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Fairplay Middle School

Q: Is Fairplay Middle School a good school?

Fairplay Middle School ranks 119 th of 578 Georgia middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

119^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 578 Georgia Middle Schools

Better than 79% of Georgia middle schools

Summary

Fairplay Middle School in Douglasville, GA, serves 523 students in grades 6-8 within the Douglas County School District, and has earned a 4-star rating with a statewide rank of 119 out of 578 Georgia middle schools (79th percentile). This makes it one of the standout schools in the district, which overall ranks in the 46th percentile.

Fairplay's most impressive strength is its Algebra I performance, achieving 100% proficiency for three of the last four years—far above the district average of 47.3% and state average of 48.1%. The school also excels in 8th grade science, with a 56.8% proficiency rate that nearly doubles the state average of 29.7% and matches the performance of Madras Middle School, a top-ranked school in nearby Coweta County. In mathematics, Fairplay outperforms district and state averages at every grade level, with 8th grade math proficiency (56.2%) exceeding the state by nearly 10 points. The school also maintains a low chronic absenteeism rate of 13.5%, well below the district's 22.1%, and has earned a 4-star rating in 9 of the last 10 years—a testament to its consistency.

Fairplay also stands out for its strong support of all students. It ranks in the 89th percentile statewide for African American student performance and in the 82nd percentile for special education students, both earning 4-star ratings. The school achieves these results while spending $12,445 per student—less than several nearby schools like Renaissance Middle School ($15,954) and Mason Creek Middle School ($14,826)—suggesting efficient resource use. While Chapel Hill Middle School and Mason Creek also hit 100% in Algebra I recently, Fairplay's sustained excellence across subjects, combined with its smaller enrollment and strong subgroup performance, makes it a reliable choice for families seeking a well-rounded middle school experience.

523

Students ?

17.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,445

Per pupil spending ?

46.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8311 Highway 166
Douglasville, GA 30135

(770) 651-5300

District: Douglas County

Students who attend Fairplay Middle School usually attend:

High:

Alexander High School

Feeder schools for Fairplay Middle School:

Elementary:	Bill Arp Elementary School
	South Douglas Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

47.4%

African American:

31.9%

Hispanic:

13.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 88th percentile in 2016 → 79th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Georgia average (54% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 21% of Georgia middle schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Douglas County

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school54%

District avg35%

Georgia avg42%

119^th of 578

Georgia public middle schools ?

Top 21%▼ down 8 pts since 2016

From top 12% (2016) to top 21% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 8Middle Schools in the Douglas County

110^th of 202Douglas 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	76.9	119 of 578	79.4%	★★★★☆
2025	73.0	138 of 585	76.4%	★★★★☆
2024	70.7	149 of 578	74.2%	★★★★☆
2023	77.0	118 of 569	79.3%	★★★★☆
2022	72.1	139 of 558	75.1%	★★★★☆
2021	64.5	174 of 542	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	82.0	91 of 559	83.7%	★★★★☆
2018	83.2	76 of 543	86.0%	★★★★☆
2017	81.2	82 of 539	84.8%	★★★★☆
2016	84.2	66 of 545	87.9%	★★★★☆
2015	73.1	119 of 537	77.8%	★★★★☆
2014	72.5	123 of 521	76.4%	★★★★☆
2013	76.9	86 of 527	83.7%	★★★★☆
2012	73.4	115 of 508	77.4%	★★★★☆
2011	76.1	96 of 504	81.0%	★★★★☆
2010	78.1	72 of 494	85.4%	★★★★☆
2009	71.3	111 of 466	76.2%	★★★★☆
2008	74.6	98 of 462	78.8%	★★★★☆
2007	71.2	105 of 445	76.4%	★★★★☆
2006	70.0	106 of 420	74.8%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	84.1	51 of 480	89.4%	★★★★☆
2025	80.6	71 of 494	85.6%	★★★★☆
2024	75.8	81 of 489	83.4%	★★★★☆
2023	81.8	60 of 485	87.6%	★★★★☆
2022	70.8	102 of 482	78.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	73.7	122 of 550	77.8%	★★★★☆
2025	66.3	164 of 567	71.1%	★★★★☆
2024	68.9	142 of 558	74.6%	★★★★☆
2023	74.3	114 of 553	79.4%	★★★★☆
2022	66.4	161 of 544	70.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	66.0	100 of 374	73.3%	★★★★☆
2025	61.7	125 of 400	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.9	94 of 381	75.3%	★★★★☆
2023	61.1	108 of 380	71.6%	★★★★☆
2022	58.2	121 of 367	67.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	77.2	107 of 550	80.5%	★★★★☆
2025	77.1	112 of 569	80.3%	★★★★☆
2024	69.4	139 of 561	75.2%	★★★★☆
2023	77.4	101 of 559	81.9%	★★★★☆
2022	74.7	117 of 553	78.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	72.6	77 of 425	81.9%	★★★★☆
2025	53.9	155 of 442	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.1	213 of 437	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.5	98 of 429	77.2%	★★★★☆
2022	71.5	69 of 431	84.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	65.1	132 of 404	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	61.7	143 of 415	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.0	192 of 417	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.1	145 of 429	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.8	168 of 425	60.5%	★★★☆☆

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)89th percentile+10 vs school

Special Education (2026)82nd percentile~ school

Male (2026)81st percentile~ school

Female (2026)78th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)73rd percentile-6 vs school

White (2026)67th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I100%+52 vs state

Science57%+27 vs state

Social Studies53%+13 vs state

Mathematics50%+7 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Wednesday, October 5, 2016

