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)
130129004303	251	Cobb Horizon High School	Public, Virtual	6-12	1765 The Exchange SE	Atlanta	30339	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	Yes	No	(678) 594-8240	1,029	82	12.5	15.6%	236 (22.9%)	453 (44.0%)	273 (26.5%)	29 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	35 (3.4%)	$8,685			$192			$8,493	54.1	42.2	314	63
130537003457	252	Chattanooga Valley Middle School	Public	6-8	847 Allgood Rd	Flintstone	30725	Walker County	Walker County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 820-0735	491	42	11.6	67.0%	432 (88.0%)	21 (4.3%)	15 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.7%)	$11,524			$551			$10,973	53.9	58.6	215	37
130006000009	253	Appling County Middle School	Public	6-8	2997 Blackshear Hwy	Baxley	31513	Appling County	Appling County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 367-8630	713	62	11.4	80.1%	383 (53.7%)	159 (22.3%)	138 (19.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.2%)	$8,585			$640			$7,944	53.5	55	228	25
130366002414	254	Miller County Middle School	Public	6-8	996 Phillipsburg Rd	Colquitt	39837	Miller County	Miller County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 758-4131	156	13	12.2	100.0%	78 (50.0%)	63 (40.4%)	10 (6.4%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.9%)	$7,935			$615			$7,319	53.4	57.3	218	36
130102000238	255	Georgetown School	Public	PK, KG-8	1516 King George Blvd	Savannah	31419	Chatham County	Savannah-Chatham County	No	No	No	No	(912) 395-3475	506	47	10.7	67.4%	114 (22.5%)	279 (55.1%)	54 (10.7%)	8 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.0%)	45 (8.9%)	$10,357			$237			$10,120	53.4	29.1	412	157
130570001821	256	Valley Point Middle School	Public	6-8	3796 S Dixie Rd	Dalton	30721	Whitfield County	Whitfield County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 277-9662	451	35	12.9	74.9%	193 (42.8%)	10 (2.2%)	238 (52.8%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.3%)	$10,358			$605			$9,752	53.2	68.6	152	104
130150002027	257	East Coweta Middle School	Public	6-8	6291 Highway 16	Senoia	30276	Coweta County	Coweta County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 599-6607	795	50	16	32.3%	553 (69.6%)	133 (16.7%)	68 (8.6%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (4.7%)	$8,525			$358			$8,168	53.2	66.3	161	96
130150000750	258	Evans Middle School	Public	6-8	41 Evans Dr	Newnan	30263	Coweta County	Coweta County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 254-2780	770	56	13.7	53.2%	392 (50.9%)	227 (29.5%)	103 (13.4%)	5 (0.6%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (5.2%)	$8,612			$462			$8,150	53	53.7	240	18
130426003878	259	Putnam County Middle School	Public	6-8	140 Sparta Hwy	Eatonton	31024	Putnam County	Putnam County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 485-8547	681	57	11.9	80.9%	290 (42.6%)	243 (35.7%)	120 (17.6%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.5%)	$10,854			$479			$10,374	53	45.4	290	31
130033001868	260	Cass Middle School	Public	6-8	195 Fire Tower Rd NW	Cartersville	30120	Bartow County	Bartow County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 606-5846	879	53	16.5	57.6%	469 (53.4%)	128 (14.6%)	200 (22.8%)	16 (1.8%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	62 (7.1%)	$8,004			$543			$7,462	52.9	53.2	243	17

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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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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