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)
130123003319	451	Rex Mill Middle School	Public	6-8	6380 Evans Dr	Rex	30273	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 960-6559	974	67	14.5	90.6%	22 (2.3%)	642 (65.9%)	249 (25.6%)	15 (1.5%)	8 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	37 (3.8%)	$7,275			$493			$6,782	23.3	25.2	438	13
130186000856	452	Turner Middle School	Public	6-8	7101 Turner Dr	Lithia Springs	30122	Douglas County	Douglas County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 651-5500	740	50	14.7	81.2%	77 (10.4%)	312 (42.2%)	314 (42.4%)	5 (0.7%)	3 (0.4%)	5 (0.7%)	24 (3.2%)	$9,407			$1,077			$8,330	23.2	30	406	46
130012000025	453	Martin L. King Junior Middle School	Public	6-8	545 Hill St SE	Atlanta	30312	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 802-5400	818	61	13.4	100.0%	97 (11.9%)	610 (74.6%)	74 (9.0%)	7 (0.9%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	27 (3.3%)	$15,709			$1,355			$14,354	23.1	27.8	418	35
130586104678	454	RISE Preparatory Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	2626 Hogan Road	Atlanta	30344	Fulton County	State Specialty Schools II- RISE Preparatory Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(404) 669-8060	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								23.1			(n/a)
130174000083	455	Chapel Hill Middle School	Public	6-8	3535 Dogwood Farm Rd	Decatur	30034	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 676-8502	692	47	14.8	100.0%	5 (0.7%)	636 (91.9%)	30 (4.3%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	16 (2.3%)	$12,208			$704			$11,504	23	34.4	377	78
130282000399	456	Eagle's Landing Middle School	Public	6-8	295 Tunis Rd	McDonough	30253	Henry County	Henry County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 914-8189	1,092	55	19.8	59.2%	68 (6.2%)	804 (73.6%)	123 (11.3%)	44 (4.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	51 (4.7%)	$8,123			$496			$7,627	22.7	24.7	443	13
130102004381	457	Savannah-Chatham E-Learning Academy	Public, Alternative	1-12	3609 Hopkins Streeet	Savannah	31408	Chatham County	Savannah-Chatham County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 395-6750	760	57	13.3	61.4%	128 (16.8%)	517 (68.0%)	63 (8.3%)	8 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (5.7%)								22.6	13.7	525	68
130012004395	458	KIPP Soul Academy	Public, Charter	5-8	1445 Maynard Rd NW	Atlanta	30331	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(404) 324-6310	315	26	12.1	100.0%	1 (0.3%)	307 (97.5%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)								22.5	20.2	463	5
130387002422	459	Double Churches Middle School	Public	6-8	7611 Whitesville Rd	Columbus	31904	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 748-2678	413	31	13.1	96.6%	95 (23.0%)	250 (60.5%)	33 (8.0%)	8 (1.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.1%)	$10,154			$793			$9,361	22.4	20.4	461	2
130042003290	460	Howard Middle School	Public	6-8	6600 Forsyth Rd	Macon	31210	Bibb County	Bibb County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 779-3454	992	61	16.2	100.0%	121 (12.2%)	729 (73.5%)	57 (5.7%)	31 (3.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (5.2%)	$9,894			$758			$9,136	22.2	23.7	446	14

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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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