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)
130174003339	421	DeKalb PATH Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	5-8	3007 Hermance Dr NE	Brookhaven	30319	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	Yes	No	No	Yes	(404) 846-3242	368	23	16	97.8%	0 (0.0%)	34 (9.2%)	314 (85.3%)	17 (4.6%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$4,226			$849			$3,377	28.3	34.4	378	43
130441001588	422	Conyers Middle School	Public	6-8	400 Sigman Rd NW	Conyers	30012	Rockdale County	Rockdale County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 483-3371	1,031	70	14.6	77.6%	68 (6.6%)	714 (69.3%)	198 (19.2%)	9 (0.9%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.5%)	35 (3.4%)	$9,231			$346			$8,885	27.6	25.3	437	15
130025904374	423	Atlanta SMART Academy	Public, Charter	5-8	2636 Martin Luther King Jr Dr	Atlanta	30311	Fulton County	State Specialty Schools II- Atlanta SMART Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(706) 432-1773	209	17	12.6	83.3%	0 (0.0%)	209 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								27.5	23.4	448	25
130387002337	424	Midland Middle School	Public	6-8	6990 Warm Springs Rd	Midland	31820	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 569-3673	441	36	12.4	96.6%	79 (17.9%)	269 (61.0%)	47 (10.7%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (9.3%)	$11,048			$952			$10,096	27.5	26	430	6
130102000400	425	Hesse School	Public	PK, KG-8	9116 Whitefield Ave	Savannah	31406	Chatham County	Savannah-Chatham County	No	No	No	No	(912) 395-6440	1,022	74	13.8	62.7%	400 (39.1%)	219 (21.4%)	297 (29.1%)	37 (3.6%)	16 (1.6%)	4 (0.4%)	49 (4.8%)	$8,762			$352			$8,410	27.5	27.5	422	3
130012002290	426	Centennial Place Academy (Charter)	Public, Charter	K-8	531 Luckie St NW	Atlanta	30313	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(404) 802-8550	804	59	13.6	100.0%	14 (1.7%)	704 (87.6%)	38 (4.7%)	13 (1.6%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	31 (3.9%)	$14,767			$487			$14,280	27.3	20.4	460	34
130187000869	427	Dublin Middle School	Public	5-8	1501 N Jefferson St	Dublin	31021	Laurens County	Dublin City	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 353-8130	618	41	15.1	100.0%	42 (6.8%)	535 (86.6%)	18 (2.9%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.8%)	$9,801			$1,699			$8,102	27.2	19.5	469	42
130495001679	428	MacIntyre Park Middle School	Public	6-8	117 Glenwood Dr	Thomasville	31792	Thomas County	Thomasville City	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 225-2628	558	44	12.7	91.6%	171 (30.6%)	355 (63.6%)	17 (3.0%)	11 (2.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$9,746			$1,036			$8,710	27.2	36.8	354	74
130252003448	429	Carver Road Middle School	Public	6-8	2185 Carver Rd	Griffin	30224	Spalding County	Griffin-Spalding County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 229-3739	471	33	14.4	98.5%	109 (23.1%)	268 (56.9%)	71 (15.1%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.8%)	$9,354			$877			$8,476	27.2	34.3	379	50
130369001744	430	Mitchell County Middle School	Public	6-8	55 Griffin Rd	Camilla	31730	Mitchell County	Mitchell County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 321-7005	280	25	11.2	100.0%	22 (7.9%)	229 (81.8%)	26 (9.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$11,476			$1,534			$9,942	27	37.4	348	82

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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:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education