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)
130246001084	391	Washington Middle School	Public	6-8	1277 Martin Luther King Jr Ave	Cairo	39828	Grady County	Grady County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 377-2106	686	48	14.3	100.0%	139 (20.3%)	248 (36.2%)	276 (40.2%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.6%)	$8,576			$981			$7,595	32.9	27	426	35
130459002431	392	Stewart County Middle School	Public	6-8	15582 Ga Highway 27	Lumpkin	31815	Stewart County	Stewart County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 838-4374	96	8	12	100.0%	2 (2.1%)	87 (90.6%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.2%)	$16,243			$2,597			$13,645	32.6	30	405	13
130288001224	393	Huntington Middle School	Public	6-8	206 Wellborn Rd	Warner Robins	31088	Houston County	Houston County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 542-2240	827	63	13.1	83.9%	167 (20.2%)	476 (57.6%)	117 (14.1%)	9 (1.1%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	54 (6.5%)	$10,080			$792			$9,288	32.6	39.5	336	57
130420003442	394	Rockmart Middle School	Public	6-8	60 Knox Mountain Rd	Rockmart	30153	Polk County	Polk County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 757-1479	706	47	14.8	77.9%	473 (67.0%)	137 (19.4%)	34 (4.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (8.5%)	$7,797			$554			$7,244	32.5	37.3	349	45
130282001663	395	Austin Road Middle School	Public	6-8	100 Austin Rd	Stockbridge	30281	Henry County	Henry County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 507-5407	542	31	17.7	67.5%	32 (5.9%)	401 (74.0%)	88 (16.2%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.1%)	$8,774			$504			$8,271	32.4	32.4	392	3
130120002833	396	Clay County Middle School	Public	6-8	200 Hobbs Ln	Fort Gaines	39851	Clay County	Clay County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 768-2234	62	7	9.2	100.0%	1 (1.6%)	60 (96.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$20,196			$2,472			$17,724	32.4	9.5	553	157
130252003951	397	Rehoboth Road Middle School	Public	6-8	1500 Rehoboth Rd	Griffin	30224	Spalding County	Griffin-Spalding County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 229-3727	615	43	14.3	67.3%	239 (38.9%)	285 (46.3%)	51 (8.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (6.0%)	$9,271			$692			$8,579	32.3	40.8	328	69
130531001734	398	Valdosta Middle School	Public	6-8	110 Burton St	Valdosta	31602	Lowndes County	Valdosta City	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 333-8555	1,060	84	12.6	94.6%	142 (13.4%)	762 (71.9%)	86 (8.1%)	15 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	51 (4.8%)	$9,270			$697			$8,573	32.2	36.7	356	42
130528001723	399	Upson-Lee Middle School	Public	6-8	101 Holston Dr	Thomaston	30286	Upson County	Thomaston-Upson County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 647-6256	927	64	14.4	82.8%	504 (54.4%)	329 (35.5%)	34 (3.7%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	54 (5.8%)	$8,956			$993			$7,963	31.9	29.7	408	9
130129000242	400	Smitha Middle School	Public	6-8	2025 Powder Springs Rd SW	Marietta	30064	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 594-8267	881	68	12.9	82.1%	46 (5.2%)	244 (27.7%)	541 (61.4%)	19 (2.2%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	25 (2.8%)	$9,534			$700			$8,835	31.6	30.9	400

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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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