Best Middle Schools in Georgia

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the Milestones Assessment test scores by the Georgia Department of Education. The most recent update was on Friday, July 26, 2024.

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NOTE: 2024 rankings for Georgia schools were revised on September 30^th after the GA Department of Education's late release of the 2024 math scores.

School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 588)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
130438001817	581	Glenn Hills Middle School	Public	6-8	2941 Glenn Hills Dr	Augusta	30906	Richmond County	Richmond County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 796-4705	762	56	13.6	97.9%	18 (2.4%)	659 (86.5%)	55 (7.2%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	25 (3.3%)	$8,847			$1,270			$7,577	5.7	6.1	569	12
130000104369	582	The Hope Academy School	Public	6-12	200 Mooty Bridge Rd	LaGrange	30240	Troup County	Troup County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 812-7988	77	10	7.7	92.2%	8 (10.4%)	62 (80.5%)	3 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.2%)								5.4	6.3	568	14
130255003690	583	Gwinnett Intervention Education Center (GIVE) West	Public	6-12	5550 Peachtree Industrial Blvd	Norcross	30071	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 246-5300	220	36	6.1	67.3%	15 (6.8%)	72 (32.7%)	124 (56.4%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.3%)	$22,046			$767			$21,279	5.2	5.9	570	13
130171004170	584	New Beginning Learning Center	Public	6-12	1301 E College St	Bainbridge	39819	Decatur County	Decatur County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 243-6827	178	4	42.3	100.0%	63 (35.4%)	92 (51.7%)	11 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.7%)	$6,751			$611			$6,140	4.4	4.9	574	10
130174002313	585	DeKalb Alternative School	Public, Alternative	3-12	5855 Memorial Dr	Stone Mountain	30083	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 676-2302	149	24	6.2	100.0%	2 (1.3%)	117 (78.5%)	27 (18.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.0%)	$36,032			$858			$35,174	4.3	5.9	571	14
130012002798	586	Hank Aaron New Beginnings Academy	Public	6-12	2930 Forrest Hills Dr SW	Atlanta	30315	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 802-6950	168	23	7.2	100.0%	1 (0.6%)	160 (95.2%)	5 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	$45,343			$2,078			$43,265	4	4.8	575	11
130255004257	587	International Transition Center	Public	6-12	1335 Old Norcross Rd	Lawrenceville	30046	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 316-8944	638	45	14.1	87.6%	3 (0.5%)	6 (0.9%)	621 (97.3%)	8 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,836			$634			$14,202	3.9	4.6	577	10
130207004287	588	Second Chance	Public	6-12	600 Hendrix Street	Claxton	30417	Evans County	Evans County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 739-3993	46	2	23	97.8%	15 (32.6%)	18 (39.1%)	10 (21.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.3%)	$14,787			$727			$14,060	2.9			(n/a)

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Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on Milestones Assessment English Language Arts, Milestones Assessment Mathematics, Milestones Assessment Science, Milestones Assessment Social Studies test scores released by the Georgia Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on July 26, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Georgia Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Georgia Department of Education.
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