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Albany Middle School

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Albany Middle School ranks 417 th of 578 Georgia middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

417^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 578 Georgia Middle Schools

Better than 28% of Georgia middle schools

Summary

Albany Middle School in Albany, GA, serves approximately 792 students in grades 6-8 within the Dougherty County School District, where 100% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. The school has shown steady improvement over recent years, climbing from the 6th percentile statewide in 2020-2021 to the 28th percentile in 2025-2026, earning a 1-star rating. While overall performance still lags state averages, there are notable bright spots that parents should know about.

The most striking strength is 8th grade mathematics, where 36.7% of students scored proficient in 2025-2026—well above the district average of 29.3% and approaching the state average of 46.3%. This represents a dramatic turnaround from 7th grade, where only 14.9% of students were proficient. The school has sustained this pattern for three consecutive years, suggesting a particularly effective 8th grade math program. Similarly, 8th grade science performance (29.9% proficient) actually meets the state average, a remarkable achievement given the school's overall challenges. However, social studies remains a persistent weakness at 16.9% proficiency, and chronic absenteeism—while improving from 43.8% to 31.8% over four years—still affects nearly one in three students.

Compared to nearby schools, Albany Middle sits in the middle of the pack within Dougherty County, outperforming Radium Springs Middle School but trailing Merry Acres Middle School. The contrast with Robert A. Cross Middle Magnet—just 8 miles away, serving a similarly high-poverty population—is stark, with Cross achieving 77-86% proficiency in math versus Albany's single-digit to mid-30s rates. Cross also has a dramatically lower chronic absenteeism rate (5.4% vs. 31.8%). Schools in neighboring Lee County and Worth County also outperform Albany Middle despite spending less per student, suggesting that how funds are used matters more than the amount. The school's upward trajectory and 8th grade successes offer hope, but addressing attendance and replicating successful practices from higher-performing peers will be key to continued progress.

792

Students ?

15.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,652

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1700 Cordell Ave
Albany, GA 31705

(229) 431-3325

District: Dougherty County

Students who attend Albany Middle School usually attend:

High:

Dougherty Comprehensive High School

Feeder schools for Albany Middle School:

Elementary:	Northside Elementary School
	Radium Springs Elementary School
	Robert H Harvey Elementary School
	Turner Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

89.9%

Hispanic:

4.8%

White:

3.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 19th percentile in 2016 → 28th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (22% vs 40% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (32% vs 18% Georgia)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school22%

District avg26%

Georgia avg40%

417^th of 578

Georgia public middle schools ?

Bottom 28%▲ up 9 pts since 2016

From bottom 19% (2016) to bottom 28% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 4Middle Schools in the Dougherty County

140^th of 201Dougherty 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	27.1	417 of 578	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.6	461 of 585	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.6	479 of 578	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.9	481 of 569	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.4	482 of 558	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.7	511 of 542	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.4	508 of 559	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.2	493 of 543	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	16.7	467 of 539	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	18.8	444 of 545	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	11.6	484 of 537	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	19.7	455 of 521	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	17.6	476 of 527	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	15.6	456 of 508	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	14.6	464 of 504	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	13.5	461 of 494	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	11.7	443 of 466	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	19.0	411 of 462	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	30.5	365 of 445	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	21.8	371 of 420	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	40.7	258 of 480	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	32.0	326 of 494	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.6	348 of 489	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.0	336 of 485	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.2	369 of 482	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	25.4	413 of 550	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.1	458 of 567	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.6	455 of 558	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.6	477 of 553	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.3	495 of 544	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	27.5	398 of 550	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.2	443 of 569	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.1	474 of 561	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.1	461 of 559	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.3	467 of 553	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	18.5	392 of 425	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	29.1	322 of 442	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.6	372 of 437	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.5	345 of 429	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.1	358 of 431	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2026)46th percentile+18 vs school

Male (2026)28th percentile~ school

Female (2026)25th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2026)8th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Science30%~ state avg

