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)
130015002349	121	Bacon County Middle School	Public	6-8	1188 US Highway 1 S	Alma	31510	Bacon County	Bacon County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 632-4662	465	38	12.1	77.6%	266 (57.2%)	104 (22.4%)	70 (15.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.9%)	$9,518			$874			$8,644	75.6	70.7	143	22
130189000878	122	West Laurens Middle School	Public	6-8	879 Honeysuckle Rd	Dublin	31021	Laurens County	Laurens County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 272-8452	927	67	13.7	84.8%	601 (64.8%)	244 (26.3%)	36 (3.9%)	17 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	28 (3.0%)	$8,615			$378			$8,237	75.6	77.3	115	7
130246001082	123	Whigham Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	211 W Broad Ave	Whigham	39897	Grady County	Grady County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 307-1714	439	36	12.3	100.0%	350 (79.7%)	41 (9.3%)	29 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.6%)	$9,457			$610			$8,847	75.5	59.2	208	85
130044000254	124	Bleckley Middle School	Public	6-8	590 Ga Highway 26 E	Cochran	31014	Bleckley County	Bleckley County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 934-7270	561	42	13.4	52.0%	393 (70.1%)	132 (23.5%)	18 (3.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.7%)	$9,445			$666			$8,780	75.1	81	93	31
130063002297	125	Southeast Bulloch Middle School	Public	6-8	9124 Brooklet Denmark Rd	Brooklet	30415	Bulloch County	Bulloch County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 842-8400	827	55	14.9	42.6%	645 (78.0%)	84 (10.2%)	45 (5.4%)	21 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	31 (3.7%)	$7,933			$665			$7,268	75	71.8	137	12
130327000146	126	Lee County Middle School West	Public	6-8	190 Smithville Rd N	Leesburg	31763	Lee County	Lee County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 903-2140	799	53	14.9	44.2%	476 (59.6%)	221 (27.7%)	37 (4.6%)	32 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (4.1%)	$8,028			$448			$7,580	74.8	78.3	107	19
130240001064	127	Glynn Middle	Public	6-8	635 Lanier Blvd	Brunswick	31520	Glynn County	Glynn County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 267-4150	815	55	14.8	50.8%	393 (48.2%)	222 (27.2%)	152 (18.7%)	12 (1.5%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	32 (3.9%)	$9,238			$499			$8,740	74.7	75	123	4
130222002559	128	Liberty Middle School	Public	6-8	7465 Wallace Tatum Rd	Cumming	30028	Forsyth County	Forsyth County	No	No	No	No	(770) 781-4889	1,032	56	18.4	14.1%	692 (67.1%)	40 (3.9%)	139 (13.5%)	122 (11.8%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	35 (3.4%)	$8,387			$160			$8,227	74.5	84.8	76	52
130539001767	129	Loganville Middle School	Public	6-8	4869 Bay Creek Church Rd	Loganville	30052	Walton County	Walton County	No	No	No	No	(678) 684-2960	1,320	75	17.6	38.7%	640 (48.5%)	326 (24.7%)	255 (19.3%)	27 (2.0%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	68 (5.2%)	$7,519			$331			$7,189	74.5	74.1	127	2
130219002375	130	Armuchee High School	Public	7-12	4203 Martha Berry Hwy NW	Rome	30165	Floyd County	Floyd County	No	No	No	No	(706) 236-1888	809	45	17.9	37.8%	669 (82.7%)	46 (5.7%)	47 (5.8%)	11 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (4.3%)	$11,771			$529			$11,243	74.1	65.8	165	35

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About our rankings:

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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America