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Best Public Schools in Decatur County, GA

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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

4,652

Students

Districts

Top rankedBainbridge Middle School310^th of 578 Georgia middle schools

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Biggest riser

Bainbridge Middle School up 52 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Bainbridge Middle School 12.2 students per teacher

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Ranking:

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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)	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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Spring Creek Charter Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2501 Vada Rd	Bainbridge	39817	Decatur County	State Specialty Schools II- Spring Creek Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(229) 792-8957	474	36	13.1	100.0%	316 (66.7%)	108 (22.8%)	31 (6.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.6%)								(n/a)	28.5	54.5	57.9	52.2	37.8	34.8	20.9	28.2	37.5	47.8	40.7	43.8	$14,194	$1,290	$12,904
Bainbridge High School	Public	9-12	1 Bearcat Blvd	Bainbridge	39819	Decatur County	Decatur County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 248-2230	1,192	90	13.2	98.7%	413 (34.6%)	569 (47.7%)	165 (13.8%)	10 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (2.9%)	33.5	266^th of 455 public high schools	41.5%		47.2	181^st of 451 public high schools	59.9%	85	27.3	36.3	34.5										$14,403	$1,347	$13,056
Hutto Elementary School	Public	3-5	1201 Martin Luther King Jr Dr	Bainbridge	39817	Decatur County	Decatur County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 248-2224	790	58	13.6	100.0%	232 (29.4%)	432 (54.7%)	95 (12.0%)	10 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	19 (2.4%)	23.2	947^th of 1219 public elementary schools	22.3%		32.6	800^th of 1238 public elementary schools	35.4%	147				31.5	26.2	27.0				33.0			$12,075	$1,566	$10,508
Bainbridge Middle School	Public	6-8	1301 E College St	Bainbridge	39819	Decatur County	Decatur County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 248-2206	793	65	12.2	100.0%	239 (30.1%)	405 (51.1%)	116 (14.6%)	8 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.0%)	42	310^th of 578 public middle schools	46.4%		36.9	362^nd of 585 public middle schools	38.1%	52	94.8						25.3	27.7	33.1		39.7	31.5	$13,486	$1,301	$12,184
West Bainbridge Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	915 Zorn Rd	Bainbridge	39817	Decatur County	Decatur County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 248-2821	556	37	14.8	100.0%	132 (23.7%)	328 (59.0%)	74 (13.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.8%)								(n/a)													$14,438	$1,809	$12,629
Jones-Wheat Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	1400 E Broughton St	Bainbridge	39817	Decatur County	Decatur County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 248-2218	664	48	13.7	100.0%	166 (25.0%)	402 (60.5%)	61 (9.2%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.2%)								(n/a)													$14,453	$2,582	$11,871
New Beginning Learning Center	Public	6-12	1301 E College St	Bainbridge	39819	Decatur County	Decatur County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 243-6827	183	8	24.0	100.0%	50 (27.3%)	120 (65.6%)	7 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.3%)	3.3	449^th of 455 public high schools	1.3%		3.3	451^st of 451 public high schools	0.0%	2	0.0	0.0	2.9						0.0		0.0	0.0

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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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