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)
130387001399	571	Rothschild Leadership Academy School	Public	6-8	1136 Hunt Ave	Columbus	31907	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 569-3709	515	33	15.8	96.5%	16 (3.1%)	444 (86.2%)	24 (4.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.6%)	$10,134			$851			$9,283	7.5	7.3	564	7
130438002089	572	Spirit Creek Middle School	Public	6-8	115 Dolphin Way	Hephzibah	30815	Richmond County	Richmond County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 592-3987	532	35	15.2	97.9%	31 (5.8%)	450 (84.6%)	28 (5.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (3.9%)	$8,521			$912			$7,610	7.3	6.4	567	5
130387001432	573	Eddy Middle School	Public	6-8	2100 S Lumpkin Rd	Columbus	31903	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 683-8782	413	26	16.1	96.6%	10 (2.4%)	344 (83.3%)	38 (9.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.4%)	$10,051			$1,034			$9,017	7.1	8.6	558	15
130438001579	574	Murphey Middle School	Public	6-8	1701 15th St	Augusta	30901	Richmond County	Richmond County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 737-7360	635	46	13.8	98.0%	22 (3.5%)	522 (82.2%)	74 (11.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	14 (2.2%)	$7,376			$1,164			$6,212	6.9	6.7	565	9
130264003539	575	Hancock Central Middle School	Public	6-8	11311 Ga Highway 15	Sparta	31087	Hancock County	Hancock County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 444-6652	155	11	13.8	100.0%	1 (0.6%)	149 (96.1%)	4 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$12,125			$1,134			$10,991	6.8	9.6	551	24
130183004407	576	South Georgia Regional Achievement Center- The Phoenix	Public	6-12	1800 Massey Drive	Albany	31705	Dougherty County	Dougherty County	No	No	No	No	(229) 431-1218	47	12	3.9	100.0%	4 (8.5%)	41 (87.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.3%)								6.6	4.7	576
130282004214	577	EXCEL Academy	Public	6-12	330 Tomlinson St	McDonough	30253	Henry County	Henry County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 957-4101	154	15	10.1	63.0%	21 (13.6%)	115 (74.7%)	9 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.8%)	$127,192			$1,846			$125,346	6.4	7.6	563	14
130438003924	578	W.S. Hornsby Middle School	Public	6-8	310 Kentucky Ave	Augusta	30901	Richmond County	Richmond County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 823-6928	399	28	14.2	98.0%	14 (3.5%)	369 (92.5%)	9 (2.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	$7,368			$941			$6,426	6.3	5.8	572	6
130387002420	579	Baker Middle School	Public	6-8	1215 Benning Dr	Columbus	31903	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 683-8721	588	36	16.2	96.6%	8 (1.4%)	448 (76.2%)	105 (17.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (4.1%)	$10,049			$893			$9,156	5.8	6.5	566	13
130438004334	580	Richmond Hill K-8	Public	PK, KG-8	3420 Julia Ave	Augusta	30906	Richmond County	Richmond County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 826-1000	1,174	74	15.8	98.0%	74 (6.3%)	1,017 (86.6%)	42 (3.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (3.3%)								5.8	5.8	573	7

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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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