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)
130384002086	271	Bagley Middle School	Public	7-8	4600 Highway 225 N	Chatsworth	30705	Murray County	Murray County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 695-1115	527	34	15.5	67.0%	395 (75.0%)	4 (0.8%)	123 (23.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	$8,238			$842			$7,395	50.4	53	245	26
130348001332	272	Madison County Middle School	Public	6-8	3215 Highway 172	Comer	30629	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 783-2400	1,174	74	15.7	58.1%	790 (67.3%)	132 (11.2%)	143 (12.2%)	34 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (6.4%)	$9,274			$438			$8,836	50.3	57.3	219	53
130111001971	273	Teasley Middle School	Public	6-8	151 Hickory Log Dr	Canton	30114	Cherokee County	Cherokee County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 721-5420	1,606	122	13.1	51.8%	818 (50.9%)	99 (6.2%)	608 (37.9%)	10 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	69 (4.3%)	$9,443			$652			$8,791	50.3	46.3	287	14
130255004184	274	Jordan Middle School	Public	6-8	8 Village Way	Lawrenceville	30046	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 822-6500	795	60	13.2	85.9%	62 (7.8%)	358 (45.0%)	332 (41.8%)	21 (2.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.5%)	$9,761			$814			$8,946	49.9	43.3	308	34
130102003972	275	Godley Station School	Public	PK, KG-8	2135 Benton Blvd	Savannah	31407	Chatham County	Savannah-Chatham County	No	No	No	No	(912) 395-6000	1,135	79	14.3	48.6%	230 (20.3%)	540 (47.6%)	212 (18.7%)	66 (5.8%)	6 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	81 (7.1%)	$8,652			$256			$8,395	49.8	37.1	352	77
130483002441	276	Telfair County Middle School	Public	6-8	3 W Highway 280	Mc Rae Helena	31055	Telfair County	Telfair County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 868-7465	339	31	10.8	89.1%	157 (46.3%)	124 (36.6%)	33 (9.7%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.5%)	$9,870			$1,045			$8,825	49.8	46.6	286	10
130025804373	277	Furlow Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	63 Valley Dr	Americus	31709	Sumter County	State Specialty Schools II- Furlow Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(229) 931-8667	573	45	12.6	65.1%	319 (55.7%)	99 (17.3%)	86 (15.0%)	25 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (7.7%)								49.6	34.8	372	95
130022704031	278	Georgia Connections Academy (Virtual)	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	2763 Meadow Church Rd Ste 208	Duluth	30097	Fulton County	State Specialty Schools I- Georgia Connections Academy	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(678) 825-3258	6,373	173	36.9	39.6%	2,682 (42.1%)	2,628 (41.2%)	294 (4.6%)	151 (2.4%)	48 (0.8%)	25 (0.4%)	545 (8.6%)	$6,312			$382			$5,930	49.2	49.4	268	10
130228000975	279	Sandy Springs Middle School	Public	6-8	8750 Pride Pl	Atlanta	30350	Fulton County	Fulton County	No	No	No	Yes	(470) 254-4970	821	61	13.4	59.4%	98 (11.9%)	406 (49.5%)	235 (28.6%)	39 (4.8%)	8 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	34 (4.1%)	$10,953			$204			$10,750	49.1	49	270	9
130498002283	280	Eighth Street Middle School	Public	6-8	700 8th St W	Tifton	31794	Tift County	Tift County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 387-2445	958	66	14.5	100.0%	429 (44.8%)	307 (32.0%)	169 (17.6%)	19 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (3.5%)	$8,658			$618			$8,040	49	51	257	23

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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

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection