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
321	Metter Middle School	Public	6-8	33661 Ga Highway 129 S	Metter	30439	Candler County	Candler County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 685-5580	500	34	14.5	100.0%	239 (47.8%)	120 (24.0%)	117 (23.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.2%)	$13,909			$1,278			$12,631	41.8	43.8	314	7		130081000318
322	M. D. Roberts Middle School	Public	6-8	1905 Walt Stephens Rd	Jonesboro	30236	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 479-0100	894	64	13.9	100.0%	23 (2.6%)	675 (75.5%)	139 (15.5%)	21 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	34 (3.8%)	$15,938			$1,386			$14,552	41.8	37.3	356	34		130123002304
323	East Cobb Middle School	Public	6-8	825 Terrell Mill Rd SE	Marietta	30067	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 578-2740	1,352	86	15.7	66.5%	272 (20.1%)	511 (37.8%)	466 (34.5%)	37 (2.7%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	62 (4.6%)	$14,072			$731			$13,341	41.8	41.5	324	1		130129000536
324	Floyd Middle School	Public	6-8	4803 Floyd Rd SW	Mableton	30126	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 819-2453	776	55	14	100.0%	54 (7.0%)	285 (36.7%)	404 (52.1%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (3.6%)	$16,674			$852			$15,822	41.8	36.8	361	37		130129000553
325	Bear Creek Middle School	Public	6-8	228 Jefferson St	Statham	30666	Barrow County	Barrow County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 867-2116	752	59	12.8	57.7%	344 (45.7%)	115 (15.3%)	217 (28.9%)	25 (3.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (6.6%)	$13,768			$822			$12,945	41.8	43	319	6		130029000175
326	J. A. Dobbins Middle School	Public	6-8	637 Williams Lake Rd	Powder Springs	30127	Paulding County	Paulding County	No	No	No	No	(770) 443-4835	531	41	12.9	71.4%	130 (24.5%)	205 (38.6%)	157 (29.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (6.8%)	$16,471			$722			$15,749	41.7	41.2	327	1		130402001786
327	South Hall Middle School	Public	6-8	3215 Poplar Springs Rd	Gainesville	30507	Hall County	Hall County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 532-4416	955	75	12.6	77.4%	176 (18.4%)	39 (4.1%)	706 (73.9%)	18 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (1.6%)	$14,034			$878			$13,156	41.6	43.5	315	12		130261001169
328	Cedartown Middle School	Public	6-8	1664 Syble W Brannon Pkwy	Cedartown	30125	Polk County	Polk County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 749-8850	997	58	17	80.2%	456 (45.7%)	106 (10.6%)	383 (38.4%)	8 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (4.3%)	$10,946			$649			$10,297	41.6	37.2	358	30		130420002594
329	LaFayette Middle School	Public	6-8	419 Roadrunner Blvd	La Fayette	30728	Walker County	Walker County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 638-6440	499	54	9.2	100.0%	434 (87.0%)	17 (3.4%)	15 (3.0%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.8%)	$17,103			$970			$16,134	40.9	32.9	390	61		130537001741
330	South Tattnall Middle School	Public	6-8	721 E Barnard St	Glennville	30427	Tattnall County	Tattnall County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 654-1467	365	29	12.5	100.0%	195 (53.4%)	85 (23.3%)	66 (18.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (4.4%)	$13,516			$1,419			$12,098	40.9	50.6	269	61		130477002434

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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:

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