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Tucker Middle School

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Tucker Middle School ranks 357 th of 578 Georgia middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

357^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 578 Georgia Middle Schools

Better than 38% of Georgia middle schools

Summary

Tucker Middle School in Tucker, GA, serves approximately 1,173 students in grades 6-8 within the DeKalb County School District, and currently holds a 2-star rating, ranking 357th out of 578 Georgia middle schools.

The school's standout strength is its advanced coursework program. An impressive 91.5% of students taking the Algebra I End-of-Course exam scored proficient or better—far exceeding the district (38%) and state (48.1%) averages—and 82.9% of students in HS Physical Science also met proficiency, again outpacing both district and state. This excellence has been consistent over several years. However, performance in standard on-grade-level classes is more modest, with math proficiency rates hovering around 27-32% across grades 6-8, below state averages. The school also shows strong results for African American and White students, who rank in the 56th and 60th percentiles statewide respectively, notably higher than the school's overall ranking. Chronic absenteeism (24.6%) is below the district average (26.7%) but above the state average (17.7%).

Compared to nearby schools, Tucker outperforms Stone Mountain Middle School in nearly every metric, including math proficiency and a much lower chronic absenteeism rate (24.6% vs. 40.9%). However, it lags significantly behind Chamblee Middle School, a 5-star school with far higher proficiency in standard subjects and a 9.3% absenteeism rate. Interestingly, The Champion Middle Theme School, with a similar economic profile, outperforms Tucker in overall ranking and most standard subjects, though Tucker's advanced math and science results are stronger. Per-pupil spending has risen to $18,208, and the student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1 is favorable. Areas for growth include special education services (25th percentile) and social studies proficiency (25.9% vs. 40.2% statewide).

1,173

Students ?

13.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,208

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2160 Idlewood Rd
Tucker, GA 30084

(678) 875-0902

District: DeKalb County

Students who attend Tucker Middle School usually attend:

High:

Tucker High School

Feeder schools for Tucker Middle School:

Elementary:	Brockett Elementary School
	Idlewood Elementary School
	Livsey Elementary School
	Midvale Elementary School
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	Smoke Rise Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

49.3%

Hispanic:

27.3%

Asian:

10.1%

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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: Holding steady — 36th percentile in 2016 → 38th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (31% vs 43% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Social Studies scores 14 pts below the Georgia average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school31%

District avg29%

Georgia avg43%

357^th of 578

Georgia public middle schools ?

Bottom 38%▲ up 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 21Middle Schools in the DeKalb County

136^th of 201DeKalb 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	35.8	357 of 578	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.1	360 of 585	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.1	370 of 578	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.1	353 of 569	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.0	319 of 558	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.8	400 of 542	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.3	324 of 559	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.0	324 of 543	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	43.1	309 of 539	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	37.0	349 of 545	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	37.1	339 of 537	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	30.2	424 of 521	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	32.0	417 of 527	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	40.1	365 of 508	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	35.5	373 of 504	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	45.7	308 of 494	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	51.6	251 of 466	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	43.6	301 of 462	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	52.8	239 of 445	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	46.6	261 of 420	37.9%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	47.1	212 of 480	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	57.0	169 of 494	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.9	234 of 489	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.1	199 of 485	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.0	203 of 482	57.9%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	4.0	85 of 89	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	2.4	88 of 92	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.1	86 of 90	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.5	91 of 95	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.8	84 of 89	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	38.1	88 of 166	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.4	111 of 199	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.8	79 of 200	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.8	31 of 166	81.3%	★★★★☆
2022	59.9	33 of 157	79.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	33.0	367 of 550	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.9	333 of 567	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.5	363 of 558	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.9	349 of 553	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.6	279 of 544	48.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	30.3	265 of 374	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.9	345 of 400	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.3	330 of 381	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.5	323 of 380	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.4	284 of 367	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	36.0	339 of 550	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.5	367 of 569	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.0	364 of 561	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.1	344 of 559	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.9	346 of 553	37.4%	★★☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2022	45.8	78 of 159	50.9%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2024	34.9	111 of 172	35.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	28.0	318 of 425	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.4	375 of 442	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.1	287 of 437	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.1	307 of 429	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	45.7	195 of 431	54.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	59.1	163 of 404	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	55.6	171 of 415	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	76.2	80 of 417	80.8%	★★★★☆
2023	62.3	144 of 429	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.4	145 of 425	65.9%	★★★☆☆

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)

White (2026)60th percentile+21 vs school

African American (2026)56th percentile+18 vs school

Migrant (2022)51st percentile+8 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)47th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2026)38th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2024)35th percentile~ school

Female (2026)33rd percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2026)29th percentile-9 vs school

Special Education (2026)25th percentile-13 vs school

Asian (2026)4th percentile-34 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I92%+43 vs state

HS Physical Science83%+22 vs state

Mathematics30%-13 vs state

Science26%-4 vs state

Social Studies26%-14 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Monday, March 23, 2020

AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!! Close Quote

by a parent
Friday, February 21, 2020

Love TMS. Love the teachers. Great school. Close Quote

by a student
Saturday, March 23, 2019

this school is amazing Close Quote

by a parent
Wednesday, December 12, 2018

While not everything is perfect we had great experiences with our 3 kids Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, April 3, 2014

I can't even say that this school is average. It's way below average and it's heading more in the wrong direction. I don't now where all of the kids come from but there are so many kids at this school who don't live anywhere even close to the school's attendence boundaries. Not a lot of high expectations here with kids walking around in sagging pants and pretty bad behavior. You won't get much communication from the school and thats just how it is all year long. There are some good teachers, but each year more of them ask for transfers. The good families are pulling their kids too and it won't be long before the school is just another DeKalb county warehouse. So sad because Tucker and Smoke Rise are really nice places to live. I don't know why this school has to be so bad when it comes to test scores and the way the kids act. Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, February 13, 2014

