Howard Middle School

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Macon, Georgia

Howard Middle School in Macon, Georgia enrolled 973 students in 2024-25 with 66.0 full-time teachers, 14.7 students per teacher against the Georgia middle-school median of 13.9. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 31% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 19% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Georgia: 39.6% and 38.7%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 8%

992 students in 2022-23, 989 students in 2023-24, 973 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 61.0 to 66.0.

Students enrolled at Howard Middle School by school year2022-23: 992, 2023-24: 989, 2024-25: 97302505007501k2022-239922023-249892024-25973
Students enrolled at Howard Middle School by school year2022-23: 992, 2023-24: 989, 2024-25: 97302505007501k2022-239922023-249892024-25973
Students enrolled at Howard Middle School by school year2022-23: 992, 2023-24: 989, 2024-25: 97302505007501k2022-239922023-249892024-25973
Students enrolled at Howard Middle School by school year2022-23: 992, 2023-24: 989, 2024-25: 97302505007501k2022-239922023-249892024-25973
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2399261.016.3
2023-2498965.015.2
2024-2597366.014.7

14.7 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 63 of every 100 Georgia middle schools

Among the 475 Georgia middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.9; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Georgia middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.7 to 24.2; Howard Middle School 14.7; state median 13.9.1 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherHoward Middle School 14.7state median 13.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Georgia middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.7 to 24.2; Howard Middle School 14.7; state median 13.9.1 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherHoward Middle School 14.7state median 13.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Georgia middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.7 to 24.2; Howard Middle School 14.7; state median 13.9.1 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherHoward Middle School 14.7state median 13.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Georgia middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.7 to 24.2; Howard Middle School 14.7; state median 13.9.1 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherHoward Middle School 14.7state median 13.9U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 325 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Howard Middle School enrolled 974 students and had 3.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 243 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)3.0, one per 325 of the 974 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions243
  • Chronically absent35.8% (2022-23)

Who attends

71.4% of students were Black, 11.7% White, 6.2% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. Black71.4%
  2. White11.7%
  3. Hispanic6.2%
  4. Two or more races5.3%
  5. Asian4.9%
  6. American Indian0.3%
  7. Pacific Islander0.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Howard Middle School scored proficient or above: 31% in reading in 2021-22 and 19% in math in 2022-23, against 39.6% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.7% in math in 2022-23 across Georgia. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Georgia, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtGeorgia
Reading and language arts, 2021-2231%22%39.6%
Math, 2022-2319%16% (2021-22)38.7%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Middle schools in Macon

7 public middle schools in Macon report 2024-25 enrollment; Howard Middle School is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Howard Middle School97314.760.6%
Weaver Middle School89414.168.3%
Rutland Middle School84915.460.3%
Appling Middle School67713.873.6%
Ballard Hudson Middle School67115.376.6%
Miller Magnet Middle School61412.859.6%
Clifton Ridge Middle School48212.145.2%

All public schools in Macon →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Howard Middle School

  1. Weaver Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 5.8 miles away: 894 students, 14.1 per teacher (2024-25).5.8 mi
  2. Miller Magnet Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 8.0 miles away: 614 students, 12.8 per teacher (2024-25).8.0 mi
  3. Compare Howard Middle School with Weaver Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Bibb County spends per student$14,316 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,316
  5. The largest public schools in GeorgiaHoward Middle School is the number 109 by size of 475 Georgia middle schools open in 2024-25.#109 of 475
  6. Georgia schools by students per teacher14.7 students per teacher here against the Georgia median of 13.9 for middle schools.14.7:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Howard Middle School

  1. How many students attend Howard Middle School?
    973 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 992 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Macon, GA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Howard Middle School?
    14.7 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Georgia median for middle schools is 13.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Howard Middle School a Title I school?
    Howard Middle School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Howard Middle School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Howard Middle School scored proficient or above: 31% in reading in 2021-22 and 19% in math in 2022-23, against 39.6% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.7% in math in 2022-23 across Georgia. Georgia's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Howard Middle School in?
    Bibb County, NCES district ID 1300420. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 130042003290 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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