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)
130315003424	141	Gray Station Middle School	Public	6-8	324 Ga Highway 18 E	Gray	31032	Jones County	Jones County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 986-2090	653	48	13.5	45.3%	482 (73.8%)	121 (18.5%)	16 (2.5%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.6%)	$8,435			$369			$8,067	71.8	61.6	195	54
130102002019	142	Coastal Middle School	Public	6-8	4595 US Highway 80 E	Savannah	31410	Chatham County	Savannah-Chatham County	No	No	No	No	(912) 395-3950	556	46	12	46.0%	309 (55.6%)	146 (26.3%)	44 (7.9%)	26 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (5.4%)	$10,915			$255			$10,660	71.7	59.9	201	59
130222002178	143	North Forsyth Middle School	Public	6-8	3645 Coal Mountain Dr	Cumming	30028	Forsyth County	Forsyth County	No	No	No	No	(770) 889-0743	1,191	72	16.4	19.9%	793 (66.6%)	74 (6.2%)	188 (15.8%)	81 (6.8%)	8 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	46 (3.9%)	$9,219			$203			$9,016	71.4	74	128	15
130093000351	144	Ringgold Middle School	Public	6-8	217 Tiger Trl	Ringgold	30736	Catoosa County	Catoosa County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 935-3381	765	62	12.3	41.6%	665 (86.9%)	24 (3.1%)	36 (4.7%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	32 (4.2%)	$9,412			$295			$9,116	71.3	81.9	91	53
130039000228	145	Berrien Middle School	Public	6-8	800 Tifton Hwy	Nashville	31639	Berrien County	Berrien County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 686-2021	684	50	13.7	53.8%	496 (72.5%)	78 (11.4%)	57 (8.3%)	9 (1.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (6.1%)	$7,598			$819			$6,778	71.1	77.3	113	32
130539003459	146	Youth Middle School	Public	6-8	1804 Highway 81	Loganville	30052	Walton County	Walton County	No	No	No	No	(770) 466-6849	1,236	68	18.2	37.2%	907 (73.4%)	169 (13.7%)	110 (8.9%)	10 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (3.2%)	$8,461			$618			$7,843	70.8	76.7	119	27
130282002394	147	Union Grove Middle	Public	6-8	210 E Lake Rd	McDonough	30252	Henry County	Henry County	No	No	No	No	(678) 583-8978	1,069	54	19.6	31.7%	246 (23.0%)	578 (54.1%)	99 (9.3%)	69 (6.5%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	73 (6.8%)	$8,053			$272			$7,781	70.8	73.1	130	17
130234003371	148	Clear Creek Middle School	Public	6-8	346 Clear Creek School Dr	Ellijay	30536	Gilmer County	Gilmer County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 276-5150	917	62	14.8	63.1%	593 (64.7%)	6 (0.7%)	298 (32.5%)	10 (1.1%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (0.8%)	$9,673			$656			$9,017	70.7	65.6	166	18
130186000851	149	Fairplay Middle School	Public	6-8	8311 Highway 166	Douglasville	30135	Douglas County	Douglas County	No	No	No	No	(770) 651-5300	537	31	17.2	35.9%	331 (61.6%)	121 (22.5%)	59 (11.0%)	6 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.4%)	$9,306			$284			$9,022	70.7	77	116	33
130090000342	150	Cartersville Middle School	Public	6-8	825 Douthit Ferry Rd	Cartersville	30120	Bartow County	Cartersville City	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 382-3666	1,036	62	16.6	49.0%	528 (51.0%)	220 (21.2%)	213 (20.6%)	13 (1.3%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	57 (5.5%)	$8,137			$428			$7,708	70.5	68.5	153	3

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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:

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

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America