Babb Middle School

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Babb Middle School ranks 363 rd of 588 Georgia middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public 6-8

5500 Reynolds Rd
Forest Park, GA 30297

(404) 362-3880

District: Clayton County

SchoolDigger Rank:
363^rd of 588 Georgia Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $7,367

Students who attend Babb Middle School usually attend:

High:

Forest Park High School

Feeder schools for Babb Middle School:

Elementary:	Haynie Elementary School
	Lake City Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio: 15.1

Number of students: 878

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

55.2%

African American:

33.0%

Asian:

6.9%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 84.1%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Babb Middle School ranks worse than 61.7% of middle schools in Georgia. It also ranks 2^nd among 14 ranked middle schools in the Clayton County School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 36.55. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (55.2%), African American (33%), Asian (6.9%). (See more...)

Compare Details 84.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Babb Middle School is 15.1. 9 middle schools in the Clayton County School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Babb Middle School employs 58 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Babb Middle School is $7,367. 12 middle schools in the Clayton County School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger Rankings:

Babb Middle School was not ranked this year due to insufficient test score data.

SchoolDigger ranks Babb Middle School 363^rd of 588 Georgia public middle schools. (See Babb Middle School in the ranking list.)

Clayton County:

SchoolDigger ranks Clayton County 168^th of 203 Georgia school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Babb Middle School

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Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	GA State Percentile
2006	34.30	328^th	420	21.9%
2007	45.69	289^th	445	35.1%
2008	50.20	254^th	462	45.0%
2009	38.86	338^th	466	27.5%
2010	34.34	377^th	494	23.7%
2011	31.44	400^th	504	20.6%
2012	43.07	349^th	508	31.3%
2013	36.88	390^th	527	26.0%
2014	39.67	376^th	521	27.8%
2015	35.64	349^th	537	35.0%
2016	38.00	344^th	545	36.9%
2017	37.56	342^nd	539	36.5%
2018	36.69	348^th	543	35.9%
2019	31.90	386^th	559	30.9%
2022	28.98	399^th	567	29.6%
2023	27.57	421^st	577	27.0%
2024	36.55	363^rd	588	38.3%

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Data source: test scores: Georgia Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Data source: Georgia Department of Education

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Reviews:

by a student
Thursday, December 30, 2010

I love this school. The teachers are very friendly and we works hard. To me its the best school in America! I'm on the dance team and we work very hard. Our coach Ms.Colon is the best. Overall This is a nice school. I'm proud to be a Bulldog! Close Quote

Enrollment information for Babb Middle School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	536	536
1991	0	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	715	715
1992	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	722	722
1993	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	819	819
1994	384	341	73	21	0	n/a	n/a	0	819
1995	339	425	81	33	5	n/a	n/a	0	883
1996	339	425	81	33	5	n/a	n/a	0	883
1997	343	469	86	43	3	n/a	n/a	0	944
1998	305	512	88	55	2	n/a	n/a	0	962
1999	285	535	105	71	2	n/a	n/a	0	998
2000	233	559	113	80	1	n/a	n/a	0	986
2001	196	594	104	90	1	n/a	n/a	0	985
2002	141	709	82	160	0	n/a	n/a	0	1092
2003	141	709	82	160	0	n/a	n/a	0	1092
2004	110	722	94	193	1	n/a	n/a	0	1120
2005	96	647	82	204	0	n/a	n/a	28	1057
2006	78	487	88	217	0	n/a	n/a	21	891
2007	65	446	95	244	0	n/a	n/a	19	869
2008	58	375	103	260	0	n/a	n/a	23	819
2009	57	374	96	241	0	n/a	n/a	24	792
2010	68	360	103	272	1	0	23	0	827
2011	51	330	93	303	1	0	18	0	796
2012	51	313	78	294	3	0	16	0	755
2013	49	339	86	318	5	0	11	0	808
2014	49	334	78	355	3	0	12	0	831
2015	45	321	91	356	2	0	16	0	831
2016	44	306	95	379	4	0	16	0	844
2017	43	302	98	404	2	0	17	0	866
2018	39	328	97	449	3	0	17	0	933
2019	34	395	83	493	7	0	15	0	1027
2020	31	368	81	503	4	1	15	0	1003
2021	31	375	72	477	3	0	24	0	982
2022	22	315	68	467	2	0	30	0	904
2023	21	320	54	463	3	0	27	0	888
2024	14	290	61	485	2	1	25	0	878