Mathematics21%-22 vs state

Social Studies17%-23 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 (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 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
Albany Middle School	Public	6-8	1700 Cordell Ave	Albany	31705	Dougherty County	Dougherty County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 431-3325	792	51	15.5	100.0%	31 (3.9%)	712 (89.9%)	38 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.4%)	27.1	417^th of 578 public middle schools	27.9%		21.6	461^st of 585 public middle schools	21.2%	44		11.8	14.9	36.7	29.9	16.9		$14,652	$2,150	$12,502
Merry Acres Middle School	Public	6-8	1601 Florence Dr	Albany	31707	Dougherty County	Dougherty County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 431-3338	807	59	13.6	100.0%	16 (2.0%)	750 (92.9%)	20 (2.5%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (1.9%)	17.5	482^nd of 578 public middle schools	16.6%		20.4	465^th of 585 public middle schools	20.5%	17		20.2	17.6	17.8	17.0	12.2		$15,601	$2,061	$13,540
Radium Springs Middle School	Public	6-8	2600 Radium Springs Rd	Albany	31705	Dougherty County	Dougherty County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 431-3346	747	53	13.9	100.0%	14 (1.9%)	682 (91.3%)	37 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (1.9%)	8.4	555^th of 578 public middle schools	4.0%		8.3	566^th of 585 public middle schools	3.2%	11		9.3	9.4	7.5	8.0	6.8		$16,504	$2,330	$14,174
Robert A. Cross Middle Magnet	Public, Magnet	6-8	324 Lockett Station Rd	Albany	31721	Dougherty County	Dougherty County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(229) 431-3362	478	35	13.5	96.0%	13 (2.7%)	413 (86.4%)	27 (5.6%)	10 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.9%)	97.9	4^th of 578 public middle schools	99.3%		98.1	11^th of 585 public middle schools	98.1%	7	100.0	86.2	78.9	77.8	66.5	79.2		$16,307	$1,731	$14,575
Lee County Middle School East	Public	6-8	185 Firetower Rd	Leesburg	31763	Lee County	Lee County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 903-3500	630	44	14.3	64.6%	349 (55.4%)	204 (32.4%)	36 (5.7%)	20 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.2%)	62.6	188^th of 578 public middle schools	67.5%		60.5	204^th of 585 public middle schools	65.1%	16	96.0	36.6	36.9	60.0	37.7	43.2	80.8	$12,359	$538	$11,821
Lee County Middle School West	Public	6-8	190 Smithville Rd N	Leesburg	31763	Lee County	Lee County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 903-2140	778	51	15.1	57.2%	415 (53.3%)	256 (32.9%)	33 (4.2%)	30 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (5.7%)	81.6	89^th of 578 public middle schools	84.6%		69.6	151^st of 585 public middle schools	74.2%	62	100.0	54.8	53.8	66.8	41.6	54.3	90.8	$11,570	$560	$11,010
Worth County Middle School	Public	6-8	1305 N Isabella St	Sylvester	31791	Worth County	Worth County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 776-8620	661	46	14.3	100.0%	381 (57.6%)	215 (32.5%)	32 (4.8%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.9%)	51.3	255^th of 578 public middle schools	55.9%		43.5	309^th of 585 public middle schools	47.2%	54	96.3	40.9	34.0	57.4	27.3	26.3		$12,149	$1,541	$10,608

Frequently Asked Questions about Albany Middle School

How many students attend Albany Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 792 students attended Albany Middle School.

Is Albany Middle School a good school?

Albany Middle School ranks 417^th of 578 Georgia middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Albany Middle School attend?

Students who attend Albany Middle School usually go on to attend Dougherty Comprehensive High School

What is the racial makeup of Albany Middle School?

Students at Albany Middle School are 90% African American, 5% Hispanic, 4% White, 1% Two or more races.

What district is Albany Middle School in?

Dougherty County

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