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)
130036002149	351	Ben Hill County Middle School	Public	6-8	134 Jc Hunter Rd	Fitzgerald	31750	Ben Hill County	Ben Hill County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 409-5578	687	53	12.9	88.9%	300 (43.7%)	280 (40.8%)	80 (11.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.6%)	$9,326			$1,002			$8,324	38.4	29.1	411	60
130498001691	352	Northeast Middle School	Public	6-8	3021 Fulwood Rd	Tifton	31794	Tift County	Tift County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 387-2450	703	55	12.6	100.0%	224 (31.9%)	296 (42.1%)	156 (22.2%)	9 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.6%)	$7,736			$558			$7,178	38.3	32.7	389	37
130084003562	353	Mt. Zion Middle School	Public	6-8	132 Mount Zion St	Carrollton	30117	Carroll County	Carroll County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 834-3389	336	24	14.2	69.9%	220 (65.5%)	38 (11.3%)	54 (16.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.5%)	$9,403			$639			$8,764	38.2	39	342	11
130282003415	354	Woodland Middle School	Public	6-8	820 Moseley Dr	Stockbridge	30281	Henry County	Henry County	No	No	No	No	(770) 389-2774	705	38	18.7	53.3%	120 (17.0%)	406 (57.6%)	111 (15.7%)	16 (2.3%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	49 (7.0%)	$8,265			$272			$7,993	38.1	37.8	347	7
130000100593	355	Gardner-Newman Middle School	Public	6-8	101 S Shannon Dr	LaGrange	30241	Troup County	Troup County	No	No	No	No	(706) 883-1535	1,039	66	15.8	94.0%	324 (31.2%)	508 (48.9%)	129 (12.4%)	30 (2.9%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	45 (4.3%)	$8,833			$343			$8,490	37.5	34.8	371	16
130123002304	356	M. D. Roberts Middle School	Public	6-8	1905 Walt Stephens Rd	Jonesboro	30236	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 479-0100	852	65	13.2	90.5%	20 (2.3%)	633 (74.3%)	138 (16.2%)	30 (3.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	29 (3.4%)	$8,484			$508			$7,975	37.3	43.9	302	54
130444000154	357	Rome Middle School	Public	7-8	1020 Veterans Memorial Hwy NE	Rome	30161	Floyd County	Rome City	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 235-4695	966	78	12.4	55.0%	196 (20.3%)	309 (32.0%)	381 (39.4%)	21 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (6.1%)	$8,902			$679			$8,223	37.2	43.2	309	48
130420002594	358	Cedartown Middle School	Public	6-8	1664 Syble W Brannon Pkwy	Cedartown	30125	Polk County	Polk County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 749-8850	1,035	70	14.8	78.0%	499 (48.2%)	93 (9.0%)	381 (36.8%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (5.4%)	$7,507			$561			$6,946	37.2	30.4	404	46
130108000421	359	Menlo Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2430 Highway 337	Menlo	30731	Chattooga County	Chattooga County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 862-2323	330	25	13.4	60.9%	307 (93.0%)	4 (1.2%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.5%)	$9,668			$655			$9,013	37	41.9	319	40
130297002397	360	Jasper County Middle School	Public	6-8	1289 College St	Monticello	31064	Jasper County	Jasper County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 468-2227	630	41	15.5	57.5%	424 (67.3%)	116 (18.4%)	54 (8.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.4%)	$9,191			$676			$8,515	37	35	369	9

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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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