Austin Road Middle School

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Austin Road Middle School ranks 395 th of 588 Georgia middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Summary:

Austin Road Middle School is a public middle school located in Stockbridge, Georgia, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 542 students. The school is part of the Henry County School District, which is ranked 152 out of 203 districts in Georgia and is rated 1 star out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Austin Road Middle School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Georgia middle schools, with proficiency rates on the Milestones Assessment that are significantly below the state and county averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2023-2024, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics were around 30% and 20%, respectively, compared to state averages of 40-45%. However, the school's performance on the Algebra I End of Course exam is the only area where it outperforms the state and county, with 62.1% proficiency in 2023-2024. The school's high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 60% to 67.53% over the past three school years, suggests that it may be serving a population with greater socioeconomic challenges, which can impact academic achievement.

Compared to nearby schools, Union Grove Middle School consistently outperforms Austin Road Middle School on the Milestones Assessments, with proficiency rates that are 10-20 percentage points higher across most subject areas. Meanwhile, Stockbridge Middle School has even lower proficiency rates than Austin Road Middle School, ranking in the bottom 10% of Georgia middle schools. The school's consistent 2-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past decade indicates that it has struggled to improve its performance and may face systemic challenges within the Henry County School District.

Detail:

Public 6-8

100 Austin Rd
Stockbridge, GA 30281

(770) 507-5407

District: Henry County

SchoolDigger Rank:
395^th of 588 Georgia Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $8,774

Feeder schools for Austin Road Middle School:

Elementary:	Austin Road Elementary School
	Fairview Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio: 16.9

Number of students: 546

Racial breakdown:

African American:

72.2%

Hispanic:

17.4%

White:

5.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 77.5%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Austin Road Middle School ranks worse than 67.2% of middle schools in Georgia. It also ranks 4^th among 11 ranked middle schools in the Henry County School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 32.42. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Austin Road Middle School has the smallest middle school student body size in the Henry County School District. Racial makeup is: African American (72.2%), Hispanic (17.4%), White (5.3%). (See more...)

Compare Details 77.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Austin Road Middle School is 16.9, which is the lowest among 11 middle schools in the Henry County School District! (See more...)

Compare Austin Road Middle School employs 32.3 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Austin Road Middle School is $8,774, which is the 2^nd highest among 11 middle schools in the Henry County School District.

Schooldigger Rankings:

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

SchoolDigger ranks Austin Road Middle School 395^th of 588 Georgia public middle schools. (See Austin Road Middle School in the ranking list.)

Henry County:

SchoolDigger ranks Henry County 152^nd of 203 Georgia school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Austin Road Middle School

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Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	GA State Percentile
2006	79.83	58^th	420	86.2%
2007	77.27	68^th	445	84.7%
2008	75.25	92^nd	462	80.1%
2009	68.32	136^th	466	70.8%
2010	71.97	113^th	494	77.1%
2011	66.14	171^st	504	66.1%
2012	68.82	147^th	508	71.1%
2013	66.08	179^th	527	66.0%
2014	67.26	168^th	521	67.8%
2015	35.50	350^th	537	34.8%
2016	37.68	345^th	545	36.7%
2017	42.70	312^th	539	42.1%
2018	34.35	360^th	543	33.7%
2019	36.67	356^th	559	36.3%
2021	30.60	373^rd	542	31.2%
2022	38.60	337^th	567	40.6%
2023	32.44	392^nd	577	32.1%
2024	32.42	395^th	588	32.8%

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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 parent
Wednesday, March 30, 2016

Influx of out of district/county students enrolled. Not enough parent involvement, and outdated resources could be the reason for drop in ranking. Close Quote

by a parent
Sunday, October 4, 2015

This school is awful, apparently they got away with these "academies" and is segregated from dumbest to smartest and these poor academy A students are made fun of because they are referred to as "dumb hall" by these other academies and even some teachers even make fun of academy A, and another thing is that alot of these teachers are very unorganized because they count assignments missing, as for my child, I went through her bookbag after I saw her science grades and I found 3 assignments that were counted missing AND THEY WERE GRADED! It shows that the teachers that work at this school are very unorganized. And there is a lady in the office that is very rude and ignorant, and did not help me at all. If you currently have your child enrolled in this school, then I recommend that you take him/her out of this school because I will never in my life enroll my child back into this school. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Austin Road Middle School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1997	552	126	5	12	1	n/a	n/a	0	696
1998	583	145	4	16	0	n/a	n/a	0	748
1999	568	180	2	14	1	n/a	n/a	0	765
2000	595	223	1	13	1	n/a	n/a	0	833
2001	480	302	1	13	0	n/a	n/a	0	796
2002	386	469	3	17	3	n/a	n/a	0	878
2003	386	469	3	17	3	n/a	n/a	0	878
2004	337	569	4	18	5	n/a	n/a	0	933
2005	223	645	3	21	6	n/a	n/a	11	909
2006	141	659	1	21	4	n/a	n/a	13	839
2007	113	638	2	23	3	n/a	n/a	18	797
2008	90	611	5	26	1	n/a	n/a	20	753
2009	100	631	7	35	1	n/a	n/a	13	787
2010	94	593	9	38	1	0	20	0	755
2011	86	593	7	35	2	0	23	0	746
2012	79	626	5	41	2	0	25	0	778
2013	74	615	9	47	2	0	15	0	762
2014	76	602	7	51	2	0	23	0	761
2015	61	583	7	56	2	0	21	0	730
2016	54	564	7	53	1	0	18	0	697
2017	44	520	9	65	0	0	9	0	647
2018	48	475	9	67	0	0	9	0	608
2019	54	519	6	60	0	0	12	0	651
2020	43	463	8	75	0	0	19	0	608
2021	39	470	6	82	0	1	27	0	625
2022	31	418	4	82	0	1	21	0	557
2023	32	401	4	88	0	0	17	0	542
2024	29	394	3	95	2	0	23	0	546

