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
541	Cowan Road Middle School	Public	6-8	1185 Cowan Rd	Griffin	30223	Spalding County	Griffin-Spalding County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 229-3722	530	38	14	100.0%	87 (16.4%)	324 (61.1%)	83 (15.7%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (5.5%)	$13,533			$1,369			$12,164	12.1	10.1	560	19		130252002430
542	Lithonia Middle School	Public	6-8	2451 Randall Ave	Lithonia	30058	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 875-0702	1,062	72	14.7	100.0%	15 (1.4%)	926 (87.2%)	71 (6.7%)	15 (1.4%)	6 (0.6%)	3 (0.3%)	26 (2.4%)	$17,381			$2,050			$15,330	11.9	13.7	523	19		130174002858
543	Jean Childs Young Middle School	Public	6-8	3116 Benjamin E Mays Dr SW	Atlanta	30311	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 802-5900	657	50	13.1	100.0%	1 (0.2%)	585 (89.0%)	60 (9.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	6 (0.9%)	$28,070			$1,790			$26,280	11.9	12.6	539	4		130012001866
544	Mercer Middle School	Public	6-8	100 Priscilla D. Thomas way	Garden City	31408	Chatham County	Savannah-Chatham County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 395-6700	512	40	12.8	84.6%	32 (6.3%)	275 (53.7%)	181 (35.4%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.5%)	$17,984			$1,305			$16,679	11.8	11.8	549	5		130102000387
545	Atlanta Heights Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	3712 Martin Luther King Jr Dr	Atlanta	30331	Fulton County	State Specialty Schools II- Atlanta Heights Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(404) 472-3003	663	34	19.5	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	574 (86.6%)	32 (4.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (8.3%)	$18,539			$3,331			$15,208	11.6	17.1	500	45		130022104021
546	Pine Hill Middle School	Public	6-8	2147 McElmurray Rd	Hephzibah	30815	Richmond County	Richmond County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 592-3730	757	48	15.6	100.0%	160 (21.1%)	502 (66.3%)	45 (5.9%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (6.1%)	$13,017			$1,645			$11,373	11.3	15	515	31		130438003947
547	Miller Grove Middle School	Public	6-8	2215 Miller Rd	Decatur	30035	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 676-8902	625	47	13.2	100.0%	4 (0.6%)	540 (86.4%)	53 (8.5%)	12 (1.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.2%)	$20,575			$2,197			$18,378	11.2	13.5	527	20		130174001568
548	Crawford Long Middle School	Public	6-8	3200 Latona Dr SW	Atlanta	30354	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 802-4800	627	58	10.8	100.0%	2 (0.3%)	544 (86.8%)	73 (11.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.0%)	$28,197			$2,411			$25,785	10.8	12.1	543	5		130012000017
549	Central Elementary/High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	945 N Washington Ave	Talbotton	31827	Talbot County	Talbot County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 665-8577	364	43	8.4	99.2%	35 (9.6%)	323 (88.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	$24,540			$3,491			$21,049	10.6	11.7	550	1		130465001637
550	Ballard Hudson Middle School	Public	6-8	1070 Anthony Rd	Macon	31204	Bibb County	Bibb County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 779-3390	671	44	15.2	76.6%	15 (2.2%)	609 (90.8%)	31 (4.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.2%)	$14,274			$2,322			$11,952	10.6	9.5	562	12		130042003667

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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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