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Willis A. Sutton Middle School

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Willis A. Sutton Middle School ranks 132 nd of 584 Georgia middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

132^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 584 Georgia Middle Schools

Better than 77% of Georgia middle schools

Summary

Willis A. Sutton Middle School is a public middle school located in Atlanta, Georgia, serving 1,555 students in grades 6-8. 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.

Willis A. Sutton Middle School consistently outperforms the Atlanta Public Schools district and the state of Georgia in academic assessments. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school had 95.5% of students proficient or better in Algebra I, compared to 33.6% for Atlanta Public Schools and 44.9% for Georgia. Over the past 10 years, the school has maintained a strong statewide ranking, consistently placing in the top 25% of Georgia middle schools, and earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger in the 2024-2025 school year.

When compared to nearby schools, such as David T. Howard Middle School, which is also part of the Atlanta Public Schools district, Willis A. Sutton Middle School stands out as a high-performing institution, with significantly higher academic performance. Additionally, the school's ability to achieve strong academic outcomes despite serving a population with higher economic needs, as evidenced by its relatively high percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, is particularly noteworthy.

1,619

Students ?

14.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,015

Per pupil spending ?

37.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2875 Northside Dr NW
Atlanta, GA 30305

(404) 802-5600

District: Atlanta Public Schools

Students who attend Willis A. Sutton Middle School usually attend:

High:

North Atlanta High School

Feeder schools for Willis A. Sutton Middle School:

Elementary:	Bolton Academy Elementary
	E. Rivers Elementary School
	Garden Hills Elementary School
	Jackson Elementary School
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	Morris Brandon Elementary School
	Sara Rawson Smith Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

39.5%

White:

27.0%

Hispanic:

24.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 84th percentile in 2015 → 77th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Georgia average (50% vs 40% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 23% of Georgia middle schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Atlanta Public Schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school50%

District avg31%

Georgia avg40%

132^nd of 584

Georgia public middle schools ?

Top 23%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From top 16% (2015) to top 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	74.2	132 of 584	77.4%	★★★★☆
2024	68.5	159 of 588	73.0%	★★★★☆
2023	72.1	135 of 577	76.6%	★★★★☆
2022	73.5	132 of 567	76.7%	★★★★☆
2021	76.0	105 of 542	80.6%	★★★★☆
2019	83.1	85 of 559	84.8%	★★★★☆
2018	82.5	82 of 543	84.9%	★★★★☆
2017	79.5	96 of 539	82.2%	★★★★☆
2016	77.1	102 of 545	81.3%	★★★★☆
2015	81.6	86 of 537	84.0%	★★★★☆
2014	68.2	155 of 521	70.2%	★★★★☆
2013	71.6	133 of 527	74.8%	★★★★☆
2012	66.0	170 of 508	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	70.4	136 of 504	73.0%	★★★★☆
2010	63.0	190 of 494	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	63.5	167 of 466	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	59.1	197 of 462	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	64.2	160 of 445	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	60.6	173 of 420	58.8%	★★★☆☆

By subject vs Georgia (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I96%+51 vs state

English Language Arts53%+12 vs state

Social Studies48%+9 vs state

Science46%+18 vs state

Mathematics46%+4 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Monday, August 20, 2018

Horrible! My daughter knows NOTHING and we pulled her out and put her in a private school. DONT SEND YOUR CHILD HERE!!! Close Quote

by a parent
Monday, October 3, 2016

We have two students who are going through Sutton who are doing very well! The teachers & administration truly care and work hard with our students to help them achieve their best work. Four of these teachers are PhD educators! Our children have a diverse mix of classmates and will be well prepared for high school, college, graduate school, and the REAL world. So happy we tried Sutton! Close Quote

