📍 5200 Covington Hwy, Decatur, DeKalb County, 30035
Mary McLeod Bethune Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Decatur, DeKalb County. The school has 718 pupils enrolled. It is part of the DeKalb County school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.0:1. 13% of students are proficient in reading. 4% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Mary McLeod Bethune Middle School enrolls 718 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 45 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 81% Black or African American, 9.6% Hispanic or Latino and 4.6% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 578 | 81% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 69 | 9.6% |
| Asian | 33 | 4.6% |
| Two or more races | 16 | 2.2% |
| White | 13 | 1.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 7 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
718 of the school's 718 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 718 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Mary McLeod Bethune 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 55, state house district 86.
Mary McLeod Bethune 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 718 students, Mary McLeod Bethune Middle School is close to the district average of about 700 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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