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 Austin Road Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1997	696	31.0	22.5	13.1
1998	748	39.1	19.1	16.3
1999	765	45.1	17.0	16.6
2000	833	46.0	18.1	16
2001	796	49.2	16.2	18.7
2002	878	41.0	21.4	23.7
2003	878	41.0	21.4	23.7
2004	933	55.0	17.0	29.9
2005	909	55.3	16.4	39.1
2006	839	54.5	15.4	40.4
2007	797	53.5	14.9	43.8
2008	753	53.0	14.2	46.8
2009	787	48.0	16.4	50.9
2010	755	45.3	16.6	55.5
2011	746	40.4	18.4	59.8
2012	778	40.0	19.4	62
2013	762	43.0	17.7	63.1
2014	761	40.2	18.9	63.9
2015	730	40.0	18.2	64.4
2016	697	39.0	17.8	62.6
2017	647	38.0	17.0	63.4
2018	608	39.0	15.5	68.6
2019	651	35.0	18.6	65.7
2020	608	36.0	16.8	64.5
2021	625	35.4	17.6	60
2022	557	30.3	18.3	n/a
2023	542	30.5	17.7	67.5
2024	546	32.3	16.9	77.5

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 Austin Road Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1997	696	31.0	22.5	13.1
1998	748	39.1	19.1	16.3
1999	765	45.1	17.0	16.6
2000	833	46.0	18.1	16
2001	796	49.2	16.2	18.7
2002	878	41.0	21.4	23.7
2003	878	41.0	21.4	23.7
2004	933	55.0	17.0	29.9
2005	909	55.3	16.4	39.1
2006	839	54.5	15.4	40.4
2007	797	53.5	14.9	43.8
2008	753	53.0	14.2	46.8
2009	787	48.0	16.4	50.9
2010	755	45.3	16.6	55.5
2011	746	40.4	18.4	59.8
2012	778	40.0	19.4	62
2013	762	43.0	17.7	63.1
2014	761	40.2	18.9	63.9
2015	730	40.0	18.2	64.4
2016	697	39.0	17.8	62.6
2017	647	38.0	17.0	63.4
2018	608	39.0	15.5	68.6
2019	651	35.0	18.6	65.7
2020	608	36.0	16.8	64.5
2021	625	35.4	17.6	60
2022	557	30.3	18.3	n/a
2023	542	30.5	17.7	67.5
2024	546	32.3	16.9	77.5

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 Austin Road Middle School

Year	Expenditures from Federal Funds	Expenditures from State and Local Funds	Total Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2017	$445 (5.3%)	$8,016 (94.7%)	$8,461
2018	$470 (5.1%)	$8,662 (94.9%)	$9,132
2019	$504 (5.7%)	$8,271 (94.3%)	$8,774

Data source: Georgia Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Austin Road Middle School

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Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Ranks 356^th of 559 Middle schools	Ranks 392^nd of 577 Middle schools	4.3%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts (Austin Road Middle School)	44.5	29.6	14.9%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Henry County)	40.2	29.5	10.7%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Georgia)	46	39.2	6.8%
6th Grade Mathematics (Austin Road Middle School)	17.5	22.9	5.4%
6th Grade Mathematics (Henry County)	28.3	16.3	12%
6th Grade Mathematics (Georgia)	40	32.9	7.1%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Austin Road Middle School)	27.2	25.6	1.6%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Henry County)	34.2	31.8	2.4%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Georgia)	39	39.1	0.1%
7th Grade Mathematics (Austin Road Middle School)	28.3	15.1	13.2%
7th Grade Mathematics (Henry County)	32.3	23.2	9.1%
7th Grade Mathematics (Georgia)	43	34.9	8.1%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Austin Road Middle School)	47.5	34.2	13.3%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Henry County)	45.1	34.9	10.2%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Georgia)	47	42.1	4.9%
8th Grade Mathematics (Austin Road Middle School)	8	18.8	10.8%
8th Grade Mathematics (Henry County)	21	23.3	2.3%
8th Grade Mathematics (Georgia)	35	36.2	1.2%
8th Grade Science (Austin Road Middle School)	20.4	14.5	5.9%
8th Grade Science (Henry County)	30.2	15.7	14.5%
8th Grade Science (Georgia)	32	26.4	5.6%
8th Grade Social Studies (Austin Road Middle School)	39.8	31.9	7.9%
8th Grade Social Studies (Henry County)	29.8	23.7	6.1%
8th Grade Social Studies (Georgia)	41	35.9	5.1%
End of Course Algebra I (Austin Road Middle School)	28.3	45.8	17.5%
End of Course Algebra I (Henry County)	28.1	25.3	2.8%
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	651	542	16.7%
African American	519	401	22.7%
American Indian	0	0
Asian	6	4	33.3%
Hispanic	60	88	46.7%
Pacific Islander	0	0
White	54	32	40.7%
Two or More Races	12	17	41.7%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	65.7%	67.5%	1.8%

