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
401	Kipp Strive Charter School	Public, Charter	6-8	1444 Lucile Ave SW	Atlanta	30310	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(404) 753-1530	312	24	12.8	96.2%	2 (0.6%)	302 (96.8%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	$22,282			$1,298			$20,984	31	34.3	375	26		130012003823
402	Webster County Elementary/Middle School	Public	PK, KG-8	7168 Washington St	Preston	31824	Webster County	Webster County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 828-3365	170	19	9.1	100.0%	78 (45.9%)	72 (42.4%)	10 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.7%)	$23,809			$2,018			$21,791	30.8	26.8	433	31		130558003015
403	Garrett Middle School	Public	6-8	5235 Austell Powder Springs Rd	Austell	30106	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 819-2466	891	58	15.4	100.0%	44 (4.9%)	427 (47.9%)	384 (43.1%)	5 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	28 (3.1%)	$14,833			$901			$13,931	30.8	34.1	377	26		130129000534
404	Gainesville Middle School East	Public	6-8	1581 Community Way	Gainesville	30501	Hall County	Gainesville City	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 534-4237	896	61	14.6	73.3%	163 (18.2%)	153 (17.1%)	522 (58.3%)	10 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (5.4%)	$13,404			$712			$12,692	30.7	24.9	441	37		130231003897
405	Rome Middle School	Public	7-8	1020 Veterans Memorial Hwy NE	Rome	30161	Floyd County	Rome City	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 235-4695	937	70	13.4	100.0%	219 (23.4%)	315 (33.6%)	330 (35.2%)	21 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (5.5%)	$13,536			$985			$12,550	30.6	37.2	357	48		130444000154
406	Rex Mill Middle School	Public	6-8	6380 Evans Dr	Rex	30273	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 960-6559	904	65	13.9	100.0%	19 (2.1%)	620 (68.6%)	219 (24.2%)	14 (1.5%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	27 (3.0%)	$15,893			$1,619			$14,274	30.6	23.3	451	45		130123003319
407	Dodge County Middle School	Public	6-8	5911 Oak St	Eastman	31023	Dodge County	Dodge County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 374-6492	596	47	12.7	100.0%	313 (52.5%)	217 (36.4%)	33 (5.5%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.9%)	$13,179			$1,116			$12,062	30.4	26.9	431	24		130177000803
408	Menlo Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2430 Highway 337	Menlo	30731	Chattooga County	Chattooga County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 862-2323	352	23	15	72.7%	320 (90.9%)	3 (0.9%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	22 (6.3%)	$12,705			$894			$11,811	30.2	37	359	49		130108000421
409	Valdosta Middle School	Public	6-8	110 Burton St	Valdosta	31602	Lowndes County	Valdosta City	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 333-8555	1,024	75	13.7	86.9%	121 (11.8%)	737 (72.0%)	102 (10.0%)	23 (2.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (3.8%)	$13,211			$1,082			$12,129	30.2	32.2	398	11		130531001734
410	B.E.S.T Academy	Public	6-12	1190 Northwest Dr NW	Atlanta	30318	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 802-4950	268	34	7.8	96.6%	1 (0.4%)	249 (92.9%)	14 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	$43,336			$2,621			$40,715	30	29.2	415	5		130012003558

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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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