My child was enrolled at Tucker Middle. It was the worst experience that I had. Teachers were disrespectful, and virtually non-communicative. The administrators did nothing to improve communication and often refused to respond to inquiries. Many students are not even zoned for the school, and in some cases, bring the school down. In all, the school fails because of its ineffective principal, and poor administrators. The few good administrators leave the school, and the school seems to recycle administrators from other poorly performing schools. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Milestones Assessment Algebra I (2026)	Milestones Assessment Biology (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 Biology 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
Tucker Middle School	Public	6-8	2160 Idlewood Rd	Tucker	30084	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 875-0902	1,173	87	13.4	100.0%	109 (9.3%)	578 (49.3%)	320 (27.3%)	118 (10.1%)	5 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (3.7%)	35.8	357^th of 578 public middle schools	38.2%		37.1	360^th of 585 public middle schools	38.5%	3	91.5		27.5	31.7	30.0	26.1	25.9	82.9	$18,208	$2,043	$16,164
Stone Mountain Middle School	Public	6-8	4293 Sarr Pkwy	Stone Mountain	30083	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 676-4802	986	71	13.8	100.0%	17 (1.7%)	670 (68.0%)	173 (17.5%)	106 (10.8%)	8 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.2%)	23.9	436^th of 578 public middle schools	24.6%		18.5	482^nd of 585 public middle schools	17.6%	46			11.2	14.3	37.2	23.2	18.9		$18,938	$2,111	$16,827
Henderson Middle School	Public	6-8	2830 Henderson Mill Rd	Chamblee	30341	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 874-2902	1,367	95	14.3	73.5%	293 (21.4%)	270 (19.8%)	701 (51.3%)	51 (3.7%)	8 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (3.1%)	38.3	339^th of 578 public middle schools	41.3%		40.5	335^th of 585 public middle schools	42.7%	4	98.0		35.5	34.5	31.7	26.7	21.0		$18,284	$1,746	$16,538
The Champion Middle Theme School	Public	6-8	5265 Mimosa Dr	Stone Mountain	30083	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 504-4302	782	50	15.6	87.2%	1 (0.1%)	742 (94.9%)	16 (2.0%)	6 (0.8%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.5%)	51.3	256^th of 578 public middle schools	55.7%		56	233^rd of 585 public middle schools	60.2%	23	86.5		36.6	37.8	54.9	23.4	33.4		$18,104	$1,846	$16,258
Druid Hills Middle School	Public	6-8	3100 Mount Olive Dr	Decatur	30033	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 874-7602	985	72	13.6	72.3%	228 (23.1%)	443 (45.0%)	162 (16.4%)	88 (8.9%)	7 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	55 (5.6%)	40.1	325^th of 578 public middle schools	43.8%		44.6	301^st of 585 public middle schools	48.5%	24	72.3		30.1	36.0	34.2	29.8	23.9		$19,312	$1,671	$17,641
Sequoyah Middle School	Public	6-8	3456 Aztec Rd	Atlanta	30340	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 676-7902	1,713	112	15.2	89.0%	12 (0.7%)	50 (2.9%)	1,589 (92.8%)	37 (2.2%)	20 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.2%)	15.8	499^th of 578 public middle schools	13.7%		16.2	498^th of 585 public middle schools	14.9%	1	65.4		13.1	14.1	19.8	11.4	19.0	69.2	$17,491	$1,961	$15,530
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
Lilburn Middle School	Public	6-8	4994 Lawrenceville Hwy NW	Lilburn	30047	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 921-1776	1,636	120	13.6	91.7%	29 (1.8%)	147 (9.0%)	1,334 (81.5%)	110 (6.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (0.9%)	32.5	379^th of 578 public middle schools	34.4%		27.9	422^nd of 585 public middle schools	27.9%	43	81.7		30.8	25.8	39.3		32.7	31.6	$14,142	$943	$13,199
Trickum Middle School	Public	6-8	130 Killian Hill Rd SW	Lilburn	30047	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	No	(770) 921-2705	2,204	141	15.6	62.2%	398 (18.1%)	507 (23.0%)	678 (30.8%)	508 (23.0%)	7 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	104 (4.7%)	69.4	155^th of 578 public middle schools	73.2%		82.7	89^th of 585 public middle schools	84.8%	66	99.0		50.9	56.4	60.3		60.2	47.0	$12,492	$348	$12,144
Berkmar Middle School	Public	6-8	4355 Lawrenceville Hwy NW	Lilburn	30047	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 638-2300	1,039	80	12.9	92.1%	26 (2.5%)	121 (11.6%)	799 (76.9%)	80 (7.7%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	10 (1.0%)	25	427^th of 578 public middle schools	26.1%		31.7	396^th of 585 public middle schools	32.3%	31	91.4	85.4	24.9	31.1	26.4		26.4	27.9	$15,519	$1,546	$13,973

Frequently Asked Questions about Tucker Middle School

What high school do graduates of Tucker Middle School attend?

Students who attend Tucker Middle School usually go on to attend Tucker High School

How many students attend Tucker Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,173 students attended Tucker Middle School.

What district is Tucker Middle School in?

DeKalb County

Is Tucker Middle School a good school?

Tucker Middle School ranks 357^th of 578 Georgia middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Tucker Middle School?

Students at Tucker Middle School are 49% African American, 27% Hispanic, 10% Asian, 9% White, 4% Two or more races.

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