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McDonough Middle School

Dr. Kimberly Kessinger 

Principal 

Warhawks  

Mascot


School Demographics 

Total Students Enrolled 923
African American/Black 81%
Asian 1%
Hispanic/Latino 9%
Multi-Race 6%
White 3%
Gifted 7%
Students with Disabilities 14%
English Learners 1%

 

75%
Of Students
In Attendance 90%
Of Enrolled Days
96%
Of Students
Earned Passing Scores in
Beyond-the-core Courses
(Fine Arts, World Lang., Pe/health, Career Exploratory, or Computer Science)
47
Teachers
34
Support Personnel
5
Administrators

 

Georgia Milestones Performance

24.9%
Of Students Scoring Proficient or Above on
English Language Arts EOG*
15.7%
Of Students Scoring Proficient or Above on
Math EOG*
10.5%
Of Students Scoring Proficient or Above on
Science EOG*
9.3%
Of Students Scoring Proficient or Above on Social Studies EOG*
 
48.3%
Of Students Scoring Proficient or Above on Algebra 1 EOC**
 
32.9%
Of Students Scoring Proficient or Above on Physical Science EOC**

 

Priority Student Outcomes Performance

READING AT OR ABOVE GRADE LEVEL 
The percentage of 6th-8th grade students 2024 2026 GOAL reading at or above grade level Lexile based on the Milestones Assessment.
 

54%

56%

2025 2026 Goal
READING GROWTH FROM GRADE TO GRADE
The percentage of 6nd-8th grade students meeting their Spring to Spring growth goals per NWEA MAP Assessments.
 

58%

56%

2025 2026 Goal
PSAT 8 PARTICIPATION

The percentage of 8th grade students participating in the psat 8 during the school year.

94%

90%

2025 2026 Goal
ADVANCED COURSEWORK
The percentage of unique 6rd-8th grade students enrolled in advanced, accelerated, or honors courses.
 

9%

35%

2025 2026 Goal
WORLD LANGUAGES
The percentage of unique 6th-8th grade students enrolled in a World Languages course.
 

35%

40%

2025 2026 Goal
PSAT 8 PERFORMANCE

The percentage of participating 8th grade students meeting the College and Career Readiness benchmark on the PSAT 8.

9%

35%

2025 2026 Goal