Tucker Middle School

Tucker Middle School

Public Middle School | Grade 6-8
2160 Idlewood Rd,  Tucker, GA
Dekalb County Schools
4.0
3.3
1,206 Students
C+
Niche Grade
Tucker Middle School (TMS) hosts six through eighth graders in the district. All of the area’s five elementary schools feed into this International Baccalaureate middle school, which offers the Middle Years Programme curriculum. In addition, Tucker Middle provides an innovative STEM program that integrates science, technology, engineering and math, preparing kids by teaching real-world applications of these key principles. The school also has a high achiever program for students who qualify in addition to foreign language classes in French, Spanish and German. Tucker Middle students are winners in the classroom and on the athletic field. Just a few of the academic honors the school has earned include county and state science fair winners, county and regional Reading Bowl winners and more. The robotics team has also won multiple awards, even including a few in international competitions. When it comes to athletics, the Tucker Tigers take the field in football and basketball along with the TMS cheerleading squad and the diamond divas dance team, winning county championships along the way. With a broad range of extracurricular activities and excellent academics, Tucker Middle School prepares middle schoolers for success in high school and beyond.

School Details

Head of School
Kathy Cunningham
Student Teacher Ratio
16:1
Math Proficiency
23%
Reading Proficiency
33%

Niche Grade

B-
Academics
C+
Teachers
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Academics
Reading Proficiency
33%
Math Proficiency
23%
Teachers
Student Teacher Ratio
16:1
Teachers
74
Full Time Teachers
74
Teachers in First or Second Year
18.4%

GreatSchools Rating

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Test Scores

Math
6%
State Average
13%
Science
1.9%
State Average
9.3%
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The Test Score Rating reflects annual state test results for this school compared with scores statewide.

Teachers and Staff

Students Per Counselor
313:1

Student Diversity

Male
51.9%
Female
48.1%
Black
51.4%
Hispanic
24.9%
Asian or Pacific Islander
10.4%
White
9.8%
Two or more races
3.3%
Native American
<1%
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Specialty School Programs

Free/Reduced Lunch Offered

This School’s Reviews

Niche Reviews
4.0 25 Reviews
5.0 Middle School Student
3/8/2019
My son goes here best school in dekalb lots of fun activities and clubs. Out of all the schools he been too best school ever in my opinion. Good education and students get along.
5.0 NicheUser
6/2/2016
Some of the coolest teachers here, they don't just give boring homework, they actually make the homework fun.
4.0 NicheUser
2/26/2016
The staff members are generally very helpful and seem to the very knowledgeable in the courses that they teach.
GreatSchools Reviews
3.3 39 Reviews
1.0 parent
5/6/2024
This is a terrible school, there is always fights happening. Mutiple people have had seizures here, therye gym is unsafe too. Kids have gotten hit in the heads and faces multiple times in gym all because this school does not let children sit in bleachers to remain safe. They make children sit on the...
1.0 parent
11/10/2023
My child came in about 2 months ago and was bullied the entire time. The bullying ended with my son in the hospital suffering from a concussion to the head and a seizer. My son was jumped by several students 4+ the first time when they followed my baby into the restroom and 3 the second time (one be...
5.0 parent
11/17/2022
it is the best school my child has been to
1.0 parent
9/28/2022
This is one of the worst schools you could go to. Do not sign your kids up here. There are multiple fights a week, not including the secret ones. Kids will target your kid if they don't have good enough shoes, clothes, or anything "up to style". My child has been bullied for 2 years straight (she is...

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