Sandy Springs Middle School
8750 Colonel Dr Atlanta GA, 30350, Fulton County Phone: 770-552-4970 Ranking:  (1,134 out of 1,747, bottom 35%)*Type: Regular Middle School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8 School District: Fulton 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: | 69 | 70 | 69 | 68 | 69 | 64 | 64 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 880 | 910 | 876 | 897 | 832 | 757 | 721 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 301 | 34.2% | 301 | 33.1% | 312 | 35.6% | 306 | 34.1% | 299 | 35.9% | 286 | 37.8% | 263 | 36.5% |
| Grade 7: | 287 | 32.6% | 311 | 34.2% | 290 | 33.1% | 297 | 33.1% | 270 | 32.5% | 250 | 33.0% | 216 | 30.0% |
| Grade 8: | 292 | 33.2% | 298 | 32.7% | 274 | 31.3% | 294 | 32.8% | 263 | 31.6% | 221 | 29.2% | 242 | 33.6% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 453 | 51.5% | 471 | 51.8% | 467 | 53.3% | 483 | 53.8% | 454 | 54.6% | 352 | 46.5% | 326 | 45.2% |
| Female: | 427 | 48.5% | 439 | 48.2% | 409 | 46.7% | 414 | 46.2% | 378 | 45.4% | 348 | 46.0% | 348 | 48.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% |
| Asian: | 24 | 2.7% | 21 | 2.3% | 22 | 2.5% | 21 | 2.3% | 24 | 2.9% | 22 | 2.9% | 19 | 2.6% |
| Hispanic: | 196 | 22.3% | 190 | 20.9% | 172 | 19.6% | 190 | 21.2% | 164 | 19.7% | 145 | 19.2% | 147 | 20.4% |
| Black: | 450 | 51.1% | 483 | 53.1% | 468 | 53.4% | 453 | 50.5% | 396 | 47.6% | 348 | 46.0% | 354 | 49.1% |
| White: | 166 | 18.9% | 171 | 18.8% | 173 | 19.7% | 183 | 20.4% | 187 | 22.5% | 191 | 25.2% | 157 | 21.8% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 42 | 4.8% | 43 | 4.7% | 40 | 4.6% | 49 | 5.5% | 60 | 7.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 506 | 57.5% | 529 | 58.1% | 532 | 60.7% | 538 | 60.0% | 449 | 54.0% | 364 | 48.1% | 348 | 48.3% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 87 | 9.9% | 93 | 10.2% | 76 | 8.7% | 67 | 7.5% | 101 | 12.1% | 88 | 11.6% | 73 | 10.1% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.75 | 12.93 | 12.62 | 13.19 | 12.15 | 11.80 | 11.30 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| CRCT | ||||||
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 91.6% | 89.3% | 84% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 88.3% | 90.9% | 86.3% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 90.1% | 87.4% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 90.2% | 93.9% | 90.5% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 93.7% | 92% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 84.4% | 93.2% | 91.2% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 91.2% | 93.4% | 92% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 87.2% | 93.5% | 92.4% |
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 53.5% | 68.1% | 62% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 61.3% | 70.2% | 64.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 61.4% | 72.5% | 69.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 69.5% | 80% | 74.9% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 66.1% | 77.4% | 75% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 64% | 80.5% | 76.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 75.9% | 81.6% | 80% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 82.7% | 82.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 90.3% | 90.1% | 86% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 93.1% | 93.2% | 89.3% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 92.9% | 93.8% | 91.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 93.6% | 89.9% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 91.2% | 93.3% | 91% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 90.1% | 95.1% | 93.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 95.8% | 96.8% | 96% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 96.1% | 97.2% | 96.0% |
| 2006 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 58.6% | 66.5% | 61% |
| 2007 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 57.8% | 66.6% | 59.5% |
| 2008 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 65.6% | 75.3% | 66.1% |
| 2009 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 63.7% | 74% | 68.5% |
| 2010 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 62.3% | 73.9% | 70% |
| 2011 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 65.1% | 75.5% | 70.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.1% | 75.8% | 73% |
| 2013 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 67.1% | 76.5% | 74.0% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 87.9% | 89% | 85% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 87.8% | 88.9% | 83.1% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 75.6% | 71% | 64% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 78.6% | 77.4% | 71.6% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 79.8% | 76.9% | 73% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 78.7% | 80.2% | 77.5% |
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 83% | 88.7% | 84% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 91.6% | 89.2% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 88.6% | 92.8% | 89.7% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 90% | 92.6% | 89.4% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 93.1% | 94.6% | 91% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 93.6% | 95.6% | 93% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 92.9% | 95.2% | 94% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 95.7% | 94.0% | 93.0% |
