Rome Middle School
| Rome Middle School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
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1020 Veterans Memorial Hwy. NE Rome, Georgia, 30161 United States | |
| Coordinates | 34°17′16″N 85°08′58″W / 34.287786°N 85.149407°WCoordinates: 34°17′16″N 85°08′58″W / 34.287786°N 85.149407°W |
| Information | |
| School type | Public school (government funded), Middle school |
| School district | Rome City School District |
| NCES District ID | 1304440[1] |
| NCES School ID | 130444000154[2] |
| Faculty | 66 (on full-time equivalent (FTE) basis)[2] |
| Grades | 7-8 |
| Enrollment | 779[2] (2009) |
| • Grade 7 | 393[2] |
| • Grade 8 | 386[2] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 11.8[2] |
| Education system | Rome City School District |
| Accreditation | Southern Association of Colleges and Schools |
Rome Middle School is the public middle school serving the city of Rome, Georgia, USA. It is operated by the Rome City School District under intern superintendent Dr. John Jackson.
It has been named as a Georgia School of Excellence in 2009.[3] It also won the Governor's Silver Award[4] for academic achievement for two years in a row. It was a 1999 Georgia Dream School.[5]
The administration consists of the principal, Greg Christian; the 7th grade assistant principal, Dr. Christy Epps; and the 8th grade assistant principal, Leslie Dixon.
Rome Middle School offers football, volleyball, softball, basketball, cheerleading, wrestling, cross country, baseball, soccer, golf, track, swimming, and tennis. Student organizations at the school include Beta Club, Leadership RMS, Academic Competition, FFA, F.I.S.H., National Creative Society, Drama Club, Chess Club, Technology Club, Rome Bands Website, and the German Club.[6]
This school replaced East Rome and West Rome Junior High Schools. Construction started at the current site, shared with Rome High School, in the summer of 1990.[7]
References
- ↑ "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Rome City". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved June 5, 2011.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Rome Middle School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved April 7, 2011.
- ↑ "Georgia Department of Education - Communications". Georgia Department of Education. 6 November 2009. Retrieved 2011-04-11.
- ↑ Georgia Governor's Office of Student Achievement (2008). "Rome City Schools Report Card 2008" (PDF). p. 2. Retrieved 2011-04-11.
- ↑ "RHS and RMS... A Decade of Excellence". Rome News-Tribune (Insert: Rome City Schools "Your Schools", Volume 3, No 2 March 2002). March 14, 2002. Retrieved 13 April 2011.
1999 Georgia Dream School
- ↑ Rome Middle School
- ↑ Grimes, Christopher (August 15, 1990). "City board counting on funds from sales for central school". Rome News-Tribune. p. 5A.
Grading has already begun on the Veterans Memorial Highway site, according to Sandra Burk, school board chairman.