📍 902 Linton Rd, Sandersville, Washington County, 31082
T. J. Elder Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Sandersville, Washington County. The school has 662 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Washington County school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 48.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1. 23% of students are proficient in reading. 16% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
T. J. Elder Middle School enrolls 662 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 48.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 69% Black or African American, 25% White and 3.5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 457 | 69% |
| White | 167 | 25% |
| Two or more races | 23 | 3.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 14 | 2.1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
513 of the school's 662 students (77%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 513 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.
T. J. Elder Middle School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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 At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 26, state house district 128.
T. J. Elder Middle School is one of 4 schools in Washington County, based in Sandersville, Georgia. The district serves 2,661 students district-wide and employs 191 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 662 students, T. J. Elder Middle School is close to the district average of about 665 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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