Whitewater Middle School

Whitewater Middle School in Fayetteville, GA, serves 874 students in grades 6-8 and is part of the highly rated Fayette County school district, which ranks in the 94th percentile statewide.

Whitewater Middle is an elite performer, ranking 49th out of 578 Georgia middle schools (92nd percentile) and earning a 5-star rating for nine consecutive years. The school's standout achievement is in Algebra I, where 99.3% of students scored proficient or above—far exceeding the district average of 72.3% and the state average of 48.1%. This near-perfect performance has been consistent for four straight years. Math proficiency is strong across all grade levels, with 8th grade math at 78.8% proficient compared to 46.3% statewide. The school also excels in 8th grade science, with 72.8% proficient on the high school physical science assessment. Perhaps most impressive is the consistency across all student subgroups—Hispanic, African American, White, female, male, and multi-racial students all rank in the 90th percentile or higher statewide. Chronic absenteeism is remarkably low at 7.4%, less than half the state average of 17.7%, and has dropped 43% over three years.

Compared to nearby schools, Whitewater ranks second among Fayette County middle schools, trailing only Rising Starr Middle School (ranked 24th), but Whitewater actually surpasses Rising Starr in Algebra I proficiency (99.3% vs. 94.8%). The contrast with schools just a few miles away in Clayton County is stark—schools like Mundys Mill Middle and Pointe South Middle rank in the bottom 20th percentile with math proficiency rates of 10-25%. Whitewater's per-student spending of $14,608 is higher than J.C. Booth Middle ($12,453) but lower than Flat Rock Middle ($15,476), despite significantly outperforming Flat Rock. The one area for growth is special education, where students rank in the 83rd percentile—still strong, but the only subgroup not achieving 5-star status.