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)
130255001907	131	Dacula Middle School	Public	6-8	137 Dacula Rd	Dacula	30019	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	No	(770) 963-1110	1,839	107	17.1	58.1%	327 (17.8%)	865 (47.0%)	465 (25.3%)	85 (4.6%)	2 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	92 (5.0%)	$8,054			$187			$7,867	74	72.4	132	1
130279002574	132	Heard County Middle School	Public	6-8	269 Old Field Rd	Franklin	30217	Heard County	Heard County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 675-9247	471	30	15.7	55.6%	399 (84.7%)	36 (7.6%)	18 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.6%)	$8,336			$573			$7,762	73.9	78.8	105	27
130141000607	133	Columbia Middle School	Public	6-8	2013 Raider Way	Grovetown	30813	Columbia County	Columbia County	No	No	No	No	(706) 541-1252	993	63	15.8	32.6%	428 (43.1%)	306 (30.8%)	155 (15.6%)	28 (2.8%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.6%)	69 (6.9%)	$7,850			$94			$7,756	73.6	73.6	129	4
130255001632	134	Creekland Middle School	Public	6-8	170 Russell Rd	Lawrenceville	30043	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	No	(770) 338-4700	1,860	117	15.8	51.8%	325 (17.5%)	619 (33.3%)	606 (32.6%)	189 (10.2%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	116 (6.2%)	$8,199			$234			$7,965	73	74.2	125	9
130228001957	135	Ridgeview Charter School	Public	6-8	5340 S Trimble Rd	Atlanta	30342	Fulton County	Fulton County	No	No	No	Yes	(470) 254-7710	996	81	12.3	45.1%	280 (28.1%)	201 (20.2%)	453 (45.5%)	23 (2.3%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	36 (3.6%)	$11,362			$214			$11,147	72.8	66.9	158	23
130438004069	136	Richmond County Technical Career Magnet School	Public	6-12	3200 Augusta Tech Dr # B	Augusta	30906	Richmond County	Richmond County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 823-5580	477	32	14.9	97.9%	60 (12.6%)	363 (76.1%)	28 (5.9%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	18 (3.8%)	$10,615			$817			$9,798	72.5	52.7	247	111
130258001154	137	South Habersham Middle School	Public	6-8	237 Old Athens Hwy	Cornelia	30531	Habersham County	Habersham County	No	No	No	No	(706) 778-7121	459	40	11.3	66.4%	195 (42.5%)	14 (3.1%)	224 (48.8%)	13 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.8%)	$11,042			$744			$10,297	72.4	64.1	176	39
130111001860	138	E. T. Booth Middle School	Public	6-8	6550 Putnam Ford Dr	Woodstock	30189	Cherokee County	Cherokee County	No	No	No	No	(770) 721-5500	1,654	107	15.4	33.4%	911 (55.1%)	184 (11.1%)	410 (24.8%)	53 (3.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	94 (5.7%)	$8,065			$180			$7,885	72.2	61.5	196	58
130129000511	139	Pine Mountain Middle School	Public	6-8	2720 Pine Mountain Cir NW	Kennesaw	30152	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	No	(678) 594-8252	576	42	13.8	46.2%	181 (31.4%)	222 (38.5%)	107 (18.6%)	34 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	28 (4.9%)	$9,074			$449			$8,625	72	64.2	173	34
130387001400	140	Richards Middle School	Public	6-8	2892 Edgewood Rd	Columbus	31906	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 569-3697	819	47	17.6	96.6%	188 (23.0%)	420 (51.3%)	79 (9.6%)	74 (9.0%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	53 (6.5%)	$8,870			$514			$8,355	71.8	71.6	138	2

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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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