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Gainesville Middle School West

Serves grades 6 - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
1279 Mc Ever Rd Sw
Gainesville , GA 30504
Phone
(770) 532-6250
District
Gainesville City
County
HALL COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
884
Classroom Teachers
54

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Georgia

2

(10 is best)

Better than 19.8% of all GA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

2

(10 is best)

Gainesville Middle School West Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 6

50 40 30 20 10 0
19%
36%
21%
39%
17%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

50 40 30 20 10 0
15%
37%
18%
39%
11%
35%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

50 40 30 20 10 0
27%
39%
28%
42%
25%
36%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
16
16
15
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 300 33.9%
Grade 7 292 33.0%
Grade 8 292 33.0%
Total 884 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 7.3% 14.1% 37.7%
Black 20.3% 18.3% 38.1%
Hispanic 68.5% 64.5% 18.9%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 4.0% 2.9% 4.9%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.1% 0.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 73.3% 69.5% 59.6%
Free lunch eligible 62.2% 57.4% 53.9%
Reduced lunch eligible 11.1% 12.1% 5.7%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 42,780 10,912,876
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 1,277.5 187
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 7.1% 5.9%
5-19 YEARS OLD 22.7% 20.4%
20-44 YEARS OLD 35.6% 33.9%
45-64 YEARS OLD 20.0% 25.4%
65 OR OLDER 14.5% 14.4%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 14,965 3,946,490
Single Parent Households With Children 10.5% 9.6%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 76.8% 88.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 25.2% 33.6%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 12.6% 18.1%
$100,000 - $149,999 12.7% 16.6%
$75,000 - $99,999 14.0% 13.1%
$50,000 - $74,999 20.2% 16.6%
$30,000 - $49,999 16.8% 15.1%
$15,000 - $29,999 11.7% 11.4%
$15,000 or less 12.1% 9.1%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,058 $56,280,000 44.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $526 $4,194,000 3.3%
Staff $341 $2,720,000 2.2%
General Administration $256 $2,039,000 1.6%
School Administration $810 $6,456,000 5.1%
Operation $818 $6,525,000 5.2%
Transportation $411 $3,277,000 2.6%
Other $406 $3,238,000 2.6%
Total Support $3,568 $28,449,000 22.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $5,161 $41,153,000 32.7%
Total Expenditures $15,787 $125,882,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,329 $12,833,075,000 54.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $706 $1,235,717,000 5.3%
Staff $605 $1,058,876,000 4.5%
General Administration $183 $320,510,000 1.4%
School Administration $769 $1,346,775,000 5.7%
Operation $899 $1,574,443,000 6.7%
Transportation $500 $876,278,000 3.7%
Other $419 $734,414,000 3.1%
Total Support $4,082 $7,147,013,000 30.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,995 $3,493,141,000 14.9%
Total Expenditures $13,406 $23,473,229,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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