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
571	Hubert Middle School	Public	6-8	768 Grant St	Savannah	31401	Chatham County	Savannah-Chatham County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 395-5235	471	39	12	91.1%	13 (2.8%)	398 (84.5%)	46 (9.8%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	8 (1.7%)	$17,431			$1,655			$15,776	7.2	10.4	559	12		130102000374
572	Glenn Hills Middle School	Public	6-8	2941 Glenn Hills Dr	Augusta	30906	Richmond County	Richmond County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 796-4705	706	46	15.3	100.0%	20 (2.8%)	598 (84.7%)	62 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	24 (3.4%)	$12,923			$1,455			$11,468	6.6	5.7	581	9		130438001817
573	The Hope Academy School	Public	6-12	200 Mooty Bridge Rd	LaGrange	30240	Troup County	Troup County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 812-7988	83	10	8.3	100.0%	8 (9.6%)	65 (78.3%)	6 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.8%)	$26,238			$1,205			$25,033	6.1	5.4	582	9		130000104369
574	Murphey Middle School	Public	6-8	1701 15th St	Augusta	30901	Richmond County	Richmond County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 737-7360	512	39	13.1	100.0%	9 (1.8%)	424 (82.8%)	70 (13.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.8%)	$15,250			$1,443			$13,806	6	6.9	574			130438001579
575	Gwinnett Intervention Education Center (GIVE) West	Public	6-12	5550 Peachtree Industrial Blvd	Norcross	30071	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 246-5300	227	38	6	79.3%	11 (4.8%)	75 (33.0%)	126 (55.5%)	5 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.4%)								5.7	5.2	583	8		130255003690
576	Baker Middle School	Public	6-8	1215 Benning Dr	Columbus	31903	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 683-8721	631	40	15.6	100.0%	19 (3.0%)	487 (77.2%)	99 (15.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.8%)	$13,081			$1,370			$11,711	5.6	5.8	579	3		130387002420
577	EXCEL Academy	Public	6-12	330 Tomlinson St	McDonough	30253	Henry County	Henry County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 957-4101	213	24	8.9	66.7%	22 (10.3%)	155 (72.8%)	22 (10.3%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.1%)								5.2	6.4	577			130282004214
578	Richmond Hill Middle School	Public	6-8	3420 Julia Ave	Augusta	30906	Richmond County	Richmond County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 826-1000	667	35	19.1	100.0%	24 (3.6%)	569 (85.3%)	42 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	29 (4.3%)	$11,849			$1,161			$10,687	5.2	5.8	580	2		130438004334
579	New Beginning Learning Center	Public	6-12	1301 E College St	Bainbridge	39819	Decatur County	Decatur County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 243-6827	183	8	24	100.0%	50 (27.3%)	120 (65.6%)	7 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.3%)								4.7	4.4	584	5		130171004170
580	Second Chance	Public	6-12	102 North Clark Street	Claxton	30417	Evans County	Evans County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 739-3993	55	3	18.9	100.0%	13 (23.6%)	25 (45.5%)	10 (18.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.5%)								4.3	2.9	588	8		130207004287

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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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