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)
130570003465	111	New Hope Middle School	Public	6-8	1111 New Hope Rd NW	Dalton	30720	Whitfield County	Whitfield County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 673-2295	452	37	12.2	60.6%	220 (48.7%)	4 (0.9%)	205 (45.4%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.8%)	$9,176			$594			$8,581	77.7	73	131	20
130114002456	112	Gordon Lee Middle School	Public	6-8	300 Crescent Ave	Chickamauga	30707	Walker County	Chickamauga City	No	No	No	No	(706) 382-3100	311	23	13.7	18.3%	296 (95.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	$8,490			$222			$8,267	77.6	66.7	159	47
130288001238	113	Perry Middle School	Public	6-8	495 Perry Pkwy	Perry	31069	Houston County	Houston County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 988-6285	1,070	65	16.3	51.0%	576 (53.8%)	368 (34.4%)	59 (5.5%)	10 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	55 (5.1%)	$9,565			$448			$9,117	77.6	69	149	36
130267001639	114	Haralson County Middle School	Public	6-8	2633 Georgia Highway 120	Tallapoosa	30176	Haralson County	Haralson County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 646-8600	772	56	13.7	85.0%	687 (89.0%)	26 (3.4%)	22 (2.8%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (4.3%)	$8,986			$368			$8,617	77.2	65	169	55
130333002407	115	Lincoln County Middle School	Public	6-8	200 Charles Ward Elam Dr # B	Lincolnton	30817	Lincoln County	Lincoln County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 359-3069	258	20	12.9	57.4%	157 (60.9%)	90 (34.9%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.1%)	$10,085			$599			$9,486	77	77.3	114	1
130261004308	116	Cherokee Bluff Middle	Public	6-8	5458 Union Circle	Flowery Branch	30542	Hall County	Hall County	No	No	No	No	(770) 967-0071	814	52	15.7	30.1%	542 (66.6%)	53 (6.5%)	175 (21.5%)	14 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	28 (3.4%)	$8,692			$223			$8,469	77	76.8	117	1
130174004039	117	Museum School Avondale Estates	Public, Charter	K-8	3191 Covington Hwy	Avondale Estates	30002	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	Yes	No	No	No	(404) 292-9760	583	47	12.3	25.4%	297 (50.9%)	180 (30.9%)	42 (7.2%)	22 (3.8%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	38 (6.5%)	$11,819			$300			$11,819	76.8	79.9	100	17
130228002492	118	Elkins Pointe Middle School	Public	6-8	11290 Elkins Rd	Roswell	30076	Fulton County	Fulton County	No	No	No	Yes	(470) 254-2892	873	70	12.4	44.0%	335 (38.4%)	100 (11.5%)	387 (44.3%)	28 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (2.6%)	$12,068			$601			$11,467	76.8	75	124	6
130150003328	119	Lee Middle School	Public	6-8	370 Willis Rd	Sharpsburg	30277	Coweta County	Coweta County	No	No	No	No	(770) 251-1547	743	44	17	33.5%	358 (48.2%)	186 (25.0%)	102 (13.7%)	42 (5.7%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (6.9%)	$7,568			$145			$7,423	76.7	78.6	106	13
130213003638	120	Bennett's Mill Middle School	Public	6-8	210 Lester Rd	Fayetteville	30215	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 716-3982	891	69	12.9	53.1%	125 (14.0%)	492 (55.2%)	171 (19.2%)	42 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (6.8%)	$10,368			$396			$9,973	76.4	77.5	111	9

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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:

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

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education