South Paulding Middle School

Regular School · Dallas, GA

South Paulding Middle School is a regular school school in Dallas, Georgia, serving grades 06–08 with 507 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 13.3:1.

Level

Middle

Grades

06 – 08

Enrollment

507

Teachers (FTE)

38.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

13.3:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	293	58%
Black or African American	118	23%
Hispanic/Latino	66	13%
Two or more races	24	5%
Asian	5	1%
American Indian / Alaska Native	1	0%
Total enrollment	507	258M / 249F

English Language Learners: 14 (3% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	26.0% -10.4pp	36.4%	319
Reading Proficiency	40.0% +0.6pp	39.4%	377
Science Proficiency	40-44%	—	90

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)

-0.07 grade levels

Math

-0.06 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

44 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

14% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

103

20.3% 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.)	507	100%

Contact & Location

592 Nebo Rd

Dallas, GA 30157

Phone: (770)445-8500

District

Paulding County

Per-pupil expenditure: $14,093

District enrollment: 31,518

Other Schools in District

Allgood Elementary School Elementary
Bessie L. Baggett Elementary Elementary
Burnt Hickory Elementary School Elementary
C. A. Roberts Elementary School Elementary
Connie Dugan Elementary School Elementary
Dallas Elementary School Elementary
Floyd L. Shelton Elementary School at Crossroad Elementary
Hal Hutchens Elementary Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 30157) → CensusDepth.com
Georgia population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Georgia teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

130402002187

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