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Babb Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	536	38.0	14.1	15.3
1991	715	49.0	14.5	26.2
1992	722	45.0	16.0	32.7
1993	819	42.0	19.5	41.9
1994	819	50.8	16.1	43.7
1995	883	52.0	17.0	46.9
1996	883	52.0	17.0	46.9
1997	944	57.0	16.6	64.2
1998	962	59.0	16.3	69.5
1999	998	64.8	15.4	70.1
2000	986	62.5	15.8	73.6
2001	985	55.6	17.7	77.3
2002	1092	57.4	19.0	77.2
2003	1092	57.4	19.0	77.2
2004	1120	73.4	15.3	83.8
2005	1057	70.4	15.0	86.5
2006	891	61.8	14.4	88.7
2007	869	60.0	14.5	87.6
2008	819	58.0	14.1	88.1
2009	792	60.1	13.2	88.9
2010	827	56.1	14.7	87.4
2011	796	55.0	14.4	91.8
2012	755	52.6	14.3	92.5
2013	808	45.5	17.7	92.5
2014	831	50.1	16.5	99.6
2015	831	49.0	16.9	95.5
2016	844	52.0	16.2	99.5
2017	866	54.5	15.8	99.5
2018	933	54.0	17.2	99.5
2019	1027	55.0	18.6	93
2020	1003	55.5	18.0	93
2021	982	60.1	16.3	93
2022	904	62.1	14.5	n/a
2023	888	57.0	15.5	90.5
2024	878	58.0	15.1	84.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Babb Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	536	38.0	14.1	15.3
1991	715	49.0	14.5	26.2
1992	722	45.0	16.0	32.7
1993	819	42.0	19.5	41.9
1994	819	50.8	16.1	43.7
1995	883	52.0	17.0	46.9
1996	883	52.0	17.0	46.9
1997	944	57.0	16.6	64.2
1998	962	59.0	16.3	69.5
1999	998	64.8	15.4	70.1
2000	986	62.5	15.8	73.6
2001	985	55.6	17.7	77.3
2002	1092	57.4	19.0	77.2
2003	1092	57.4	19.0	77.2
2004	1120	73.4	15.3	83.8
2005	1057	70.4	15.0	86.5
2006	891	61.8	14.4	88.7
2007	869	60.0	14.5	87.6
2008	819	58.0	14.1	88.1
2009	792	60.1	13.2	88.9
2010	827	56.1	14.7	87.4
2011	796	55.0	14.4	91.8
2012	755	52.6	14.3	92.5
2013	808	45.5	17.7	92.5
2014	831	50.1	16.5	99.6
2015	831	49.0	16.9	95.5
2016	844	52.0	16.2	99.5
2017	866	54.5	15.8	99.5
2018	933	54.0	17.2	99.5
2019	1027	55.0	18.6	93
2020	1003	55.5	18.0	93
2021	982	60.1	16.3	93
2022	904	62.1	14.5	n/a
2023	888	57.0	15.5	90.5
2024	878	58.0	15.1	84.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Babb Middle School

Year	Expenditures from Federal Funds	Expenditures from State and Local Funds	Total Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2017	$576 (6.7%)	$8,051 (93.3%)	$8,627
2018	$534 (6.4%)	$7,799 (93.6%)	$8,333
2019	$474 (6.4%)	$6,892 (93.6%)	$7,367

Data source: Georgia Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Babb Middle School

