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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	Distance	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 6th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 8th 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
Dean Rusk Middle School	0.0mi	Public	6-8	2761 E Cherokee Dr	Canton	30115	Cherokee County	Cherokee County	No	No	No	No	(770) 704-1135	1,543	93	16.6	30.2%	1,003 (65.0%)	107 (6.9%)	277 (18.0%)	63 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	92 (6.0%)	87.6	58^th of 578 public middle schools	90.0%		85.1	76^th of 585 public middle schools	87.0%	18	100.0	57.9	55.8	71.8	47.4	66.4	98.4	$12,086	$243	$11,843
Mill Creek Middle School	5.0mi	Public	6-8	442 Arnold Mill Rd	Woodstock	30188	Cherokee County	Cherokee County	No	No	No	No	(770) 721-6400	1,476	88	16.7	31.5%	858 (58.1%)	103 (7.0%)	324 (22.0%)	82 (5.6%)	6 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	101 (6.8%)	83.9	77^th of 578 public middle schools	86.7%		85.7	74^th of 585 public middle schools	87.4%	3	100.0	56.8	64.6	64.1	41.1	53.5	94.0	$11,814	$331	$11,483
Freedom Middle School	6.4mi	Public	6-8	10550 Bells Ferry Rd	Canton	30114	Cherokee County	Cherokee County	No	No	No	No	(770) 704-1100	929	54	17.2	29.7%	643 (69.2%)	77 (8.3%)	136 (14.6%)	17 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (6.0%)	80.9	92^nd of 578 public middle schools	84.1%		80.4	99^th of 585 public middle schools	83.1%	7	100.0	45.1	58.5	66.3	35.6	67.2	100.0	$12,583	$301	$12,282
Creekland Middle School	6.7mi	Public	6-8	1555 Owens Store Rd	Canton	30115	Cherokee County	Cherokee County	No	No	No	No	(770) 704-4460	1,503	91	16.5	21.6%	1,181 (78.6%)	39 (2.6%)	182 (12.1%)	34 (2.3%)	5 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	60 (4.0%)	86.5	64^th of 578 public middle schools	88.9%		85.5	75^th of 585 public middle schools	87.2%	11	98.7	54.2	63.7	69.1	43.7	62.5	91.1	$12,133	$282	$11,851
Teasley Middle School	7.0mi	Public	6-8	151 Hickory Log Dr	Canton	30114	Cherokee County	Cherokee County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 721-5420	1,586	112	14.1	58.6%	777 (49.0%)	110 (6.9%)	606 (38.2%)	12 (0.8%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (4.9%)	55.5	233^rd of 578 public middle schools	59.7%		55.5	236^th of 585 public middle schools	59.7%	3	100.0	29.1	41.4	53.8	31.6	36.8	86.7	$13,565	$849	$12,715
Northwestern Middle School	7.3mi	Public	6-8	12805 Birmingham Hwy	Milton	30004	Fulton County	Fulton County	No	No	No	No	(470) 254-2870	1,167	83	14.1	11.1%	762 (65.3%)	102 (8.7%)	113 (9.7%)	135 (11.6%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	51 (4.4%)	93.4	17^th of 578 public middle schools	97.1%		96.4	21^st of 585 public middle schools	96.4%	4	97.6	69.4	66.0	78.1	54.3	73.4	89.8	$16,187	$521	$15,665
Mabry Middle School	8.3mi	Public	6-8	2700 Jims Rd NE	Marietta	30066	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	No	(770) 928-5546	938	57	16.4	14.5%	619 (66.0%)	75 (8.0%)	92 (9.8%)	97 (10.3%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	50 (5.3%)	91.8	35^th of 578 public middle schools	93.9%		95.5	29^th of 585 public middle schools	95.0%	6	100.0	66.2	65.1	81.3	48.5	66.8	89.1	$14,222	$320	$13,902
Woodstock Middle School	8.3mi	Public	6-8	2000 Towne Lake Hills South Dr	Woodstock	30189	Cherokee County	Cherokee County	No	No	No	No	(770) 721-3060	1,075	72	15.0	42.2%	496 (46.1%)	164 (15.3%)	286 (26.6%)	44 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	85 (7.9%)	84.2	74^th of 578 public middle schools	87.2%		75.3	126^th of 585 public middle schools	78.5%	52	100.0	56.6	54.3	64.8	49.8	56.1	96.9	$14,499	$296	$14,203
E. T. Booth Middle School	8.7mi	Public	6-8	6550 Putnam Ford Dr	Woodstock	30189	Cherokee County	Cherokee County	No	No	No	No	(770) 721-5500	1,675	110	15.2	40.8%	920 (54.9%)	202 (12.1%)	403 (24.1%)	60 (3.6%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	86 (5.1%)	79.2	102^nd of 578 public middle schools	82.4%		74.5	129^th of 585 public middle schools	77.9%	27	96.9	48.0	57.2	55.2	47.0	55.3	94.8	$12,428	$196	$12,233
Crabapple Middle School	9.4mi	Public	6-8	10900 Woodstock Rd.	Roswell	30075	Fulton County	Fulton County	No	No	No	No	(470) 254-4520	881	70	12.6	19.5%	594 (67.4%)	105 (11.9%)	112 (12.7%)	28 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (4.8%)	93.2	19^th of 578 public middle schools	96.7%		92.5	46^th of 585 public middle schools	92.1%	27	92.4	64.5	70.8	67.8	57.8	79.0	94.2	$16,985	$452	$16,533

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