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Crawford Long Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

548^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 584 Georgia Middle Schools

Better than 6% of Georgia middle schools

Summary

Crawford Long Middle School is a public middle school located in Atlanta, Georgia, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 649 students. The school is part of the Atlanta Public Schools district, which is ranked 139 out of 206 districts in Georgia and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. Crawford Long Middle School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Georgia middle schools, ranking between 501-563 out of 539-588 schools over the past 10 years, and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Crawford Long Middle School significantly underperforms compared to the Atlanta Public Schools district and the state of Georgia in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 9.1% of 8th-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 32.7% for Atlanta Public Schools and 39.8% for the state. In mathematics, only 10.8% of 6th-grade students, 11.2% of 7th-grade students, and 17.3% of 8th-grade students were proficient or better, compared to 26%, 30.4%, and 35.8% for Atlanta Public Schools, respectively. Additionally, the school has a 100% free and reduced lunch rate, indicating that all students come from economically disadvantaged backgrounds.

When comparing Crawford Long Middle School to nearby schools in the Atlanta Public Schools district, such as Herman J. Russell West End Academy and Sylvan Hills Middle School, it becomes clear that Crawford Long Middle School is significantly underperforming academically. While the school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio and higher per-student spending, these factors do not seem to be translating into improved academic outcomes, suggesting that other factors, such as school leadership, curriculum, and instructional practices, may be contributing to the school's poor performance.

627

Students ?

10.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$28,197

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3200 Latona Dr SW
Atlanta, GA 30354

(404) 802-4800

District: Atlanta Public Schools

Students who attend Crawford Long Middle School usually attend:

High:

South Atlanta High School

Feeder schools for Crawford Long Middle School:

Elementary:	Cleveland Avenue Elementary School
	Emma Hutchinson Elementary School
	Heritage Academy Elementary School
	John Wesley Dobbs Elementary School
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	Joseph Humphries Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

86.8%

Hispanic:

11.6%

Two or more races:

1.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 6th percentile in 2015 → 6th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (12% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (50% vs 20% Georgia)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school12%

District avg31%

Georgia avg40%

548^th of 584

Georgia public middle schools ?

Bottom 6%▬ steady since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

13^th of 15Middle Schools in the Atlanta Public Schools

139^th of 206Atlanta Public Schools among Georgia districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	10.8	548 of 584	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.1	543 of 588	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.6	539 of 577	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.4	534 of 567	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.3	533 of 542	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.0	521 of 559	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.9	501 of 543	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	10.2	506 of 539	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	8.2	511 of 545	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	8.0	504 of 537	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	13.9	472 of 521	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	10.1	493 of 527	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	15.4	459 of 508	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	18.9	452 of 504	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	24.0	422 of 494	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	23.7	408 of 466	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	22.8	402 of 462	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	21.4	395 of 445	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	18.6	383 of 420	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

By subject vs Georgia (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts14%-27 vs state

