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)
130255001111	401	Lilburn Middle School	Public	6-8	4994 Lawrenceville Hwy NW	Lilburn	30047	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 921-1776	1,783	120	14.9	89.7%	38 (2.1%)	220 (12.3%)	1,389 (77.9%)	114 (6.4%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (1.1%)	$8,795			$605			$8,190	31.3	31.3	397	4
130084003301	402	Villa Rica Middle	Public	6-8	614 Tumlin Lake Rd	Temple	30179	Carroll County	Carroll County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 459-0407	464	31	14.7	69.8%	200 (43.1%)	163 (35.1%)	55 (11.9%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (8.8%)	$8,470			$627			$7,843	31	41.4	324	78
130025304349	403	Spring Creek Charter Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-10	2501 Vada Rd	Bainbridge	39817	Decatur County	State Specialty Schools II- Spring Creek Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(229) 792-8957	413	31	13.3	63.9%	270 (65.4%)	103 (24.9%)	25 (6.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.9%)								30.9	35.7	364	39
130102000411	404	Isle of Hope School	Public	PK, KG-8	100 Parkersburg Rd	Savannah	31406	Chatham County	Savannah-Chatham County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 395-6555	620	47	13.1	81.9%	96 (15.5%)	436 (70.3%)	35 (5.6%)	9 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.6%)	39 (6.3%)	$10,911			$997			$9,914	30.6	19.2	476	72
130504002993	405	Toombs County Middle School	Public	6-8	701 Bulldog Rd	Lyons	30436	Toombs County	Toombs County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 526-8363	670	49	13.7	86.6%	344 (51.3%)	103 (15.4%)	184 (27.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (5.5%)	$9,083			$1,255			$7,828	30.6	36.7	358	47
130171000614	406	Bainbridge Middle School	Public	6-8	1301 E College St	Bainbridge	39819	Decatur County	Decatur County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 248-2206	919	63	14.4	100.0%	288 (31.3%)	501 (54.5%)	98 (10.7%)	6 (0.7%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (2.5%)	$9,162			$834			$8,328	30.6	33.1	385	21
130357003737	407	Thomson-McDuffie Middle School	Public	6-8	1191 White Oak Rd	Thomson	30824	McDuffie County	McDuffie County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 986-4300	782	54	14.5	89.3%	233 (29.8%)	465 (59.5%)	45 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	36 (4.6%)	$8,312			$630			$7,681	30.5	24.6	444	37
130534001740	408	J. R. Trippe Middle School	Public	6-8	2200 McIntosh St	Vidalia	30474	Toombs County	Vidalia City	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 537-3813	531	39	13.6	89.8%	170 (32.0%)	282 (53.1%)	56 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.1%)	$8,576			$809			$7,767	30.5	35.6	365	43
130186003557	409	Factory Shoals Middle School	Public	6-8	3301 Shoals School Rd	Douglasville	30135	Douglas County	Douglas County	No	No	No	No	(770) 651-5800	840	45	18.8	66.8%	40 (4.8%)	639 (76.1%)	110 (13.1%)	7 (0.8%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	38 (4.5%)	$8,933			$478			$8,455	30.3	37.1	351	58
130204002034	410	Swainsboro Middle School	Public	6-8	200 Tiger Trl	Swainsboro	30401	Emanuel County	Emanuel County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 237-8047	647	44	14.6	98.1%	254 (39.3%)	306 (47.3%)	60 (9.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.9%)	$8,125			$863			$7,262	30.3	28.4	416	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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