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Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Ranks 386^th of 559 Middle schools	Ranks 421^st of 577 Middle schools	3.9%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts (Babb Middle School)	31.5	23.3	8.2%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Clayton County)	28.6	22.2	6.4%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Georgia)	46	39.2	6.8%
6th Grade Mathematics (Babb Middle School)	29	18.3	10.7%
6th Grade Mathematics (Clayton County)	20.4	12	8.4%
6th Grade Mathematics (Georgia)	40	32.9	7.1%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Babb Middle School)	25.1	27.9	2.8%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Clayton County)	23.2	25.8	2.6%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Georgia)	39	39.1	0.1%
7th Grade Mathematics (Babb Middle School)	32.6	21.1	11.5%
7th Grade Mathematics (Clayton County)	21.3	14.2	7.1%
7th Grade Mathematics (Georgia)	43	34.9	8.1%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Babb Middle School)	37.9	29.8	8.1%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Clayton County)	32.5	26.9	5.6%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Georgia)	47	42.1	4.9%
8th Grade Mathematics (Babb Middle School)	20.5	20.8	0.3%
8th Grade Mathematics (Clayton County)	16.3	14.9	1.4%
8th Grade Mathematics (Georgia)	35	36.2	1.2%
8th Grade Social Studies (Babb Middle School)	27.4	17.8	9.6%
8th Grade Social Studies (Clayton County)	24.7	17.9	6.8%
8th Grade Social Studies (Georgia)	41	35.9	5.1%
End of Course Algebra I (Babb Middle School)	67.6	80.5	12.9%
End of Course Algebra I (Clayton County)	18.3	15.1	3.2%
End of Course Algebra I (Georgia)	41.1	35.8	5.3%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Total Students	1027	888	13.5%
African American	395	320	19%
American Indian	7	3	57.1%
Asian	83	54	34.9%
Hispanic	493	463	6.1%
Pacific Islander	0	0
White	34	21	38.2%
Two or More Races	15	27	80%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	93%	90.5%	2.4%

