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)
130402000542	151	East Paulding Middle School	Public	6-8	2945 Hiram Acworth Hwy	Dallas	30157	Paulding County	Paulding County	No	No	No	No	(770) 443-7000	858	58	14.7	39.2%	470 (54.8%)	207 (24.1%)	119 (13.9%)	14 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	46 (5.4%)	$8,928			$81			$8,847	70.2	63.9	180	29
130255004057	152	Gwinnett Online Campus	Public, Virtual, Alternative	PK, KG-12	713 Hi Hope Rd	Lawrenceville	30043	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	Yes	No	(770) 326-8082	2,252	145	15.4	22.7%	525 (23.3%)	906 (40.2%)	539 (23.9%)	160 (7.1%)	2 (0.1%)	5 (0.2%)	115 (5.1%)	$11,326			$115			$11,211	70	72.2	134	18
130378001379	153	Morgan County Middle School	Public	6-8	1201 College Drive	Madison	30650	Morgan County	Morgan County	No	No	No	No	(706) 752-4800	806	59	13.7	41.1%	538 (66.7%)	160 (19.9%)	57 (7.1%)	6 (0.7%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (5.2%)	$10,508			$291			$10,218	69.4	68.1	155	2
130078001875	154	Camden Middle School	Public	6-8	1300 Middle School Rd	Kingsland	31548	Camden County	Camden County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 729-3113	1,125	79	14.2	49.3%	636 (56.5%)	280 (24.9%)	85 (7.6%)	12 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	110 (9.8%)	$8,210			$353			$7,857	69.3	70.4	146	8
130198000888	155	Effingham County Middle School	Public	6-8	1659 Ga Highway 119 S	Guyton	31312	Effingham County	Effingham County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 772-7001	1,064	77	13.8	51.9%	641 (60.2%)	245 (23.0%)	102 (9.6%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (6.6%)	$8,990			$580			$8,409	69.3	62.9	188	33
130048000232	156	Brantley County Middle School	Public	7-8	10990 Highway 82	Nahunta	31553	Brantley County	Brantley County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 462-7092	530	38	14	71.1%	466 (87.9%)	23 (4.3%)	21 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.6%)	$9,201			$1,038			$8,163	68.9	67.8	156
130246001079	157	Shiver Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1847 Ga Highway 93 N	Pelham	31779	Mitchell County	Grady County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 377-2325	478	40	11.8	100.0%	335 (70.1%)	45 (9.4%)	79 (16.5%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.1%)	$9,800			$348			$9,453	68.8	64.2	172	15
130339001315	158	Lowndes Middle School	Public	6-8	2379 Copeland Rd	Valdosta	31601	Lowndes County	Lowndes County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 245-2280	840	63	13.3	71.8%	459 (54.6%)	195 (23.2%)	141 (16.8%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (4.9%)	$9,534			$1,073			$8,462	68.8	65.3	168	10
130012000107	159	Willis A. Sutton Middle School	Public	6-8	2875 Northside Dr NW	Atlanta	30305	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(404) 802-5600	1,548	106	14.6	34.5%	444 (28.7%)	566 (36.6%)	413 (26.7%)	30 (1.9%)	9 (0.6%)	2 (0.1%)	84 (5.4%)	$12,462			$401			$12,061	68.5	72.1	135	24
130243004118	160	Red Bud Middle School	Public	6-8	430 Floyd Rd NE	Calhoun	30701	Gordon County	Gordon County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 879-5261	824	58	14.1	54.1%	662 (80.3%)	18 (2.2%)	103 (12.5%)	12 (1.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.3%)	$8,356			$465			$7,891	68.4	60.7	198	38

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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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