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)
130054001417	481	Brooks County Middle School	Public	6-8	2171 Moultrie Hwy	Quitman	31643	Brooks County	Brooks County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 588-2342	465	34	13.5	96.8%	129 (27.7%)	260 (55.9%)	59 (12.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.4%)	$10,241			$1,366			$8,875	19.7	16.6	495	14
130183000833	482	Albany Middle School	Public	6-8	1700 Cordell Ave	Albany	31705	Dougherty County	Dougherty County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 431-3325	833	54	15.3	100.0%	27 (3.2%)	776 (93.2%)	19 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.2%)	$9,534			$1,084			$8,450	19.6	17.9	484	2
130174003337	483	Stone Mountain Middle School	Public	6-8	4293 Sarr Pkwy	Stone Mountain	30083	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 676-4802	1,072	63	17.1	100.0%	32 (3.0%)	794 (74.1%)	122 (11.4%)	92 (8.6%)	8 (0.7%)	3 (0.3%)	21 (2.0%)	$11,573			$629			$10,944	19.6	17	492	9
130012004237	484	Michael R. Hollis Innovation Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	225 James P. Brawley Drive NW	Atlanta	30314	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 802-8200	653	56	11.7	100.0%	2 (0.3%)	615 (94.2%)	18 (2.8%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.6%)	8 (1.2%)	$17,959			$1,259			$16,700	19.6	14.6	514	30
130183000842	485	Merry Acres Middle School	Public	6-8	1601 Florence Dr	Albany	31707	Dougherty County	Dougherty County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 431-3338	764	44	17.3	100.0%	24 (3.1%)	699 (91.5%)	18 (2.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.7%)	$10,438			$1,117			$9,321	19.6	22.7	449	36
130108000422	486	Summerville Middle School	Public	6-8	200 Middle School Rd	Summerville	30747	Chattooga County	Chattooga County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 857-2444	384	28	13.8	80.5%	276 (71.9%)	37 (9.6%)	33 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	37 (9.6%)	$11,240			$663			$10,577	19.6	15.6	502	16
130228002036	487	Woodland Middle School	Public	6-8	2745 Stone Rd	East Point	30344	Fulton County	Fulton County	No	No	No	Yes	(470) 254-2182	799	50	15.9	100.0%	3 (0.4%)	695 (87.0%)	79 (9.9%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	16 (2.0%)	$11,487			$887			$10,600	19	15.4	505	18
130549002289	488	T. J. Elder Middle School	Public	6-8	902 Linton Rd	Sandersville	31082	Washington County	Washington County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 552-2007	662	49	13.5	77.5%	167 (25.2%)	457 (69.0%)	14 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.5%)	$9,379			$907			$8,472	18.9	17.4	488
130123000495	489	North Clayton Middle School	Public	6-8	5517 W Fayetteville Rd	College Park	30349	Fulton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 994-4025	767	50	15.3	90.5%	1 (0.1%)	657 (85.7%)	78 (10.2%)	11 (1.4%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	16 (2.1%)	$7,473			$549			$6,924	18.5	19.5	470	19
130102002303	490	Oglethorpe Charter School	Public, Charter	6-8	7202 Central Ave	Savannah	31406	Chatham County	Savannah-Chatham County	Yes	No	No	Yes	(912) 395-5075	605	45	13.4	81.8%	43 (7.1%)	498 (82.3%)	38 (6.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.0%)	$10,536			$244			$10,536	18.5	13.4	527	37

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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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