State/Public Middle Open

Henderson Middle School

๐Ÿ“ 2830 Henderson Mill Rd, Chamblee, DeKalb County, 30341

1,411
Pupils
15.7
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Henderson Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Chamblee, DeKalb County. The school has 1,411 pupils enrolled. It is part of the DeKalb County school district. It serves grades 6โ€“8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 90 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.7:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 23% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.

School details

School district
DeKalb County

Enrollment & staffing

Henderson Middle School enrolls 1,411 students across grades 6โ€“8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 90 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.7:1.

Male students
734 (52%)
Female students
677 (48%)
Teachers (FTE)
90
Student-teacher ratio
15.7:1
Grade span
6โ€“8

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 48% Hispanic or Latino, 24% Black or African American and 21% White.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Hispanic or Latino67948%
Black or African American33524%
White29121%
Two or more races543.8%
Asian423%
American Indian or Alaska Native9<1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

790 of the school's 1,411 students (56%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 720 qualify for free lunch and 70 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€“8Title I

Henderson Middle School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district GA-40, state senate district 40, state house district 81.

School district: DeKalb County

Henderson Middle School is one of 131 schools in DeKalb County, based in Stone Mountain, Georgia. The district serves 91,752 students district-wide and employs 6,250 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,411 students, Henderson Middle School is larger than the district average of about 700 students per school.

91,752
District students
131
Schools
6,250
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

32%
Reading proficient
23%
Math proficient
18%
Poverty rate

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

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi

Setting: Suburb - Large

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