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Paul D. West Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

470^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 578 Georgia Middle Schools

Better than 19% of Georgia middle schools

Summary

Paul D. West Middle School in East Point, GA, serves 814 students in grades 6-8 within the Fulton County School District, where every student qualifies for free or reduced lunch.

The most striking finding is a "two-tiered" story in math. On one hand, the school shines in advanced coursework: 52% of students taking the Algebra I End of Course exam scored proficient, beating the state average of 48.1%. This has been a consistent strength for three straight years. On the other hand, grade-level math proficiency is critically low—only 17.8% of 6th graders, 16.1% of 7th graders, and 15.1% of 8th graders met proficiency, less than half the district averages. This suggests a small group of students is being successfully accelerated, while the majority struggle with foundational skills. The school also faces a severe attendance challenge: 37.6% of students are chronically absent, more than double the district (16.6%) and state (17.7%) averages. This rate is comparable to nearby Woodland Middle School (43.5%) and Sylvan Hills Middle School (43.5%), but far higher than the 16.6% district average.

Despite the challenges, there are signs of gradual improvement. The school's state ranking has climbed from the 8th percentile in 2018-2019 to the 19th percentile in 2025-2026. Eighth-grade math proficiency has risen from 9.6% to 15.1% over three years, and social studies proficiency has more than doubled from 10.4% to 23.1%. The school spends $19,403 per student—well above the state average—and maintains a low 11.6:1 student-teacher ratio, indicating resources are available. However, the school ranks in the bottom 21st percentile for African American, Hispanic, and male students, and in the 6th percentile for special education students. Nearby KIPP South Fulton Academy School (63rd percentile) and Resurgence Hall Middle Academy (76th percentile) demonstrate that high achievement is possible for similar student populations, suggesting the challenges here are not insurmountable—and that improving attendance could be the single most powerful lever for change.

814

Students ?

11.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,403

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2376 Headland Dr
East Point, GA 30344

(470) 254-8130

District: Fulton County

Students who attend Paul D. West Middle School usually attend:

High:

Tri-Cities High School

Feeder schools for Paul D. West Middle School:

Elementary:	Conley Hills Elementary School
	Hamilton E. Holmes Elementary
	Hapeville Elementary School
	Parklane Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

55.9%

Hispanic:

39.4%

Two or more races:

2.2%

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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: Improving — 7th percentile in 2016 → 19th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2016

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (19% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school19%

District avg52%

Georgia avg42%

470^th of 578

Georgia public middle schools ?

Bottom 19%▲ up 12 pts since 2016

From bottom 7% (2016) to bottom 19% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

18^th of 20Middle Schools in the Fulton County

47^th of 201Fulton 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	18.9	470 of 578	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.8	458 of 585	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.9	468 of 578	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.4	514 of 569	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.9	505 of 558	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.0	469 of 542	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.7	515 of 559	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.5	507 of 543	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	8.4	514 of 539	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	9.0	506 of 545	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	9.1	496 of 537	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	15.7	468 of 521	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	17.2	477 of 527	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	16.8	453 of 508	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	21.0	446 of 504	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	17.4	448 of 494	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	24.7	405 of 466	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	25.6	393 of 462	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	31.1	363 of 445	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	26.3	359 of 420	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	24.7	378 of 480	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.3	358 of 494	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.1	342 of 489	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.0	411 of 485	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.7	408 of 482	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	28.2	141 of 166	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.6	151 of 199	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.0	154 of 200	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.5	131 of 166	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.4	117 of 157	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	14.6	491 of 550	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.3	429 of 567	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.9	454 of 558	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.0	482 of 553	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.3	501 of 544	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	24.8	300 of 374	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.5	293 of 400	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.6	290 of 381	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.5	351 of 380	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.0	343 of 367	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	22.2	432 of 550	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.9	470 of 569	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.3	458 of 561	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.1	522 of 559	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.4	496 of 553	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	16.7	400 of 425	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	17.2	425 of 442	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.2	390 of 437	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.2	420 of 429	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.2	418 of 431	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Male (2026)21st percentile+3 vs school

African American (2026)21st percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2026)20th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2026)15th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2026)11th percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2026)6th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I52%+4 vs state

