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Best Middle Schools in DeKalb County, 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.

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Schools

20,455

Students

Districts

5-star schools

Top rankedWadsworth Magnet School for High Achievers1^st of 578 Georgia middle schools

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Biggest riser

Chapel Hill Middle School up 53 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Columbia Middle School 11.7 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

Utopian Academy for the Arts Middle School

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1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Milestones Assessment Algebra I (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 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
Utopian Academy for the Arts Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	2750 Forest Parkway	Ellenwood	30294	DeKalb County	Clayton County	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(470) 446-1070	315	21	15.0	79.0%	1 (0.3%)	278 (88.3%)	28 (8.9%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	16.7	490^th of 578 public middle schools	15.2%					(n/a)				14.7	21.5	20.5		15.7	10.8		$19,019	$148	$18,871
Beacon Hill Middle School	Public	6-8	220 W College Ave	Decatur	30030	DeKalb County	City Schools of Decatur	No	No	No	No	(404) 370-4440	1,285	101	12.7	15.3%	808 (62.9%)	232 (18.1%)	54 (4.2%)	60 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	131 (10.2%)	96.2	10^th of 578 public middle schools	98.3%		97.6	14^th of 585 public middle schools	97.6%	4	95.4			75.2	76.2	81.1		68.1	64.0		$17,382	$215	$17,168
Chapel Hill Middle School	Public	6-8	3535 Dogwood Farm Rd	Decatur	30034	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 676-8502	614	45	13.6	100.0%	4 (0.7%)	559 (91.0%)	26 (4.2%)	9 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.3%)	26.4	421^st of 578 public middle schools	27.2%		19	474^th of 585 public middle schools	19.0%	53				21.5	17.7	28.2		22.7	25.2		$21,186	$1,983	$19,204
Salem Middle School	Public	6-8	5333 Salem Rd	Lithonia	30038	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 676-9402	827	65	12.7	100.0%	4 (0.5%)	758 (91.7%)	44 (5.3%)	6 (0.7%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.5%)	9.1	551^st of 578 public middle schools	4.7%		9.7	557^th of 585 public middle schools	4.8%	6				7.4	4.6	14.4		10.5	7.3		$20,629	$2,108	$18,522
McNair Middle School	Public	6-8	2190 Wallingford Dr	Decatur	30032	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 874-5102	701	52	13.4	100.0%	6 (0.9%)	604 (86.2%)	71 (10.1%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.1%)	12.5	527^th of 578 public middle schools	8.8%		15.7	507^th of 585 public middle schools	13.3%	20	46.4			11.8	9.1	20.7		14.4	4.9		$20,408	$1,893	$18,515
Sequoyah Middle School	Public	6-8	3456 Aztec Rd	Atlanta	30340	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 676-7902	1,713	112	15.2	89.0%	12 (0.7%)	50 (2.9%)	1,589 (92.8%)	37 (2.2%)	20 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.2%)	15.8	499^th of 578 public middle schools	13.7%		16.2	498^th of 585 public middle schools	14.9%	1	65.4			13.1	14.1	19.8		11.4	19.0	69.2	$17,491	$1,961	$15,530
Stephenson Middle School	Public	6-8	922 Stephenson Rd	Stone Mountain	30087	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 676-4402	788	61	12.9	100.0%	7 (0.9%)	657 (83.4%)	78 (9.9%)	12 (1.5%)	5 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	27 (3.4%)	19.2	468^th of 578 public middle schools	19.0%		24.3	441^st of 585 public middle schools	24.6%	27	58.4			19.3	16.4	26.3		13.2	16.4	52.8	$20,960	$2,066	$18,893
Miller Grove Middle School	Public	6-8	2215 Miller Rd	Decatur	30035	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 676-8902	625	47	13.2	100.0%	4 (0.6%)	540 (86.4%)	53 (8.5%)	12 (1.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.2%)	11.9	531^st of 578 public middle schools	8.1%		11.2	548^th of 585 public middle schools	6.3%	17				14.6	10.0	7.6		15.0	7.5		$20,575	$2,197	$18,378
Henderson Middle School	Public	6-8	2830 Henderson Mill Rd	Chamblee	30341	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 874-2902	1,367	95	14.3	73.5%	293 (21.4%)	270 (19.8%)	701 (51.3%)	51 (3.7%)	8 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (3.1%)	38.3	339^th of 578 public middle schools	41.3%		40.5	335^th of 585 public middle schools	42.7%	4	98.0			35.5	34.5	31.7		26.7	21.0		$18,284	$1,746	$16,538
Druid Hills Middle School	Public	6-8	3100 Mount Olive Dr	Decatur	30033	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 874-7602	985	72	13.6	72.3%	228 (23.1%)	443 (45.0%)	162 (16.4%)	88 (8.9%)	7 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	55 (5.6%)	40.2	325^th of 578 public middle schools	43.8%		44.6	301^st of 585 public middle schools	48.5%	24	72.3			30.1	36.0	34.2		29.8	23.9		$19,312	$1,671	$17,641
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)		100.0	99.4	99.5			96.1				$17,608	$1,489	$16,119