Schools Near Babb Middle School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				Milestones Assessment Algebra I (2024)	Milestones Assessment Biology (2024)	Milestones Assessment United States History (2024)	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts (2024)			Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2024)			Milestones Assessment Science (2024)	Milestones Assessment Social Studies (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Milestones Assessment Algebra I End of Course	Milestones Assessment Biology End of Course	Milestones Assessment United States History End of Course	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 6th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 7th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Social Studies 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Babb Middle School	Public	6-8	5500 Reynolds Rd	Forest Park	30297	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 362-3880	878	58	15.1	84.1%	14 (1.6%)	290 (33.0%)	485 (55.2%)	61 (6.9%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	25 (2.8%)	36.6	363^rd of 588 public middle schools	38.3%		27.6	421^st of 577 public middle schools	27.0%	58	95.8			21.6	18.5	35.4	24.7	19.6	40.9	29.5	29.8	$7,367	$474	$6,892
Morrow Middle School	Public	6-8	5934 Trammell Rd	Morrow	30260	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 473-2700	762	56	13.6	88.6%	10 (1.3%)	400 (52.5%)	238 (31.2%)	86 (11.3%)	9 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.5%)	25.2	439^th of 588 public middle schools	25.3%		20.6	458^th of 577 public middle schools	20.6%	19				23.3	20.7	28.7	21.7	17.6	25.4	20.2	19.1	$8,119	$581	$7,538
Forest Park Middle School	Public	6-8	2299 Old Rex Marrow Road	Morrow	30260	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 472-2817	626	45	13.9	100.0%	18 (2.9%)	305 (48.7%)	280 (44.7%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.7%)	10.7	557^th of 588 public middle schools	5.3%		9.7	549^th of 577 public middle schools	4.9%	8	77.8			11.6	15.0	19.2	4.8	8.2	14.8	5.3	11.5	$8,615	$670	$7,944
7 Pillars Career Academy	Public, Charter	6-10	4234 Hendrix Dr	Forest Park	30297	Clayton County	Clayton County	Yes	No	No	Yes	(770) 954-5306	271	14	19.3	72.3%	4 (1.5%)	239 (88.2%)	21 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	11.7	551^st of 588 public middle schools	6.3%		13.1	529^th of 577 public middle schools	8.3%	22	5.9	3.1	9.3	33.3	9.4	22.2	10.3	7.8	0.0		3.7
Utopian Academy for the Arts Charter School	Public, Charter	6-8	2750 Forest Pkwy	Ellenwood	30294	DeKalb County	State Specialty Schools I- Utopian Academy for the Arts Char	Yes	No	No	Yes	(470) 446-1070	372	26	14.3	60.2%	0 (0.0%)	317 (85.2%)	37 (9.9%)	7 (1.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.4%)	17.7	494^th of 588 public middle schools	16.0%		18.5	480^th of 577 public middle schools	16.8%	14	40.0			30.8	26.8	26.7	4.8	10.8	13.3	6.7	13.3	$8,445	$746	$7,700
Sequoyah Middle School	Public	6-8	95 Valley Hill Rd SW	Riverdale	30274	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 515-7524	796	48	16.5	100.0%	4 (0.5%)	531 (66.7%)	227 (28.5%)	12 (1.5%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	16 (2.0%)	14	519^th of 588 public middle schools	11.7%		13.7	524^th of 577 public middle schools	9.2%	5	52.0			15.7	17.2	22.3	9.8	12.2	10.7	11.5	14.2	$8,174	$563	$7,611
Adamson Middle School	Public	6-8	3187 Rex Rd	Rex	30273	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 968-2925	523	42	12.4	85.1%	6 (1.1%)	364 (69.6%)	129 (24.7%)	14 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.9%)	30	412^th of 588 public middle schools	29.9%		20.5	459^th of 577 public middle schools	20.5%	47	94.4			22.3	24.2	35.9	9.6	20.0	33.1	25.7	25.1	$10,159	$981	$9,178
Riverdale Middle School	Public	6-8	400 Roberts Dr	Riverdale	30274	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 994-4045	593	39	15.2	100.0%	5 (0.8%)	444 (74.9%)	112 (18.9%)	15 (2.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.5%)	13.2	533^rd of 588 public middle schools	9.4%		15.6	503^rd of 577 public middle schools	12.8%	30				21.1	13.1	25.8	6.5	5.3	9.6	9.6	14.3	$7,985	$605	$7,380
Rex Mill Middle School	Public	6-8	6380 Evans Dr	Rex	30273	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 960-6559	921	64	14.3	88.1%	22 (2.4%)	622 (67.5%)	218 (23.7%)	15 (1.6%)	8 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (3.9%)	23.3	451^st of 588 public middle schools	23.3%		25.2	438^th of 577 public middle schools	24.1%	13	91.1	33.3		19.3	23.9	30.6	8.7	20.9	28.8	13.1	21.3	$7,275	$493	$6,782
Crawford Long Middle School	Public	6-8	3200 Latona Dr SW	Atlanta	30354	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 802-4800	649	63	10.3	100.0%	1 (0.2%)	569 (87.7%)	67 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.5%)	12.1	543^rd of 588 public middle schools	7.7%		11.6	539^th of 577 public middle schools	6.6%	4	17.6			19.4	10.0	22.7	8.1	4.8	20.2	6.7	8.6	$15,818	$1,215	$14,604

Frequently Asked Questions about Babb Middle School

How many students attend Babb Middle School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 878 students attended Babb Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Babb Middle School?

Students at Babb Middle School are 55% Hispanic, 33% African American, 7% Asian, 3% Two or more races, 2% White.

What district is Babb Middle School in?

Clayton County

Is Babb Middle School a good school?

Babb Middle School ranks 363^rd of 588 Georgia middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Babb Middle School attend?

Students who attend Babb Middle School usually go on to attend Forest Park High School

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