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)
130261002326	281	C. W. Davis Middle School	Public	6-8	4335 Falcon Pkwy	Flowery Branch	30542	Hall County	Hall County	No	No	No	No	(770) 965-3020	794	55	14.3	43.6%	427 (53.8%)	68 (8.6%)	242 (30.5%)	17 (2.1%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	37 (4.7%)	$10,203			$252			$9,951	48.8	55.3	227	54
130291001243	282	Irwin County Middle School	Public	6-8	149 Chieftain Cir	Ocilla	31774	Irwin County	Irwin County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 468-5517	389	36	10.8	67.1%	216 (55.5%)	130 (33.4%)	25 (6.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.4%)	$10,201			$648			$9,553	48.7	49.5	267	15
130456001624	283	Stephens County Middle School	Public	6-8	1315 Rose Ln	Toccoa	30577	Stephens County	Stephens County	No	No	No	No	(706) 886-2880	860	64	13.5	75.1%	622 (72.3%)	105 (12.2%)	54 (6.3%)	14 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (7.4%)	$9,302			$317			$8,984	48.6	54.2	234	49
130029003285	284	Haymon-Morris Middle School	Public	6-8	1008 Haymon Morris Rd	Winder	30680	Barrow County	Barrow County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 963-0602	809	56	14.5	54.5%	384 (47.5%)	142 (17.6%)	220 (27.2%)	23 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (4.9%)	$8,457			$401			$8,055	48.5	45.3	292	8
130489002147	285	Thomas County Middle School	Public	5-8	4681 US Highway 84 Byp W	Thomasville	31792	Thomas County	Thomas County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 225-4394	1,714	125	13.7	92.8%	910 (53.1%)	584 (34.1%)	131 (7.6%)	17 (1.0%)	7 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (3.8%)	$8,480			$622			$7,859	48.4	48.9	271	14
130360002412	286	McIntosh County Middle School	Public	6-8	500 Greene St	Darien	31305	McIntosh County	McIntosh County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 437-6685	271	26	10.4	79.3%	127 (46.9%)	112 (41.3%)	8 (3.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (8.1%)	$11,298			$729			$10,569	48.3	54.2	235	51
130402003440	287	Irma C. Austin Middle School	Public	6-8	3490 Ridge Rd	Douglasville	30134	Douglas County	Paulding County	No	No	No	No	(770) 942-0316	792	50	15.8	51.4%	371 (46.8%)	270 (34.1%)	95 (12.0%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	48 (6.1%)	$8,971			$312			$8,659	48.3	55.4	224	63
130288001236	288	Warner Robins Middle School	Public	6-8	425 Mary Ln	Warner Robins	31088	Houston County	Houston County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 929-7832	813	57	14.3	83.9%	238 (29.3%)	386 (47.5%)	112 (13.8%)	10 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	65 (8.0%)	$9,615			$593			$9,022	48.2	43.3	307	19
130228003368	289	Sandtown Middle School	Public	6-8	5400 Campbellton Rd SW	Atlanta	30331	Fulton County	Fulton County	No	No	No	Yes	(470) 254-6500	1,057	63	16.7	56.8%	3 (0.3%)	983 (93.0%)	32 (3.0%)	6 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (2.9%)	$11,274			$414			$10,860	48.2	42	318	29
130330002504	290	Midway Middle School	Public	6-8	425 Edgewater Dr	Midway	31320	Liberty County	Liberty County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 884-6677	707	50	14.1	64.6%	247 (34.9%)	298 (42.1%)	84 (11.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	75 (10.6%)	$10,161			$485			$9,676	48.1	55.9	222	68

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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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