Mary McLeod Bethune Middle School

Regular School · Decatur, GA

Mary McLeod Bethune Middle School is a regular school school in Decatur, Georgia, serving grades 06–08 with 655 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 12.6:1.

Level

Middle

Grades

06 – 08

Enrollment

655

Teachers (FTE)

52.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

12.6:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Black or African American	487	74%
Hispanic/Latino	94	14%
Asian	36	5%
Two or more races	19	3%
White	15	2%
American Indian / Alaska Native	3	0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1	0%
Total enrollment	655	329M / 326F

English Language Learners: 47 (7% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	4.0% -32.4pp	36.4%	211
Reading Proficiency	13.0% -26.4pp	39.4%	237
Science Proficiency	<=10%	—	51

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)

-0.72 grade levels

Math

-0.08 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

14 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

223

34% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

367

56% 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.)	655	100%

Contact & Location

5200 Covington Hwy

Decatur, GA 30035

Phone: (678)875-0302

District

DeKalb County

Per-pupil expenditure: $16,066

District enrollment: 92,368

Other Schools in District

Allgood Elementary School Elementary
Ashford Park Elementary School Elementary
Austin Elementary School Elementary
Avondale Elementary School Elementary
Barack H. Obama Elementary Magnet School of Technology Elementary
Bob Mathis Elementary School Elementary
Briar Vista Elementary School Elementary
Briarlake Elementary School Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 30035) → CensusDepth.com
Georgia population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Georgia teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

130174002482

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