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Flat Rock Middle School

Public | 6-8 | 842 students

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Posted September 14, 2012

Flat Rock Middle School is an awful school. The administrators of the school lack leadership skills. Some of the teachers care. However, some of the teachers are just down right uncaring. My daughter went here for one year. I had to have her moved to a different school in the county during to many problems we had with the teachers and administrators. I would recommend shadowing your child's classes at least once per year. You will get a good idea of what happens in the classroom on a daily basis. My daughter is in a different school now and we are having a much more positive experience.
—Submitted by a parent


Posted May 19, 2011

The teachers at FRMS go out of their way to help students achieve. During this economic downtime while funds are limited, they are resourceful and deserve praise for continually finding ways to help students who ask for help.
—Submitted by a parent


Posted May 21, 2010

Flat Rock is a great because the teachers and staff care and Support each student's ability to achieve greatness at all levels of learning.
—Submitted by a parent


Posted July 19, 2009

Flat Rock is not at its best as it could be, you aren't as challenged as you should be and I have not really learned that much in my first year in 6th grade. The enviroment is not excellent neither, students using profanity in the halls, the learning enviorment and many other things are lacking. I learned more in elementary school then I did at Flat Rock with is dissapointing, near the end of the year they tried to cram us with all this new stuff when they should of did it gradualy throughout the school year.
—Submitted by a student


Posted July 17, 2009

This school isn't as great as you think it is parents. The test score are great only because the teachers push our heads down into the text books. I learned from my leadership programs and experience in schools in Florida that in order to really grab kids attention to learning, is to teach it in a matter they can understand, relate to, and enjoy. And that is not how Flat Rocks teaching methods go. Which in my mind, isn't the best way to teach. (the way they do it)
—Submitted by a student


Posted October 19, 2007

We do have a great group of administrators and teachers who do their best with what they get. My daughter only went to 8th grade here and liked it. My son is in 7th grade and does well. The new assistant principal is really cracking down on all the nonsense that goes on here. They are limited in discipline here. Overall am happy here!
—Submitted by a parent


Posted December 11, 2006

I have a sixth and eighth grader and they seem to like Flat rock. We just moved from San Francisco and I picked this school system because the testing scores were a whole lot higher than the state average. Things I really liked were the teachers are good about communicating with the parents, they work extremely well with children, and the class sizes range from about 15-23 kids. The extracurricular activities include student council, beta club, and science olympiad. My kids are involved in some of them and they love it. The school does have sports teams but only seventh and eighth graders can participate. However they have a supervised sports program which my sixth grader goes to once a week. They have a great PTO and the parent involvement is above average.My kids and I agree the only thing this school is lacking is a good school lunch.
—Submitted by K J, a parent


Posted December 9, 2006

I think Flat Rock is a great school. My family and I just moved here from Seattle a year ago and I have a sixth and eighth grader that go here. Both of my children are in the band program and they really seem to enjoy it. Also, the school has a vast range of before and afterschool activities like beta club, student council, and science olympiad. Because it is a law that sixth graders cannot participate on sports teams, my daughter did intramurals, an afterschool sports program for sixth graders which she absolutely loves.But the main reason why I chose this school district was because the testing scores were some of the highest in the state. I also liked that the teachers were good with communicating with the me. The only thing my children didn't like was the school lunch which can easily be solved by packing your own.
—Submitted by a parent


Posted November 15, 2006

Flat Rock overall is a great school. The quality of the academic programs is outstanding, encouraging the children to bring their 'A' game. The variety of courses offered in these connections is adequate; offering an opportunity to take things ranging from keyboard and chorus to media arts and band. Our daughter was a little disappointed that many of the extracurricular activities that interest her were not available to her during her 6th grade year. She also agreed with the posting of a student indicating that children seem to be quite mean.
—Submitted by C. R., a parent


Posted February 23, 2006

Umm...I go to flat rock and its not a good school...A lot of the people are mean and disrespectful...The teachers dont understand if you have a problem or question some of them even ignore you! It gets really annoying at times because of this...The cafateria food is pretty disgusting...Its way over crowded too...I dont like flat rock at all!
—Submitted by a student


Posted October 30, 2004

I love Flat Rock! The teachers are great,the administration is just wonderful.I really like Flat Rock.
—Submitted by a parent


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About these ratings

The Community Rating is the school’s average rating from its community members (e.g., parents, students, and school staff). The highest possible rating is five stars; the lowest is one star.

The test results by subgroup show how the designated group of students is performing in comparison to the general population.
English Language Arts

The state average for English Language Arts was 92% in 2012.

