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)
130012003992	511	KIPP VISION Charter School	Public, Charter	5-8	660 McWilliams Rd SE	Atlanta	30315	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(404) 537-5252	402	31	12.9	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	378 (94.0%)	20 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	$12,115			$1,189			$10,926	15.8	20.9	455	56
130252003449	512	Kennedy Road Middle School	Public	6-8	280 Kennedy Rd	Griffin	30223	Spalding County	Griffin-Spalding County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 229-3760	477	33	14.5	98.5%	122 (25.6%)	267 (56.0%)	60 (12.6%)	4 (0.8%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.4%)	$10,364			$799			$9,565	15.5	17.6	487	25
130387002421	513	East Columbus Magnet Academy	Public, Magnet	6-8	6100 Georgetown Dr	Columbus	31907	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(706) 565-3026	473	32	14.7	96.6%	13 (2.7%)	401 (84.8%)	29 (6.1%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.5%)	$10,203			$794			$9,409	15.4	13	531	18
130042004410	514	VIP Academy (Virtual)	Public, Virtual, Alternative	4-12	2011 Riverside Drive	Macon	31204	Bibb County	Bibb County	No	No	Yes	No	(478) 779-4872	463	10	46.3	0.6%	75 (16.2%)	348 (75.2%)	21 (4.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.7%)								15.3	17	491	23
130438003947	515	Pine Hill Middle School	Public	6-8	2147 McElmurray Rd	Hephzibah	30815	Richmond County	Richmond County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 592-3730	582	41	14.1	97.9%	169 (29.0%)	348 (59.8%)	26 (4.5%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (5.8%)	$7,959			$859			$7,100	15	9	556	41
130306004340	516	Jefferson County Middle School	Public	6-8	3232 Ga Highway 296	Stapleton	30823	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 625-7764	458	42	10.8	100.0%	91 (19.9%)	316 (69.0%)	41 (9.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.0%)								14.9	14.6	513	3
130486003735	517	Terrell Middle School	Public	6-8	201 Greenwave Blvd	Dawson	39842	Terrell County	Terrell County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 995-2828	244	20	12.5	100.0%	12 (4.9%)	227 (93.0%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$10,552			$1,189			$9,363	14.9	18.7	479	38
130012003031	518	KIPP WAYS Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	5-8	350 Temple St NW	Atlanta	30314	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(404) 475-1941	392	30	13	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	390 (99.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$12,631			$962			$11,669	14.7	15.1	509	9
130123003317	519	Sequoyah Middle School	Public	6-8	95 Valley Hill Rd SW	Riverdale	30274	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 515-7524	842	46	18.3	90.5%	7 (0.8%)	563 (66.9%)	239 (28.4%)	10 (1.2%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.3%)	$8,174			$563			$7,611	14	13.7	524	5
130012000058	520	Sylvan Hills Middle School	Public	6-8	1461 Sylvan Rd SW	Atlanta	30310	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 802-6203	445	41	10.7	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	430 (96.6%)	12 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	$15,982			$1,212			$14,770	14	20	466	54

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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