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)
130012000027	51	David T Howard Middle School	Public	6-8	551 John Wesley Dobbs	Atlanta	30312	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(404) 802-3200	1,119	73	15.2	19.1%	509 (45.5%)	379 (33.9%)	111 (9.9%)	27 (2.4%)	5 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	87 (7.8%)	$13,223			$401			$12,823	91.3	88.3	58	7
130255001633	52	Hull Middle School	Public	6-8	1950 Old Peachtree Rd	Duluth	30097	Fulton County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	No	(770) 232-3200	1,252	81	15.4	36.3%	162 (12.9%)	381 (30.4%)	201 (16.1%)	427 (34.1%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	76 (6.1%)	$9,468			$331			$9,137	91.2	95.5	30	22
130438001534	53	Johnson Magnet	Public, Magnet	6-12	1324 Laney Walker Blvd	Augusta	30901	Richmond County	Richmond County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(706) 823-6933	637	41	15.5	98.0%	104 (16.3%)	419 (65.8%)	59 (9.3%)	12 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	38 (6.0%)	$8,805			$779			$8,026	91	78.9	104	51
130228003360	54	Hopewell Middle School	Public	6-8	13060 Cogburn Rd	Alpharetta	30004	Fulton County	Fulton County	No	No	No	No	(470) 254-3240	1,222	85	14.3	12.7%	595 (48.7%)	180 (14.7%)	175 (14.3%)	204 (16.7%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	63 (5.2%)	$9,753			$233			$9,521	90.6	91.8	48	6
130129003622	55	Lovinggood Middle School	Public	6-8	3825 Luther Ward Rd	Powder Springs	30127	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	No	(678) 331-3015	1,235	72	17.1	26.6%	493 (39.9%)	413 (33.4%)	204 (16.5%)	46 (3.7%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	76 (6.2%)	$8,098			$219			$7,880	89.9	86.4	72	17
130255003912	56	Twin Rivers Middle School	Public	6-8	2300 Braselton Hwy	Buford	30519	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	No	(678) 407-7550	1,616	110	14.6	45.8%	421 (26.1%)	470 (29.1%)	473 (29.3%)	175 (10.8%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	72 (4.5%)	$7,889			$227			$7,662	89.4	90.5	50	6
130102004135	57	Savannah Classical Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	705 E Anderson St	Savannah	31401	Chatham County	Savannah-Chatham County	Yes	No	No	Yes	(912) 395-4040	365	31	11.7	99.2%	63 (17.3%)	202 (55.3%)	70 (19.2%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	26 (7.1%)	$17,361			$757			$16,604	89.2	93.9	38	19
130255003917	58	Couch Middle School	Public	6-8	1777 Grayson Hwy	Grayson	30017	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	No	(678) 407-7272	1,087	65	16.7	49.2%	157 (14.4%)	538 (49.5%)	231 (21.3%)	105 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	53 (4.9%)	$8,958			$384			$8,574	88.9	83.8	83	25
130255004234	59	Coleman Middle School	Public	6-8	3057 Main St	Duluth	30096	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	No	(678) 407-4700	810	53	15.2	42.0%	156 (19.3%)	291 (35.9%)	181 (22.3%)	128 (15.8%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	49 (6.0%)	$8,808			$117			$8,690	88.8	86.4	71	12
130141000601	60	Evans Middle School	Public	6-8	4785 Hereford Farm Rd	Evans	30809	Columbia County	Columbia County	No	No	No	No	(706) 868-3689	980	61	16.1	34.4%	534 (54.5%)	196 (20.0%)	118 (12.0%)	48 (4.9%)	4 (0.4%)	3 (0.3%)	77 (7.9%)	$7,884			$94			$7,791	88.7	85.5	73	13

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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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