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)
130228001631	21	Northwestern Middle School	Public	6-8	12805 Birmingham Hwy	Alpharetta	30004	Fulton County	Fulton County	No	No	No	No	(470) 254-2870	1,143	79	14.4	6.6%	766 (67.0%)	83 (7.3%)	109 (9.5%)	137 (12.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (4.0%)	$10,362			$177			$10,185	96.8	97.1	18	3
130023404179	22	International Charter School of Atlanta	Public, Charter	K-8	1335 Northmeadow Pkwy Ste 100	Roswell	30076	Fulton County	State Specialty Schools I- International Charter School of	Yes	No	No	Yes	(470) 222-7420	842	54	15.5	0.4%	292 (34.7%)	193 (22.9%)	211 (25.1%)	72 (8.6%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	71 (8.4%)	$9,032			$303			$8,730	96.7	96.8	21	1
130141003694	23	Stallings Island Middle School	Public	6-8	3830 Blackstone Camp Rd	Martinez	30907	Columbia County	Columbia County	No	No	No	No	(706) 447-2106	690	44	15.5	17.2%	423 (61.3%)	72 (10.4%)	47 (6.8%)	113 (16.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (4.8%)	$8,317			$211			$8,106	96.3	97	19	4
130228002886	24	Autrey Mill Middle School	Public	6-8	4110 Old Alabama Rd	Alpharetta	30022	Fulton County	Fulton County	No	No	No	No	(470) 254-7622	1,260	85	14.8	8.7%	555 (44.0%)	112 (8.9%)	119 (9.4%)	398 (31.6%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	73 (5.8%)	$9,486			$176			$9,309	96.2	97.9	11	13
130255002196	25	Crews Middle School	Public	6-8	1000 Old Snellville Hwy	Lawrenceville	30044	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	No	(770) 982-6940	1,421	85	16.7	32.8%	385 (27.1%)	484 (34.1%)	209 (14.7%)	269 (18.9%)	6 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	66 (4.6%)	$8,512			$351			$8,160	96.2	97.4	16	9
130025204345	26	Academy For Classical Education	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	5665 New Forsyth Rd	Macon	31210	Bibb County	State Specialty Schools II- Academy For Classical Education	Yes	No	No	Yes	(478) 238-5757	1,807	130	13.9	14.9%	1,248 (69.1%)	281 (15.6%)	64 (3.5%)	160 (8.9%)	2 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	49 (2.7%)								96.1	96.5	23	3
130129000512	27	Mabry Middle School	Public	6-8	2700 Jims Rd NE	Marietta	30066	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	No	(770) 928-5546	916	57	16	10.4%	601 (65.6%)	74 (8.1%)	119 (13.0%)	74 (8.1%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (4.6%)	$8,559			$191			$8,368	96	97.7	14	13
130255003380	28	Osborne Middle School	Public	6-8	4404 Braselton Hwy	Hoschton	30548	Jackson County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	No	(770) 904-5400	1,667	107	15.6	25.3%	702 (42.1%)	387 (23.2%)	281 (16.9%)	214 (12.8%)	3 (0.2%)	4 (0.2%)	76 (4.6%)	$9,006			$374			$8,632	96	96.6	22	6
130129002023	29	Simpson Middle School	Public	6-8	3340 Trickum Rd NE	Marietta	30066	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	No	(770) 971-4711	844	58	14.6	15.9%	485 (57.5%)	104 (12.3%)	112 (13.3%)	95 (11.3%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	43 (5.1%)	$9,128			$266			$8,862	95.9	95.6	28	1
130141002366	30	Greenbrier Middle School	Public	6-8	5120 Riverwood Pkwy	Evans	30809	Columbia County	Columbia County	No	No	No	No	(706) 650-6080	845	48	17.6	11.7%	571 (67.6%)	108 (12.8%)	72 (8.5%)	38 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	54 (6.4%)	$8,452			$94			$8,358	95.7	96	24	6

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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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