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
121	Brookhaven Innovation Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	186 Hunter St	Norcross	30071	Gwinnett County	State Specialty Schools II- Brookhaven Innovation Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(770) 538-1550	524	39	13.3	25.8%	59 (11.3%)	226 (43.1%)	179 (34.2%)	26 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (6.5%)	$13,974			$459			$13,515	76.7	60.2	207	86		130024204249
122	Lakeside Middle School	Public	6-8	527 Blue Ridge Dr	Evans	30809	Columbia County	Columbia County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 855-6900	498	39	12.7	58.8%	235 (47.2%)	113 (22.7%)	67 (13.5%)	32 (6.4%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.8%)	44 (8.8%)	$14,410			$644			$13,766	76.7	66.1	172	50		130141002073
123	West Laurens Middle School	Public	6-8	879 Honeysuckle Rd	Dublin	31021	Laurens County	Laurens County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 272-8452	898	67	13.3	83.0%	573 (63.8%)	246 (27.4%)	53 (5.9%)	5 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.1%)	$13,738			$878			$12,860	76.1	75.6	122	1		130189000878
124	Southeast Bulloch Middle School	Public	6-8	9124 Brooklet Denmark Rd	Brooklet	30415	Bulloch County	Bulloch County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 842-8400	884	62	14.3	82.9%	654 (74.0%)	85 (9.6%)	67 (7.6%)	30 (3.4%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (4.9%)	$13,385			$577			$12,808	76.1	75	125	1		130063002297
125	Richards Middle School	Public	6-8	2892 Edgewood Rd	Columbus	31906	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 569-3697	799	46	17.2	85.2%	202 (25.3%)	390 (48.8%)	82 (10.3%)	56 (7.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (8.5%)	$11,748			$1,005			$10,743	75.6	71.8	140	15		130387001400
126	Woodstock Middle School	Public	6-8	2000 Towne Lake Hills South Dr	Woodstock	30189	Cherokee County	Cherokee County	No	No	No	No	(770) 721-3060	1,075	72	15	42.2%	496 (46.1%)	164 (15.3%)	286 (26.6%)	44 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	85 (7.9%)	$14,499			$296			$14,203	75.3	66.1	171	45		130111001438
127	McConnell Middle School	Public	6-8	550 Ozora Rd	Loganville	30052	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	No	(770) 554-1000	2,009	126	15.9	58.8%	297 (14.8%)	1,123 (55.9%)	398 (19.8%)	76 (3.8%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	112 (5.6%)	$12,409			$465			$11,944	74.9	78.3	110	17		130255001638
128	Model High	Public	8-12	3252 Calhoun Rd NE	Rome	30161	Floyd County	Floyd County	No	No	No	No	(706) 236-1895	915	52	17.5	39.7%	751 (82.1%)	56 (6.1%)	58 (6.3%)	11 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (4.3%)	$14,022			$688			$13,334	74.8	86.3	74	54		130219002373
129	E. T. Booth Middle School	Public	6-8	6550 Putnam Ford Dr	Woodstock	30189	Cherokee County	Cherokee County	No	No	No	No	(770) 721-5500	1,675	110	15.2	40.8%	920 (54.9%)	202 (12.1%)	403 (24.1%)	60 (3.6%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	86 (5.1%)	$12,428			$196			$12,233	74.5	72.2	138	9		130111001860
130	Legacy Knoll Middle School	Public	6-8	79 Legacy Knoll Lane	Hoschton	30548	Jackson County	Jackson County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(706) 654-5590	707	51	13.7	51.1%	364 (51.5%)	83 (11.7%)	182 (25.7%)	32 (4.5%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	43 (6.1%)	$12,748			$387			$12,361	74.4	64.7	182	52		130294004657

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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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