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)
130288001223	371	Northside Middle School	Public	6-8	500 Johnson Rd	Warner Robins	31093	Houston County	Houston County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 929-7845	844	60	14.1	83.9%	125 (14.8%)	527 (62.4%)	145 (17.2%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	41 (4.9%)	$9,465			$583			$8,882	35.1	27.6	420	49
130174003338	372	Tucker Middle School	Public	6-8	2160 Idlewood Rd	Tucker	30084	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 875-0902	1,197	74	16.1	66.7%	117 (9.8%)	615 (51.4%)	298 (24.9%)	124 (10.4%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (3.3%)	$11,106			$646			$10,461	35.1	37.1	353	19
130585000733	373	Worth County Middle School	Public	6-8	1305 N Isabella St	Sylvester	31791	Worth County	Worth County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 776-8620	686	48	14.3	100.0%	383 (55.8%)	251 (36.6%)	26 (3.8%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.4%)	$8,238			$852			$7,386	34.6	35	368	5
130228003563	374	Renaissance Middle School	Public	6-8	7155 Hall Rd	Fairburn	30213	Fulton County	Fulton County	No	No	No	Yes	(470) 254-4330	1,166	66	17.6	70.8%	6 (0.5%)	1,006 (86.3%)	121 (10.4%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (2.6%)	$9,567			$214			$9,353	34.3	26.3	428	54
130012003823	375	Kipp Strive Charter School	Public, Charter	5-8	1444 Lucile Ave SW	Atlanta	30310	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(404) 753-1530	404	27	14.9	100.0%	1 (0.2%)	397 (98.3%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	$13,924			$826			$13,098	34.3	34.5	376	1
130021703961	376	Fulton Leadership Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	2575 Dodson Dr	East Point	30344	Fulton County	State Specialty Schools II- Fulton Leadership Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(404) 472-3529	227	19	12.2	57.7%	0 (0.0%)	215 (94.7%)	6 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.6%)	$13,631			$659			$12,972	34.2	25.4	436	60
130129000534	377	Garrett Middle School	Public	6-8	5235 Austell Powder Springs Rd	Austell	30106	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 819-2466	906	61	14.8	85.0%	61 (6.7%)	470 (51.9%)	343 (37.9%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	24 (2.6%)	$8,882			$826			$8,056	34.1	32.8	388	11
130336004120	378	Long County Middle School	Public	6-8	2001 US Highway 84 E	Ludowici	31316	Long County	Long County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 545-2069	945	54	17.5	69.4%	420 (44.4%)	252 (26.7%)	175 (18.5%)	7 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.4%)	87 (9.2%)	$7,342			$539			$6,803	34.1	33.6	381	3
130468002514	379	Taliaferro County School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	557 Broad St NW	Crawfordville	30631	Taliaferro County	Taliaferro County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 456-2575	187	26	7.1	100.0%	20 (10.7%)	137 (73.3%)	28 (15.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	$28,312			$6,558			$21,755	34	21.6	452	73
130129003795	380	Betty Gray Middle School	Public	6-8	1550 Pebblebrook Cir SE	Mableton	30126	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 819-2414	521	40	13.1	84.6%	21 (4.0%)	267 (51.2%)	220 (42.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.3%)	$9,325			$686			$8,639	34			(n/a)

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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:

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

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide