Gardner-Newman Middle School

Regular School · LaGrange, GA

Gardner-Newman Middle School is a regular school school in LaGrange, Georgia, serving grades 06–08 with 963 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 15.2:1.

Level

Middle

Grades

06 – 08

Enrollment

963

Teachers (FTE)

63.2

Student–Teacher Ratio

15.2:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Black or African American	443	46%
White	287	30%
Hispanic/Latino	158	16%
Two or more races	45	5%
Asian	29	3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1	0%
Total enrollment	963	501M / 462F

English Language Learners: 55 (6% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	25.0% -11.4pp	36.4%	853
Reading Proficiency	32.0% -7.4pp	39.4%	858
Science Proficiency	30.0%	—	286

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

-0.15 grade levels

Math

+0.01 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

168 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

195

20.2% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

128

13.3% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	963	100%

Contact & Location

101 S Shannon Dr

LaGrange, GA 30241

Phone: (706)883-1535

District

Troup County

Per-pupil expenditure: $14,460

District enrollment: 12,280

Other Schools in District

Berta Weathersbee Elementary School Elementary
Callaway Elementary School Elementary
Clearview Elementary School Elementary
Ethel W. Kight Elementary School Elementary
Franklin Forest Elementary Elementary
Hillcrest Elementary School Elementary
Hogansville Elementary School Elementary
Hollis Hand Elementary School Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 30241) → CensusDepth.com
Georgia population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Georgia teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

130000100593

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD