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)
130477002433	331	North Tattnall Middle School	Public	6-8	148 W Brazell St	Reidsville	30453	Tattnall County	Tattnall County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 557-3993	446	36	12.2	78.5%	203 (45.5%)	100 (22.4%)	115 (25.8%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (4.9%)	$8,796			$719			$8,077	40.5	46.6	284	47
130063002236	332	William James Middle School	Public	6-8	18809 US Highway 80 W	Statesboro	30458	Bulloch County	Bulloch County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 212-8820	577	40	14.5	65.7%	200 (34.7%)	299 (51.8%)	41 (7.1%)	10 (1.7%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.0%)	$9,054			$838			$8,216	40.5	38.1	345	13
130543002204	333	Waycross Middle School	Public	6-8	700 Central Ave	Waycross	31501	Ware County	Ware County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 287-2333	583	47	12.4	86.3%	232 (39.8%)	263 (45.1%)	32 (5.5%)	11 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (7.4%)	$10,450			$1,155			$9,295	40.5	46.9	282	51
130069002353	334	Henderson Middle School	Public	6-8	494 George Tate Dr	Jackson	30233	Butts County	Butts County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 504-2310	767	49	15.6	83.2%	438 (57.1%)	229 (29.9%)	50 (6.5%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (5.9%)	$7,461			$486			$6,974	40.4	36.7	357	23
130402004074	335	P. B. Ritch Middle School	Public	6-8	60 Old Country Trl	Dallas	30157	Paulding County	Paulding County	No	No	No	No	(770) 443-8000	755	49	15.3	59.9%	162 (21.5%)	433 (57.4%)	94 (12.5%)	8 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	55 (7.3%)	$9,864			$376			$9,488	40.4	38.7	343	8
130012003589	336	Wesley International Academy Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	211 Memorial Dr SE	Atlanta	30312	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(678) 904-9137	752	64	11.6	62.9%	52 (6.9%)	636 (84.6%)	20 (2.7%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (5.2%)	$13,904			$69			$13,835	40.4	34.5	375	39
130138000588	337	CA Gray Junior High School	Public	8-9	812 11th Ave NW	Moultrie	31768	Colquitt County	Colquitt County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 890-6189	1,406	94	15	85.2%	540 (38.4%)	395 (28.1%)	421 (29.9%)	17 (1.2%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (2.2%)	$8,605			$635			$7,970	40.2	28.5	415	78
130023204148	338	Georgia Cyber Academy (Virtual)	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1745 Phoenix Blvd Ste 100	Atlanta	30349	Fulton County	State Specialty Schools I- Georgia Cyber Academy	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(404) 334-4790	8,876	653	13.5	56.1%	2,673 (30.1%)	4,402 (49.6%)	911 (10.3%)	187 (2.1%)	41 (0.5%)	15 (0.2%)	647 (7.3%)	$8,419			$646			$7,773	40	48	274	64
130033002060	339	Red Top Middle School	Public	6-8	224 Old Alabama Rd SE	Emerson	30137	Bartow County	Bartow County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 606-5865	565	45	12.6	69.6%	294 (52.0%)	67 (11.9%)	168 (29.7%)	8 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.0%)	$8,779			$427			$8,353	39.9	29.3	409	70
130480002439	340	Taylor County Middle School	Public	6-8	22 Oak St	Butler	31006	Taylor County	Taylor County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 862-5285	277	20	13.7	97.1%	138 (49.8%)	118 (42.6%)	11 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.6%)	$9,990			$399			$9,591	39.7	34.3	380	40

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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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