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
441	Stephenson Middle School	Public	6-8	922 Stephenson Rd	Stone Mountain	30087	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 676-4402	788	61	12.9	100.0%	7 (0.9%)	657 (83.4%)	78 (9.9%)	12 (1.5%)	5 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	27 (3.4%)	$20,960			$2,066			$18,893	24.3	28.8	419	22		130174001547
442	Fort Valley Middle School	Public	6-8	712 Peggy Dr	Fort Valley	31030	Peach County	Peach County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 825-2413	434	33	13	100.0%	41 (9.4%)	284 (65.4%)	96 (22.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.3%)	$13,015			$1,047			$11,969	24.2	21	470	28		130405001482
443	Morrow Middle School	Public	6-8	5934 Trammell Rd	Morrow	30260	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 473-2700	794	55	14.4	100.0%	12 (1.5%)	419 (52.8%)	246 (31.0%)	85 (10.7%)	9 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (2.9%)	$16,016			$1,420			$14,596	24	25.2	439	4		130123000492
444	East Hall Middle School	Public	6-8	4120 E Hall Rd	Gainesville	30507	Hall County	Hall County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 531-9457	775	72	10.7	81.8%	220 (28.4%)	30 (3.9%)	498 (64.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	23 (3.0%)	$16,504			$1,001			$15,502	24	26.6	434	10		130261002044
445	Statesboro STEAM Academy	Public, Charter	5-12	1718 Northside Dr E	Statesboro	30458	Bulloch County	State Specialty Schools II- Statesboro STEAM Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(912) 764-5888	195	18	10.7	63.6%	88 (45.1%)	92 (47.2%)	5 (2.6%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.6%)	$15,454			$1,377			$14,077	24	36	366	79		130000502626
446	Twiggs Middle School	Public	6-8	375 Watson Dr	Jeffersonville	31044	Twiggs County	Twiggs County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 945-3113	140	11	12.9	100.0%	41 (29.3%)	83 (59.3%)	9 (6.4%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	4 (2.9%)	$18,934			$1,758			$17,177	23.9	21.2	468	22		130522003611
447	Burke County Middle School	Public	6-8	356 Southside Dr	Waynesboro	30830	Burke County	Burke County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 554-3532	828	70	11.7	98.8%	238 (28.7%)	491 (59.3%)	55 (6.6%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (5.0%)	$19,588			$2,624			$16,963	23.4	24.6	444	3		130066001990
448	New Hampstead K-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	1700 Highgate Blvd	Bloomingdale	31302	Chatham County	Savannah-Chatham County	No	No	No	No	(912) 395-6200	1,118	78	14.3	78.5%	132 (11.8%)	431 (38.6%)	460 (41.1%)	19 (1.7%)	5 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (6.4%)	$15,696			$1,425			$14,271	23.4	48.1	291	157		130102004412
449	Eddie White Middle School	Public	6-8	11808 Panhandle Rd	Hampton	30228	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 472-2441	1,364	82	16.6	100.0%	18 (1.3%)	1,081 (79.3%)	195 (14.3%)	15 (1.1%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	50 (3.7%)	$13,790			$1,580			$12,209	22.9	16.4	508	59		130123004022
450	Locust Grove Middle	Public	6-8	3315 S Ola Rd	Locust Grove	30248	Henry County	Henry County	No	No	No	No	(770) 957-6055	1,010	58	17.4	67.4%	282 (27.9%)	541 (53.6%)	114 (11.3%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (6.7%)	$12,139			$403			$11,735	22.6	23.6	449	1		130282003937

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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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