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Best Middle Schools in Jackson County, GA

At a glance

Schools

3,782

Students

Districts

Top rankedJefferson Middle School66^th of 578 Georgia middle schools

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Biggest riser

Legacy Knoll Middle School up 4 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Legacy Knoll Middle School 13.7 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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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	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 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
Commerce Middle School	Public	5-8	7690 Jefferson Rd	Commerce	30529	Jackson County	Commerce City	No	No	No	No	(706) 335-5594	579	40	14.6	60.8%	366 (63.2%)	57 (9.8%)	102 (17.6%)	15 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (6.6%)	80	98^th of 578 public middle schools	83.0%		83.7	83^rd of 585 public middle schools	85.8%	15		55.2	51.2	49.6	75.0	43.5	39.1	56.1	92.6	$11,778	$299	$11,479
East Jackson Middle School	Public	6-7	1880 Hoods Mill Rd	Commerce	30529	Jackson County	Jackson County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 335-2083	536	38	13.9	68.8%	355 (66.2%)	34 (6.3%)	114 (21.3%)	9 (1.7%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.9%)	56.9	225^th of 578 public middle schools	61.1%		59	212^th of 585 public middle schools	63.8%	13	100.0		45.7	51.0	48.3			37.2	53.6	$14,564	$668	$13,897
West Jackson Middle School	Public	6-8	400 Gum Springs Church Rd	Jefferson	30549	Jackson County	Jackson County	No	No	No	No	(706) 654-2775	951	61	15.5	34.1%	593 (62.4%)	93 (9.8%)	177 (18.6%)	40 (4.2%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (4.7%)	72	144^th of 578 public middle schools	75.1%		78.8	109^th of 585 public middle schools	81.4%	35	89.9		58.3	60.8	60.0			57.6	45.4	$11,296	$277	$11,019
Legacy Knoll Middle School	Public	6-8	79 Legacy Knoll Lane	Hoschton	30548	Jackson County	Jackson County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(706) 654-5590	707	51	13.7	51.1%	364 (51.5%)	83 (11.7%)	182 (25.7%)	32 (4.5%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	43 (6.1%)	75.7	126^th of 578 public middle schools	78.2%		74.4	130^th of 585 public middle schools	77.8%	4	94.0		46.5	61.6	70.4			68.3	58.4	$12,748	$387	$12,361
Jefferson Middle School	Public	6-8	100 Dragon Dr	Jefferson	30549	Jackson County	Jefferson City	No	No	No	No	(706) 367-2882	1,009	67	15.1	30.0%	778 (77.1%)	72 (7.1%)	84 (8.3%)	22 (2.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (5.2%)	85.6	66^th of 578 public middle schools	88.6%		96.1	22^nd of 585 public middle schools	96.2%	44			72.7	78.5	76.9			62.6	65.8	$11,192	$165	$11,028

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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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