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
391	Factory Shoals Middle School	Public	6-8	3301 Shoals School Rd	Douglasville	30135	Douglas County	Douglas County	No	No	No	No	(770) 651-5800	833	49	17	77.6%	25 (3.0%)	645 (77.4%)	127 (15.2%)	5 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (3.5%)	$11,918			$595			$11,323	32.3	30.3	409	18		130186003557
392	Thomson-McDuffie Middle School	Public	6-8	1191 White Oak Rd	Thomson	30824	McDuffie County	McDuffie County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 986-4300	667	45	14.8	90.1%	185 (27.7%)	398 (59.7%)	45 (6.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	36 (5.4%)	$12,364			$669			$11,694	32.2	30.5	407	15		130357003737
393	Moore Middle School	Public	6-8	1221 Lawrenceville Hwy	Lawrenceville	30046	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 226-7100	971	69	14.1	81.2%	90 (9.3%)	351 (36.1%)	433 (44.6%)	59 (6.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	35 (3.6%)	$14,304			$1,280			$13,025	32.1	35.2	368	25		130255004026
394	Woodland Middle School	Public	6-8	820 Moseley Dr	Stockbridge	30281	Henry County	Henry County	No	No	No	No	(770) 389-2774	679	39	17.2	63.5%	87 (12.8%)	442 (65.1%)	104 (15.3%)	13 (1.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (4.6%)	$15,677			$404			$15,273	31.9	38.1	354	40		130282003415
395	Coretta Scott King Young Women's Leadership Academy	Public	6-12	1190 Northwest Dr NW	Atlanta	30318	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 802-4900	377	48	7.9	97.9%	1 (0.3%)	353 (93.6%)	15 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.1%)	$37,604			$1,644			$35,959	31.7	35.5	367	28		130012003980
396	Berkmar Middle School	Public	6-8	4355 Lawrenceville Hwy NW	Lilburn	30047	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 638-2300	1,039	80	12.9	92.1%	26 (2.5%)	121 (11.6%)	799 (76.9%)	80 (7.7%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	10 (1.0%)	$15,519			$1,546			$13,973	31.7	30.2	411	15		130255003385
397	Lindley Middle School	Public	6-8	50 Veterans Memorial Hwy SE	Mableton	30126	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 819-2496	905	67	13.5	100.0%	36 (4.0%)	439 (48.5%)	402 (44.4%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (2.5%)	$16,361			$927			$15,434	31.3	35.2	370	27		130129000561
398	Smitha Middle School	Public	6-8	2025 Powder Springs Rd SW	Marietta	30064	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 594-8267	866	64	13.5	99.1%	43 (5.0%)	233 (26.9%)	547 (63.2%)	19 (2.2%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	21 (2.4%)	$16,618			$954			$15,664	31.2	31.6	400	2		130129000242
399	Centennial Place Academy (Charter)	Public, Charter	K-8	531 Luckie St NW	Atlanta	30313	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(404) 802-8550	757	75	10.1	100.0%	9 (1.2%)	681 (90.0%)	29 (3.8%)	6 (0.8%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (3.8%)	$24,409			$1,238			$23,171	31.2	27.3	426	27		130012002290
400	Dubois Integrity Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	6479 Church St	Riverdale	30274	Clayton County	State Specialty Schools I- Dubois Integrity Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(770) 629-1534	1,341	69	19.4	96.3%	4 (0.3%)	1,243 (92.7%)	55 (4.1%)	6 (0.4%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	29 (2.2%)	$16,164			$996			$15,168	31.1	36.6	362	38		130023704193

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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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Educational resources:

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

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection