Best Middle Schools in Georgia

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 584)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
261	Main Street Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	2861 Lakeshore Dr	College Park	30337	Fulton County	Fulton County	Yes	No	No	Yes	(404) 668-0261	817	51	16	46.1%	16 (2.0%)	737 (90.2%)	37 (4.5%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.6%)	$13,084			$548			$12,536	50.8	36	365	104		130228003990
262	Pepperell High School	Public	8-12	3 Dragon Dr SE	Lindale	30147	Floyd County	Floyd County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 236-1844	866	53	16.3	61.7%	650 (75.1%)	64 (7.4%)	98 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (6.0%)	$13,932			$551			$13,381	50.8	43	317	55		130219003351
263	SAIL Charter Academy - School for Arts-Infused Learning	Public, Charter	K-8	4575 Blanchard Woods Dr	Evans	30809	Columbia County	State Specialty Schools II- SAIL Charter Academy - School fo	Yes	No	No	Yes	(762) 585-1400	554	43	13		289 (52.2%)	103 (18.6%)	89 (16.1%)	10 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	60 (10.8%)	$12,496			$321			$12,175	50.7	62.6	191	72		130024504293
264	East Jackson Comprehensive High School	Public	8-12	1435 Hoods Mill Rd	Commerce	30529	Jackson County	Jackson County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 336-8900	1,395	90	15.4	61.1%	885 (63.4%)	92 (6.6%)	324 (23.2%)	23 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (5.0%)	$14,235			$488			$13,747	50.4	47	294	30		130294003421
265	Madison County Middle School	Public	6-8	3215 Highway 172	Comer	30629	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 783-2400	1,147	77	14.9	84.6%	740 (64.5%)	132 (11.5%)	183 (16.0%)	33 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (5.1%)	$12,536			$598			$11,938	50.3	50.3	272	7		130348001332
266	Georgia School for Innovation and the Classics	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	5073 Storey Mill Rd	Hephzibah	30815	Richmond County	State Specialty Schools I- Georgia School for Innovation and	Yes	No	No	Yes	(706) 434-8085	1,015	71	14.2		767 (75.6%)	125 (12.3%)	60 (5.9%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	6 (0.6%)	53 (5.2%)	$10,345			$207			$10,138	50.2	64.8	180	86		130023804205
267	Social Circle Middle School	Public	6-8	154 Alcova Dr	Social Circle	30025	Walton County	Social Circle City	No	No	No	No	(770) 464-1932	444	31	14.3	72.5%	301 (67.8%)	93 (20.9%)	28 (6.3%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.3%)	$13,446			$361			$13,084	50	44.7	308	41		130454002463
268	Clarke Middle School	Public	6-8	1235 Baxter St	Athens	30606	Clarke County	Clarke County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 543-6547	718	63	11.3	83.8%	249 (34.7%)	324 (45.1%)	94 (13.1%)	13 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	36 (5.0%)	$19,260			$1,205			$18,055	49.7	55	243	25		130117000443
269	Portal Middle/High School	Public	6-12	27245 US Highway 80 W	Portal	30450	Bulloch County	Bulloch County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 842-8360	523	38	13.7	83.9%	321 (61.4%)	146 (27.9%)	32 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.4%)	$16,324			$733			$15,591	49.5	54.5	246	23		130063000281
270	Lamar County Middle School	Public	6-8	100 Burnette Rd	Barnesville	30204	Lamar County	Lamar County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 358-8652	633	40	16	100.0%	378 (59.7%)	197 (31.1%)	28 (4.4%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.3%)	$11,609			$970			$10,639	49.5	45.1	305	35		130321002273

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on Milestones Assessment English Language Arts, Milestones Assessment Mathematics, Milestones Assessment Science, Milestones Assessment Social Studies test scores released by the Georgia Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on August 15, 2025, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Georgia Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Georgia Department of Education.
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Educational resources:

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds