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Adamson Middle School

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Adamson Middle School ranks 403 rd of 578 Georgia middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

403^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 578 Georgia Middle Schools

Better than 30% of Georgia middle schools

Summary

Adamson Middle School in Rex, GA, serves 509 students in grades 6-8 as part of the Clayton County School District, and has climbed from the 7th to the 30th percentile in statewide rankings over the past four years—a notable upward trajectory for a school where 100% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch.

The most striking bright spot is Algebra I. In 2023-2024, 94.4% of Adamson students scored proficient or better on the End of Course exam—more than double the state average (44%) and quadruple the district average (23.4%). This suggests a highly effective accelerated math program that identifies and prepares students for advanced coursework. Science is another strength: 8th-grade proficiency hit 26.9% in 2025-2026, nearly matching the state average (29.7%) and far exceeding the district (17.5%). In fact, Adamson's science scores dramatically outpace M.D. Roberts Middle School, the highest-performing nearby school, which posted just 6.5% science proficiency. The school also maintains a low student-teacher ratio of 12.4:1 and spends more per student ($17,670) than any comparable Clayton County school, suggesting a resource-intensive approach to instruction.

Attendance has been a consistent win: chronic absenteeism sits at 23.6% (2025-2026), below the district's 28.0%, and has remained 4-23 percentage points better than the district average every year since 2021. African American students at Adamson rank in the 54th percentile statewide—a 3-star rating that exceeds the school's overall ranking, indicating particular effectiveness for this group. However, challenges remain. Standard grade-level math proficiency is modest (20-25% across grades 6-8), and historical ELA scores have lagged, though current ELA data won't be released until December. Compared to nearby Rex Mill Middle School (0.62 miles away), Adamson holds its own in science but trails slightly in 7th and 8th grade math. The school appears to be stabilizing in the 20-30th percentile range, with pockets of excellence—especially in Algebra and science—that could serve as models for broader improvement.

509

Students ?

12.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,670

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3187 Rex Rd
Rex, GA 30273

(770) 968-2925

District: Clayton County

Students who attend Adamson Middle School usually attend:

High:

Morrow High School

Feeder schools for Adamson Middle School:

Elementary:

East Clayton Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

70.1%

Hispanic:

24.8%

Asian:

2.4%

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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 — 20th percentile in 2016 → 30th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (25% vs 40% meeting standards)

!Mathematics scores 20 pts below the Georgia average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school25%

District avg23%

Georgia avg40%

403^rd of 578

Georgia public middle schools ?

Bottom 30%▲ up 10 pts since 2016

From bottom 20% (2016) to bottom 30% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 15Middle Schools in the Clayton County

163^rd of 201Clayton County 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	29.5	403 of 578	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	22.0	457 of 585	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.0	409 of 578	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.5	457 of 569	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.3	522 of 558	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	35.4	342 of 542	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.1	448 of 559	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.7	452 of 543	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	22.5	431 of 539	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	20.7	435 of 545	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	20.3	434 of 537	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	45.1	345 of 521	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	39.2	377 of 527	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	43.0	351 of 508	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	33.3	386 of 504	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	36.4	366 of 494	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	41.5	321 of 466	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	36.0	351 of 462	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	32.6	355 of 445	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	20.7	374 of 420	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	45.6	223 of 480	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	34.6	307 of 494	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.7	244 of 489	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	31.5	325 of 485	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	17.6	440 of 482	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	64.1	36 of 199	81.9%	★★★★☆
2024	47.9	78 of 200	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.6	69 of 166	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.2	44 of 157	72.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	32.8	369 of 550	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	18.6	471 of 567	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.1	411 of 558	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.3	445 of 553	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.4	510 of 544	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	33.2	247 of 374	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	26.2	317 of 400	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.0	273 of 381	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.5	330 of 380	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.7	351 of 367	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	24.5	417 of 550	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.9	428 of 569	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.0	381 of 561	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	18.9	462 of 559	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.5	516 of 553	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	25.6	333 of 425	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.4	376 of 442	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.6	292 of 437	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.4	397 of 429	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.5	422 of 431	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)82nd percentile+60 vs school

African American (2026)54th percentile+23 vs school

Hispanic (2026)34th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)33rd percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)24th percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2026)22nd percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Science27%-3 vs state

