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)
130255001136	301	Snellville Middle School	Public	6-8	3155 Pate Rd	Snellville	30078	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 972-1530	882	56	15.8	75.1%	50 (5.7%)	574 (65.1%)	205 (23.2%)	19 (2.2%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	31 (3.5%)	$9,005			$607			$8,399	46.1	46.6	285	16
130402002187	302	South Paulding Middle School	Public	6-8	592 Nebo Rd	Dallas	30157	Paulding County	Paulding County	No	No	No	No	(770) 445-8500	481	36	13.3	47.4%	296 (61.5%)	104 (21.6%)	55 (11.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.2%)	$11,194			$358			$10,836	45.8	37.9	346	44
130312002400	303	Johnson County Middle School	Public	6-8	150 Herschel Walker Dr	Wrightsville	31096	Johnson County	Johnson County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 864-2222	240	22	11.1	94.6%	131 (54.6%)	87 (36.3%)	12 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.2%)	$9,351			$980			$8,371	45.8	44.6	296	7
130024804288	304	Genesis Innovation Academy for Boys	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-11	1049 Custer Avenue SE	Atlanta	30316	Fulton County	State Specialty Schools II- Genesis Innovation Academy-Boy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(404) 944-8560	304	33	9.1	64.1%	2 (0.7%)	268 (88.2%)	29 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	$8,714			$1,022			$7,692	45.2	36.2	361	57
130321002273	305	Lamar County Middle School	Public	6-8	100 Burnette Rd	Barnesville	30204	Lamar County	Lamar County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 358-8652	657	38	17.1	57.7%	371 (56.5%)	227 (34.6%)	19 (2.9%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (5.5%)	$9,073			$650			$8,423	45.1	51	259	46
130228004147	306	Chattahoochee Hills Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	9670 Rivertown Rd	Fairburn	30213	Fulton County	Fulton County	Yes	No	No	Yes	(678) 466-7285	529	42	12.5	51.6%	17 (3.2%)	465 (87.9%)	29 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.2%)	$11,378			$151			$11,378	44.9	42.6	312	6
130510001699	307	Treutlen Middle/High School	Public	6-12	7892 Ga Highway 29	Soperton	30457	Treutlen County	Treutlen County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 529-7131	532	42	12.5	89.5%	273 (51.3%)	222 (41.7%)	14 (2.6%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.6%)	$9,644			$855			$8,790	44.9	40	331	24
130454002463	308	Social Circle Middle School	Public	6-8	154 Alcova Dr	Social Circle	30025	Walton County	Social Circle City	No	No	No	No	(770) 464-1932	464	30	15.3	39.0%	312 (67.2%)	105 (22.6%)	19 (4.1%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.5%)	$8,485			$117			$8,368	44.7	47.3	280	28
130084002452	309	Temple Middle School	Public	6-8	275 Rainey Rd	Temple	30179	Carroll County	Carroll County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 562-6001	621	37	16.6	66.7%	410 (66.0%)	114 (18.4%)	57 (9.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.0%)	$9,052			$624			$8,429	44.6	43.7	305	4
130243002175	310	Ashworth Middle School	Public	6-8	333 Newtown Rd NE	Calhoun	30701	Gordon County	Gordon County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 625-9545	596	45	13.1	65.4%	396 (66.4%)	14 (2.3%)	166 (27.9%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.5%)	$9,103			$609			$8,494	44.6	53.6	241	69

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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