For some reason this school can't get my name right. Then again it's only been 2 years. Maybe after my daughter graduates they'll figure it out. Whenever I ask a question, they deflect the answer. Then they get an attitude. There's been problems with the school bus. They won't give answers. They try to blame DOT. A million excuses but no resolution. Close Quote

by a citizen
Sunday, October 21, 2012

The school is unfair in many cases, even though the school is called "Fair" play middle school. Dress code rules for girls don't effect certain students most of the time, but it effects other students. The school lunch isn't very up to par,majority of the students that attend Fairplay, bring their own lunch to school, instead of eating school lunch.Certain teachers in different grade levels,accuse students of doing things that aren't true.This is a review of a relative of a student who attended "Fair"play Middle 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 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
Fairplay Middle School	Public	6-8	8311 Highway 166	Douglasville	30135	Douglas County	Douglas County	No	No	No	No	(770) 651-5300	523	29	17.7	46.8%	248 (47.4%)	167 (31.9%)	69 (13.2%)	7 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.9%)	76.9	119^th of 578 public middle schools	79.4%		73	138^th of 585 public middle schools	76.4%	19	100.0	43.5	49.4	56.2	56.8	52.7		$12,445	$428	$12,017
Mason Creek Middle School	Public	6-8	7777 Mason Creek Rd	Winston	30187	Douglas County	Douglas County	No	No	No	No	(770) 651-2500	853	58	14.6	68.5%	166 (19.5%)	426 (49.9%)	167 (19.6%)	19 (2.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (8.7%)	69.7	153^rd of 578 public middle schools	73.5%		60.9	198^th of 585 public middle schools	66.2%	45	100.0	56.8	41.4	41.1	45.2	49.9		$14,826	$426	$14,400
Yeager Middle School	Public	6-8	4000 Kings Hwy	Douglasville	30135	Douglas County	Douglas County	No	No	No	No	(770) 651-5600	529	36	14.9	79.2%	76 (14.4%)	267 (50.5%)	141 (26.7%)	10 (1.9%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.7%)	36.8	349^th of 578 public middle schools	39.6%		40.6	334^th of 585 public middle schools	42.9%	15	83.4	23.1	34.9	30.0	29.3	26.7		$13,525	$552	$12,973
Bay Springs Middle School	Public	6-8	122 Bay Springs Rd	Villa Rica	30180	Carroll County	Carroll County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 459-2098	723	57	12.7	39.0%	360 (49.8%)	205 (28.4%)	90 (12.4%)	5 (0.7%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (8.2%)	73.1	141^st of 578 public middle schools	75.6%		67.9	155^th of 585 public middle schools	73.5%	14	100.0	59.4	49.5	49.7	29.9	54.1	100.0	$14,473	$975	$13,498
Chapel Hill Middle School	Public	6-8	3989 Chapel Hill Rd	Douglasville	30135	Douglas County	Douglas County	No	No	No	No	(770) 651-5000	1,036	59	17.5	58.8%	92 (8.9%)	710 (68.5%)	142 (13.7%)	27 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (6.3%)	66.7	168^th of 578 public middle schools	70.9%		67.3	158^th of 585 public middle schools	73.0%	10	100.0	33.0	49.5	51.0	46.9	43.7		$12,052	$511	$11,541
Simple Vue Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	6-7	3264 Brookmont Parkway	Douglasville	30064	Cobb County	State Specialty Schools II- Simple Vue Academy Charter Scho	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(678) 379-3794	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)		18.6	8.4
Stewart Middle School	Public	6-8	8138 Malone St	Douglasville	30134	Douglas County	Douglas County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 651-5400	533	35	15.4	86.7%	12 (2.3%)	390 (73.2%)	101 (18.9%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	24 (4.5%)	19.2	467^th of 578 public middle schools	19.2%		19.7	470^th of 585 public middle schools	19.7%	3		7.5	15.7	19.8	21.9	20.2		$15,239	$1,709	$13,531
Chestnut Log Middle School	Public	6-8	2544 Pope Rd	Douglasville	30135	Douglas County	Douglas County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 651-5100	719	45	15.9	84.0%	60 (8.3%)	410 (57.0%)	200 (27.8%)	13 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	33 (4.6%)	25.5	423^rd of 578 public middle schools	26.8%		29.4	415^th of 585 public middle schools	29.1%	8	70.8	17.7	29.1	24.4	21.8	19.1		$13,296	$1,354	$11,942
Irma C. Austin Middle School	Public	6-8	3490 Ridge Rd	Douglasville	30134	Douglas County	Paulding County	No	No	No	No	(770) 942-0316	782	52	15.0	58.3%	331 (42.3%)	284 (36.3%)	117 (15.0%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	45 (5.8%)	44.2	300^th of 578 public middle schools	48.1%		40.7	333^rd of 585 public middle schools	43.1%	33	83.3	41.1	34.8	26.3	33.2	28.5		$13,317	$203	$13,114
Renaissance Middle School	Public	6-8	7155 Hall Rd	Fairburn	30213	Fulton County	Fulton County	No	No	No	Yes	(470) 254-4330	977	65	15.0	100.0%	5 (0.5%)	850 (87.0%)	95 (9.7%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (2.3%)	33.9	369^th of 578 public middle schools	36.2%		35.2	373^rd of 585 public middle schools	36.2%	4	78.5	26.5	30.2	24.9	16.7	37.0	74.5	$15,954	$987	$14,967

Frequently Asked Questions about Fairplay Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Fairplay Middle School?

Students at Fairplay Middle School are 47% White, 32% African American, 13% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Fairplay Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 523 students attended Fairplay Middle School.

Is Fairplay Middle School a good school?

Fairplay Middle School ranks 119^th of 578 Georgia middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Fairplay Middle School in?

Douglas County

What high school do graduates of Fairplay Middle School attend?

Students who attend Fairplay Middle School usually go on to attend Alexander High School

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