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)
130231003897	441	Gainesville Middle School East	Public	6-8	1581 Community Way	Gainesville	30501	Hall County	Gainesville City	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 534-4237	841	56	15	73.2%	167 (19.9%)	145 (17.2%)	479 (57.0%)	16 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	33 (3.9%)	$8,381			$767			$7,614	24.9	29.7	407	34
130174002859	442	Redan Middle School	Public	6-8	1775 Young Rd	Lithonia	30058	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 874-7902	668	52	12.8	100.0%	5 (0.7%)	581 (87.0%)	55 (8.2%)	8 (1.2%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.4%)	$12,118			$756			$11,362	24.9	19.5	471	29
130117000450	443	Hilsman Middle School	Public	6-8	870 Gaines School Rd	Athens	30605	Clarke County	Clarke County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 548-7281	628	59	10.6	82.8%	132 (21.0%)	362 (57.6%)	82 (13.1%)	7 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (7.0%)	$12,191			$1,171			$11,020	24.8	31	399	44
130066001990	444	Burke County Middle School	Public	6-8	356 Southside Dr	Waynesboro	30830	Burke County	Burke County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 554-3532	882	68	12.9	100.0%	248 (28.1%)	532 (60.3%)	53 (6.0%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (5.0%)	$11,984			$1,210			$10,774	24.6	19.6	468	24
130186000861	445	Stewart Middle School	Public	6-8	8138 Malone St	Douglasville	30134	Douglas County	Douglas County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 651-5400	554	37	14.9	81.8%	18 (3.2%)	429 (77.4%)	76 (13.7%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (4.3%)	$9,637			$970			$8,667	24.5	24.8	442	3
130255003398	446	Radloff Middle School	Public	6-8	3939 Shackleford Rd	Duluth	30096	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 245-3400	1,299	103	12.6	88.7%	27 (2.1%)	260 (20.0%)	938 (72.2%)	53 (4.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	19 (1.5%)	$9,631			$797			$8,834	24.5	31.3	398	48
130228002121	447	Bear Creek Middle School	Public	6-8	7415 Herndon Rd	Fairburn	30213	Fulton County	Fulton County	No	No	No	Yes	(470) 254-6080	1,108	66	16.7	100.0%	11 (1.0%)	972 (87.7%)	106 (9.6%)	7 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.0%)	$10,466			$245			$10,221	24.4	23.8	445	2
130570001816	448	Eastbrook Middle School	Public	6-8	700 Hill Rd	Dalton	30721	Whitfield County	Whitfield County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 278-6135	680	47	14.3	86.6%	133 (19.6%)	3 (0.4%)	521 (76.6%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.8%)	$9,516			$754			$8,763	24	31.9	396	52
130282003937	449	Locust Grove Middle	Public	6-8	3315 S Ola Rd	Locust Grove	30248	Henry County	Henry County	No	No	No	No	(770) 957-6055	1,103	52	21.1	51.0%	350 (31.7%)	555 (50.3%)	132 (12.0%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.4%)	59 (5.3%)	$7,635			$272			$7,363	23.6	28.2	417	32
130186002000	450	Chestnut Log Middle School	Public	6-8	2544 Pope Rd	Douglasville	30135	Douglas County	Douglas County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 651-5100	726	48	15.1	77.8%	67 (9.2%)	434 (59.8%)	168 (23.1%)	8 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	46 (6.3%)	$9,551			$948			$8,603	23.5	26.2	429	21

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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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