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)
130438002596	181	Freedom Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	345 42nd St Bldg 43400	Fort Gordon	30905	Richmond County	Richmond County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 796-8428	643	50	12.8	49.6%	222 (34.5%)	205 (31.9%)	124 (19.3%)	16 (2.5%)	6 (0.9%)	9 (1.4%)	61 (9.5%)	$9,080			$514			$8,566	64.7	63.9	179	2
130294004657	182	Legacy Knoll Middle School	Public	6-8	79 Legacy Knoll Lane	Hoschton	30548	Jackson County	Jackson County	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(706) 654-5590	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								64.7			(n/a)
130564004241	183	Wheeler County Middle School	Public	6-8	50 Snowhill Road	Alamo	30411	Wheeler County	Wheeler County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 568-7166	202	16	12.7	89.6%	117 (57.9%)	71 (35.1%)	14 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,915			$916			$9,999	64.7	44.1	301	118
130009003996	184	Atkinson County Middle School	Public	6-8	145 Rebel Ln	Pearson	31642	Atkinson County	Atkinson County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 422-3267	362	26	13.9	88.4%	141 (39.0%)	54 (14.9%)	160 (44.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	$8,547			$937			$7,610	64.3	54.3	233	49
130033002294	185	Woodland Middle School at Euharlee	Public	6-8	1061 Euharlee Rd	Euharlee	30145	Bartow County	Bartow County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 606-5871	684	43	16	51.6%	524 (76.6%)	47 (6.9%)	90 (13.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.1%)	$8,292			$386			$7,907	63.8	55.4	225	40
130129002475	186	Cooper Middle School	Public	6-8	4605 Ewing Rd	Austell	30106	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 819-2438	982	65	15.1	70.9%	56 (5.7%)	623 (63.4%)	243 (24.7%)	10 (1.0%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (4.8%)	$8,481			$666			$7,816	63.7	66	164	22
130129000564	187	Daniell Middle School	Public	6-8	2900 Scott Rd	Marietta	30066	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	No	(678) 594-8048	981	65	15	48.1%	251 (25.6%)	301 (30.7%)	287 (29.3%)	82 (8.4%)	6 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (5.5%)	$8,151			$354			$7,797	63.1	64.1	174	13
130228002885	188	KIPP South Fulton Academy School	Public, Charter	5-8	1286 Washington Rd	Atlanta	30344	Fulton County	Fulton County	Yes	No	No	Yes	(678) 278-0160	364	33	10.9	61.0%	2 (0.5%)	313 (86.0%)	47 (12.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$11,046			$152			$11,046	63.1	48.5	272	84
130022204007	189	Coweta Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	6675 Highway 16	Senoia	30276	Coweta County	State Specialty Schools II- Coweta Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(770) 599-0228	789	43	18.3	28.5%	509 (64.5%)	131 (16.6%)	77 (9.8%)	16 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (7.1%)	$7,348			$149			$7,199	62.8	63.6	183	6
130219000940	190	Coosa Middle School	Public	5-7	212 Eagle Dr NW	Rome	30165	Floyd County	Floyd County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 236-1856	537	45	11.9	66.1%	307 (57.2%)	53 (9.9%)	134 (25.0%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (7.3%)	$8,979			$591			$8,388	62.6	52.7	246	56

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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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