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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
Dalton Junior High School	0.0mi	Public	8	1250 Cross Plains Trail	Dalton	30721	Whitfield County	Dalton Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 876-4650	517	52	9.9	72.0%	101 (19.5%)	24 (4.6%)	373 (72.1%)	8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.1%)	40.2	323^rd of 578 public middle schools	44.1%		44.1	304^th of 585 public middle schools	48.0%	19	98.6			49.4	12.2	26.7	65.7	$16,959	$803	$16,156
Hammond Creek Middle School	0.5mi	Public	6-8	330 Pleasant Grove Dr. NE	Dalton	30721	Whitfield County	Dalton Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 876-4660	1,057	87	12.0	72.8%	199 (18.8%)	49 (4.6%)	761 (72.0%)	27 (2.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	19 (1.8%)								(n/a)		50.1	47.8					$15,204	$540	$14,664
Eastbrook Middle School	3.2mi	Public	6-8	1382 Eastbrook Road	Dalton	30721	Whitfield County	Whitfield County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 278-6135	624	47	13.1	100.0%	127 (20.4%)	5 (0.8%)	469 (75.2%)	4 (0.6%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.4%)	31.4	391^st of 578 public middle schools	32.4%		26.8	427^th of 585 public middle schools	27.0%	36		27.5	33.5	28.6	26.0	11.0		$12,687	$642	$12,045
North Whitfield Middle School	5.7mi	Public	6-8	350 Trailblazer Lane	Dalton	30721	Whitfield County	Whitfield County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 259-3381	731	55	13.2	89.7%	427 (58.4%)	17 (2.3%)	248 (33.9%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	31 (4.2%)	51.4	254^th of 578 public middle schools	56.1%		47.2	284^th of 585 public middle schools	51.5%	30		37.6	40.6	50.7	27.9	27.8		$13,177	$736	$12,442
Westside Middle School	6.4mi	Public	6-8	580 Lafayette Rd. SW	Rocky Face	30740	Whitfield County	Whitfield County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 673-2611	428	30	14.0	84.8%	327 (76.4%)	8 (1.9%)	66 (15.4%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.1%)	79.2	101^st of 578 public middle schools	82.5%		72.5	141^st of 585 public middle schools	75.9%	40		52.0	48.6	66.0	51.4	47.2		$13,083	$557	$12,526
New Hope Middle School	6.4mi	Public	6-8	1111 New Hope Rd NW	Dalton	30720	Whitfield County	Whitfield County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 673-2295	454	35	12.8	86.6%	212 (46.7%)	10 (2.2%)	210 (46.3%)	7 (1.5%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.6%)	67	166^th of 578 public middle schools	71.3%		79.8	104^th of 585 public middle schools	82.2%	62		36.6	49.4	55.0	47.5	37.8		$14,222	$809	$13,413
Bagley Middle School	7.6mi	Public	6-8	4600 Highway 225 N	Chatsworth	30705	Murray County	Murray County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 695-1115	457	31	14.6	95.8%	337 (73.7%)	4 (0.9%)	109 (23.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	52.3	253^rd of 578 public middle schools	56.2%		61.2	195^th of 585 public middle schools	66.7%	58	100.0	34.8	39.7	41.6	32.1	38.0		$14,166	$848	$13,318
Valley Point Middle School	8.2mi	Public	6-8	3796 S Dixie Rd	Dalton	30720	Whitfield County	Whitfield County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 277-9662	377	32	11.7	98.1%	174 (46.2%)	5 (1.3%)	187 (49.6%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.1%)	40.8	321^st of 578 public middle schools	44.5%		50.9	260^th of 585 public middle schools	55.6%	61		30.7	42.0	37.6	26.5	19.8		$15,553	$835	$14,718
Gladden Middle School	9.0mi	Public	6-8	700 Old Dalton Ellijay Rd	Chatsworth	30705	Murray County	Murray County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 695-7448	478	32	14.7	100.0%	309 (64.6%)	6 (1.3%)	148 (31.0%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.9%)	43.3	304^th of 578 public middle schools	47.4%		48	278^th of 585 public middle schools	52.5%	26	100.0	29.3	40.4	37.4	28.5	26.7		$12,598	$771	$11,827
Ringgold Middle School	13.2mi	Public	6-8	217 Tiger Trl	Ringgold	30736	Catoosa County	Catoosa County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 935-3381	725	62	11.6	49.8%	619 (85.4%)	24 (3.3%)	42 (5.8%)	8 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	30 (4.1%)	83.7	78^th of 578 public middle schools	86.5%		71.6	144^th of 585 public middle schools	75.4%	66	100.0	64.4	56.8	64.9	50.4	45.5		$14,475	$522	$13,952

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