Red Bud Middle School

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

Red Bud Middle School in Calhoun, Georgia enrolled 786 students in 2024-25 with 54.3 full-time teachers, 14.5 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, 37% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 36% 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 5% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 7%

824 students in 2022-23, 789 students in 2023-24, 786 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 58.3 to 54.3.

Students enrolled at Red Bud Middle School by school year2022-23: 824, 2023-24: 789, 2024-25: 78602505007501k2022-238242023-247892024-25786
Students enrolled at Red Bud Middle School by school year2022-23: 824, 2023-24: 789, 2024-25: 78602505007501k2022-238242023-247892024-25786
Students enrolled at Red Bud Middle School by school year2022-23: 824, 2023-24: 789, 2024-25: 78602505007501k2022-238242023-247892024-25786
Students enrolled at Red Bud Middle School by school year2022-23: 824, 2023-24: 789, 2024-25: 78602505007501k2022-238242023-247892024-25786
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2382458.314.1
2023-2478956.314.0
2024-2578654.314.5

14.5 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 60 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; Red Bud Middle School 14.5; state median 13.9.1 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherRed Bud Middle School 14.5state median 13.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Georgia middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.7 to 24.2; Red Bud Middle School 14.5; state median 13.9.1 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherRed Bud Middle School 14.5state median 13.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Georgia middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.7 to 24.2; Red Bud Middle School 14.5; state median 13.9.1 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherRed Bud Middle School 14.5state median 13.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Georgia middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.7 to 24.2; Red Bud Middle School 14.5; state median 13.9.1 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherRed Bud Middle School 14.5state 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 433 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Red Bud Middle School enrolled 866 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 39 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 433 of the 866 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions39
  • Chronically absent25.4% (2022-23)

Who attends

78.6% of students were White, 13.9% Hispanic, 3.8% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White78.6%
  2. Hispanic13.9%
  3. Two or more races3.8%
  4. Asian2.0%
  5. Black1.7%

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 Red Bud Middle School scored proficient or above: 37% in reading in 2021-22 and 36% 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, 2021-2237%37%39.6%
Math, 2022-2336%42% (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 Calhoun

4 public middle schools in Calhoun report 2024-25 enrollment; Red Bud Middle School is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Calhoun Elementary School92216.887.7%
Red Bud Middle School78614.585.4%
Ashworth Middle School57813.999.0%
Calhoun Middle School57315.883.4%

All public schools in Calhoun →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Red Bud Middle School

  1. Ashworth Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 4.8 miles away: 578 students, 13.9 per teacher (2024-25).4.8 mi
  2. Calhoun Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 6.0 miles away: 922 students, 16.8 per teacher (2024-25).6.0 mi
  3. Compare Red Bud Middle School with Ashworth Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Gordon County spends per student$12,922 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,922
  5. The largest public schools in GeorgiaRed Bud Middle School is the number 207 by size of 475 Georgia middle schools open in 2024-25.#207 of 475
  6. Georgia schools by students per teacher14.5 students per teacher here against the Georgia median of 13.9 for middle schools.14.5:1
  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 Red Bud Middle School

  1. How many students attend Red Bud Middle School?
    786 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 824 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Calhoun, GA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Red Bud Middle School?
    14.5 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 Red Bud Middle School a Title I school?
    Red Bud 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 Red Bud Middle School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Red Bud Middle School scored proficient or above: 37% in reading in 2021-22 and 36% 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 Red Bud Middle School in?
    Gordon County, NCES district ID 1302430. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 130243004118 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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