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)
130294001683	241	East Jackson Middle School	Public	6-7	1880 Hoods Mill Rd	Commerce	30529	Jackson County	Jackson County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 335-2083	544	42	13	63.1%	352 (64.7%)	38 (7.0%)	123 (22.6%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.6%)	$9,812			$564			$9,248	55.2	57.4	217	24
130150000825	242	Arnall Middle School	Public	6-8	700 Lora Smith Rd	Newnan	30265	Coweta County	Coweta County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 254-2765	713	53	13.4	52.5%	180 (25.2%)	321 (45.0%)	121 (17.0%)	47 (6.6%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	40 (5.6%)	$8,466			$398			$8,068	55.2	51.5	256	14
130117000443	243	Clarke Middle School	Public	6-8	1235 Baxter St	Athens	30606	Clarke County	Clarke County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 543-6547	708	70	10	82.8%	250 (35.3%)	327 (46.2%)	75 (10.6%)	13 (1.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	40 (5.6%)	$10,941			$1,022			$9,920	55	50.8	260	17
130147000628	244	Cook County Middle School	Public	6-8	1601 N Elm St	Sparks	31647	Cook County	Cook County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 549-5999	714	57	12.5	66.7%	358 (50.1%)	232 (32.5%)	84 (11.8%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (4.8%)	$8,803			$623			$8,180	54.9	47.9	276	32
130000101852	245	Long Cane Middle School	Public	6-8	326 Long Cane Rd	LaGrange	30240	Troup County	Troup County	No	No	No	No	(706) 845-2085	979	67	14.6	94.1%	491 (50.2%)	367 (37.5%)	58 (5.9%)	20 (2.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	40 (4.1%)	$8,739			$380			$8,359	54.9	63.7	181	64
130063000281	246	Portal Middle/High School	Public	6-12	27245 US Highway 80 W	Portal	30450	Bulloch County	Bulloch County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 842-8360	515	34	15.3	64.5%	314 (61.0%)	155 (30.1%)	22 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.5%)	$11,252			$854			$10,398	54.5	53.1	244	2
130165001952	247	Dawson County Middle School	Public	6-7	5126 Highway 9 S	Dawsonville	30534	Dawson County	Dawson County	No	No	No	No	(706) 216-4849	555	36	15.4	46.1%	433 (78.0%)	12 (2.2%)	87 (15.7%)	8 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.5%)	$10,560			$194			$10,366	54.4	75.9	121	126
130159000777	248	Dade Middle School	Public	6-8	250 Pace Dr	Trenton	30752	Dade County	Dade County	No	No	No	No	(706) 657-6491	421	33	12.7	45.4%	383 (91.0%)	6 (1.4%)	10 (2.4%)	6 (1.4%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.9%)	$9,062			$279			$8,783	54.3	51.5	255	7
130384001386	249	Gladden Middle School	Public	7-8	700 Old Dalton Ellijay Rd	Chatsworth	30705	Murray County	Murray County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 695-7448	548	37	14.9	68.1%	380 (69.3%)	3 (0.5%)	159 (29.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	$7,019			$491			$6,528	54.3	45	295	46
130029002017	250	Russell Middle School	Public	6-8	364 W Candler St	Winder	30680	Barrow County	Barrow County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 867-8181	931	58	16.1	52.3%	460 (49.4%)	111 (11.9%)	242 (26.0%)	57 (6.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (6.3%)	$8,241			$458			$7,783	54.2	47.2	281	31

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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