Eighth Street Middle School

Regular School · Tifton, GA

Eighth Street Middle School is a regular school school in Tifton, Georgia, serving grades 06–08 with 883 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 13.9:1.

Level

Middle

Grades

06 – 08

Enrollment

883

Teachers (FTE)

63.5

Student–Teacher Ratio

13.9:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	385	44%
Black or African American	296	34%
Hispanic/Latino	163	18%
Two or more races	31	4%
Asian	8	1%
Total enrollment	883	452M / 431F

English Language Learners: 38 (4% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	19.0% -17.4pp	36.4%	511
Reading Proficiency	26.0% -13.4pp	39.4%	515
Science Proficiency	10-14%	—	166

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)

-0.25 grade levels

Math

-0.02 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

157 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

195

22.1% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

414

46.9% 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.)	883	100%

Contact & Location

700 8th St W

Tifton, GA 31794

Phone: (229)387-2445

District

Tift County

Per-pupil expenditure: $14,554

District enrollment: 7,661

Other Schools in District

Annie Belle Clark Elementary School Elementary
Charles Spencer Elementary School Elementary
G. O. Bailey Elementary School Elementary
J. T. Reddick Elementary School Elementary
Len Lastinger Elementary School Elementary
Matt Wilson Elementary School Elementary
Northside Elementary School Elementary
Omega Elementary School Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 31794) → CensusDepth.com
Georgia population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Georgia teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

130498002283

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