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Best Middle Schools in Muscogee County, GA

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Schools

6,361

Students

Top rankedRichards Middle School148^th of 578 Georgia middle schools

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Biggest riser

Veterans Memorial Middle School up 63 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Blackmon Road Middle School 10.3 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	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
Blackmon Road Middle School	Public	6-8	7251 Blackmon Rd	Columbus	31909	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	No	No	No	(706) 565-2998	478	46	10.3	78.7%	145 (30.3%)	203 (42.5%)	61 (12.8%)	29 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	37 (7.7%)	49.6	263^rd of 578 public middle schools	54.5%		57.5	223^rd of 585 public middle schools	61.9%	40	88.1	27.2	26.6	44.3	36.8	40.9	73.9	$16,978	$1,226	$15,752
Fort Middle School	Public	6-8	2900 Woodruff Farm Rd	Columbus	31907	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 569-3740	440	33	13.5	100.0%	31 (7.0%)	339 (77.0%)	39 (8.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (6.6%)	8	556^th of 578 public middle schools	3.8%		15.3	514^th of 585 public middle schools	12.1%	42	44.4	5.9	13.9	8.5	5.6	7.1	12.6	$14,191	$1,295	$12,896
Rothschild Leadership Academy School	Public	6-8	1136 Hunt Ave	Columbus	31907	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 569-3709	498	36	13.9	100.0%	13 (2.6%)	426 (85.5%)	28 (5.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.6%)	9.3	550^th of 578 public middle schools	4.8%		7.5	570^th of 585 public middle schools	2.6%	20		5.2	6.3	12.3	12.0	8.5		$12,848	$1,539	$11,310
Richards Middle School	Public	6-8	2892 Edgewood Rd	Columbus	31906	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 569-3697	799	46	17.2	85.2%	202 (25.3%)	390 (48.8%)	82 (10.3%)	56 (7.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (8.5%)	70.4	148^th of 578 public middle schools	74.4%		75.6	125^th of 585 public middle schools	78.6%	23	100.0	48.7	55.9	52.2	33.5	42.8	97.4	$11,748	$1,005	$10,743
Arnold Middle School	Public	6-8	2011 51st St	Columbus	31904	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 748-2436	582	37	15.6	100.0%	100 (17.2%)	249 (42.8%)	188 (32.3%)	7 (1.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.2%)	17	484^th of 578 public middle schools	16.3%		18.9	477^th of 585 public middle schools	18.5%	7		13.1	20.0	25.0	13.2	13.9		$12,694	$1,253	$11,441
Eddy Middle School	Public	6-8	2100 S Lumpkin Rd	Columbus	31903	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 683-8782	448	31	14.3	100.0%	14 (3.1%)	316 (70.5%)	96 (21.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.7%)	6.9	566^th of 578 public middle schools	2.1%		7.2	571^st of 585 public middle schools	2.4%	5		2.9	10.4	9.0	4.2	4.9		$13,545	$1,381	$12,164
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
Baker Middle School	Public	6-8	1215 Benning Dr	Columbus	31903	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 683-8721	631	40	15.6	100.0%	19 (3.0%)	487 (77.2%)	99 (15.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.8%)	7.1	564^th of 578 public middle schools	2.4%		5.6	577^th of 585 public middle schools	1.4%	13		4.0	6.7	6.2	8.1	5.0		$13,081	$1,370	$11,711
East Columbus Magnet Academy	Public, Magnet	6-8	6100 Georgetown Dr	Columbus	31907	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(706) 565-3026	395	31	12.5	97.5%	6 (1.5%)	355 (89.9%)	18 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.1%)	11.9	530^th of 578 public middle schools	8.3%		15.1	516^th of 585 public middle schools	11.8%	14	66.7	12.7	19.0	13.4	8.0	7.8	43.8	$14,886	$1,192	$13,694
Double Churches Middle School	Public	6-8	7611 Whitesville Rd	Columbus	31904	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 748-2678	429	36	12.0	100.0%	89 (20.7%)	243 (56.6%)	38 (8.9%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (12.4%)	18.4	477^th of 578 public middle schools	17.5%		21	462^nd of 585 public middle schools	21.0%	15	65.0	11.9	18.3	14.7	10.6	23.7	86.4	$17,209	$1,818	$15,392
Veterans Memorial Middle School	Public	6-8	2008 Old Guard Rd	Columbus	31909	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	No	No	No	(706) 748-3203	681	43	15.8	75.9%	243 (35.7%)	224 (32.9%)	113 (16.6%)	46 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	52 (7.6%)	42.6	307^th of 578 public middle schools	46.9%		35.8	370^th of 585 public middle schools	36.8%	63	100.0	28.2	23.4	29.1	32.1	43.0	82.2	$11,672	$769	$10,904
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

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