Schools Near Austin Road Middle School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				Milestones Assessment Algebra I (2024)	Milestones Assessment Biology (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 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
Austin Road Middle School	Public	6-8	100 Austin Rd	Stockbridge	30281	Henry County	Henry County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 507-5407	546	32	16.9	77.5%	29 (5.3%)	394 (72.2%)	95 (17.4%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.2%)	32.4	395^th of 588 public middle schools	32.8%		32.4	392^nd of 577 public middle schools	32.1%	3	62.1		30.1	30.7	37.4	17.5	17.7	28.9	16.7	29.9	$8,774	$504	$8,271
Woodland Middle School	Public	6-8	820 Moseley Dr	Stockbridge	30281	Henry County	Henry County	No	No	No	No	(770) 389-2774	718	40	18.1	66.4%	116 (16.2%)	430 (59.9%)	110 (15.3%)	16 (2.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (6.3%)	38.1	354^th of 588 public middle schools	39.8%		37.8	347^th of 577 public middle schools	39.9%	7	72.3		37.7	38.3	38.4	14.2	21.1	30.8	16.2	33.3	$8,265	$272	$7,993
Stockbridge Middle School	Public	6-8	533 Old Conyers Rd	Stockbridge	30281	Henry County	Henry County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 474-5710	636	35	18.3	82.5%	54 (8.5%)	382 (60.1%)	159 (25.0%)	18 (2.8%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.0%)	11.8	546^th of 588 public middle schools	7.1%		13.8	522^nd of 577 public middle schools	9.5%	24	73.3		17.2	14.4	23.1	7.3	5.3	13.3	3.1	15.5	$9,287	$643	$8,644
Salem Middle School	Public	6-8	5333 Salem Rd	Lithonia	30038	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 676-9402	927	62	14.9	100.0%	3 (0.3%)	845 (91.2%)	49 (5.3%)	4 (0.4%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	21 (2.3%)	13.7	524^th of 588 public middle schools	10.9%		13.3	528^th of 577 public middle schools	8.5%	4			13.2	18.6	28.2	5.5	7.0	15.4	10.7	9.6	$11,052	$706	$10,346
Chapel Hill Middle School	Public	6-8	3535 Dogwood Farm Rd	Decatur	30034	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 676-8502	619	45	13.9	93.1%	4 (0.6%)	564 (91.1%)	31 (5.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (2.6%)	23	455^th of 588 public middle schools	22.6%		34.4	377^th of 577 public middle schools	34.7%	78	72.2		21.1	20.6	35.8	10.9	10.1	27.4	19.3	14.6	$12,208	$704	$11,504
General Ray Davis Middle School	Public	6-8	3375 E Fairview Rd SW	Stockbridge	30281	Henry County	Rockdale County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 388-5675	919	66	13.9	70.0%	102 (11.1%)	648 (70.5%)	96 (10.4%)	12 (1.3%)	5 (0.5%)	3 (0.3%)	53 (5.8%)	59.9	210^th of 588 public middle schools	64.3%		62.5	190^th of 577 public middle schools	67.1%	20	97.2		48.9	43.1	59.4	28.5	33.3	47.9	17.5	38.6	$9,484	$363	$9,121
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
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
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
Columbia Middle School	Public	6-8	3001 Columbia Dr	Decatur	30034	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 875-0502	564	47	12.1	100.0%	4 (0.7%)	511 (90.6%)	30 (5.3%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.7%)	11.8	547^th of 588 public middle schools	7.0%		17	490^th of 577 public middle schools	15.1%	57			23.7	12.9	22.5	4.8	7.3	10.9	6.9	7.0	$11,436	$832	$10,603

Frequently Asked Questions about Austin Road Middle School

What district is Austin Road Middle School in?

Henry County

What is the racial makeup of Austin Road Middle School?

Students at Austin Road Middle School are 72% African American, 17% Hispanic, 5% White, 4% Two or more races.

How many students attend Austin Road Middle School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 546 students attended Austin Road Middle School.

Is Austin Road Middle School a good school?

Austin Road Middle School ranks 395^th of 588 Georgia middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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