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)
130117001106	541	Coile Middle School	Public	6-8	110 Old Elberton Rd	Athens	30601	Clarke County	Clarke County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 357-5318	635	54	11.8	82.8%	39 (6.1%)	289 (45.5%)	293 (46.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (1.9%)	$10,687			$1,187			$9,499	12.5	11.4	542	1
130438001554	542	Hephzibah Middle School	Public	6-8	2427 Mims Rd	Hephzibah	30815	Richmond County	Richmond County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 592-4534	517	35	14.7	97.9%	84 (16.2%)	392 (75.8%)	26 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	12 (2.3%)	$9,654			$862			$8,793	12.2	10.3	546	4
130012000017	543	Crawford Long Middle School	Public	6-8	3200 Latona Dr SW	Atlanta	30354	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 802-4800	705	62	11.4	100.0%	1 (0.1%)	634 (89.9%)	57 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	11 (1.6%)	$15,818			$1,215			$14,604	12.1	11.6	539	4
130012004224	544	Woodson Park Academy School	Public	PK, KG-8	1605 Donald Lee Hollowell Pkwy	Atlanta	30318	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 802-7750	863	61	14	100.0%	3 (0.3%)	819 (94.9%)	28 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (0.9%)	$15,859			$1,134			$14,724	12.1	14	521	23
130012003660	545	Hillside Conant School	Public, Alternative	1-12	690 Courtenay Dr NE	Atlanta	30306	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 875-4551	51	10	5.3	94.1%	28 (54.9%)	18 (35.3%)	2 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.9%)								11.9			(n/a)
130282001213	546	Stockbridge Middle School	Public	6-8	533 Old Conyers Rd	Stockbridge	30281	Henry County	Henry County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 474-5710	611	36	16.9	70.4%	50 (8.2%)	361 (59.1%)	153 (25.0%)	20 (3.3%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (3.8%)	$9,287			$643			$8,644	11.8	13.8	522	24
130174002480	547	Columbia Middle School	Public	6-8	3001 Columbia Dr	Decatur	30034	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 875-0502	604	48	12.5	100.0%	4 (0.7%)	557 (92.2%)	26 (4.3%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.2%)	$11,436			$832			$10,603	11.8	17	490	57
130018001867	548	Baker County K12 School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	260 Ga Highway 37 SW	Newton	39870	Baker County	Baker County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 734-5274	292	25	11.6	100.0%	70 (24.0%)	171 (58.6%)	31 (10.6%)	4 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.1%)	$17,099			$1,429			$15,669	11.8	12	537	11
130102000387	549	Mercer Middle School	Public	6-8	5330 Montgomery St	Garden City	31405	Chatham County	Savannah-Chatham County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 395-6700	402	23	17.4	89.8%	23 (5.7%)	241 (60.0%)	118 (29.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	14 (3.5%)	$10,007			$1,284			$8,723	11.8	9.3	555	6
130465001637	550	Central Elementary/High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	945 N Washington Ave	Talbotton	31827	Talbot County	Talbot County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 665-8577	408	37	11	100.0%	46 (11.3%)	357 (87.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	$16,429			$1,655			$14,774	11.7	16.8	493	57

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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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