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Middle Schools in Carroll County

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

DistrictCarroll County63^rd of 202 Georgia districtsFull district overview →

Schools

3,637

Students

5-star school

Top rankedCentral Middle School57^th of 578 Georgia middle schools

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Biggest riser

Mt. Zion Middle School up 39 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Bay Springs Middle School 12.7 students per teacher

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Summary:

Carroll County, Georgia is home to six middle schools serving grades 6-8, with a combined enrollment of roughly 3,637 students, and the district itself ranks in the 69th percentile statewide. Central Middle School is the clear standout, ranking 57th in the state (90th percentile, 5 stars) and outperforming every other school in the district by 15-30 percentage points in most subjects. It also has the lowest chronic absenteeism rate (10.7%) and the lowest free/reduced lunch rate (37.86%) in the district. At the other end, Villa Rica Middle has struggled for three consecutive years, ranking 413th (29th percentile, 1 star) with proficiency rates consistently 15-25 points below district averages and the highest chronic absenteeism (21.1%).

Bay Springs Middle School is the district's most improved school, climbing 120 positions over two years to 141st (76th percentile, 4 stars), and it benefits from the most favorable student-teacher ratio (12.7:1) and highest per-student spending ($14,473). Temple Middle School (203rd) and Bowdon Middle School (242nd) sit in the middle of the pack, though Bowdon has dropped 73 spots over two years, with particular weaknesses in 8th-grade math (37.7%) and science (18.9%). Mt. Zion Middle School ranks 281st and shows the lowest science proficiency in the district at just 11.3%.

One notable bright spot across all six schools is Algebra I performance, where four schools achieved 100% proficiency and all exceeded the state average of 48.1%, reflecting a district-wide policy of placing only advanced students in this course. Chronic absenteeism strongly tracks with performance—the top school has the lowest rate and the bottom school the highest—suggesting attendance is a critical lever for improvement. Interestingly, per-student spending shows no clear relationship with outcomes: Temple spends the least ($11,515) yet outperforms higher-spending Villa Rica and Mt. Zion, while Central achieves the best results with mid-range spending. Social Studies is a relative strength district-wide, with four schools meeting or exceeding state averages. Note that ELA scores for 2025-2026 are not yet available and will be released in December.

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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
Central Middle School	Public	6-8	155 Whooping Creek Rd	Carrollton	30116	Carroll County	Carroll County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 832-8114	1,009	68	14.8	37.9%	737 (73.0%)	93 (9.2%)	130 (12.9%)	6 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	41 (4.1%)	87.7	57^th of 578 public middle schools	90.1%		82.7	88^th of 585 public middle schools	85.0%	31	98.7	69.7	63.2	63.1	47.0	57.3	100.0	$12,909	$872	$12,037
Bay Springs Middle School	Public	6-8	122 Bay Springs Rd	Villa Rica	30180	Carroll County	Carroll County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 459-2098	723	57	12.7	39.0%	360 (49.8%)	205 (28.4%)	90 (12.4%)	5 (0.7%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (8.2%)	73.1	141^st of 578 public middle schools	75.6%		67.9	155^th of 585 public middle schools	73.5%	14	100.0	59.4	49.5	49.7	29.9	54.1	100.0	$14,473	$975	$13,498
Bowdon Middle School	Public	6-8	129 N Jonesville Rd	Bowdon	30108	Carroll County	Carroll County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 258-1778	338	22	15.2	42.6%	250 (74.0%)	35 (10.4%)	33 (9.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.6%)	54.4	242^nd of 578 public middle schools	58.1%		54.3	241^st of 585 public middle schools	58.8%	1	85.2	49.0	53.8	37.7	18.9	31.7	66.7	$13,039	$687	$12,352
Temple Middle School	Public	6-8	275 Rainey Rd	Temple	30179	Carroll County	Carroll County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 562-6001	682	42	16.3	45.5%	414 (60.7%)	153 (22.4%)	68 (10.0%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (6.3%)	60.9	203^rd of 578 public middle schools	64.9%		55.3	237^th of 585 public middle schools	59.5%	34	100.0	26.7	50.2	47.4	46.2	41.0	75.0	$11,515	$764	$10,752
Villa Rica Middle	Public	6-8	614 Tumlin Lake Rd	Temple	30179	Carroll County	Carroll County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 459-0407	481	31	15.3	47.8%	191 (39.7%)	195 (40.5%)	61 (12.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.7%)	27.7	413^th of 578 public middle schools	28.5%		29.4	414^th of 585 public middle schools	29.2%	1	82.8	27.5	29.6	30.8	14.6	21.5	22.6	$13,392	$784	$12,608
Mt. Zion Middle School	Public	6-8	132 Mount Zion St	Carrollton	30150	Carroll County	Carroll County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 834-3389	404	26	15.3	47.5%	244 (60.4%)	57 (14.1%)	71 (17.6%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.7%)	47.1	281^st of 578 public middle schools	51.4%		42.1	320^th of 585 public middle schools	45.3%	39	76.9	47.2	46.6	37.7	11.3	34.8	31.0	$13,536	$799	$12,736

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
West Georgia Regional Educational Service Agency	4.24 mi	1
Carrollton City	4.6 mi	4	64^th
Bremen City	7.83 mi	4	4^th
Haralson County	12.25 mi	7	20^th
Heard County	14.88 mi	5	27^th

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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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