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)
130300001256	201	Jeff Davis Middle School	Public	6-8	93 Collins St	Hazlehurst	31539	Jeff Davis County	Jeff Davis County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 375-6730	675	45	15	79.3%	394 (58.4%)	95 (14.1%)	158 (23.4%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.4%)	$8,505			$807			$7,698	60.6	66.3	163	38
130288001221	202	Thomson Middle School	Public	6-8	301 Thomson Street	Centerville	31028	Houston County	Houston County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 953-0489	736	56	13.1	83.8%	230 (31.3%)	328 (44.6%)	100 (13.6%)	25 (3.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	50 (6.8%)	$10,144			$585			$9,559	60.6	59	209	7
130282003419	203	Ola Middle School	Public	6-8	353 N Ola Rd	McDonough	30252	Henry County	Henry County	No	No	No	No	(770) 288-2108	1,163	62	18.8	31.7%	568 (48.8%)	374 (32.2%)	127 (10.9%)	13 (1.1%)	7 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (6.4%)	$7,892			$272			$7,620	60.5	60.4	199	4
130222000951	204	Otwell Middle School	Public	6-8	605 Tribble Gap Rd	Cumming	30040	Forsyth County	Forsyth County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 887-5248	1,034	75	13.7	44.5%	428 (41.4%)	47 (4.5%)	401 (38.8%)	124 (12.0%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (3.0%)	$9,785			$839			$8,946	60.5	64.3	171	33
130255003991	205	New Life Academy of Excellence	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	4725 River Green Pkwy	Duluth	30096	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	Yes	No	No	No	(678) 720-9870	566	31	18.2	50.5%	20 (3.5%)	365 (64.5%)	141 (24.9%)	12 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (4.6%)	$7,135			$93			$7,130	60.3	71.4	141	64
130023004051	206	Cherokee Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	2126 Sixes Rd	Canton	30114	Cherokee County	State Specialty Schools I- Cherokee Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(678) 385-7322	622	44	14.1	18.5%	299 (48.1%)	134 (21.5%)	136 (21.9%)	16 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (5.8%)	$9,806			$238			$9,569	60.3	60.2	200	6
130024204249	207	Brookhaven Innovation Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	186 Hunter St	Norcross	30071	Gwinnett County	State Specialty Schools II- Brookhaven Innovation Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(770) 538-1550	501	38	13.3	25.0%	84 (16.8%)	212 (42.3%)	134 (26.7%)	22 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (9.8%)	$9,638			$1,123			$8,515	60.2	52.3	250	43
130273002127	208	Hart County Middle School	Public	6-8	176 Powell Rd	Hartwell	30643	Hart County	Hart County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 376-5431	816	57	14.2	59.7%	484 (59.3%)	178 (21.8%)	91 (11.2%)	20 (2.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (5.1%)	$8,552			$507			$8,045	60.2	66.6	160	48
130537004121	209	Saddle Ridge Elementary and Middle School	Public	PK, KG-8	9858 N Highway 27	Rock Spring	30739	Walker County	Walker County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 375-1219	660	57	11.6	51.8%	593 (89.8%)	13 (2.0%)	13 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (6.1%)	$10,312			$595			$9,717	60	64	178	31
130441003446	210	General Ray Davis Middle School	Public	6-8	3375 E Fairview Rd SW	Stockbridge	30281	Henry County	Rockdale County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 388-5675	978	68	14.3	61.9%	106 (10.8%)	707 (72.3%)	98 (10.0%)	10 (1.0%)	2 (0.2%)	7 (0.7%)	48 (4.9%)	$9,484			$363			$9,121	59.9	62.5	190	20

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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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