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Crawford Long Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

501^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 578 Georgia Middle Schools

Better than 13% of Georgia middle schools

Summary

Crawford Long Middle School in Atlanta, GA, serves 627 students in grades 6–8 within the Atlanta Public Schools district, where 100% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. The school has shown a positive trajectory, improving its state ranking from 548th to 501st out of 578 schools—its best position in nearly a decade—with notable gains in math proficiency across all grade levels.

The school's standout strength is its work with English Language Learner (ELL) students, who rank in the 78th percentile statewide—a remarkable achievement given the school's overall performance. This suggests effective, targeted strategies for language acquisition that could serve as a model for other student groups. However, the school faces significant challenges: chronic absenteeism affects 48.7% of students, nearly triple the state average of 17.7%, and this has remained above 44% for five consecutive years. While the school spends $28,197 per student—roughly double what Babb Middle School spends—Babb outperforms Crawford Long on most metrics, raising questions about resource allocation. Special Education students rank in the 7th percentile, and Algebra I proficiency (17.6%) lags far behind nearby schools like Sylvan Hills Middle School (90.9%).

Despite these hurdles, there are encouraging signs. Math scores improved across all grades, and the school earned its first star rating since 2017–2018. The contrast with Resurgence Hall Middle Academy, just 2.94 miles away, shows what's possible: Resurgence Hall ranks in the 76th percentile with only 6.9% chronic absenteeism and spends far less per student. Crawford Long appears at an inflection point—the ELL success proves effective interventions exist within the building, but scaling those strategies across all students while tackling the absenteeism crisis will be critical to sustaining its upward momentum.

627

Students ?

10.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$28,197

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3200 Latona Dr SW
Atlanta, GA 30354

(404) 802-4800

District: Atlanta Public Schools

Students who attend Crawford Long Middle School usually attend:

High:

South Atlanta High School

Feeder schools for Crawford Long Middle School:

Elementary:	Cleveland Avenue Elementary School
	Emma Hutchinson Elementary School
	Heritage Academy Elementary School
	John Wesley Dobbs Elementary School
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	Joseph Humphries Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

86.8%

Hispanic:

11.6%

Two or more races:

1.0%

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Test scores delayed: 2026 rankings for Georgia do not yet include English Language Arts scores, which will not be released by the Georgia Department of Education until winter 2026.

At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 6th percentile in 2016 → 13th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2016

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (16% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (49% vs 18% Georgia)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school16%

District avg33%

Georgia avg40%

501^st of 578

Georgia public middle schools ?

Bottom 13%▲ up 7 pts since 2016

From bottom 6% (2016) to bottom 13% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^th of 15Middle Schools in the Atlanta Public Schools

120^th of 201Atlanta Public Schools among Georgia districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	15.5	501 of 578	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	10.8	549 of 585	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.1	538 of 578	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.6	533 of 569	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.4	528 of 558	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.3	533 of 542	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.0	521 of 559	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.9	501 of 543	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	10.2	506 of 539	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	8.2	511 of 545	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	8.0	504 of 537	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	13.9	472 of 521	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	10.1	493 of 527	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	15.4	459 of 508	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	18.9	452 of 504	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	24.0	422 of 494	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	23.7	408 of 466	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	22.8	402 of 462	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	21.4	395 of 445	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	18.6	383 of 420	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	26.9	360 of 480	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.1	445 of 494	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.3	430 of 489	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.6	432 of 485	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.1	428 of 482	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	62.2	37 of 166	77.7%	★★★★☆
2025	59.6	43 of 199	78.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	15.8	472 of 550	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	10.3	541 of 567	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.5	527 of 558	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.4	516 of 553	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.6	514 of 544	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	20.1	329 of 374	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.3	370 of 400	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.6	353 of 381	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.6	337 of 380	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.8	358 of 367	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	14.4	482 of 550	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	11.3	533 of 569	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.2	524 of 561	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.9	530 of 559	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.4	527 of 553	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	17.4	396 of 425	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	19.6	402 of 442	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.7	369 of 437	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.7	411 of 429	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.3	427 of 431	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2026)78th percentile+64 vs school

African American (2026)25th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2026)14th percentile~ school

Male (2026)12th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)12th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)7th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics19%-25 vs state