Peachtree Middle School	Public	6-8	4664 N Peachtree Rd	Atlanta	30338	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 676-7702	1,214	87	13.9	55.4%	332 (27.3%)	192 (15.8%)	569 (46.9%)	69 (5.7%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (4.0%)	48	273^rd of 578 public middle schools	52.8%		53.8	245^th of 585 public middle schools	58.1%	28	92.3			42.2	43.7	36.6		18.6	28.6	70.2	$18,127	$1,438	$16,689
Cedar Grove Middle School	Public	6-8	2300 Wildcat Rd	Decatur	30034	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 874-4202	685	50	13.7	100.0%	4 (0.6%)	614 (89.6%)	47 (6.9%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.2%)	10	544^th of 578 public middle schools	5.9%		14	526^th of 585 public middle schools	10.1%	18				9.7	9.4	9.2		11.3	9.4		$20,339	$1,890	$18,449
Freedom Middle School	Public	6-8	505 S Hairston Rd	Stone Mountain	30088	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 874-8702	1,272	78	16.3	100.0%	115 (9.0%)	626 (49.2%)	102 (8.0%)	407 (32.0%)	6 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (1.2%)	22.6	446^th of 578 public middle schools	22.8%		22	455^th of 585 public middle schools	22.2%	9				20.5	25.9	25.7		16.4	17.0		$17,715	$1,845	$15,869
Columbia Middle School	Public	6-8	3001 Columbia Dr	Decatur	30034	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 875-0502	571	49	11.7	100.0%	7 (1.2%)	513 (89.8%)	28 (4.9%)	6 (1.1%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.3%)	14.3	510^th of 578 public middle schools	11.8%		13.2	537^th of 585 public middle schools	8.2%	27				8.4	6.1	28.3		16.2	3.5		$22,381	$2,054	$20,327
Mary McLeod Bethune Middle School	Public	6-8	5200 Covington Hwy	Decatur	30035	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 875-0302	655	52	12.5	100.0%	15 (2.3%)	487 (74.4%)	94 (14.4%)	36 (5.5%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (2.9%)	11	539^th of 578 public middle schools	6.7%		13.2	538^th of 585 public middle schools	8.0%	1				9.8	8.4	10.9		16.0	5.6		$21,424	$1,769	$19,655
Lithonia Middle School	Public	6-8	2451 Randall Ave	Lithonia	30058	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 875-0702	1,062	72	14.7	100.0%	15 (1.4%)	926 (87.2%)	71 (6.7%)	15 (1.4%)	6 (0.6%)	3 (0.3%)	26 (2.4%)	10.9	540^th of 578 public middle schools	6.6%		11.9	543^rd of 585 public middle schools	7.2%	3				6.2	9.4	14.1		15.5	4.0		$17,381	$2,050	$15,330
Redan Middle School	Public	6-8	1775 Young Rd	Lithonia	30058	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 874-7902	623	49	12.7	100.0%	6 (1.0%)	507 (81.4%)	74 (11.9%)	16 (2.6%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.4%)	17.8	481^st of 578 public middle schools	16.8%		19.7	469^th of 585 public middle schools	19.8%	12				8.1	15.4	22.9		21.5	11.4		$21,337	$1,747	$19,590
Chamblee Middle School	Public	6-8	3601 Sexton Woods Dr	Chamblee	30341	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	No	(678) 874-8202	1,018	59	17.1	30.6%	424 (41.7%)	188 (18.5%)	204 (20.0%)	133 (13.1%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (6.3%)	90.3	40^th of 578 public middle schools	93.1%		91.5	50^th of 585 public middle schools	91.5%	10	97.5			40.5	73.4	76.6		71.9	68.4		$16,621	$1,619	$15,002
Stone Mountain Middle School	Public	6-8	4293 Sarr Pkwy	Stone Mountain	30084	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 676-4802	986	71	13.8	100.0%	17 (1.7%)	670 (68.0%)	173 (17.5%)	106 (10.8%)	8 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.2%)	23.9	436^th of 578 public middle schools	24.6%		18.5	482^nd of 585 public middle schools	17.6%	46				11.2	14.3	37.2		23.2	18.9		$18,938	$2,111	$16,827
Tucker Middle School	Public	6-8	2160 Idlewood Rd	Tucker	30084	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 875-0902	1,173	87	13.4	100.0%	109 (9.3%)	578 (49.3%)	320 (27.3%)	118 (10.1%)	5 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (3.7%)	35.8	357^th of 578 public middle schools	38.2%		37.1	360^th of 585 public middle schools	38.5%	3	91.5			27.5	31.7	30.0		26.1	25.9	82.9	$18,208	$2,043	$16,164
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%)	29.2	405^th of 578 public middle schools	29.9%		35.5	371^st of 585 public middle schools	36.6%	34	78.4		22.8	14.9	34.6	42.7	19.6	9.7	19.8	45.9	$15,772	$665	$15,107
The Champion Middle Theme School	Public	6-8	5265 Mimosa Dr	Stone Mountain	30083	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 504-4302	782	50	15.6	87.2%	1 (0.1%)	742 (94.9%)	16 (2.0%)	6 (0.8%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.5%)	51.3	256^th of 578 public middle schools	55.7%		56	233^rd of 585 public middle schools	60.2%	23	86.5			36.6	37.8	54.9		23.4	33.4		$18,104	$1,846	$16,258
Wadsworth Magnet School for High Achievers	Public, Magnet	4-8	3039 Santa Monica Dr	Decatur	30032	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(678) 874-2402	273	16	17.0	61.2%	16 (5.9%)	223 (81.7%)	16 (5.9%)	11 (4.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (1.8%)	99.9	1^st of 578 public middle schools	99.8%		99.9	1^st of 585 public middle schools	99.8%		100.0	95.7	94.7	100.0	98.5	100.0	97.4	98.1	100.0		$17,904	$1,600	$16,304

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IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.