Gainesville Middle School East

Regular School · Gainesville, GA

Gainesville Middle School East is a regular school school in Gainesville, Georgia, serving grades 06–08 with 896 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 14.7:1.

Level

Middle

Grades

06 – 08

Enrollment

896

Teachers (FTE)

61.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

14.7:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Provision 2

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Hispanic/Latino	522	58%
White	163	18%
Black or African American	153	17%
Two or more races	48	5%
Asian	10	1%
Total enrollment	896	462M / 434F

English Language Learners: 381 (43% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	21.0% -15.4pp	36.4%	1,695
Reading Proficiency	29.0% -10.4pp	39.4%	1,709
Science Proficiency	24.0%	—	574

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)

-0.37 grade levels

Math

+0.09 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

148 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

227

25.3% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

364

40.6% 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.)	896	100%

Contact & Location

1581 Community Way

Gainesville, GA 30501

Phone: (770)534-4237

http://gmsweb.gcssk12.net/

District

Gainesville City

Per-pupil expenditure: $18,787

District enrollment: 7,974

Other Schools in District

Centennial Arts Academy Elementary
Enota Multiple Intelligences Academy Elementary
Fair Street International Academy Elementary
Gainesville Exploration Academy Elementary
Mundy Mill Arts Academy Elementary
New Holland Leadership Academy Elementary
Gainesville High School High
Gainesville Middle School West Middle

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 30501) → CensusDepth.com
Georgia population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Georgia teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

130231003897

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