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Middle Schools in Grady 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

DistrictGrady County94^th of 202 Georgia districtsFull district overview →

School

631

Students

Top rankedWashington Middle School385^th of 578 Georgia middle schools

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Summary:

Grady County is home to a single middle school, Washington Middle School in Cairo, GA, serving grades 6-8 with 631 students in a high-poverty area where 100% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch.

Washington Middle School presents a fascinating mix of exceptional achievement and significant challenges. The standout finding is its Algebra I performance: 100% of students scored proficient or better in 2025-2026, dramatically outpacing the Grady County district (52.6%) and the state (48.1%). This near-perfect result was consistent with the prior year's 95.8%, suggesting a genuinely strong advanced math program. However, standard grade-level math tells a different story—6th grade proficiency (25.8%) and 7th grade proficiency (32.0%) lag the state by 10-15 points, while 8th grade math (48.8%) actually exceeds the state average (46.3%). The most concerning areas are 8th grade Science (10.9% proficiency) and Social Studies (13.0%), which trail state averages by 18.8 and 27.2 points respectively, though district-wide scores are also low, indicating a regional challenge. On a positive note, chronic absenteeism (14.7%) is below the state average (17.7%), and the school maintains a favorable 13.3:1 student-teacher ratio with per-student spending of $12,244.

Year-over-year trends show improvement in 8th grade math (+10.9 points) and Algebra I (+4.2 points), but declines in 6th grade math (-8.9 points) and 7th grade math (-5.8 points). The school's state ranking has remained remarkably stable over three years (385th, 386th, 391st out of roughly 580-588 schools), placing it in the 33-34th percentile. This consistency suggests a school that is neither rapidly improving nor declining. English Language Arts scores for 2025-2026 are not yet available and will be released in December. Overall, Washington Middle School shows pockets of excellence in advanced math alongside significant gaps in science and social studies, with a solid foundation of attendance and staffing that could support future growth.

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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	Directly certified (2024-25)	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
Washington Middle School	Public	6-8	1277 Martin Luther King Jr Ave	Cairo	39828	Grady County	Grady County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 377-2106	631	47	13.3	44.8%	101 (16.0%)	238 (37.7%)	276 (43.7%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.9%)	31.8	385^th of 578 public middle schools	33.4%		33.2	386^th of 585 public middle schools	34.0%	1	100.0	25.8	32.0	48.8	10.9	13.0	42.3	$12,244	$951	$11,293

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Pelham City	7.28 mi	3	133^rd
Mitchell County	15.78 mi	4	129^th
Thomas County	16.74 mi	8
Colquitt County	16.85 mi	13	71^st
Thomasville City	18 mi	5	153^rd

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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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