South Paulding Middle School

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

South Paulding Middle School in Dallas, Georgia enrolled 507 students in 2024-25 with 38.0 full-time teachers, 13.3 students per teacher against the Georgia middle-school median of 13.9. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 36% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 20% 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 rose 5% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 5%

481 students in 2022-23, 509 students in 2023-24, 507 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 36.1 to 38.0.

Students enrolled at South Paulding Middle School by school year2022-23: 481, 2023-24: 509, 2024-25: 50702004006002022-234812023-245092024-25507
Students enrolled at South Paulding Middle School by school year2022-23: 481, 2023-24: 509, 2024-25: 50702004006002022-234812023-245092024-25507
Students enrolled at South Paulding Middle School by school year2022-23: 481, 2023-24: 509, 2024-25: 50702004006002022-234812023-245092024-25507
Students enrolled at South Paulding Middle School by school year2022-23: 481, 2023-24: 509, 2024-25: 50702004006002022-234812023-245092024-25507
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2348136.113.3
2023-2450938.013.4
2024-2550738.013.3

13.3 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 66 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; This school 13.3; state median 13.9.1 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 13.3state median 13.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Georgia middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.7 to 24.2; This school 13.3; state median 13.9.1 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 13.3state median 13.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Georgia middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.7 to 24.2; This school 13.3; state median 13.9.1 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 13.3state median 13.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Georgia middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.7 to 24.2; This school 13.3; state median 13.9.1 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 13.3state 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 473 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection South Paulding Middle School enrolled 473 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 103 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 473 of the 473 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions103
  • Chronically absent26.8% (2022-23)

Who attends

57.8% of students were White, 23.3% Black, 13.0% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White57.8%
  2. Black23.3%
  3. Hispanic13.0%
  4. Two or more races4.7%
  5. Asian1.0%
  6. American Indian0.2%

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 South Paulding Middle School scored proficient or above: 36% in reading in 2021-22 and 20% 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, 2021-2236%41%39.6%
Math, 2022-2320%38% (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 Dallas

7 public middle schools in Dallas report 2024-25 enrollment; South Paulding Middle School is number 7 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Lena Mae Moses Middle School92115.639.2%
Sammy McClure Sr. Middle School83416.718.2%
Carl Scoggins Sr. Middle school80916.543.4%
Herschel Jones Middle School72813.960.4%
P. B. Ritch Middle School69014.457.1%
East Paulding Middle School63014.338.4%
South Paulding Middle School50713.346.9%

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Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about South Paulding Middle School

  1. Irma C. Austin Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 2.5 miles away: 782 students, 15.0 per teacher (2024-25).2.5 mi
  2. Carl Scoggins Sr. Middle schoolThe next nearest public middle school, 5.0 miles away: 809 students, 16.5 per teacher (2024-25).5.0 mi
  3. Compare South Paulding Middle School with Irma C. Austin Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Paulding County spends per student$13,037 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,037
  5. The largest public schools in GeorgiaSouth Paulding Middle School is the number 368 by size of 475 Georgia middle schools open in 2024-25.#368 of 475
  6. Georgia schools by students per teacher13.3 students per teacher here against the Georgia median of 13.9 for middle schools.13.3:1
  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 South Paulding Middle School

  1. How many students attend South Paulding Middle School?
    507 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 481 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Dallas, GA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at South Paulding Middle School?
    13.3 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 South Paulding Middle School a Title I school?
    South Paulding Middle School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at South Paulding Middle School do on state tests?
    The students tested at South Paulding Middle School scored proficient or above: 36% in reading in 2021-22 and 20% 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 South Paulding Middle School in?
    Paulding County, NCES district ID 1304020. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 130402002187 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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