Middle Schools in Johnson County

Johnson County is home to a single middle school, Johnson County Middle School, which serves grades 6-8 in Wrightsville, GA, with 220 students and a 100% free/reduced lunch population.

This school is a standout for its exceptional Algebra I performance, with 68% of students scoring proficient in 2025-2026—nearly 20 points above the state average—and an even more impressive 82.4% the prior year. Eighth-grade science also shines at 43.5% proficient, well ahead of the state's 29.7%. The school's overall state ranking jumped from the 39th percentile to the 58th percentile in one year, placing it in the upper-middle tier of Georgia middle schools. However, grade-level math tells a different story: only 31.3% of 6th graders and 26.7% of 7th graders are proficient, with 7th grade math actually declining by 8 points year-over-year. This contrast suggests the school excels at accelerating advanced students while the broader student body still needs support in foundational math.

Encouragingly, the school showed dramatic gains across most subjects from 2024-2025 to 2025-2026, including an 18.7-point jump in 8th grade social studies and a 13.4-point improvement in 8th grade science. Chronic absenteeism is a relative bright spot at 14.4%, better than both the district (19.5%) and state (17.7%) averages. With a favorable 10.4:1 student-teacher ratio and per-student spending of $14,795, the school has resources to support individualized instruction. The main concern is the 7th grade math decline, which may warrant targeted intervention. Overall, Johnson County Middle School is a high-poverty school on an upward trajectory, achieving notable success in advanced math and science while working to close gaps in grade-level proficiency.