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)
130219002372	71	Model Middle School	Public	5-7	164 Barron Rd NE	Rome	30161	Floyd County	Floyd County	No	No	No	No	(706) 290-8150	519	34	15.2	40.7%	433 (83.4%)	30 (5.8%)	28 (5.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.8%)	$9,445			$565			$8,880	86.5	84.4	80	9
130213002118	72	Flat Rock Middle School	Public	6-8	325 Jenkins Rd	Tyrone	30290	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 969-2830	883	64	13.9	46.4%	126 (14.3%)	495 (56.1%)	169 (19.1%)	35 (4.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (6.3%)	$11,253			$365			$10,889	86.5	85	74	2
130393003920	73	Newton County Theme School at Ficquett	Public	PK, KG-8	2207 Williams St NE	Covington	30014	Newton County	Newton County	No	No	No	No	(770) 786-2636	977	53	18.3	29.1%	422 (43.2%)	419 (42.9%)	63 (6.4%)	14 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	57 (5.8%)	$8,307			$320			$7,987	86.4	93.3	42	31
130219002373	74	Model High	Public	8-12	3252 Calhoun Rd NE	Rome	30161	Floyd County	Floyd County	No	No	No	No	(706) 236-1895	912	50	18.4	32.0%	753 (82.6%)	68 (7.5%)	60 (6.6%)	7 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	23 (2.5%)	$11,118			$555			$10,563	86.3	90.2	52	22
130093003305	75	Heritage Middle School	Public	6-8	4005 Poplar Springs Rd	Ringgold	30736	Catoosa County	Catoosa County	No	No	No	No	(706) 937-3568	882	70	12.6	30.7%	786 (89.1%)	15 (1.7%)	32 (3.6%)	22 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.1%)	$9,148			$500			$8,649	86.1	87.1	67	8
130402003693	76	Sammy McClure Senior Middle School	Public	6-8	315 Bob Grogan Dr	Dallas	30132	Paulding County	Paulding County	No	No	No	No	(770) 505-3700	1,536	83	18.5	17.1%	1,000 (65.1%)	288 (18.8%)	141 (9.2%)	32 (2.1%)	5 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	69 (4.5%)	$7,363			$71			$7,293	86	88.1	61	15
130150004423	77	Blake Bass Middle School	Public	6-8	500 Shaw Road	Sharpsburg	30277	Coweta County	Coweta County	No	No	No	No	(770) 254-2600	903	50	18.2	26.0%	599 (66.3%)	105 (11.6%)	131 (14.5%)	13 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (6.0%)								85.7	82.9	85	8
130372004065	78	Monroe County Middle School- Banks Stephens Campus	Public	6-8	66 Thornton Rd	Forsyth	31029	Monroe County	Monroe County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 994-6186	994	66	15.1	46.6%	667 (67.1%)	235 (23.6%)	42 (4.2%)	7 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (4.1%)	$9,104			$356			$8,748	84.9	82.7	87	9
130258001147	79	North Habersham Middle School	Public	6-8	1500 Wall Bridge Rd	Clarkesville	30523	Habersham County	Habersham County	No	No	No	No	(706) 754-2915	557	43	13	46.3%	477 (85.6%)	8 (1.4%)	50 (9.0%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.2%)	$9,822			$208			$9,613	84.8	87.4	64	15
130339003904	80	Pine Grove Middle School	Public	6-8	4159 River Rd	Valdosta	31605	Lowndes County	Lowndes County	No	No	No	No	(229) 219-3234	742	54	13.7	50.4%	321 (43.3%)	259 (34.9%)	105 (14.2%)	8 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (6.3%)	$8,461			$205			$8,255	84.6	84.7	78	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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