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
281	Burney-Harris-Lyons Middle School	Public	6-8	1600 Tallassee Rd	Athens	30606	Clarke County	Clarke County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 548-7208	707	62	11.4	100.0%	110 (15.6%)	275 (38.9%)	289 (40.9%)	10 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.1%)	$19,221			$1,393			$17,828	47.7	39.3	345	64		130117000456
282	Campbell Middle School	Public	6-8	3295 Atlanta Rd SE	Smyrna	30080	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 842-6873	1,368	82	16.7	56.5%	219 (16.0%)	717 (52.4%)	283 (20.7%)	69 (5.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	77 (5.6%)	$13,568			$375			$13,193	47.5	50.9	264	18		130129002070
283	Bryan County Middle School	Public	6-8	600 Payne Dr	Pembroke	31321	Bryan County	Bryan County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 626-5050	430	36	11.9	71.2%	285 (66.3%)	85 (19.8%)	32 (7.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.0%)	$13,670			$800			$12,870	47.4	50.9	266	17		130057002395
284	North Whitfield Middle School	Public	6-8	350 Trailblazer Lane	Dalton	30721	Whitfield County	Whitfield County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 259-3381	731	55	13.2	89.7%	427 (58.4%)	17 (2.3%)	248 (33.9%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	31 (4.2%)	$13,177			$736			$12,442	47.2	52	263	21		130570001822
285	Irwin County Middle School	Public	6-8	149 Chieftain Cir	Ocilla	31774	Irwin County	Irwin County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 468-5517	367	31	12		206 (56.1%)	127 (34.6%)	22 (6.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.0%)	$14,130			$948			$13,183	47.1	48.7	282	3		130291001243
286	C. W. Davis Middle School	Public	6-8	4335 Falcon Pkwy	Flowery Branch	30542	Hall County	Hall County	No	No	No	No	(770) 965-3020	748	55	13.6	53.1%	386 (51.6%)	43 (5.7%)	267 (35.7%)	20 (2.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	30 (4.0%)	$13,565			$377			$13,189	46.7	48.8	281	5		130261002326
287	William James Middle School	Public	6-8	18809 US Highway 80 W	Statesboro	30458	Bulloch County	Bulloch County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 212-8820	536	40	13.4	86.4%	185 (34.5%)	284 (53.0%)	42 (7.8%)	8 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.0%)	$15,505			$1,008			$14,497	46.6	40.5	332	45		130063002236
288	Miller Magnet Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	751 Hendley St	Macon	31204	Bibb County	Bibb County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(478) 779-4029	614	48	12.7	59.6%	47 (7.7%)	517 (84.2%)	21 (3.4%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (3.9%)	$15,588			$1,824			$13,764	46.5	39.4	344	56		130042002234
289	Jenkins County Middle School	Public	6-8	433 Barney Ave	Millen	30442	Jenkins County	Jenkins County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 982-1063	260	18	14.6	100.0%	104 (40.0%)	119 (45.8%)	25 (9.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.2%)	$13,551			$1,224			$12,327	46.4	46.2	299	10		130309002398
290	Grace Snell Middle School	Public	6-8	3800 Brushy Fork Rd	Loganville	30052	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 554-7750	1,231	82	15	72.5%	54 (4.4%)	824 (66.9%)	280 (22.7%)	24 (1.9%)	5 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (3.6%)	$12,900			$1,189			$11,711	45.9	43.8	313	23		130255003993

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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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