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)
130084002239	261	Bay Springs Middle School	Public	6-8	122 Bay Springs Rd	Villa Rica	30180	Carroll County	Carroll County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 459-2098	930	59	15.8	56.7%	494 (53.1%)	257 (27.6%)	108 (11.6%)	7 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (6.8%)	$8,211			$624			$7,586	52.3	59.3	207	54
130342001319	262	Lumpkin County Middle School	Public	6-8	152 School Dr	Dahlonega	30533	Lumpkin County	Lumpkin County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 864-6180	862	62	13.9	39.8%	746 (86.5%)	6 (0.7%)	80 (9.3%)	5 (0.6%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (2.6%)	$8,686			$265			$8,421	52.1	53.8	239	23
130570001822	263	North Whitfield Middle School	Public	6-8	350 Trailblazer Lane	Dalton	30721	Whitfield County	Whitfield County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 259-3381	815	54	15	64.4%	508 (62.3%)	13 (1.6%)	266 (32.6%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.1%)	$8,857			$568			$8,288	52	62.3	192	71
130129002070	264	Campbell Middle School	Public	6-8	3295 Atlanta Rd SE	Smyrna	30080	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 842-6873	1,222	69	17.8	55.3%	157 (12.8%)	666 (54.5%)	284 (23.2%)	53 (4.3%)	6 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (4.6%)	$8,104			$617			$7,487	50.9	49	269	5
130141002528	265	Grovetown Middle School	Public	6-8	5463 Harlem Grovetown Rd	Grovetown	30813	Columbia County	Columbia County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 855-2514	1,080	72	15	48.6%	294 (27.2%)	478 (44.3%)	188 (17.4%)	13 (1.2%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	102 (9.4%)	$7,643			$349			$7,294	50.9	50	264	1
130057002395	266	Bryan County Middle School	Public	6-8	600 Payne Dr	Pembroke	31321	Bryan County	Bryan County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 626-5050	400	32	12.5	67.5%	268 (67.0%)	81 (20.3%)	25 (6.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.8%)	$9,082			$926			$8,156	50.9	55.5	223	43
130255001122	267	Duluth Middle School	Public	6-8	3200 Pleasant Hill Rd	Duluth	30096	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 476-3372	1,271	99	12.9	72.5%	105 (8.3%)	302 (23.8%)	681 (53.6%)	144 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	38 (3.0%)	$9,086			$688			$8,397	50.8	53.2	242	25
130024404272	268	Genesis Innovation Academy for Girls	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-11	1049 Custer Avenue SE	Atlanta	30316	Fulton County	State Specialty Schools II- Genesis Innovation Academy-Girl	Yes	No	No	Yes	(404) 944-8560	306	30	10.1	59.5%	5 (1.6%)	268 (87.6%)	26 (8.5%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	$8,670			$1,044			$7,626	50.7	45.8	288	20
130477002434	269	South Tattnall Middle School	Public	6-8	721 E Barnard St	Glennville	30427	Tattnall County	Tattnall County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 654-1467	382	31	12.4	78.5%	209 (54.7%)	93 (24.3%)	64 (16.8%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.4%)	$9,982			$603			$9,379	50.6	39.9	334	65
130555000685	270	Arthur Williams Middle School	Public	6-8	1175 S US Highway 301	Jesup	31546	Wayne County	Wayne County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 427-1025	650	42	15.4	75.2%	364 (56.0%)	178 (27.4%)	69 (10.6%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (4.8%)	$8,979			$900			$8,079	50.5	55.4	226	44

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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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