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
131	Lincoln County Middle School	Public	6-8	200 Charles Ward Elam Dr # B	Lincolnton	30817	Lincoln County	Lincoln County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 359-3069	283	20	13.8	90.5%	184 (65.0%)	89 (31.4%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.5%)	$13,284			$1,045			$12,240	74.4	77	115	16		130333002407
132	Willis A. Sutton Middle School	Public	6-8	2875 Northside Dr NW	Atlanta	30305	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(404) 802-5600	1,619	109	14.8	37.4%	437 (27.0%)	639 (39.5%)	392 (24.2%)	37 (2.3%)	8 (0.5%)	4 (0.2%)	102 (6.3%)	$22,015			$760			$21,255	74.2	68.5	159	27		130012000107
133	Dacula Middle School	Public	6-8	137 Dacula Rd	Dacula	30019	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	No	(770) 963-1110	1,866	117	16	65.2%	265 (14.2%)	898 (48.1%)	504 (27.0%)	108 (5.8%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	88 (4.7%)	$12,540			$744			$11,796	74.1	74	131	2		130255001907
134	Union Grove Middle	Public	6-8	210 E Lake Rd	McDonough	30252	Henry County	Henry County	No	No	No	No	(678) 583-8978	1,033	56	18.3	41.0%	207 (20.0%)	604 (58.5%)	104 (10.1%)	59 (5.7%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	55 (5.3%)	$11,745			$442			$11,303	73.8	70.8	147	13		130282002394
135	Pepperell Middle School	Public	5-7	200 Hughes Dairy Road. SE	Lindale	30147	Floyd County	Floyd County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 236-1849	518	41	12.7	68.3%	373 (72.0%)	43 (8.3%)	69 (13.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.0%)	$13,749			$911			$12,838	73.6	65.9	174	39		130219000934
136	Haralson County Middle School	Public	6-8	2633 Georgia Highway 120	Tallapoosa	30176	Haralson County	Haralson County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 646-8600	757	56	13.4	99.1%	689 (91.0%)	14 (1.8%)	25 (3.3%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.3%)	$12,931			$919			$12,012	73.3	77.2	114	22		130267001639
137	Ridgeview Charter School	Public	6-8	5340 S Trimble Rd	Atlanta	30342	Fulton County	Fulton County	No	No	No	Yes	(470) 254-7710	945	77	12.2	51.2%	288 (30.5%)	163 (17.2%)	413 (43.7%)	33 (3.5%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	45 (4.8%)	$17,316			$815			$16,501	73.3	72.8	135	2		130228001957
138	Fairplay Middle School	Public	6-8	8311 Highway 166	Douglasville	30135	Douglas County	Douglas County	No	No	No	No	(770) 651-5300	523	29	17.7	46.8%	248 (47.4%)	167 (31.9%)	69 (13.2%)	7 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.9%)	$12,445			$428			$12,017	73	70.7	149	11		130186000851
139	North Forsyth Middle School	Public	6-8	3645 Coal Mountain Dr	Cumming	30028	Forsyth County	Forsyth County	No	No	No	No	(770) 889-0743	1,164	72	16.2	29.2%	706 (60.7%)	84 (7.2%)	193 (16.6%)	122 (10.5%)	6 (0.5%)	3 (0.3%)	50 (4.3%)	$13,386			$206			$13,180	73	71.4	143	4		130222002178
140	Camden Middle School	Public	6-8	1300 Middle School Rd	Kingsland	31548	Camden County	Camden County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 729-3113	1,078	77	14	56.4%	576 (53.4%)	246 (22.8%)	114 (10.6%)	13 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	128 (11.9%)	$11,484			$863			$10,621	72.9	69.3	154	14		130078001875

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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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