Best Middle Schools in Georgia

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the Milestones Assessment test scores by the Georgia Department of Education. The most recent update was on Friday, August 15, 2025.

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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
301	Druid Hills Middle School	Public	6-8	3100 Mount Olive Dr	Decatur	30033	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 874-7602	985	72	13.6	72.3%	228 (23.1%)	443 (45.0%)	162 (16.4%)	88 (8.9%)	7 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	55 (5.6%)	$19,312			$1,671			$17,641	44.6	58.4	220	81		130174001589
302	Stephens County Middle School	Public	6-8	1315 Rose Ln	Toccoa	30577	Stephens County	Stephens County	No	No	No	No	(706) 886-2880	848	62	13.6	96.7%	608 (71.7%)	114 (13.4%)	43 (5.1%)	7 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (8.8%)	$13,006			$226			$12,780	44.1	48.6	283	19		130456001624
303	Treutlen Middle/High School	Public	6-12	7892 Ga Highway 29	Soperton	30457	Treutlen County	Treutlen County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 529-7131	521	45	11.6	98.3%	262 (50.3%)	210 (40.3%)	23 (4.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.4%)	$15,280			$2,017			$13,263	44.1	44.9	307	4		130510001699
304	Dalton Junior High School	Public	8	1250 Cross Plains Trail	Dalton	30721	Whitfield County	Dalton Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 876-4650	517	52	9.9	72.0%	101 (19.5%)	24 (4.6%)	373 (72.1%)	8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.1%)	$16,959			$803			$16,156	44.1	33.4	383	79		130162004419
305	Duluth Middle School	Public	6-8	3200 Pleasant Hill Rd	Duluth	30096	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 476-3372	1,201	97	12.4	75.7%	99 (8.2%)	243 (20.2%)	685 (57.0%)	132 (11.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (3.4%)	$15,329			$1,072			$14,257	43.9	50.8	267	38		130255001122
306	Henderson Middle School	Public	6-8	494 George Tate Dr	Jackson	30233	Butts County	Butts County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 504-2310	761	51	15	97.9%	411 (54.0%)	242 (31.8%)	53 (7.0%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.5%)	44 (5.8%)	$12,400			$1,248			$11,152	43.6	40.4	334	28		130069002353
307	Genesis Innovation Academy for Girls	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-11	1049 Custer Avenue SE	Atlanta	30316	Fulton County	State Specialty Schools II- Genesis Innovation Academy-Girl	Yes	No	No	Yes	(404) 944-8560	318	30	10.6	98.7%	3 (0.9%)	285 (89.6%)	26 (8.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$17,243			$916			$16,328	43.6	50.7	268	39		130024404272
308	East Laurens Middle School	Public	6-8	930 US Highway 80 E	Dublin	31027	Laurens County	Laurens County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 272-1201	536	43	12.4	100.0%	246 (45.9%)	222 (41.4%)	54 (10.1%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.1%)	$13,970			$670			$13,299	43.6	58.9	218	90		130189001729
309	Worth County Middle School	Public	6-8	1305 N Isabella St	Sylvester	31791	Worth County	Worth County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 776-8620	661	46	14.3	100.0%	381 (57.6%)	215 (32.5%)	32 (4.8%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.9%)	$12,149			$1,541			$10,608	43.5	34.6	373	64		130585000733
310	Clifton Ridge Middle School	Public	6-8	169 Dusty Ln	Macon	31211	Jones County	Jones County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 743-5182	482	40	12	45.2%	272 (56.4%)	169 (35.1%)	17 (3.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.6%)	$14,641			$1,156			$13,485	43.4	57.4	224	86		130315002502

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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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