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)
130228002564	471	Paul D. West Middle School	Public	6-8	2376 Headland Dr	East Point	30344	Fulton County	Fulton County	No	No	No	Yes	(470) 254-8130	803	57	14.1	100.0%	11 (1.4%)	465 (57.9%)	306 (38.1%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	14 (1.7%)	$13,121			$499			$12,622	20.9	14.4	517	46
130026104376	472	Atlanta Unbound Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1743 Hardin Ave	College Park	30337	Fulton County	State Specialty Schools II- Atlanta Unbound Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(404) 579-0247	241	21	11.7	53.5%	1 (0.4%)	234 (97.1%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)								20.7	35.4	367	105
130282002393	473	Luella Middle School	Public	6-8	2075 Hampton Locust Grove Rd	Locust Grove	30248	Henry County	Henry County	No	No	No	No	(678) 583-8919	870	41	21	52.6%	56 (6.4%)	667 (76.7%)	83 (9.5%)	15 (1.7%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	46 (5.3%)	$7,506			$273			$7,233	20.6	20.6	457	16
130435002426	474	Randolph County Middle School	Public	6-8	3451 Ga Highway 266	Cuthbert	39840	Randolph County	Randolph County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 732-2790	138	9	16.2	100.0%	1 (0.7%)	133 (96.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.9%)	$10,914			$2,358			$8,556	20.4	25.6	434	40
130174002370	475	Freedom Middle School	Public	6-8	505 S Hairston Rd	Stone Mountain	30088	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 874-8702	1,131	74	15.2	100.0%	78 (6.9%)	596 (52.7%)	84 (7.4%)	349 (30.9%)	4 (0.4%)	5 (0.4%)	15 (1.3%)	$12,398			$817			$11,581	20.3	20.2	465	10
130102002242	476	West Chatham Middle School	Public	6-8	800 Pine Barren Rd	Pooler	31322	Chatham County	Savannah-Chatham County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 395-3650	953	72	13.2	72.0%	160 (16.8%)	427 (44.8%)	265 (27.8%)	16 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	82 (8.6%)	$10,407			$708			$9,699	20.2	19.9	467	9
130012004012	477	The Kindezi School	Public, Charter	K-8	286 Wilson Mill Rd SW	Atlanta	30331	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(404) 671-4920	427	48	8.9	100.0%	4 (0.9%)	413 (96.7%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	$19,238			$812			$18,426	20.1	27.1	425	52
130363004238	478	Greenville Middle School	Public	6-8	17656 Roosevelt Hwy	Greenville	30222	Meriwether County	Meriwether County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 672-4930	170	18	9.5	96.5%	44 (25.9%)	109 (64.1%)	8 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.3%)	$8,913			$882			$8,031	20.1	16	499	21
130102004185	479	Rice Creek School	Public	PK, KG-8	100 Mulberry Ave	Port Wentworth	31407	Chatham County	Savannah-Chatham County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 395-4100	1,167	74	15.8	71.7%	194 (16.6%)	695 (59.6%)	179 (15.3%)	10 (0.9%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	85 (7.3%)	$9,360			$556			$8,804	20	19	477	2
130042002620	480	Rutland Middle School	Public	6-8	6260 Skipper Rd	Macon	31216	Bibb County	Bibb County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 779-4369	812	54	14.9	100.0%	198 (24.4%)	447 (55.0%)	132 (16.3%)	9 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.1%)	$10,652			$1,006			$9,646	19.9	25.6	435	45

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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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