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 77.6% | 85.1% | 80% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 70.7% | 76.8% | 73.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 74.7% | 80.4% | 79.8% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 84.3% | 84.4% | 83.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 87.8% | 86% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 85.9% | 91.3% | 89.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 84.1% | 90.8% | 91% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 92.0% | 90.1% | 89.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 78.5% | 85.7% | 80% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 83.5% | 89.4% | 84.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 86.8% | 91.7% | 88% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 90.3% | 93.2% | 89.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 92.4% | 93% | 89% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 92.9% | 93.5% | 90.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 92.9% | 95.8% | 94% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 97.5% | 95.6% | 94.7% |
| 2006 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 53.7% | 70.9% | 63% |
| 2007 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 70.5% | 74.4% | 70% |
| 2008 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 81.2% | 78.9% | 75.1% |
| 2009 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 83.4% | 80.7% | 75.7% |
| 2010 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 86% | 84.4% | 80% |
| 2011 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 87.6% | 82.2% |
| 2012 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 83.9% | 88.2% | 85% |
| 2013 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 88.5% | 86.6% | 85.2% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 83.5% | 90% | 86% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 89.9% | 85.8% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 73.7% | 78.7% | 71% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 76.4% | 81.4% | 74.9% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 81.1% | 82.1% | 78% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 84.8% | 82.7% |
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.3% | 90.6% | 87% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 88.7% | 92.2% | 88.3% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 86.3% | 92.8% | 89.3% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 89.3% | 94.4% | 91.8% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 86.6% | 94.4% | 92% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 92.2% | 95.2% | 92.8% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 94.2% | 96.5% | 95% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 93.8% | 95.4% | 94.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.7% | 83% | 77% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 75% | 85% | 81.2% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 44.3% | 65.9% | 62.1% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 68.2% | 74.5% | 70.1% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.9% | 79.1% | 74% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.4% | 85.7% | 77.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 80.1% | 77% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 75.9% | 84.3% | 83.0% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 88.4% | 93.4% | 89% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 89.5% | 92.8% | 88.5% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.2% | 93.9% | 90.5% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 94.5% | 95.9% | 92.7% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 95.4% | 97.2% | 95% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 95.4% | 97.3% | 96% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 95% | 97% | 96% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 96.4% | 97.7% | 96.8% |
| 2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 79.6% | 76% |
| 2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 66.8% | 77.5% | 74% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 51.5% | 65.1% | 59.6% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.2% | 70.4% | 64.4% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 58.3% | 71.5% | 66% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 67.5% | 75.3% | 67.1% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 75.2% | 76.8% | 74% |
| 2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 76.3% | 74.0% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.9% | 91.6% | 87% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 87% | 90.2% | 85.1% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 41% | 66.7% | 58.9% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 57.9% | 69% | 62.5% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 54.2% | 74.8% | 70% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 68.2% | 78% | 72.5% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 68.2% | 81.2% | 77% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.3% | 81.4% | 77.9% |
| EOCT | ||||||
| 2006 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 100% | 71% | 64% |
| 2007 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 83.5% | 71.1% | 65% |
| 2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 100% | 67.9% | 62.8% |
| 2013 | Coordinate Algebra | End of course | % met std | 100% | 46.9% | 36.9% |
| 2006 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 100% | 71% | 62% |
| 2007 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 100% | 73.1% | 63% |
| 2008 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 100.1% | 71.4% | 61% |
| 2010 | Mathematics I | End of course | % met std | 100% | 69.7% | 64.4% |
| 2011 | Mathematics I | End of course | % met std | 100% | 68.5% | 61.3% |
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* Sandy Springs 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.