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)
130021002347	501	Oak Hill Middle School	Public	6-8	356 Blandy Rd NW	Milledgeville	31061	Baldwin County	Baldwin County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 457-3370	986	78	12.6	89.4%	234 (23.7%)	641 (65.0%)	40 (4.1%)	12 (1.2%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	56 (5.7%)	$8,640			$950			$7,690	17	19.4	472	29
130438004312	502	Belair K-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	3925 Harper Franklin Ave	Augusta	30909	Richmond County	Richmond County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 821-2766	1,032	66	15.6	98.0%	109 (10.6%)	741 (71.8%)	95 (9.2%)	5 (0.5%)	5 (0.5%)	5 (0.5%)	72 (7.0%)	$8,272			$665			$7,608	16.9	13	530	28
130393003869	503	Clements Middle School	Public	6-8	66 Jack Neely Rd	Covington	30016	Newton County	Newton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 784-2934	754	40	18.7	85.0%	43 (5.7%)	596 (79.0%)	85 (11.3%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	23 (3.1%)	$8,428			$803			$7,625	16.8	16.4	496	7
130393001457	504	Cousins Middle School	Public	6-8	8187 Carlton Trl NW	Covington	30014	Newton County	Newton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 786-7311	654	38	17.3	85.0%	161 (24.6%)	359 (54.9%)	88 (13.5%)	8 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (5.8%)	$9,255			$642			$8,613	16.7	16.7	494	10
130345001329	505	Macon County Middle School	Public	6-8	615 Vienna Rd	Montezuma	31063	Macon County	Macon County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 472-7045	263	17	15.4	100.0%	18 (6.8%)	202 (76.8%)	36 (13.7%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	$12,136			$1,220			$10,915	16.7	27.1	424	81
130192002163	506	Early County Middle School	Public	6-8	12053 Columbia St	Blakely	39823	Early County	Early County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 723-3746	386	40	9.5	100.0%	66 (17.1%)	300 (77.7%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.6%)	$10,913			$896			$10,017	16.4	20.7	456	50
130363001361	507	Manchester Middle School	Public	6-9	231 W Perry St	Manchester	31816	Meriwether County	Meriwether County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 846-2846	313	21	14.8	96.5%	115 (36.7%)	160 (51.1%)	11 (3.5%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (7.0%)	$10,312			$1,100			$9,212	16.4	19.3	474	33
130123004022	508	Eddie White Middle School	Public	6-8	11808 Panhandle Rd	Hampton	30228	Henry County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 472-2441	1,438	85	16.9	90.5%	19 (1.3%)	1,170 (81.4%)	197 (13.7%)	16 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (2.4%)	$9,157			$550			$8,607	16.4	14.8	510	2
130585304460	509	Destinations Career Academy of Georgia (Virtual)	Public, Virtual, Charter	6-9	1700 Water PL SE	Atlanta	30339	Cobb County	State Specialty Schools II- Destination Career Academy of GA	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(855) 572-1486	389	14	27.7	57.3%	126 (32.4%)	168 (43.2%)	52 (13.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	36 (9.3%)								16.3			(n/a)
130249002383	510	Anita White Carson Middle School	Public	5-8	1010 S Main St	Greensboro	30642	Greene County	Greene County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 453-3308	524	54	9.7	97.3%	56 (10.7%)	342 (65.3%)	101 (19.3%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.8%)	$13,660			$1,130			$12,529	16	14.4	516	6

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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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