📍 2900 Woodruff Farm Rd, Columbus, Muscogee County, 31907
Fort Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Columbus, Muscogee County. The school has 511 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Muscogee County school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 32.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.9:1. 22% of students are proficient in reading. 11% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Fort Middle School enrolls 511 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 32.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 81% Black or African American, 8.2% Hispanic or Latino and 5.5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 416 | 81% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 42 | 8.2% |
| Two or more races | 28 | 5.5% |
| White | 24 | 4.7% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
494 of the school's 511 students (97%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 494 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.
Fort Middle School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). 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-20, state senate district 15, state house district 137.
Fort Middle School is one of 53 schools in Muscogee County, based in Columbus, Georgia. The district serves 29,362 students district-wide and employs 2,006 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 511 students, Fort Middle School is close to the district average of about 554 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize