Dalton Middle School
1250 Cross Plains Trl
Dalton GA, 30721, Whitfield County
Phone: 706-428-7800
Ranking: 
(838 out of 1,747, top 48%)*
(838 out of 1,747, top 48%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Dalton City School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 122 | 112 | 106 | 101 | 98 | 98 | 92 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,697 | 1,677 | 1,623 | 1,524 | 1,447 | 1,411 | 1,374 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 574 | 33.8% | 574 | 34.2% | 554 | 34.1% | 577 | 37.9% | 496 | 34.3% | 477 | 33.8% | 476 | 34.6% |
| Grade 7: | 563 | 33.2% | 550 | 32.8% | 566 | 34.9% | 492 | 32.3% | 463 | 32.0% | 485 | 34.4% | 448 | 32.6% |
| Grade 8: | 560 | 33.0% | 553 | 33.0% | 503 | 31.0% | 455 | 29.9% | 488 | 33.7% | 449 | 31.8% | 450 | 32.8% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 855 | 50.4% | 835 | 49.8% | 813 | 50.1% | 767 | 50.3% | 716 | 49.5% | 678 | 48.1% | 663 | 48.3% |
| Female: | 842 | 49.6% | 842 | 50.2% | 810 | 49.9% | 757 | 49.7% | 731 | 50.5% | 671 | 47.6% | 664 | 48.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.2% | 6 | 0.4% | 6 | 0.4% | 5 | 0.3% | 9 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% |
| Asian: | 34 | 2.0% | 41 | 2.4% | 33 | 2.0% | 33 | 2.2% | 29 | 2.0% | 33 | 2.3% | 32 | 2.3% |
| Hispanic: | 1,182 | 69.7% | 1,121 | 66.8% | 1,072 | 66.1% | 1,001 | 65.7% | 952 | 65.8% | 908 | 64.4% | 886 | 64.5% |
| Black: | 70 | 4.1% | 77 | 4.6% | 87 | 5.4% | 88 | 5.8% | 81 | 5.6% | 82 | 5.8% | 91 | 6.6% |
| White: | 359 | 21.2% | 392 | 23.4% | 385 | 23.7% | 366 | 24.0% | 341 | 23.6% | 333 | 23.6% | 321 | 23.4% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 49 | 2.9% | 40 | 2.4% | 40 | 2.5% | 30 | 2.0% | 35 | 2.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 1,218 | 71.8% | 1,185 | 70.7% | 1,085 | 66.9% | 1,010 | 66.3% | 958 | 66.2% | 844 | 59.8% | 826 | 60.1% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 142 | 8.4% | 152 | 9.1% | 161 | 9.9% | 135 | 8.9% | 132 | 9.1% | 127 | 9.0% | 127 | 9.2% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.86 | 15.00 | 15.34 | 15.12 | 14.84 | 14.40 | 14.90 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| CRCT | ||||||
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 80.9% | 80.9% | 84% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 83.6% | 83.6% | 86.3% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 86.8% | 86.8% | 87.4% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 89.7% | 89.7% | 90.5% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 93.3% | 93.3% | 92% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 93% | 93% | 91.2% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 93.8% | 93.8% | 92% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 92.0% | 92.0% | 92.4% |
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 54.6% | 54.6% | 62% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 69.2% | 69.2% | 64.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.1% | 73.1% | 69.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 78.6% | 78.6% | 74.9% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 79.5% | 79.5% | 75% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 83.1% | 83.1% | 76.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 82.2% | 82.2% | 80% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 85.7% | 82.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 78.4% | 78.4% | 86% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 88.4% | 88.4% | 89.3% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 91.4% | 91.4% | 91.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 91.9% | 91.9% | 89.9% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 94.4% | 94.4% | 91% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 96.7% | 96.7% | 93.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 96.6% | 96.6% | 96% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 95.8% | 95.8% | 96.0% |
| 2006 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 48.5% | 48.5% | 61% |
| 2007 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 54.2% | 54.2% | 59.5% |
| 2008 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 74.3% | 74.3% | 66.1% |
| 2009 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 66.8% | 66.8% | 68.5% |
| 2010 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 61.7% | 61.7% | 70% |
| 2011 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 67.9% | 67.9% | 70.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 67.2% | 67.2% | 73% |
| 2013 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 63.4% | 63.4% | 74.0% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 82.2% | 82.2% | 85% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 81.2% | 81.2% | 83.1% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 60.7% | 60.7% | 64% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 75.6% | 75.6% | 71.6% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 67% | 67% | 73% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 79.1% | 79.1% | 77.5% |
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 82.5% | 82.5% | 84% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 84.9% | 84.9% | 89.2% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 92.7% | 92.7% | 89.7% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 90.7% | 90.7% | 89.4% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 93.5% | 93.5% | 91% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 96.2% | 96.2% | 93% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 94.8% | 94.8% | 94% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 94.2% | 94.2% | 93.0% |
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 81.8% | 80% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 76.7% | 76.7% | 73.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 85.7% | 79.8% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 86.6% | 86.6% | 83.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 88.9% | 86% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 87.8% | 87.8% | 89.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 92.3% | 92.3% | 91% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 86.4% | 86.4% | 89.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 83% | 83% | 80% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 80.5% | 80.5% | 84.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 90.9% | 88% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 90.1% | 90.1% | 89.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 92.1% | 92.1% | 89% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 93.1% | 93.1% | 90.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 95.2% | 95.2% | 94% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 95.1% | 95.1% | 94.7% |
| 2006 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 69.2% | 69.2% | 63% |
| 2007 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 73.9% | 70% |
| 2008 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 81.3% | 75.1% |
| 2009 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 74.2% | 74.2% | 75.7% |
| 2010 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 79.2% | 80% |
| 2011 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 81.3% | 82.2% |
| 2012 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 86.2% | 86.2% | 85% |
| 2013 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 82.7% | 82.7% | 85.2% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 91.6% | 91.6% | 86% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 91.6% | 91.6% | 85.8% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 87.4% | 87.4% | 71% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 85.2% | 85.2% | 74.9% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 87.2% | 87.2% | 78% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 89.0% | 89.0% | 82.7% |
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 81.4% | 87% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 87.4% | 87.4% | 88.3% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 86.1% | 86.1% | 89.3% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 94.7% | 94.7% | 91.8% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 93.8% | 93.8% | 92% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 93.4% | 93.4% | 92.8% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 94.2% | 94.2% | 95% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 94.2% | 94.2% | 94.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.1% | 71.1% | 77% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.4% | 83.4% | 81.2% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 63.6% | 63.6% | 62.1% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 80% | 80% | 70.1% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 81.3% | 74% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.8% | 85.8% | 77.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 74.2% | 74.2% | 77% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.8% | 80.8% | 83.0% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 81% | 81% | 89% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 84.6% | 88.5% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.4% | 83.4% | 90.5% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 93.6% | 93.6% | 92.7% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 95.2% | 95.2% | 95% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 95.9% | 95.9% | 96% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 96.5% | 96.5% | 96% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 96.6% | 96.6% | 96.8% |
| 2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.1% | 70.1% | 76% |
| 2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.1% | 71.1% | 74% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 49.9% | 49.9% | 59.6% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 61.3% | 61.3% | 64.4% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 65% | 65% | 66% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 65.7% | 65.7% | 67.1% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 67.8% | 67.8% | 74% |
| 2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 75.9% | 75.9% | 74.0% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.9% | 81.9% | 87% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.5% | 84.5% | 85.1% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 49.2% | 49.2% | 58.9% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.6% | 69.6% | 62.5% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.3% | 71.3% | 70% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 75% | 75% | 72.5% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 75.3% | 75.3% | 77% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.0% | 78.0% | 77.9% |
| EOCT | ||||||
| 2006 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 92% | 61% | 64% |
| 2007 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 93% | 66.2% | 65% |
| 2013 | Coordinate Algebra | End of course | % met std | 86.7% | 29.5% | 36.9% |
| 2011 | Mathematics I | End of course | % met std | 100% | 71.1% | 61.3% |
| 2012 | Mathematics I | End of course | % met std | 100% | 72.2% | 65.2% |
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* Dalton Middle School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.