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)
130396002225	11	Malcom Bridge Middle School	Public	6-8	2500 Malcom Bridge Rd	Bogart	30622	Oconee County	Oconee County	No	No	No	No	(706) 310-1992	1,074	65	16.5	11.0%	818 (76.2%)	40 (3.7%)	91 (8.5%)	84 (7.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (3.7%)	$7,712			$139			$7,573	98.3	97.1	17	6
130213002166	12	Rising Starr Middle School	Public	6-8	183 Panther Path	Fayetteville	30215	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	No	(770) 486-2721	926	66	13.9	9.7%	639 (69.0%)	91 (9.8%)	103 (11.1%)	41 (4.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (5.5%)	$10,206			$213			$9,994	98.1	98.9	6	6
130129000508	13	Dodgen Middle School	Public	6-8	1725 Bill Murdock Rd	Marietta	30062	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	No	(770) 578-2726	1,222	70	17.4	5.2%	701 (57.4%)	75 (6.1%)	98 (8.0%)	295 (24.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (4.2%)	$8,233			$233			$7,999	97.9	98.7	7	6
130183002546	14	Robert A. Cross Middle Magnet	Public, Magnet	6-8	324 Lockett Station Rd	Albany	31721	Dougherty County	Dougherty County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(229) 431-3362	529	38	13.8	100.0%	20 (3.8%)	470 (88.8%)	22 (4.2%)	9 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.3%)	$9,521			$659			$8,862	97.8	98	10	4
130228002123	15	Taylor Road Middle School	Public	6-8	5150 Taylor Rd	Alpharetta	30022	Fulton County	Fulton County	No	No	No	No	(470) 254-7090	1,250	82	15.2	9.0%	484 (38.7%)	152 (12.2%)	147 (11.8%)	421 (33.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (3.6%)	$9,928			$168			$9,760	97.5	95.3	32	17
130129000244	16	Hightower Trail Middle School	Public	6-8	3905 Post Oak Tritt Rd	Marietta	30062	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	No	(770) 578-7225	982	65	15.2	6.6%	678 (69.0%)	61 (6.2%)	95 (9.7%)	103 (10.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (4.5%)	$8,828			$236			$8,592	97.4	97.8	13	3
130222003858	17	Lakeside Middle School	Public	6-8	2565 Echols Rd	Cumming	30041	Forsyth County	Forsyth County	No	No	No	No	(678) 455-7311	1,477	81	18.1	7.9%	635 (43.0%)	49 (3.3%)	146 (9.9%)	596 (40.4%)	6 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (3.0%)	$8,067			$201			$7,866	97.2	96	25	8
130168000796	18	Beacon Hill Middle School	Public	6-8	220 W College Ave	Decatur	30030	DeKalb County	City Schools of Decatur	No	No	No	No	(404) 370-4440	1,323	97	13.5	12.8%	840 (63.5%)	253 (19.1%)	64 (4.8%)	63 (4.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	102 (7.7%)	$10,121			$169			$9,952	97.1	95.4	31	13
130396004681	19	Dove Creek Middle School	Public	6-8	7915 Hog Mountain Rd	Statham	30666	Barrow County	Oconee County	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(706) 310-2017	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								96.9			(n/a)
130213000925	20	J.C. Booth Middle School	Public	6-8	250 Stagecoach Road	Peachtree City	30269	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	No	(770) 631-3240	1,160	77	15.1	16.9%	620 (53.4%)	135 (11.6%)	170 (14.7%)	156 (13.4%)	5 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	73 (6.3%)	$9,018			$162			$8,856	96.8	95	33	13

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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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Educational resources:

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

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