Turner Middle School is located at 7101 Turner Drive, Lithia Springs, GA

Lithia Springs, Georgia

Lithia Springs is an unincorporated area, formerly incorporated as a city, located in northeastern Douglas County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 2,072. The city is named for its historic Lithia Springs springs.Incorporated in 1882, Lithia...

 next to Lithia Springs Elementary off of S. Sweetwater Rd. Turner Middle School has an attendance of 615-850 students from Beulah Elementary, Annette Winn Elementary, Sweetwater Elementary, Lithia Springs Elementary, and North Douglas Elementary. This school currently serves grades 6-8 and provides transportation for IB students (International Baccalaureate) to Douglas County High School

Douglas County High School (Douglasville, Georgia)

Douglas County High School, also known as Douglas County Comprehensive High School, is a public high school in Douglasville, Georgia, United States. It was the first high school to open in the Douglas County School District.-History:...

. Buses typically depart @ 7:45 am. Most students go to 3 schools after they leave Turner: Lithia Springs High School

Lithia Springs High School

Lithia Springs High School is a public high school located on East County Line Road, in Lithia Springs, Georgia, United States. It is also known as Lithia Springs Comprehensive High School...

, Douglas County High School or New Manchester High School

New Manchester High School

New Manchester High School is a public high school in Douglasville, Georgia, United States just opened this year 2011. It is the fifth high school to open in the Douglas County School District.-Location:...

. Turner has been recognized as one of the most prestigious middle schools in the State of Georgia

Georgia (U.S. state)

Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...

 and was named a School of Excellence in 2001. Turner hosts several extra-curricular activities, including Basketball

Basketball

Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...

, Football

American football

American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...

, Soccer, and Softball

Softball

Softball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of 10 to 14 players. It is a direct descendant of baseball although there are some key differences: softballs are larger than baseballs, and the pitches are thrown underhand rather than overhand...

. They also have a great Band, P.E., Career Exploration, Foreign Languages, Chorus and Art. Turner Middle School is due to be renovated for the 2012 - 2013 school year and made Adequate Yearly Progress under No Child Left Behind laws last year during the 2010-2011 school year. This year, 2011 - 2012, Georgia is seeking a waiver from the N.C.L.B. regulations, which will change how Adequate Yearly Progress is measured in the United States.