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)
130111003909	101	Mill Creek Middle School	Public	6-8	442 Arnold Mill Rd	Woodstock	30188	Cherokee County	Cherokee County	No	No	No	No	(770) 721-6400	1,333	87	15.3	24.7%	841 (63.1%)	86 (6.5%)	291 (21.8%)	51 (3.8%)	5 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (4.4%)	$8,538			$238			$8,299	79.9	76.8	118	17
130078003299	102	Saint Marys Middle School	Public	6-8	205 Martha Dr	Saint Marys	31558	Camden County	Camden County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 882-8626	1,051	71	14.7	44.5%	620 (59.0%)	216 (20.6%)	100 (9.5%)	14 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.5%)	95 (9.0%)	$8,098			$404			$7,694	79.8	87.8	63	39
130012004161	103	Charles Drew Charter Ja/Senior Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	300 E Lake Blvd SE	Atlanta	30317	DeKalb County	Atlanta Public Schools	Yes	No	No	No	(404) 687-0001	925	80	11.6	40.0%	158 (17.1%)	694 (75.0%)	28 (3.0%)	9 (1.0%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	30 (3.2%)	$16,471			$572			$15,899	79.8	81.3	92	11
130084000321	104	Central Middle School	Public	6-8	155 Whooping Creek Rd	Carrollton	30116	Carroll County	Carroll County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 832-8114	967	67	14.4	51.8%	711 (73.5%)	95 (9.8%)	102 (10.5%)	6 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (5.3%)	$8,907			$598			$8,310	79.7	82.8	86	18
130144000623	105	Commerce Middle School	Public	5-8	7690 Jefferson Rd	Commerce	30529	Jackson County	Commerce City	No	No	No	No	(706) 335-5594	530	36	14.6	55.5%	345 (65.1%)	53 (10.0%)	93 (17.5%)	9 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.7%)	$8,345			$185			$8,160	79.7	75.8	122	17
130570001820	106	Westside Middle School	Public	6-8	580 Lafayette Rd. SW	Rocky Face	30740	Whitfield County	Whitfield County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 673-2611	392	32	12.4	58.9%	303 (77.3%)	8 (2.0%)	57 (14.5%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.4%)	$9,541			$552			$8,989	79.5	76.4	120	14
130255004149	107	Northbrook Middle School	Public	6-8	1221 Northbrook Pkwy	Suwanee	30024	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	No	(678) 407-7140	921	55	16.7	59.1%	102 (11.1%)	272 (29.5%)	349 (37.9%)	158 (17.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (4.1%)	$9,285			$218			$9,067	79.5	78	109	2
130174003955	108	DeKalb Agriculture Technology and Environment School	Public, Charter	K-8	1492 Kelton Dr	Stone Mountain	30083	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	Yes	No	No	Yes	(770) 484-5865	763	44	17.5	67.0%	0 (0.0%)	691 (90.6%)	48 (6.3%)	6 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (2.0%)	$3,650			$544			$3,107	78.7	80.2	96	12
130129001926	109	McCleskey Middle School	Public	6-8	4080 Maybreeze Rd	Marietta	30066	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	No	(770) 928-5560	570	47	12.2	34.0%	299 (52.5%)	81 (14.2%)	138 (24.2%)	16 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.3%)	$9,997			$193			$9,804	78.6	74.2	126	17
130255001638	110	McConnell Middle School	Public	6-8	550 Ozora Rd	Loganville	30052	Walton County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	No	(770) 554-1000	2,176	132	16.5	50.9%	399 (18.3%)	1,179 (54.2%)	400 (18.4%)	64 (2.9%)	7 (0.3%)	1 (0.0%)	126 (5.8%)	$7,992			$291			$7,701	78.3	82.7	88	22

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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