Social Studies23%-17 vs state

Science17%-12 vs state

Mathematics16%-27 vs state

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Wednesday, October 28, 2015

By far the worst school to have my child attend. From the outdated website to the rude receptionists working the front desk. Individuals working at that school seem to not be able to provide answers to questions of parents. 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 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
Paul D. West Middle School	Public	6-8	2376 Headland Dr	East Point	30344	Fulton County	Fulton County	No	No	No	Yes	(470) 254-8130	814	70	11.6	100.0%	12 (1.5%)	455 (55.9%)	321 (39.4%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	18 (2.2%)	18.9	470^th of 578 public middle schools	18.7%		21.8	458^th of 585 public middle schools	21.7%	12	52.0			17.8	16.1	15.1		17.2	23.1		$19,403	$1,747	$17,657
Resurgence Hall Middle Academy	Public, Charter	5-8	1706 Washington Road	Atlanta	30344	Fulton County	State Specialty Schools II- Resurgence Hall Middle Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(404) 549-9246	209	17	12.2	75.6%	1 (0.5%)	204 (97.6%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	73.8	138^th of 578 public middle schools	76.1%		94.8	37^th of 585 public middle schools	93.7%	101			75.0	53.3	73.1	82.7	73.8	47.2	5.7		$13,202	$784	$12,417
Woodland Middle School	Public	6-8	2745 Stone Rd	East Point	30344	Fulton County	Fulton County	No	No	No	Yes	(470) 254-2182	937	60	15.6	100.0%	7 (0.7%)	827 (88.3%)	73 (7.8%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	22 (2.3%)	13	523^rd of 578 public middle schools	9.5%		16.1	501^st of 585 public middle schools	14.4%	22	72.2			8.7	11.2	18.3		11.7	18.3	30.6	$15,048	$1,171	$13,877
KIPP South Fulton Academy School	Public, Charter	5-8	1286 Washington Rd	Atlanta	30344	Fulton County	Fulton County	Yes	No	No	Yes	(678) 278-0160	382	33	11.5	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	335 (87.7%)	40 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	58.7	211^th of 578 public middle schools	63.5%		67.3	156^th of 585 public middle schools	73.3%	55	84.6		36.7	30.9	43.2	64.2	47.5		59.0	46.9	$21,172	$535	$20,637
Liberation Academy	Public, Charter	5-8	1743 Hardin Ave	College Park	30337	Fulton County	State Specialty Schools II- Liberation Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(470) 816-4911	132	10	13.2	97.7%	0 (0.0%)	127 (96.2%)	4 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7.2	561^st of 578 public middle schools	2.9%		14.1	525^th of 585 public middle schools	10.3%	36				7.4	11.6	8.0		6.0	0.0		$17,493	$1,005	$16,488
Sylvan Hills Middle School	Public	6-8	1461 Sylvan Rd SW	Atlanta	30310	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 802-6203	452	35	13.0	100.0%	1 (0.2%)	437 (96.7%)	10 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	26.8	419^th of 578 public middle schools	27.5%		17.1	492^nd of 585 public middle schools	15.9%	73	90.9			12.0	26.9	39.6		12.6	23.8	72.2	$28,589	$1,943	$26,645
Jean Childs Young Middle School	Public	6-8	3116 Benjamin E Mays Dr SW	Atlanta	30311	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 802-5900	657	50	13.1	100.0%	1 (0.2%)	585 (89.0%)	60 (9.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	6 (0.9%)	9.6	549^th of 578 public middle schools	5.0%		11.9	544^th of 585 public middle schools	7.0%	5	26.2			11.1	8.9	10.6		10.7	6.2		$28,070	$1,790	$26,280
Ralph Bunche Middle School	Public	6-8	1925 Niskey Lake Rd SW	Atlanta	30331	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 802-6700	651	53	12.2	100.0%	2 (0.3%)	601 (92.3%)	32 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.2%)	13.2	520^th of 578 public middle schools	10.0%		14.7	519^th of 585 public middle schools	11.3%	1		80.0		12.1	9.1	20.9		13.8	8.7	58.8	$25,279	$1,498	$23,780
Herman J. Russell West End Academy	Public	6-8	765 Peeples St SW	Atlanta	30310	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 802-6800	342	39	8.8	100.0%	1 (0.3%)	331 (96.8%)	7 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	22.5	447^th of 578 public middle schools	22.7%		14.4	521^st of 585 public middle schools	10.9%	74				9.4	21.0	18.3		21.6	30.1		$35,178	$1,901	$33,277
Kipp Strive Charter School	Public, Charter	6-8	1444 Lucile Ave SW	Atlanta	30310	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(404) 753-1530	312	24	12.8	96.2%	2 (0.6%)	302 (96.8%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	47.6	274^th of 578 public middle schools	52.6%		31	401^st of 585 public middle schools	31.5%	127				18.5	28.9	39.6		38.5	49.5		$22,282	$1,298	$20,984

Frequently Asked Questions about Paul D. West Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Paul D. West Middle School?

Students at Paul D. West Middle School are 56% African American, 39% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 1% White.

Is Paul D. West Middle School a good school?

Paul D. West Middle School ranks in the bottom 18.7% of Georgia middle schools.

What high school do graduates of Paul D. West Middle School attend?

Students who attend Paul D. West Middle School usually go on to attend Tri-Cities High School

How many students attend Paul D. West Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 814 students attended Paul D. West Middle School.

What district is Paul D. West Middle School in?

Fulton County

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