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Eighth Street Middle School

(229) 387-2445

Physical Address:
700 8th ST West
Tifton, GA  31794
Mailing Address:
700 8th ST W
Tifton, GA  31794

School Information

District:
Tift County
Type:
Public (Regular school)
Status:
Operational
County:
Tift County
Level:
Middle
Grade Span:
7 - 9
Number of Students:
1176

Student Enrollment Information in 2009-10

Ethnicity in Eighth Street Middle School

This School County Average State Average
White 41.50% 46.90% 45.23%
Black 34.86% 32.52% 40.51%
Hispanic 16.41% 17.62% 11.09%
Others 6.12% 6.12% 3.66%
Asian/Pacific 1.11% 1.11% 2.97%
American Indian 0% 0.13% 0.40%

Genders in Eighth Street Middle School

This School County Average State Average
Female 50.51% 49.42% 48.45%
Male 49.49% 50.58% 51.55%

Student Enrollment Information

Enrollment by Ethnicity for Eighth Street Middle School

Year 2007 2008 2009
White 540 528 488
Black 417 409 410
Hispanic 142 149 193
Others 28 32 72
Asian/Pacific 17 11 13
American Indian 1 2 0
Total 1145 1131 1176

Enrollment by Gender for Eighth Street Middle School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Female 565 584 594
Male 580 547 582
Total 1145 1131 1176

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch for Eighth Street Middle School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 1145 1131 1176
# Eligible for free lunch 611 (53%) 639 (56%) 702 (60%)
# Eligible for reduced lunch 108 (9%) 117 (10%) 99 (8%)
# Eligible for both free and reduced lunch 719 (63%) 756 (67%) 801 (68%)

Student/Teacher Ratios

Student/Teacher Ratios for Eighth Street Middle School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 1145 1131 1176
Fulltime teachers 82.8 72.4 71.0
Student/Teacher Ratio 13.80 15.60 16.56
County Average(Student/Teacher Ratio) 14.51 14.41 15.59