State/Public Middle Open

Beacon Hill Middle School

๐Ÿ“ 220 W College Ave, Decatur, DeKalb County, 30030

1,323
Pupils
13.6
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Beacon Hill Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Decatur, DeKalb County. The school has 1,323 pupils enrolled. It is part of the City Schools of Decatur school district. It serves grades 6โ€“8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 97.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1. 68% of students are proficient in reading. 58% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
City Schools of Decatur
Gender
Coeducational

Enrollment & staffing

Beacon Hill Middle School enrolls 1,323 students across grades 6โ€“8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 97.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1.

Male students
661 (50%)
Female students
662 (50%)
Teachers (FTE)
97.4
Student-teacher ratio
13.6:1
Grade span
6โ€“8

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 63% White, 19% Black or African American and 7.7% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White84063%
Black or African American25319%
Two or more races1027.7%
Hispanic or Latino644.8%
Asian634.8%
American Indian or Alaska Native1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

170 of the school's 1,323 students (13%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 152 qualify for free lunch and 18 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

Suburb, LargeGrades 6โ€“8

Beacon Hill Middle School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district GA-50, state senate district 42, state house district 83.

School district: City Schools of Decatur

Beacon Hill Middle School is one of 9 schools in City Schools of Decatur, based in Decatur, Georgia. The district serves 5,367 students district-wide and employs 448 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,323 students, Beacon Hill Middle School is larger than the district average of about 596 students per school.

5,367
District students
9
Schools
448
Teachers (FTE)

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International affiliations

IB World School
IB MYP (Ages 11โ€“16)
IBO code
004082
IB since
07 June 2011
IB region
Americas
Country
United States

Academic Performance

68%
Reading proficient
58%
Math proficient
10%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: Suburb - Large

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