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)
130387001394	531	Fort Middle School	Public	6-8	2900 Woodruff Farm Rd	Columbus	31907	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 569-3740	511	32	15.9	96.7%	24 (4.7%)	416 (81.4%)	42 (8.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.5%)	$8,663			$719			$7,944	13.2	11.4	543	12
130387001413	532	Arnold Middle School	Public	6-8	2011 51st St	Columbus	31904	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 748-2436	645	38	16.9	96.6%	114 (17.7%)	312 (48.4%)	174 (27.0%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (5.7%)	$9,246			$510			$8,736	13.2	14.4	518	14
130123000491	533	Riverdale Middle School	Public	6-8	400 Roberts Dr	Riverdale	30274	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 994-4045	660	45	14.6	90.5%	2 (0.3%)	494 (74.8%)	121 (18.3%)	18 (2.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.3%)	$7,985			$605			$7,380	13.2	15.6	503	30
130282001206	534	McDonough Middle School	Public	6-8	175 Postmaster Dr	McDonough	30253	Henry County	Henry County	No	No	No	Yes	(470) 615-3460	954	49	19.6	66.4%	37 (3.9%)	772 (80.9%)	91 (9.5%)	12 (1.3%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (4.2%)	$2,112			$273			$1,840	13.1	19.4	473	61
130012000060	535	Judson Price Middle School	Public	6-8	1670 Benjamin Weldon Bickers	Atlanta	30315	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 802-6300	283	25	11.2	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	273 (96.5%)	10 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,476			$695			$14,781	13	8.9	557	22
130123000465	536	Jonesboro Middle School	Public	6-8	1308 Arnold St	Jonesboro	30236	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 610-4331	951	63	15	90.5%	21 (2.2%)	557 (58.6%)	328 (34.5%)	13 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (3.4%)	$7,649			$572			$7,077	12.9	11.1	544	8
130531001076	537	Newbern Middle School	Public	6-8	2015 E Park Ave	Valdosta	31602	Lowndes County	Valdosta City	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 333-8566	806	59	13.6	94.7%	20 (2.5%)	709 (88.0%)	60 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (1.9%)	$9,767			$1,031			$8,736	12.6	15.2	507	30
130180002075	538	Dooly County Middle School	Public	6-8	11949 US Highway 41	Pinehurst	31070	Dooly County	Dooly County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 645-3421	251	22	11.5	100.0%	19 (7.6%)	172 (68.5%)	57 (22.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	$9,994			$925			$9,068	12.6	12.1	536	2
130012001866	539	Jean Childs Young Middle School	Public	6-8	3116 Benjamin E Mays Dr SW	Atlanta	30311	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 802-5900	747	62	12.1	100.0%	1 (0.1%)	685 (91.7%)	58 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	$16,178			$1,273			$14,905	12.6	14.6	515	24
130012004277	540	Kindezi Old 4th Ward	Public, Charter	K-8	386 Pine St NE	Atlanta	30308	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(404) 719-4005	434	52	8.3	100.0%	21 (4.8%)	387 (89.2%)	7 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.5%)	$20,043			$1,300			$18,743	12.5	14.7	512	28

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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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