269 students were tested at this school in 2012.

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Math

The state average for Math was 80% in 2012.

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Reading

The state average for Reading was 96% in 2012.

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Science

The state average for Science was 73% in 2012.

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Social Studies

The state average for Social Studies was 73% in 2012.

269 students were tested at this school in 2012.

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72%
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About the tests


In 2011-2012 Georgia administered the Criterion-Referenced Competency Tests (CRCT) in reading, social studies, science, English language arts and math in grades 3 through 8. The CRCT is a standards-based assessment, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Georgia. The goal is for all students to score at or above the state standard.

See Georgia's state standards

Source: Georgia Department of Education

English Language Arts

The state average for English Language Arts was 93% in 2012.

275 students were tested at this school in 2012.

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Math

The state average for Math was 91% in 2012.

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Reading

The state average for Reading was 94% in 2012.

276 students were tested at this school in 2012.

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Science

The state average for Science was 85% in 2012.

276 students were tested at this school in 2012.

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Social Studies

The state average for Social Studies was 78% in 2012.

276 students were tested at this school in 2012.

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81%

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72%
Scale: % meeting or exceeding standards

About the tests


In 2011-2012 Georgia administered the Criterion-Referenced Competency Tests (CRCT) in reading, social studies, science, English language arts and math in grades 3 through 8. The CRCT is a standards-based assessment, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Georgia. The goal is for all students to score at or above the state standard.

See Georgia's state standards

Source: Georgia Department of Education

English Language Arts

The state average for English Language Arts was 95% in 2012.

271 students were tested at this school in 2012.

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Math

The state average for Math was 77% in 2012.

269 students were tested at this school in 2012.

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92%

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95%

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75%
Reading

The state average for Reading was 96% in 2012.

271 students were tested at this school in 2012.

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99%

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99%

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99%

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95%
Science

The state average for Science was 74% in 2012.

273 students were tested at this school in 2012.

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88%

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72%

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78%

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Social Studies

The state average for Social Studies was 77% in 2012.

273 students were tested at this school in 2012.

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92%

2011

 
 
81%

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88%

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80%
Scale: % meeting or exceeding standards

About the tests


In 2011-2012 Georgia administered the Criterion-Referenced Competency Tests (CRCT) in reading, social studies, science, English language arts and math in grades 3 through 8. The CRCT is a standards-based assessment, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Georgia. The goal is for all students to score at or above the state standard.

See Georgia's state standards

Source: Georgia Department of Education

Writing

The state average for Writing was 82% in 2012.

271 students were tested at this school in 2012.

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96%

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94%

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97%

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87%
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About the tests


In 2011-2012 Georgia administered the Middle Grades Writing Assessment (MGWA) to students in grades 5 and 8. The MGWA is a standards-based assessment, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined by the state of Georgia. The goal is for all students to score at or above the state standard.

See Georgia's state standards

Source: Georgia Department of Education

9th Grade Literature

The state average for 9th Grade Literature was 84% in 2012.

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Algebra I

The state average for Algebra I was 63% in 2012.

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The state average for American Literature was 89% in 2012.

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Biology

The state average for Biology was 73% in 2012.

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The state average for Economics was 77% in 2012.

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Geometry

The state average for Geometry was 74% in 2012.

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Integrated Math 1

The state average for Integrated Math 1 was 65% in 2012.

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Integrated Math 2

The state average for Integrated Math 2 was 54% in 2012.

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Physical Science

The state average for Physical Science was 78% in 2012.

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The state average for U.S. History was 68% in 2012.

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Scale: % meeting or exceeding standards

About the tests


In 2011-2012 Georgia administered End-of-Course Tests (EOCT) in 9th grade math levels 1 and 2, biology, United States history, physical science, American literature and economics. The EOCT is a standards-based assessment, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined by the state of Georgia. The goal is for all students to score at or above the state standard.

See Georgia's state standards

Source: Georgia Department of Education

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Student ethnicity

Ethnicity This school State average
Black 52% 38%
White 37% 46%
Hispanic 9% 10%
Asian/Pacific Islander 2% 3%
American Indian/Alaska Native 0% 0%
Source: NCES, 2008-2009

Student subgroups

  This school District averageState average
Limited English proficient 2%N/A5%
Economically disadvantaged 23%N/A50%
Students with disabilities 10%N/A12%
Source: GA Dept. of Education, 2006-2007

Student-teacher ratio

  This school District averageState average
Students per FTE teacher 14N/A14
Source: NCES, 2008-2009
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325 Jenkins Rd
Tyrone, GA 30290
Phone: (770) 969-2830

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