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)
130546003462	561	Warren County Middle School	Public	6-8	1253 Atlanta Hwy	Warrenton	30828	Warren County	Warren County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 465-3742	159	15	10.7	100.0%	19 (11.9%)	133 (83.6%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	4 (2.5%)	$12,578			$780			$11,798	9.6	20.2	464	97
130042003667	562	Ballard Hudson Middle School	Public	6-8	1070 Anthony Rd	Macon	31204	Bibb County	Bibb County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 779-3390	744	46	16.1	100.0%	16 (2.2%)	686 (92.2%)	31 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.3%)	$10,394			$1,373			$9,020	9.5	8.3	560	2
130044004162	563	Bleckley County Success Academy	Public	6-12	140 Country Club Rd	Cochran	31014	Bleckley County	Bleckley County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 934-1685	53	3	15.5	71.7%	28 (52.8%)	20 (37.7%)	4 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.9%)	$12,591			$1,740			$10,851	9.4			(n/a)
130438001559	564	Langford Middle School	Public	6-8	3019 Walton Way	Augusta	30909	Richmond County	Richmond County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 737-7301	731	45	16.2	97.9%	32 (4.4%)	624 (85.4%)	35 (4.8%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.6%)	25 (3.4%)	$8,411			$976			$7,435	9.3	9.9	548	16
130429001518	565	Quitman County Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	173 Kaigler Rd	Georgetown	39854	Quitman County	Quitman County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 334-4298	210	17	12.1	100.0%	49 (23.3%)	152 (72.4%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.9%)	$17,995			$3,753			$14,242	9.1	14.8	511	54
130042000212	566	Appling Middle School	Public	6-8	1646b Upper River Rd	Macon	31211	Bibb County	Bibb County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 779-2200	648	46	14.2	100.0%	21 (3.2%)	590 (91.0%)	24 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.9%)	$9,952			$784			$9,168	8.4	9.5	552	14
130384003574	567	Pleasant Valley Innovative School	Public	6-12	273 Harris Street	Eton	30724	Murray County	Murray County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 517-5355	85	11	7.7	76.5%	70 (82.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (16.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$22,338			$2,353			$19,984	8.2			(n/a)
130183003343	568	Radium Springs Middle School	Public	6-8	2600 Radium Springs Rd	Albany	31705	Dougherty County	Dougherty County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 431-3346	919	52	17.8	100.0%	20 (2.2%)	835 (90.9%)	42 (4.6%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.0%)	$9,483			$1,186			$8,296	7.9	8.3	559	9
130012004276	569	John Lewis Invictus Academy	Public	6-8	1890 Donald Lee Hollowell Pkwy	Atlanta	30318	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 802-6149	825	67	12.3	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	761 (92.2%)	54 (6.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (1.0%)	$14,191			$1,036			$13,155	7.8	11.6	540	29
130255000308	570	Gwinnett InterVention Education (GIVE) Center East	Public	6-12	723 Hi Hope Rd	Lawrenceville	30043	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 338-4855	226	41	5.5	53.5%	13 (5.8%)	153 (67.7%)	44 (19.5%)	4 (1.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.9%)	$18,820			$820			$18,000	7.7	11.8	538	32

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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

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