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)
130255003385	411	Berkmar Middle School	Public	6-8	4355 Lawrenceville Hwy NW	Lilburn	30047	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 638-2300	1,084	80	13.6	89.2%	29 (2.7%)	180 (16.6%)	778 (71.8%)	81 (7.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (1.4%)	$9,666			$831			$8,835	30.2	34.8	370	41
130123000480	412	Adamson Middle School	Public	6-8	3187 Rex Rd	Rex	30273	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 968-2925	557	43	13.1	90.5%	7 (1.3%)	386 (69.3%)	138 (24.8%)	18 (3.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.3%)	$10,159			$981			$9,178	30	20.5	459	47
130150002367	413	Smokey Road Middle School	Public	6-8	965 Smokey Rd	Newnan	30263	Coweta County	Coweta County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 254-2840	595	43	13.8	59.7%	295 (49.6%)	184 (30.9%)	73 (12.3%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (6.1%)	$9,114			$511			$8,603	29.7	41.8	320	93
130282003411	414	Dutchtown Middle School	Public	6-8	155 Mitchell Rd	Hampton	30228	Henry County	Henry County	No	No	No	No	(770) 515-7500	1,092	55	19.8	49.6%	42 (3.8%)	813 (74.5%)	127 (11.6%)	62 (5.7%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	44 (4.0%)	$7,888			$273			$7,616	29.4	35.9	363	51
130012003558	415	B.E.S.T Academy	Public	6-12	1190 Northwest Dr NW	Atlanta	30318	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 802-4950	237	33	7.2	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	218 (92.0%)	17 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	$22,692			$1,567			$21,125	29.2	23.5	447	32
130201002871	416	Elbert County Middle School	Public	6-8	1108 Athens Tech Rd	Elberton	30635	Elbert County	Elbert County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 213-4200	929	65	14.2	85.1%	445 (47.9%)	327 (35.2%)	106 (11.4%)	11 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (4.3%)	$8,931			$566			$8,365	29	27.8	419	3
130330001736	417	Lewis Frasier Middle School	Public	6-8	910 Long Frasier Dr	Hinesville	31313	Liberty County	Liberty County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 877-5367	779	49	15.8	73.4%	121 (15.5%)	429 (55.1%)	136 (17.5%)	8 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.9%)	78 (10.0%)	$10,312			$538			$9,774	29	33.4	383	34
130174004071	418	DeKalb Preparatory Academy Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	1402 Austin Dr	Decatur	30032	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	Yes	No	No	Yes	(404) 492-5061	562	40	14.2	72.1%	0 (0.0%)	534 (95.0%)	19 (3.4%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	$12,806			$225			$12,580	28.8	25	440	22
130174001547	419	Stephenson Middle School	Public	6-8	922 Stephenson Rd	Stone Mountain	30087	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 676-4402	812	55	14.7	100.0%	7 (0.9%)	708 (87.2%)	67 (8.3%)	9 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	19 (2.3%)	$11,804			$721			$11,083	28.8	26.3	427	8
130402001472	420	Herschel Jones Middle School	Public	6-8	100 Stadium Dr	Dallas	30132	Paulding County	Paulding County	No	No	No	No	(770) 443-8024	807	52	15.5	61.3%	274 (34.0%)	360 (44.6%)	110 (13.6%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	59 (7.3%)	$8,849			$74			$8,775	28.3	28.8	413	7

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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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Educational resources:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection