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Miller Grove Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

531^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 578 Georgia Middle Schools

Better than 8% of Georgia middle schools

Summary

Miller Grove Middle School in Decatur, GA, serves 625 students in grades 6 through 8 and is part of the DeKalb County School District, where 100% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

Miller Grove currently ranks in the 8th percentile statewide, placing it among the lower-performing middle schools in Georgia. Academic proficiency rates are well below district and state averages across all subjects. For example, 6th-grade math proficiency was 14.6% in the 2025-2026 school year, compared to 25.4% for the district and 40.7% for the state. The gap widens by 8th grade, where math proficiency drops to just 7.6% versus 31.3% for the district and 46.3% for the state. While nearby schools like Stephenson Middle School, Chapel Hill Middle School, and Freedom Middle School also struggle relative to state averages, Miller Grove's scores are consistently among the lowest in the area. There is one bright spot: 6th-grade math proficiency nearly doubled from 7.2% to 14.6% year-over-year, suggesting recent instructional changes may be starting to take hold.

Chronic absenteeism is a major concern, with 38.5% of students missing significant school days—more than double the state average of 17.7%. This rate has remained persistently high over the past five years. The contrast with The Champion Middle Theme School, just 5.64 miles away, is striking: Champion ranks in the 56th percentile, has a chronic absenteeism rate of just 7.3%, and posts math proficiency rates two to seven times higher, despite serving a similar student demographic. Notably, Miller Grove's per-student spending has risen to $20,575—higher than Champion's $18,104—yet academic outcomes remain low. This suggests that attendance, not funding, may be the primary barrier to student success. The school also ranks in the bottom 15% for all student subgroups, indicating these challenges are systemic across the entire student body.

625

Students ?

13.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,575

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2215 Miller Rd
Decatur, GA 30035

(678) 676-8902

District: DeKalb County

Students who attend Miller Grove Middle School usually attend:

High:

Miller Grove High School

Feeder schools for Miller Grove Middle School:

Elementary:	Panola Way Elementary School
	Woodridge Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

86.4%

Hispanic:

8.5%

Two or more races:

2.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 10th percentile in 2016 → 8th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (11% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (38% vs 18% Georgia)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school11%

District avg26%

Georgia avg40%

531^st of 578

Georgia public middle schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

17^th of 21Middle Schools in the DeKalb County

137^th of 202DeKalb 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	11.9	531 of 578	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.2	548 of 585	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.5	522 of 578	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.5	501 of 569	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.8	478 of 558	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.7	478 of 542	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.7	511 of 559	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.4	491 of 543	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	12.4	490 of 539	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	12.9	489 of 545	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	20.8	430 of 537	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	24.1	446 of 521	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	26.7	440 of 527	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	26.3	429 of 508	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	30.2	404 of 504	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	32.0	387 of 494	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	39.7	335 of 466	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	36.7	347 of 462	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	23.4	390 of 445	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	35.6	324 of 420	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	19.2	414 of 480	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.3	442 of 494	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.5	415 of 489	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.3	381 of 485	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.7	365 of 482	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	9.6	521 of 550	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	12.6	525 of 567	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.3	537 of 558	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.2	480 of 553	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.9	477 of 544	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	21.1	323 of 374	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.2	359 of 400	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.6	315 of 381	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.9	319 of 380	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	50.4	156 of 367	57.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	13.7	491 of 550	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	9.6	542 of 569	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.0	482 of 561	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.0	506 of 559	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.7	476 of 553	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2022	10.2	151 of 159	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	19.1	384 of 425	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	18.9	412 of 442	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	24.2	357 of 437	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.5	396 of 429	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.6	377 of 431	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2026)14th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2026)14th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2026)11th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2026)10th percentile~ school

Female (2026)5th percentile-3 vs school

Migrant (2022)5th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Science15%-15 vs state

Mathematics11%-32 vs state

Social Studies8%-33 vs state

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by a student
Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Went to the school 7th, and 8th grade year. Take it from a student, that school is just gross it has mildew, leaks, and pests. I would NOT recommend this school. Close Quote

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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 (2025)	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 4th Grade	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
Miller Grove Middle School	Public	6-8	2215 Miller Rd	Decatur	30035	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 676-8902	625	47	13.2	100.0%	4 (0.6%)	540 (86.4%)	53 (8.5%)	12 (1.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.2%)	11.9	531^st of 578 public middle schools	8.1%		11.2	548^th of 585 public middle schools	6.3%	17				14.6	10.0	7.6		15.0	7.5		$20,575	$2,197	$18,378
Mary McLeod Bethune Middle School	Public	6-8	5200 Covington Hwy	Decatur	30035	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 875-0302	655	52	12.5	100.0%	15 (2.3%)	487 (74.4%)	94 (14.4%)	36 (5.5%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (2.9%)	11	539^th of 578 public middle schools	6.7%		13.2	538^th of 585 public middle schools	8.0%	1				9.8	8.4	10.9		16.0	5.6		$21,424	$1,769	$19,655
Redan Middle School	Public	6-8	1775 Young Rd	Lithonia	30058	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 874-7902	623	49	12.7	100.0%	6 (1.0%)	507 (81.4%)	74 (11.9%)	16 (2.6%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.4%)	17.8	481^st of 578 public middle schools	16.8%		19.7	469^th of 585 public middle schools	19.8%	12				8.1	15.4	22.9		21.5	11.4		$21,337	$1,747	$19,590
Salem Middle School	Public	6-8	5333 Salem Rd	Lithonia	30038	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 676-9402	827	65	12.7	100.0%	4 (0.5%)	758 (91.7%)	44 (5.3%)	6 (0.7%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.5%)	9.1	551^st of 578 public middle schools	4.7%		9.7	557^th of 585 public middle schools	4.8%	6				7.4	4.6	14.4		10.5	7.3		$20,629	$2,108	$18,522
Chapel Hill Middle School	Public	6-8	3535 Dogwood Farm Rd	Decatur	30034	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 676-8502	614	45	13.6	100.0%	4 (0.7%)	559 (91.0%)	26 (4.2%)	9 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.3%)	26.4	421^st of 578 public middle schools	27.2%		19	474^th of 585 public middle schools	19.0%	53				21.5	17.7	28.2		22.7	25.2		$21,186	$1,983	$19,204
Freedom Middle School	Public	6-8	505 S Hairston Rd	Stone Mountain	30088	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 874-8702	1,272	78	16.3	100.0%	115 (9.0%)	626 (49.2%)	102 (8.0%)	407 (32.0%)	6 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (1.2%)	22.6	446^th of 578 public middle schools	22.8%		22	455^th of 585 public middle schools	22.2%	9				20.5	25.9	25.7		16.4	17.0		$17,715	$1,845	$15,869
Lithonia Middle School	Public	6-8	2451 Randall Ave	Lithonia	30058	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 875-0702	1,062	72	14.7	100.0%	15 (1.4%)	926 (87.2%)	71 (6.7%)	15 (1.4%)	6 (0.6%)	3 (0.3%)	26 (2.4%)	10.9	540^th of 578 public middle schools	6.6%		11.9	543^rd of 585 public middle schools	7.2%	3				6.2	9.4	14.1		15.5	4.0		$17,381	$2,050	$15,330
Columbia Middle School	Public	6-8	3001 Columbia Dr	Decatur	30034	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 875-0502	571	49	11.7	100.0%	7 (1.2%)	513 (89.8%)	28 (4.9%)	6 (1.1%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.3%)	14.3	510^th of 578 public middle schools	11.8%		13.2	537^th of 585 public middle schools	8.2%	27				8.4	6.1	28.3		16.2	3.5		$22,381	$2,054	$20,327
Wadsworth Magnet School for High Achievers	Public, Magnet	4-8	3039 Santa Monica Dr	Decatur	30032	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(678) 874-2402	273	16	17.0	61.2%	16 (5.9%)	223 (81.7%)	16 (5.9%)	11 (4.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (1.8%)	99.9	1^st of 578 public middle schools	99.8%		99.9	1^st of 585 public middle schools	99.8%		100.0	95.7	94.7	100.0	98.5	100.0	97.4	98.1	100.0		$17,904	$1,600	$16,304
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%)	19.2	468^th of 578 public middle schools	19.0%		24.3	441^st of 585 public middle schools	24.6%	27	58.4			19.3	16.4	26.3		13.2	16.4	52.8	$20,960	$2,066	$18,893

Frequently Asked Questions about Miller Grove Middle School

What district is Miller Grove Middle School in?

DeKalb County

What high school do graduates of Miller Grove Middle School attend?

Students who attend Miller Grove Middle School usually go on to attend Miller Grove High School

Is Miller Grove Middle School a good school?

Miller Grove Middle School ranks in the bottom 8.1% of Georgia middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Miller Grove Middle School?

Students at Miller Grove Middle School are 86% African American, 8% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Miller Grove Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 625 students attended Miller Grove Middle School.

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