Science14%-16 vs state

Social Studies9%-31 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Milestones Assessment Algebra I (2026)	Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2026)				Milestones Assessment Science (2026)		Milestones Assessment Social Studies (2026)	Milestones Assessment HS Physical Science (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Milestones Assessment Algebra I End of Course	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Social Studies 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment HS Physical Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	15.5	501^st of 578 public middle schools	13.3%		10.8	549^th of 585 public middle schools	6.2%	48			15.4	18.7	21.3		13.7	9.1		$28,197	$2,411	$25,785
KIPP South Fulton Academy School	Public, Charter	5-8	1286 Washington Rd	Atlanta	30344	Fulton County	Fulton County	Yes	No	No	Yes	(678) 278-0160	382	33	11.5	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	335 (87.7%)	40 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	58.7	211^th of 578 public middle schools	63.5%		67.3	156^th of 585 public middle schools	73.3%	55	84.6	36.7	30.9	43.2	64.2	47.5		59.0	46.9	$21,172	$535	$20,637
Resurgence Hall Middle Academy	Public, Charter	5-8	1706 Washington Road	Atlanta	30344	Fulton County	State Specialty Schools II- Resurgence Hall Middle Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(404) 549-9246	209	17	12.2	75.6%	1 (0.5%)	204 (97.6%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	73.8	138^th of 578 public middle schools	76.1%		94.8	37^th of 585 public middle schools	93.7%	101		75.0	53.3	73.1	82.7	73.8	47.2	5.7		$13,202	$784	$12,417
Judson Price Middle School	Public	6-8	1670 Benjamin Weldon Bickers	Atlanta	30315	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 802-6300	241	29	8.3	100.0%	1 (0.4%)	231 (95.9%)	8 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	11.1	537^th of 578 public middle schools	7.1%		8.6	564^th of 585 public middle schools	3.6%	27	25.0		9.5	7.8	10.8		16.1	4.3		$36,877	$1,898	$34,980
Liberation Academy	Public, Charter	5-8	1743 Hardin Ave	College Park	30337	Fulton County	State Specialty Schools II- Liberation Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(470) 816-4911	132	10	13.2	97.7%	0 (0.0%)	127 (96.2%)	4 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7.2	561^st of 578 public middle schools	2.9%		14.1	525^th of 585 public middle schools	10.3%	36			7.4	11.6	8.0		6.0	0.0		$17,493	$1,005	$16,488
KIPP VISION Charter School	Public, Charter	6-8	1820 Henry Thomas Dr SE	Atlanta	30315	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(404) 537-5252	300	25	11.9	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	281 (93.7%)	13 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	30	398^th of 578 public middle schools	31.1%		29.2	416^th of 585 public middle schools	28.9%	18			13.0	21.3	44.9		18.4	26.5		$27,678	$1,974	$25,704
Sylvan Hills Middle School	Public	6-8	1461 Sylvan Rd SW	Atlanta	30310	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 802-6203	452	35	13.0	100.0%	1 (0.2%)	437 (96.7%)	10 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	26.8	419^th of 578 public middle schools	27.5%		17.1	492^nd of 585 public middle schools	15.9%	73	90.9		12.0	26.9	39.6		12.6	23.8	72.2	$28,589	$1,943	$26,645
Paul D. West Middle School	Public	6-8	2376 Headland Dr	East Point	30344	Fulton County	Fulton County	No	No	No	Yes	(470) 254-8130	814	70	11.6	100.0%	12 (1.5%)	455 (55.9%)	321 (39.4%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	18 (2.2%)	18.9	470^th of 578 public middle schools	18.7%		21.8	458^th of 585 public middle schools	21.7%	12	52.0		17.8	16.1	15.1		17.2	23.1		$19,403	$1,747	$17,657
Babb Middle School	Public	6-8	5500 Reynolds Rd	Forest Park	30297	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 362-3880	881	56	15.7	100.0%	14 (1.6%)	274 (31.1%)	505 (57.3%)	63 (7.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (2.6%)	33.6	371^st of 578 public middle schools	35.8%		26.5	430^th of 585 public middle schools	26.5%	59	100.0		30.0	28.6	36.4		20.3	23.6		$15,118	$1,587	$13,531
Herman J. Russell West End Academy	Public	6-8	765 Peeples St SW	Atlanta	30310	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 802-6800	342	39	8.8	100.0%	1 (0.3%)	331 (96.8%)	7 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	22.5	447^th of 578 public middle schools	22.7%		14.4	521^st of 585 public middle schools	10.9%	74			9.4	21.0	18.3		21.6	30.1		$35,178	$1,901	$33,277

Frequently Asked Questions about Crawford Long Middle School

What district is Crawford Long Middle School in?

Atlanta Public Schools

How many students attend Crawford Long Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 627 students attended Crawford Long Middle School.

What high school do graduates of Crawford Long Middle School attend?

Students who attend Crawford Long Middle School usually go on to attend South Atlanta High School

What is the racial makeup of Crawford Long Middle School?

Students at Crawford Long Middle School are 87% African American, 12% Hispanic.

Is Crawford Long Middle School a good school?

Crawford Long Middle School ranks in the bottom 13.3% of Georgia middle schools.

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