Mathematics13%-28 vs state

Science9%-20 vs state

Social Studies6%-33 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Milestones Assessment Algebra I (2025)	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts (2025)				Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2025)				Milestones Assessment Science (2025)		Milestones Assessment Social Studies (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Milestones Assessment Algebra I End of Course	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 6th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 7th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Social Studies 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Crawford Long Middle School	Public	6-8	3200 Latona Dr SW	Atlanta	30354	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 802-4800	627	58	10.8	100.0%	2 (0.3%)	544 (86.8%)	73 (11.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.0%)	10.8	548^th of 584 public middle schools	6.2%		12.1	543^rd of 588 public middle schools	7.7%	5			17.1	15.1	9.1		10.8	11.2	17.3		8.6	6.1	$28,197	$2,411	$25,785
KIPP South Fulton Academy School	Public, Charter	5-8	1286 Washington Rd	Atlanta	30344	Fulton County	Fulton County	Yes	No	No	Yes	(678) 278-0160	382	33	11.5	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	335 (87.7%)	40 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	67.3	156^th of 584 public middle schools	73.3%		63.1	188^th of 588 public middle schools	68.0%	32	100.0	48.1	41.2	34.7	53.1	31.6	35.1	36.7	62.2	59.5	46.9	58.2	$21,172	$535	$20,637
Resurgence Hall Middle Academy	Public, Charter	5-8	1706 Washington Road	Atlanta	30344	Fulton County	State Specialty Schools II- Resurgence Hall Middle Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(404) 549-9246	209	17	12.2	75.6%	1 (0.5%)	204 (97.6%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	94.8	37^th of 584 public middle schools	93.7%					(n/a)		64.0	75.8	74.2		56.0	58.1	69.4		49.3			$13,202	$784	$12,417
Judson Price Middle School	Public	6-8	1670 Benjamin Weldon Bickers	Atlanta	30315	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 802-6300	241	29	8.3	100.0%	1 (0.4%)	231 (95.9%)	8 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	8.6	563^rd of 584 public middle schools	3.6%		13	535^th of 588 public middle schools	9.0%	28			12.7	11.6	10.3		4.8	12.6	11.5		7.7	2.6	$36,877	$1,898	$34,980
Liberation Academy	Public, Charter	5-8	1743 Hardin Ave	College Park	30337	Fulton County	State Specialty Schools II- Liberation Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(470) 816-4911	132	10	13.2	97.7%	0 (0.0%)	127 (96.2%)	4 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14.1	525^th of 584 public middle schools	10.1%					(n/a)		31.8	23.1	23.0		18.2	7.7	6.6		9.1			$17,493	$1,005	$16,488
KIPP VISION Charter School	Public, Charter	6-8	1820 Henry Thomas Dr SE	Atlanta	30315	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(404) 537-5252	300	25	11.9	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	281 (93.7%)	13 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	29.2	416^th of 584 public middle schools	28.8%		15.8	511^th of 588 public middle schools	13.1%	95			19.4	21.4	26.1		9.7	27.6	39.8		25.0	31.0	$27,678	$1,974	$25,704
Sylvan Hills Middle School	Public	6-8	1461 Sylvan Rd SW	Atlanta	30310	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 802-6203	452	35	13.0	100.0%	1 (0.2%)	437 (96.7%)	10 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	17.1	492^nd of 584 public middle schools	15.8%		14	520^th of 588 public middle schools	11.6%	28	68.8		21.3	19.5	11.1		18.8	18.2	28.9		8.1	13.4	$28,589	$1,943	$26,645
Paul D. West Middle School	Public	6-8	2376 Headland Dr	East Point	30344	Fulton County	Fulton County	No	No	No	Yes	(470) 254-8130	814	70	11.6	100.0%	12 (1.5%)	455 (55.9%)	321 (39.4%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	18 (2.2%)	21.8	458^th of 584 public middle schools	21.6%		20.9	471^st of 588 public middle schools	19.9%	13	57.1		24.6	25.9	22.4		14.4	15.2	26.0		16.6	21.6	$19,403	$1,747	$17,657
Babb Middle School	Public	6-8	5500 Reynolds Rd	Forest Park	30297	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 362-3880	881	56	15.7	100.0%	14 (1.6%)	274 (31.1%)	505 (57.3%)	63 (7.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (2.6%)	26.5	430^th of 584 public middle schools	26.4%		36.6	363^rd of 588 public middle schools	38.3%	67	82.6		19.4	20.8	21.0		25.2	27.1	30.0		19.3	27.0	$15,118	$1,587	$13,531
Herman J. Russell West End Academy	Public	6-8	765 Peeples St SW	Atlanta	30310	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 802-6800	342	39	8.8	100.0%	1 (0.3%)	331 (96.8%)	7 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	14.4	521^st of 584 public middle schools	10.8%		13.6	525^th of 588 public middle schools	10.7%	4			18.7	17.5	12.1		9.3	11.3	21.6		18.1	8.7	$35,178	$1,901	$33,277

Frequently Asked Questions about Crawford Long Middle School

How many students attend Crawford Long Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 627 students attended Crawford Long Middle School.

What district is Crawford Long Middle School in?

Atlanta Public Schools

What high school do graduates of Crawford Long Middle School attend?

Students who attend Crawford Long Middle School usually go on to attend South Atlanta High School

Is Crawford Long Middle School a good school?

Crawford Long Middle School ranks in the bottom 6.2% of Georgia middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Crawford Long Middle School?

Students at Crawford Long Middle School are 87% African American, 12% Hispanic.

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