Social Studies27%-13 vs state

Mathematics23%-20 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 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
Adamson Middle School	Public	6-8	3187 Rex Rd	Rex	30273	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 968-2925	509	41	12.4	100.0%	5 (1.0%)	357 (70.1%)	126 (24.8%)	12 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.8%)	29.5	403^rd of 578 public middle schools	30.3%		22	457^th of 585 public middle schools	21.9%	54		20.0	23.4	25.2	26.9	26.9		$17,670	$1,864	$15,806
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%)	31.3	392^nd of 578 public middle schools	32.2%		30.6	406^th of 585 public middle schools	30.6%	14	100.0	22.5	30.4	31.9	21.3	23.2	78.6	$15,893	$1,619	$14,274
Forest Park Middle School	Public	6-8	2299 Old Rex Marrow Road	Morrow	30260	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 472-2817	593	46	12.8	100.0%	10 (1.7%)	283 (47.7%)	275 (46.4%)	6 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.9%)	10.3	543^rd of 578 public middle schools	6.1%		10.1	553^rd of 585 public middle schools	5.5%	10	80.0	10.5	11.0	14.2	9.3	8.9		$16,874	$1,796	$15,078
Utopian Academy for the Arts Middle School	Public	6-8	2750 Forest Parkway	Ellenwood	30294	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(470) 446-1070	315	21	15.0	79.0%	1 (0.3%)	278 (88.3%)	28 (8.9%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	16.7	490^th of 578 public middle schools	15.2%					(n/a)		14.7	21.5	20.5	15.7	10.8		$19,019	$148	$18,871
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%)	29.8	399^th of 578 public middle schools	31.0%		24	443^rd of 585 public middle schools	24.3%	44		17.7	26.5	30.0	25.6	25.2		$16,016	$1,420	$14,596
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
Stockbridge Middle School	Public	6-8	533 Old Conyers Rd	Stockbridge	30281	Henry County	Henry County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 474-5710	673	40	16.9	81.6%	56 (8.3%)	390 (57.9%)	171 (25.4%)	23 (3.4%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.2%)	13.1	521^st of 578 public middle schools	9.9%		14.3	523^rd of 585 public middle schools	10.6%	2	61.1	20.0	16.0	12.6	10.6	9.2	19.0	$13,612	$844	$12,768
M. D. Roberts Middle School	Public	6-8	1905 Walt Stephens Rd	Jonesboro	30236	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 479-0100	894	64	13.9	100.0%	23 (2.6%)	675 (75.5%)	139 (15.5%)	21 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	34 (3.8%)	37.8	343^rd of 578 public middle schools	40.7%		41.8	322^nd of 585 public middle schools	45.0%	21	74.0	30.4	38.1	31.5	6.5	40.7	37.0	$15,938	$1,386	$14,552
Jonesboro Middle School	Public	6-8	1308 Arnold St	Jonesboro	30236	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 610-4331	895	60	14.9	100.0%	18 (2.0%)	560 (62.6%)	278 (31.1%)	12 (1.3%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	24 (2.7%)	13.1	522^nd of 578 public middle schools	9.7%		13.8	529^th of 585 public middle schools	9.6%	7		11.1	21.0	16.2	10.9	7.8		$15,502	$1,677	$13,825
Austin Road Middle School	Public	6-8	100 Austin Rd	Stockbridge	30281	Henry County	Henry County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 507-5407	550	36	15.4	72.5%	24 (4.4%)	411 (74.7%)	81 (14.7%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.9%)	39	332^nd of 578 public middle schools	42.6%		39.7	343^rd of 585 public middle schools	41.4%	11	97.2	19.5	26.2	37.2	28.0	37.6	80.0	$13,743	$749	$12,994

Frequently Asked Questions about Adamson Middle School

How many students attend Adamson Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 509 students attended Adamson Middle School.

What high school do graduates of Adamson Middle School attend?

Students who attend Adamson Middle School usually go on to attend Morrow High School

Is Adamson Middle School a good school?

Adamson Middle School ranks 403^rd of 578 Georgia middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Adamson Middle School?

Students at Adamson Middle School are 70% African American, 25% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

What district is Adamson Middle School in?

Clayton County

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