 12th grade in one physical location, a structure that shapes both the peer environment and logistics. The Chattooga County Library's Trion Branch sits adjacent on Bulldog Boulevard, so library access is nearby. Trion itself offers a rural feel with no documented fixed-route public transit; families rely on personal transportation. The local housing market is small and tight with high demand relative to inventory.

A parent or resident weighing a move to Trion should be aware of a district-level property tax decision made in early 2025. The Trion City Schools Board voted to opt out of Georgia's statewide floating homestead exemption, which means school-portion property tax assessments on homes in the district are not capped at the inflation rate and can continue to rise with market value. This was a one-time opt-out window with no future opportunity to reverse absent new state legislation, so it represents a lasting tax posture families should understand before buying or renting in the district.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 646%

School 46% · District 46%

▲ 15 pts above state median

Grade 766%

School 66% · District 66%

▲ 32 pts above state median

Grade 881%

School 81% · District 81%

▲ 39 pts above state median

English language arts

Grade 659%

School 59% · District 59%

▲ 23 pts above state median

Grade 758%

School 58% · District 58%

▲ 23 pts above state median

Grade 861%

School 61% · District 61%

▲ 26 pts above state median

Science

Grade 856%

School 56% · District 56%

▲ 30 pts above state median

Social studies

Grade 859%

School 59% · District 59%

▲ 28 pts above state median

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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-income46%Higher-income71%25 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income39%Higher-income68%29 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income61%Higher-income73%12 pp gap

Grades 3-8Lower-income49%Higher-income70%22 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 6Lower-income50%Higher-income71%21 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income27%Higher-income59%32 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income72%Higher-income83%11 pp gap

Grades 3-8Lower-income50%Higher-income70%20 pp gap