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Best Public Schools in Midland, GA

Test scores delayed: 2026 rankings for Georgia do not yet include English Language Arts scores, which will not be released by the Georgia Department of Education until winter 2026.

At a glance

Schools

2,323

Students

Districts

Top rankedAaron Cohn Middle School194^th of 578 Georgia middle schools

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Smallest classes

Midland Middle School 13.8 students per teacher

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Summary:

Midland, Georgia is served by five schools across two districts—Muscogee County and the Department of Juvenile Justice—including two elementary schools, two middle schools, and one specialized high school, enrolling roughly 2,323 students in a community where poverty levels vary dramatically from school to school.

For parents, the standout choice in Midland is clearly Mathews Elementary School, which outperforms every other local school in nearly every subject. Its 4th grade math proficiency hits 63.1%—far above the district's 36.1% and the state's 50.1%—and its chronic absenteeism rate of just 1.6% is remarkably low compared to the district average of 19.5%. Only 20.23% of its students qualify for free/reduced lunch, the lowest in Midland. At the middle school level, Aaron Cohn Middle School shines with a perfect 100% proficiency rate on the Algebra I End of Course exam and strong 8th grade math scores (62.6% vs. 28.4% district-wide). In contrast, Midland Middle School faces the steepest challenges, with 100% of students on free/reduced lunch, a 26.1% chronic absenteeism rate, and math proficiency stuck in the teens and twenties. Midland Academy sits in the middle, beating district averages in 4th and 5th grade math but lagging behind Mathews.

One of the most telling findings is that Midland Middle School receives the highest per-student funding ($14,768) and has the lowest student-teacher ratio (13.8:1), yet produces the weakest results—a sign that resources alone can't overcome the combined effects of concentrated poverty and absenteeism. Meanwhile, Mathews Elementary shows a puzzling 5th grade math dip (27.0% proficiency after 63.1% in 4th grade), a pattern that repeated in prior years and may point to a curriculum transition issue. The Aaron Cohn Regional Youth Detention Center is a specialized facility with just 19 students and should not be compared to traditional schools. Overall, attendance and family engagement appear to be the strongest levers for improvement across Midland.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Milestones Assessment Algebra I (2026)	Milestones Assessment Biology (2026)	Milestones Assessment United States History (2026)	Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2026)						Milestones Assessment Science (2026)		Milestones Assessment Social Studies (2026)	Milestones Assessment HS Physical Science (2026)	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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Milestones Assessment Algebra I End of Course	Milestones Assessment Biology End of Course	Milestones Assessment United States History End of Course	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 3rd 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	Milestones Assessment HS Physical Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Muscogee Youth Development Campus	Public	5-12	7700 Chattsworth Rd	Midland	31820	Muscogee County	Department of Juvenile Justice	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 569-2863	0	1	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Aaron Cohn Regional Youth Detention Center	Public	5-12	7700-B Chattsworth Rd	Midland	31820	Muscogee County	Department of Juvenile Justice	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 568-2498	19	6	3.1	84.2%	7 (36.8%)	12 (63.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Mathews Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7533 Lynch Rd	Midland	31820	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	No	No	No	(706) 569-3656	702	44	15.9	20.2%	272 (38.7%)	222 (31.6%)	117 (16.7%)	16 (2.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	73 (10.4%)	55.7	488^th of 1222 public elementary schools	60.1%		70	327^th of 1238 public elementary schools	73.6%	161				48.3	63.1	27.0				48.6				$12,759	$576	$12,183
Midland Middle School	Public	6-8	6990 Warm Springs Rd	Midland	31820	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 569-3673	455	33	13.8	100.0%	66 (14.5%)	292 (64.2%)	44 (9.7%)	8 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	44 (9.7%)	25.4	424^th of 578 public middle schools	26.6%		27.1	424^th of 585 public middle schools	27.5%		65.2						25.8	18.4	25.0		14.2	29.5	57.9	$14,768	$1,560	$13,208
Midland Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	7373 Psalmond Rd	Midland	31820	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	No	No	No	(706) 569-3664	622	39	16.1	88.6%	121 (19.5%)	302 (48.6%)	85 (13.7%)	43 (6.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (11.3%)	43.7	636^th of 1222 public elementary schools	48.0%		53.4	520^th of 1238 public elementary schools	58.0%	116				30.9	56.5	38.0				38.0				$13,015	$1,163	$11,852
Aaron Cohn Middle School	Public	6-8	7352 Garrett Rd	Midland	31820	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	No	No	No	(706) 569-3801	525	32	16.6	53.3%	175 (33.3%)	222 (42.3%)	61 (11.6%)	13 (2.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (9.9%)	61.9	194^th of 578 public middle schools	66.4%		69.6	150^th of 585 public middle schools	74.4%	44	100.0						31.8	54.4	62.6		19.5	40.2	86.4	$12,239	$600	$11,639

Cities Near Midland

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Columbus	3.18 mi	52	299^th
Ellerslie	5.02 mi	1
Cataula	9.11 mi	2
Hamilton	13.94 mi	3	15^th
Fortson	14.21 mi	1

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Georgia Department of Education.

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