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Best Middle Schools in Lowndes 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

4,143

Students

Districts

5-star school

Top rankedHahira Middle School18^th of 578 Georgia middle schools

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Biggest riser

Newbern Middle School up 48 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Newbern Middle School 11.9 students per teacher

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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 6th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 8th 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
Hahira Middle School	Public	6-8	101 S Nelson St	Hahira	31632	Lowndes County	Lowndes County	No	No	No	No	(229) 316-8601	843	64	13.1	58.0%	547 (64.9%)	150 (17.8%)	78 (9.3%)	21 (2.5%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (5.2%)	93.4	18^th of 578 public middle schools	96.9%		95.1	35^th of 585 public middle schools	94.0%	17	100.0	65.5	75.2	70.2	54.2	69.9	96.6	$11,687	$397	$11,290
Lowndes Middle School	Public	6-8	2379 Copeland Rd	Valdosta	31601	Lowndes County	Lowndes County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 245-2280	818	62	13.2	100.0%	425 (52.0%)	185 (22.6%)	157 (19.2%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (5.7%)	69	157^th of 578 public middle schools	72.8%		62.2	191^st of 585 public middle schools	67.4%	34	100.0	58.9	43.2	56.7	28.1	47.9	85.8	$13,395	$1,563	$11,832
Pine Grove Middle School	Public	6-8	4159 River Rd	Valdosta	31605	Lowndes County	Lowndes County	No	No	No	No	(229) 219-3234	733	59	12.3	71.5%	331 (45.2%)	234 (31.9%)	101 (13.8%)	13 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	53 (7.2%)	71.7	145^th of 578 public middle schools	74.9%		79.1	107^th of 585 public middle schools	81.7%	38	93.2	48.1	51.1	55.2	36.0	45.0	98.3	$12,925	$587	$12,338
Newbern Middle School	Public	6-8	2015 E Park Ave	Valdosta	31602	Lowndes County	Valdosta City	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 333-8566	725	61	11.9	100.0%	23 (3.2%)	612 (84.4%)	76 (10.5%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.5%)	16.8	488^th of 578 public middle schools	15.6%		13.2	536^th of 585 public middle schools	8.4%	48	50.0	19.5	16.7	20.7	12.8	15.6	30.0	$14,274	$1,748	$12,526
Valdosta Middle School	Public	6-8	110 Burton St	Valdosta	31602	Lowndes County	Valdosta City	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 333-8555	1,024	75	13.7	86.9%	121 (11.8%)	737 (72.0%)	102 (10.0%)	23 (2.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (3.8%)	35	367^th of 578 public middle schools	36.5%		30.2	409^th of 585 public middle schools	30.1%	42	83.9	20.8	30.3	36.8	13.0	33.0	77.1	$13,211	$1,082	$12,129

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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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