Schools Near Willis A. Sutton Middle School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Milestones Assessment Algebra I (2025)	Milestones Assessment Biology (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 Biology End of Course	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 4th Grade	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 4th 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
Willis A. Sutton Middle School	Public	6-8	2875 Northside Dr NW	Atlanta	30305	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(404) 802-5600	1,619	109	14.8	37.4%	437 (27.0%)	639 (39.5%)	392 (24.2%)	37 (2.3%)	8 (0.5%)	4 (0.2%)	102 (6.3%)	74.2	132^nd of 584 public middle schools	77.4%		68.5	159^th of 588 public middle schools	73.0%	27	95.5				56.3	53.2	49.2			39.3	44.6	52.5		46.4	48.2	$22,015	$760	$21,255
Kittredge Magnet School	Public, Magnet	4-6	2383 N Druid Hills Rd NE	Atlanta	30329	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	Yes	No	No	(678) 874-6602	552	35	15.7	4.9%	295 (53.4%)	44 (8.0%)	30 (5.4%)	132 (23.9%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.4%)	46 (8.3%)								(n/a)			99.5	98.3	100.0			100.0	98.9	99.4			97.8			$17,608	$1,489	$16,119
John Lewis Invictus Academy	Public	6-8	1890 Donald Lee Hollowell Pkwy	Atlanta	30318	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 802-6149	692	60	11.6	100.0%	2 (0.3%)	623 (90.0%)	54 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.6%)	10.4	551^st of 584 public middle schools	5.7%		7.8	569^th of 588 public middle schools	3.2%	18	56.5	24.0			11.7	7.6	15.0			11.2	6.7	14.8		10.0	12.1	$27,310	$1,905	$25,405
KIPP WAYS Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	6-8	350 Temple St NW	Atlanta	30314	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(404) 475-1941	289	23	12.7	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	283 (97.9%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	13.6	533^rd of 584 public middle schools	8.7%		14.7	518^th of 588 public middle schools	11.9%	15					17.3	20.5	13.3			9.2	19.3	11.1		15.6	4.4	$27,417	$2,745	$24,672
DeKalb PATH Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	5-8	3007 Hermance Dr NE	Brookhaven	30319	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	Yes	No	No	Yes	(404) 846-3242	369	25	14.7	100.0%	1 (0.3%)	23 (6.2%)	333 (90.2%)	11 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	35.5	371^st of 584 public middle schools	36.5%		28.3	421^st of 588 public middle schools	28.4%	50	85.0			22.1	41.5	37.6	32.9		7.4	18.1	20.4	48.8	11.6	9.2	10.6	$15,772	$665	$15,107
Ridgeview Charter School	Public	6-8	5340 S Trimble Rd	Atlanta	30342	Fulton County	Fulton County	No	No	No	Yes	(470) 254-7710	945	77	12.2	51.2%	288 (30.5%)	163 (17.2%)	413 (43.7%)	33 (3.5%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	45 (4.8%)	73.3	137^th of 584 public middle schools	76.5%		72.8	135^th of 588 public middle schools	77.0%	2	86.2				52.9	54.9	53.5			50.0	42.2	57.3		32.0	41.3	$17,316	$815	$16,501
David T Howard Middle School	Public	6-8	551 John Wesley Dobbs	Atlanta	30312	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(404) 802-3200	1,073	71	15.2	23.5%	534 (49.8%)	300 (28.0%)	112 (10.4%)	30 (2.8%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	92 (8.6%)	93.3	42^nd of 584 public middle schools	92.8%		91.3	51^st of 588 public middle schools	91.3%	9	100.0				73.0	68.7	70.5			62.8	66.4	73.7		40.7	65.8	$23,095	$759	$22,336
KIPP Soul Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	1445 Maynard Rd NW	Atlanta	30331	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(404) 324-6310	285	22	12.7	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	279 (97.9%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	22.4	452^nd of 584 public middle schools	22.6%		22.5	458^th of 588 public middle schools	22.1%	6					12.0	20.0	19.3			12.0	35.3	33.7		21.7	9.6	$27,198	$2,358	$24,840
Campbell Middle School	Public	6-8	3295 Atlanta Rd SE	Smyrna	30080	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 842-6873	1,368	82	16.7	56.5%	219 (16.0%)	717 (52.4%)	283 (20.7%)	69 (5.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	77 (5.6%)	47.5	282^nd of 584 public middle schools	51.7%		50.9	264^th of 588 public middle schools	55.1%	18	98.8				43.8	39.7	37.2			33.7	35.2	42.3		11.9	29.1	$13,568	$375	$13,193
Betty Gray Middle School	Public	6-8	1550 Pebblebrook Cir SE	Mableton	30126	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 819-2414	702	45	15.6	99.0%	27 (3.8%)	349 (49.7%)	310 (44.2%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	11 (1.6%)	34.3	379^th of 584 public middle schools	35.1%		34	380^th of 588 public middle schools	35.4%	1	100.0				28.5	25.8	28.7			22.3	23.9	39.0		24.0	33.5	$16,188	$882	$15,306

Frequently Asked Questions about Willis A. Sutton Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Willis A. Sutton Middle School?

Students at Willis A. Sutton Middle School are 39% African American, 27% White, 24% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Willis A. Sutton Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,619 students attended Willis A. Sutton Middle School.

What high school do graduates of Willis A. Sutton Middle School attend?

Students who attend Willis A. Sutton Middle School usually go on to attend North Atlanta High School

What district is Willis A. Sutton Middle School in?

Atlanta Public Schools

Is Willis A. Sutton Middle School a good school?

Willis A. Sutton Middle School ranks 132^nd of 584 Georgia middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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