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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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)
130026404424	161	Northwest Classical Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3010 Cobb Parkway North	Kennesaw	30152	Cobb County	State Specialty Schools II- Northwest Classical Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(470) 502-9700	640	44	14.7	15.2%	374 (58.4%)	129 (20.2%)	81 (12.7%)	19 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	34 (5.3%)								68.2			(n/a)
130012004139	162	Westside Atlanta Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	1903 Drew Dr NW	Atlanta	30318	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(404) 931-4827	346	30	11.5	48.6%	53 (15.3%)	246 (71.1%)	20 (5.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.2%)	$14,237			$14			$14,222	68	61.8	194	32
130327004128	163	Lee County Middle School East	Public	6-8	185 Firetower Rd	Leesburg	31763	Lee County	Lee County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 903-3500	676	47	14.3	51.3%	440 (65.1%)	174 (25.7%)	29 (4.3%)	13 (1.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	18 (2.7%)	$8,642			$502			$8,140	67.3	69.1	148	15
130129002476	164	Palmer Middle School	Public	6-8	690 N Booth Rd NW	Kennesaw	30144	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	No	(770) 591-5020	828	53	15.5	45.9%	294 (35.5%)	232 (28.0%)	193 (23.3%)	33 (4.0%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (8.8%)	$8,973			$232			$8,741	67.3	64.7	170	6
130024002015	165	Banks County Middle School	Public	6-8	712 Thompson St	Homer	30547	Banks County	Banks County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 677-2277	641	42	15.1	53.5%	529 (82.5%)	17 (2.7%)	69 (10.8%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.1%)	$8,778			$516			$8,262	66.9	56.3	221	56
130387004127	166	Aaron Cohn Middle School	Public	6-8	7352 Garrett Rd	Midland	31820	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	No	No	No	(706) 569-3801	524	33	16	32.4%	162 (30.9%)	231 (44.1%)	58 (11.1%)	14 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (11.3%)	$8,841			$290			$8,551	66.9	78	108	58
130261002045	167	North Hall Middle School	Public	6-8	4856 Rilla Rd	Gainesville	30506	Hall County	Hall County	No	No	No	No	(770) 983-9749	822	63	13	31.1%	648 (78.8%)	14 (1.7%)	133 (16.2%)	8 (1.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.1%)	$9,139			$319			$8,820	66.8	70.6	144	23
130186003890	168	Mason Creek Middle School	Public	6-8	7777 Mason Creek Rd	Winston	30187	Douglas County	Douglas County	No	No	No	No	(770) 651-2500	879	63	13.9	63.6%	204 (23.2%)	400 (45.5%)	192 (21.8%)	17 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	65 (7.4%)	$10,122			$446			$9,676	66.4	70.6	145	23
130084002356	169	Bowdon Middle School	Public	6-8	129 N Jonesville Rd	Bowdon	30108	Carroll County	Carroll County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 258-1778	282	20	13.9	60.6%	206 (73.0%)	32 (11.3%)	20 (7.1%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.4%)	$10,742			$633			$10,109	66.3	71.6	139	30
130432002425	170	Rabun County Middle School	Public	7-8	95 Wildcat Pride Way	Tiger	30576	Rabun County	Rabun County	No	No	No	No	(706) 782-5470	342	30	11.3	58.8%	254 (74.3%)	4 (1.2%)	69 (20.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.8%)	$13,733			$506			$13,227	66.2	68.8	150	20

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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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