Eighth Street Middle School
700 8th St West
Tifton GA, 31794, Tift County
Phone: 229-387-2445
Ranking: 
(1,061 out of 1,747, bottom 39%)*
(1,061 out of 1,747, bottom 39%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 8
School District: Tift County School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 77 | 73 | 72 | 76 | 71 | 72 | 83 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,167 | 1,156 | 1,162 | 1,255 | 1,176 | 1,131 | 1,145 | |||||||
| Grade 7: | 567 | 48.6% | 599 | 51.8% | 539 | 46.4% | 625 | 49.8% | 589 | 50.1% | 584 | 51.6% | 581 | 50.7% |
| Grade 8: | 600 | 51.4% | 557 | 48.2% | 623 | 53.6% | 630 | 50.2% | 586 | 49.8% | 547 | 48.4% | 564 | 49.3% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 641 | 54.9% | 636 | 55.0% | 603 | 51.9% | 639 | 50.9% | 582 | 49.5% | 543 | 48.0% | 578 | 50.5% |
| Female: | 526 | 45.1% | 520 | 45.0% | 559 | 48.1% | 616 | 49.1% | 594 | 50.5% | 548 | 48.5% | 535 | 46.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% |
| Asian: | 12 | 1.0% | 12 | 1.0% | 16 | 1.4% | 23 | 1.8% | 13 | 1.1% | 11 | 1.0% | 17 | 1.5% |
| Hispanic: | 190 | 16.3% | 188 | 16.3% | 186 | 16.0% | 192 | 15.3% | 193 | 16.4% | 149 | 13.2% | 142 | 12.4% |
| Black: | 412 | 35.3% | 392 | 33.9% | 379 | 32.6% | 427 | 34.0% | 410 | 34.9% | 409 | 36.2% | 417 | 36.4% |
| White: | 537 | 46.0% | 549 | 47.5% | 567 | 48.8% | 560 | 44.6% | 488 | 41.5% | 528 | 46.7% | 540 | 47.2% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 16 | 1.4% | 15 | 1.3% | 14 | 1.2% | 52 | 4.1% | 69 | 5.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 1,106 | 94.8% | 684 | 59.2% | 728 | 62.7% | 698 | 55.6% | 702 | 59.7% | 639 | 56.5% | 611 | 53.4% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 62 | 5.4% | 68 | 5.9% | 72 | 5.7% | 99 | 8.4% | 117 | 10.3% | 108 | 9.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.24 | 15.79 | 16.07 | 16.62 | 16.56 | 15.60 | 13.80 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| CRCT | ||||||
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 83.3% | 84% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 89.2% | 89.2% | 89.2% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 88.1% | 88.1% | 89.7% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 89% | 89% | 89.4% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 89.7% | 89.7% | 91% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 91.8% | 91.8% | 93% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 91.1% | 91.1% | 94% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 91.9% | 91.9% | 93.0% |
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 79.1% | 79.1% | 80% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 76% | 76% | 73.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 76.1% | 76.1% | 79.8% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 81.4% | 83.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 85.5% | 86% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 89.7% | 89.7% | 89.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 91.6% | 91.6% | 91% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 88.3% | 88.3% | 89.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 78.7% | 78.7% | 80% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 83.6% | 83.6% | 84.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 86.3% | 86.3% | 88% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 89.8% | 89.8% | 89.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 86.8% | 86.8% | 89% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 89.3% | 89.3% | 90.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 94.3% | 94.3% | 94% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 94.4% | 94.4% | 94.7% |
| 2006 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 57.6% | 57.6% | 63% |
| 2007 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 66.7% | 70% |
| 2008 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 68.7% | 68.7% | 75.1% |
| 2009 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 70.9% | 70.9% | 75.7% |
| 2010 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 73% | 73% | 80% |
| 2011 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 76.4% | 76.4% | 82.2% |
| 2012 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 83.1% | 83.1% | 85% |
| 2013 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 83.8% | 85.2% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 81.3% | 86% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 85.6% | 85.6% | 85.8% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 70.3% | 70.3% | 71% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 73.1% | 73.1% | 74.9% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 78.5% | 78.5% | 78% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 80.5% | 80.5% | 82.7% |
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 83.7% | 87% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.4% | 85.4% | 88.3% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 86% | 86% | 89.3% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 92.7% | 92.7% | 91.8% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 89.9% | 89.9% | 92% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 90.3% | 90.3% | 92.8% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 94.7% | 94.7% | 95% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 92.8% | 92.8% | 94.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.6% | 76.6% | 77% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.9% | 81.9% | 81.2% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 62.3% | 62.3% | 62.1% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.1% | 71.1% | 70.1% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 67.6% | 67.6% | 74% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.3% | 76.3% | 77.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.5% | 77.5% | 77% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.0% | 81.0% | 83.0% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 89.3% | 89.3% | 89% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.8% | 85.8% | 88.5% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 90.1% | 90.1% | 90.5% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 93.4% | 93.4% | 92.7% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 94.6% | 94.6% | 95% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 95.2% | 95.2% | 96% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 95.8% | 95.8% | 96% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 95.6% | 95.6% | 96.8% |
| 2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.6% | 76.6% | 76% |
| 2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.4% | 77.4% | 74% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 64% | 64% | 59.6% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 73.9% | 64.4% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 68.3% | 68.3% | 66% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 67.5% | 67.5% | 67.1% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 74.6% | 74.6% | 74% |
| 2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 74.0% | 74.0% | 74.0% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 87.1% | 87.1% | 87% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.3% | 85.3% | 85.1% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 63.8% | 63.8% | 58.9% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 65.3% | 65.3% | 62.5% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 65.8% | 65.8% | 70% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.3% | 69.3% | 72.5% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 76% | 76% | 77% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 75.9% | 75.9% | 77.9% |
| EOCT | ||||||
| 2006 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 99% | 84% | 64% |
| 2007 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 96.6% | 81.4% | 65% |
| 2013 | Coordinate Algebra | End of course | % met std | 100% | 45.8% | 36.9% |
| 2010 | Mathematics I | End of course | % met std | 98.2% | 66.8% | 64.4% |
| 2011 | Mathematics I | End of course | % met std | 100% | 50.9% | 61.3% |
| 2012 | Mathematics I | End of course | % met std | 97.9% | 64.1% | 65.2% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Eighth Street Middle School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.