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)
130156001508	491	Crisp County Middle School	Public	6-8	1116 E 24th Ave	Cordele	31015	Crisp County	Crisp County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 276-3460	796	59	13.4	99.0%	244 (30.7%)	464 (58.3%)	52 (6.5%)	9 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.3%)	$10,065			$1,103			$8,963	18.3	25.1	439	52
130393003927	492	Liberty Middle School	Public	6-8	5225 Salem Rd	Covington	30016	Newton County	Newton County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 625-6617	944	52	18.1	85.0%	92 (9.7%)	670 (71.0%)	122 (12.9%)	4 (0.4%)	7 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	47 (5.0%)	$8,912			$820			$8,092	18.1	13	532	40
130393002224	493	Indian Creek Middle School	Public	6-8	11051 Covington By Pass Rd	Covington	30014	Newton County	Newton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 385-6453	814	44	18.7	85.0%	321 (39.4%)	370 (45.5%)	69 (8.5%)	8 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	44 (5.4%)	$9,388			$640			$8,748	17.9	15.4	506	13
130023304164	494	Utopian Academy for the Arts Charter School	Public, Charter	6-8	2750 Forest Pkwy	Ellenwood	30294	DeKalb County	State Specialty Schools I- Utopian Academy for the Arts Char	Yes	No	No	Yes	(470) 446-1070	390	25	15.6	68.5%	2 (0.5%)	338 (86.7%)	26 (6.7%)	10 (2.6%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	10 (2.6%)	$8,445			$746			$7,700	17.7	18.5	480	14
130228002035	495	McNair Middle School	Public	6-8	2800 Burdett Rd	College Park	30349	Fulton County	Fulton County	No	No	No	Yes	(470) 254-4160	888	50	17.7	100.0%	3 (0.3%)	836 (94.1%)	32 (3.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (1.7%)	$11,085			$380			$10,705	17.5	14.1	520	25
130129004420	496	Pearson Middle School	Public	6-8	240 Barber Road	Marietta	30060	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 429-6012	860	62	13.8	89.9%	31 (3.6%)	120 (14.0%)	693 (80.6%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.2%)								17.4	17.6	486	10
130123000478	497	Pointe South Middle School	Public	6-8	8495 Thomas Rd	Jonesboro	30238	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 473-2890	760	55	13.8	90.5%	10 (1.3%)	573 (75.4%)	143 (18.8%)	14 (1.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	17 (2.2%)	$8,234			$591			$7,642	17.3	18.1	483	14
130174002482	498	Mary McLeod Bethune Middle School	Public	6-8	5200 Covington Hwy	Decatur	30035	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 875-0302	718	45	15.9	100.0%	13 (1.8%)	578 (80.5%)	69 (9.6%)	33 (4.6%)	7 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	16 (2.2%)	$12,006			$984			$11,021	17.3	16.3	497	1
130123002057	499	Kendrick Middle School	Public	6-8	7971 Kendrick Rd	Jonesboro	30238	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 472-8400	696	44	15.8	90.5%	5 (0.7%)	510 (73.3%)	145 (20.8%)	11 (1.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.3%)	$8,594			$805			$7,790	17.2	17.7	485	14
130022104021	500	Atlanta Heights Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	3712 Martin Luther King Jr Dr	Atlanta	30331	Fulton County	State Specialty Schools II- Atlanta Heights Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(404) 472-3003	681	35	19.2	99.6%	0 (0.0%)	612 (89.9%)	40 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.1%)	$10,599			$869			$9,730	17.1	22.6	450	50

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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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