Wilcox County Middle School
Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Rochelle, Georgia
Wilcox County Middle School in Rochelle, Georgia enrolled 236 students in 2024-25 with 17.1 full-time teachers, 13.8 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, 35% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 45% 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 17% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady
284 students in 2022-23, 257 students in 2023-24, 236 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 17.1 to 17.1.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 284 | 17.1 | 16.6 |
| 2023-24 | 257 | 16.5 | 15.6 |
| 2024-25 | 236 | 17.1 | 13.8 |
13.8 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 53 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.
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).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Wilcox County Middle School enrolled 304 students and reported no counselor; it reported 21 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions21
- Chronically absent40.5% (2022-23)
Who attends
63.6% of students were White, 27.1% Black, 5.5% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White63.6%
- Black27.1%
- Two or more races5.5%
- Hispanic3.0%
- Asian0.8%
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 Wilcox County Middle School scored proficient or above: 35% in reading in 2021-22 and 45% 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.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Georgia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 35% | 35% | 39.6% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 45% | 46% (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.
What to look at next about Wilcox County Middle School
- Crisp County Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 19 miles away: 714 students, 12.8 per teacher (2024-25).19 mi
- Pulaski County Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 24 miles away: 288 students, 13.8 per teacher (2024-25).24 mi
- Compare Wilcox County Middle School with Crisp County Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Wilcox County spends per student$14,313 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,313
- The largest public schools in GeorgiaWilcox County Middle School is the number 452 by size of 475 Georgia middle schools open in 2024-25.#452 of 475
- Georgia schools by students per teacher13.8 students per teacher here against the Georgia median of 13.9 for middle schools.13.8:1
- 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 Wilcox County Middle School
How many students attend Wilcox County Middle School?
236 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 284 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Rochelle, GA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Wilcox County Middle School?
13.8 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.Is Wilcox County Middle School a Title I school?
Wilcox County Middle School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Wilcox County Middle School do on state tests?
The students tested at Wilcox County Middle School scored proficient or above: 35% in reading in 2021-22 and 45% 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.What district is Wilcox County Middle School in?
Wilcox County, NCES district ID 1305730. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 130573002451 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.