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)
130024504293	191	SAIL Charter Academy - School for Arts-Infused Learning	Public, Charter	K-8	4575 Blanchard Woods Dr	Evans	30809	Columbia County	State Specialty Schools II- SAIL Charter Academy - School fo	Yes	No	No	Yes	(762) 585-1400	568	42	13.6	3.7%	330 (58.1%)	99 (17.4%)	91 (16.0%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	39 (6.9%)	$7,593			$392			$7,201	62.6	59	210	19
130525003456	192	Union County Middle School	Public	6-8	367 Wellborn St	Blairsville	30512	Union County	Union County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 745-2483	679	47	14.3	44.3%	615 (90.6%)	8 (1.2%)	32 (4.7%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.1%)	$9,470			$508			$8,962	61.8	63.7	182	10
130387001376	193	Blackmon Road Middle School	Public	6-8	7251 Blackmon Rd	Columbus	31909	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	No	No	No	(706) 565-2998	566	40	14	48.6%	179 (31.6%)	219 (38.7%)	71 (12.5%)	54 (9.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	40 (7.1%)	$9,476			$336			$9,140	61.6	61.2	197	4
130174002031	194	Peachtree Middle School	Public	6-8	4664 N Peachtree Rd	Atlanta	30338	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 676-7702	1,288	81	15.9	44.8%	371 (28.8%)	206 (16.0%)	576 (44.7%)	90 (7.0%)	5 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (3.1%)	$10,918			$378			$10,541	61.6	59.7	203	9
130324002402	195	Lanier County Middle School	Public	6-8	52 W Patten Ave	Lakeland	31635	Lanier County	Lanier County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 482-8247	413	28	14.8	86.2%	245 (59.3%)	112 (27.1%)	35 (8.5%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.4%)	$9,168			$610			$8,557	61.4	51.8	254	59
130240002266	196	Needwood Middle School	Public	6-8	669 Harry Driggers Blvd	Brunswick	31525	Glynn County	Glynn County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 261-4488	748	53	14	66.3%	268 (35.8%)	286 (38.2%)	135 (18.0%)	15 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	39 (5.2%)	$10,507			$678			$9,829	61.3	64.1	177	19
130186003670	197	Brighten Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	5897 Prestley Mill Rd	Douglasville	30135	Douglas County	Douglas County	Yes	No	No	No	(770) 615-3680	800	46	17.2	54.8%	121 (15.1%)	539 (67.4%)	74 (9.3%)	15 (1.9%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	48 (6.0%)	$6,935			$284			$6,935	61.2	66.3	162	35
130129000518	198	Griffin Middle School	Public	6-8	4010 King Springs Rd SE	Smyrna	30082	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 842-6917	994	65	15.3	51.6%	217 (21.8%)	362 (36.4%)	340 (34.2%)	23 (2.3%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	48 (4.8%)	$8,229			$574			$7,655	61	52	252	54
130102000402	199	Ellis Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	220 E 49th St	Savannah	31405	Chatham County	Savannah-Chatham County	No	No	No	No	(912) 395-5470	441	42	10.5	40.4%	218 (49.4%)	156 (35.4%)	29 (6.6%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.3%)	$12,297			$245			$12,052	60.9	52.6	248	49
130240004076	200	Risley Middle School	Public	6-8	707 Southport Pkwy	Brunswick	31523	Glynn County	Glynn County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 267-4100	635	54	11.7	61.3%	309 (48.7%)	211 (33.2%)	77 (12.1%)	8 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.6%)	$9,675			$894			$8,781	60.8	47.7	277	77

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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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