More than 3,000 people.

Gaozhou Middle School has 249 students with a total score of 600 or above in this year's college entrance examination, and 36 students with a total score of 650 or above. They all beat Maoming City No. 1 Middle School, and it seems that they are not to be outdone. Some people may say that Gaozhou Middle School has a large number of candidates, which makes it boring. Calculating again, the number of students taking the college entrance examination in Gaozhou Middle School is about 3,012, which means that 8.3% of them scored 600 points or more, and 1.2% scored 650 or more. In other words, at the high-scoring level, the two schools each have one victory and are tied.