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)
130174004159	341	Tapestry Public Charter School	Public, Charter	6-12	3130 Raymond Dr	Doraville	30340	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	Yes	No	No	No	(678) 676-1200	299	32	9.4	21.4%	131 (43.8%)	86 (28.8%)	67 (22.4%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.3%)	$18,249			$255			$17,994	39.7	44.5	298	43
130411002048	342	Pickens County Junior High School	Public	7-8	1802 Refuge Rd	Jasper	30143	Pickens County	Pickens County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 253-1830	611	45	13.4	44.7%	545 (89.2%)	6 (1.0%)	39 (6.4%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.5%)	$10,026			$441			$9,585	39.6	54.3	232	110
130021803964	343	Pataula Charter Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	18637 Hartford St	Edison	39846	Calhoun County	State Specialty Schools II- Pataula Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(229) 354-4001	575	41	14.1	66.6%	358 (62.3%)	151 (26.3%)	39 (6.8%)	8 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.1%)	$11,765			$587			$11,178	39.5	32.6	390	47
130042002234	344	Miller Magnet Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	751 Hendley St	Macon	31204	Bibb County	Bibb County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(478) 779-4029	585	42	13.9	100.0%	34 (5.8%)	512 (87.5%)	14 (2.4%)	7 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.9%)	$11,508			$1,102			$10,406	39.4	42.9	311	33
130117000456	345	Burney-Harris-Lyons Middle School	Public	6-8	1600 Tallassee Rd	Athens	30606	Clarke County	Clarke County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 548-7208	728	57	12.7	82.8%	113 (15.5%)	304 (41.8%)	270 (37.1%)	17 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.3%)	$10,345			$1,086			$9,259	39.3	43.4	306	39
130387003680	346	Veterans Memorial Middle School	Public	6-8	2008 Old Guard Rd	Columbus	31909	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	No	No	No	(706) 748-3203	648	39	16.8	47.4%	221 (34.1%)	220 (34.0%)	114 (17.6%)	32 (4.9%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	57 (8.8%)	$8,967			$376			$8,590	39.3	44.4	299	47
130555000673	347	Martha Puckett Middle School	Public	6-8	475 Durrence Rd	Jesup	31545	Wayne County	Wayne County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 427-1061	561	39	14.3	75.2%	340 (60.6%)	115 (20.5%)	65 (11.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (6.8%)	$8,474			$644			$7,830	39.1	34.7	374	27
130138000595	348	Willie J. Williams Middle School	Public	6-7	950 4th St SW	Moultrie	31768	Colquitt County	Colquitt County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 890-6183	1,369	110	12.4	85.2%	490 (35.8%)	365 (26.7%)	448 (32.7%)	19 (1.4%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (3.3%)	$9,310			$580			$8,729	39	36.5	359	11
130354001346	349	Marion County Middle/High School	Public	6-12	1 Eagle Dr	Buena Vista	31803	Marion County	Marion County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 649-7520	679	41	16.4	82.5%	350 (51.5%)	208 (30.6%)	102 (15.0%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.2%)	$9,063			$620			$8,443	38.9	48.4	273	76
130174001586	350	Henderson Middle School	Public	6-8	2830 Henderson Mill Rd	Chamblee	30341	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 874-2902	1,411	90	15.6	56.0%	291 (20.6%)	335 (23.7%)	679 (48.1%)	42 (3.0%)	9 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	54 (3.8%)	$10,182			$505			$9,677	38.5	41.4	325	25

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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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