Summary:
Chickamauga City is served by a single middle school, Gordon Lee Middle School, which enrolls 304 students in grades 6 through 8 and operates within the highly rated Chickamauga City district, ranked 14th out of 201 districts in Georgia.
As the only middle school in the area, Gordon Lee Middle School stands out as an elite academic institution, ranking 53rd out of 578 Georgia middle schools (91st percentile) with a 5-star rating for the 2025-2026 school year. The school has shown remarkable improvement, climbing from 112th place in 2023-2024 to 86th in 2024-2025, and now to 53rd—a 59-position jump over three years. Mathematics is a clear strength, with 7th graders achieving a 75.7% proficiency rate, exceeding the state average by 33.7 percentage points, while 8th grade science proficiency (56.5%) nearly doubles the state average (29.7%). Even the school's lowest math score (6th grade at 55.3%) outpaces the state by 14.6 points, and performance is consistently above state averages across every subject and grade level tested.
Beyond academics, Gordon Lee Middle School boasts an exceptionally low chronic absenteeism rate of just 2.5%, compared to 17.7% statewide, indicating strong student engagement and a positive school climate. With a favorable 12.5:1 student-teacher ratio and per-student spending of $12,570, the school provides a personalized learning environment. The free/reduced lunch eligibility rate of 22.7% reflects a relatively affluent student population. The school also demonstrated dramatic year-over-year improvement in 8th grade science, jumping from 43.0% to 56.5% proficiency in a single year. For families in Chickamauga City, this school represents a high-quality, well-rounded educational option that consistently exceeds state benchmarks, with a rising trajectory that shows no signs of slowing down.
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