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Gainesville Middle School East

Q: Is Gainesville Middle School East a good school?

Gainesville Middle School East ranks 386 th of 578 Georgia middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

386^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 578 Georgia Middle Schools

Better than 33% of Georgia middle schools

Summary

Gainesville Middle School East serves 896 students in grades 6-8 in the Gainesville City district, a school that has shown steady improvement in recent years and now ranks in the 33rd percentile of Georgia middle schools.

The most striking strength at Gainesville Middle School East is its advanced coursework. In 2025-2026, 78.1% of students taking Algebra I scored proficient or better—dramatically exceeding the district average of 19% and far surpassing the state average of 48.1%. This isn't a one-year fluke; the school has posted proficiency rates between 69% and 78% in three of the past four years. Similarly, 67.8% of 8th graders taking High School Physical Science scored proficient, well above the state average. The school also deserves credit for improving chronic absenteeism from 23.7% to 14.5% over four years—now better than both the district and state averages. However, the picture is more mixed for the broader student body. General education proficiency rates in subjects like 6th-grade math (26.7%) and 8th-grade science (19.5%) trail state averages by 10-14 points. This creates a "school within a school" dynamic: exceptional results for advanced learners, but more modest outcomes for the general population.

Compared to nearby schools, Gainesville Middle School East holds a middle position. It consistently outperforms its district sibling, Gainesville Middle School West, across nearly every subject and grade level, and it also beats West Hall Middle School and East Hall Middle School in most metrics. Schools with lower poverty rates, like Cherokee Bluff Middle and North Hall Middle School, show higher overall achievement, but Gainesville Middle School East performs competitively with schools serving similar demographics. With a favorable student-teacher ratio of 14.6 and per-student spending of $13,404, the school has resources to build on its advanced-course success and extend those gains to all students.

896

Students ?

14.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,404

Per pupil spending ?

73.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1581 Community Way
Gainesville, GA 30501

(770) 534-4237

District: Gainesville City

Students who attend Gainesville Middle School East usually attend:

High:

Gainesville High School

Feeder schools for Gainesville Middle School East:

Elementary:	Centennial Arts Academy
	Enota Multiple Intelligences Academy
	New Holland Leadership Academy

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

58.3%

White:

18.2%

African American:

17.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 34th percentile in 2016 → 33rd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (29% vs 43% meeting standards)

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

!Social Studies scores 15 pts below the Georgia average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school29%

District avg23%

Georgia avg43%

386^th of 578

Georgia public middle schools ?

Bottom 33%▬ steady since 2016

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SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Middle Schools in the Gainesville City

156^th of 201Gainesville City 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	31.8	386 of 578	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	30.7	404 of 585	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.9	438 of 578	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.7	407 of 569	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.6	399 of 558	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.5	329 of 542	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.0	441 of 559	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.8	426 of 543	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	33.9	366 of 539	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	35.1	362 of 545	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	37.9	330 of 537	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	40.8	371 of 521	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	43.7	355 of 527	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	41.9	355 of 508	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	38.6	355 of 504	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	34.7	298 of 480	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.5	308 of 494	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.3	351 of 489	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.7	384 of 485	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.3	368 of 482	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2022	18.6	77 of 89	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	28.3	140 of 166	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.4	179 of 199	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.6	183 of 200	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	27.4	139 of 166	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.9	154 of 157	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	31.6	375 of 550	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	30.6	399 of 567	29.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.4	443 of 558	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.7	394 of 553	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.3	397 of 544	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	24.2	305 of 374	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.8	346 of 400	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.5	358 of 381	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.0	348 of 380	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.7	324 of 367	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	30.5	380 of 550	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	31.0	390 of 569	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.7	410 of 561	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.1	398 of 559	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.5	385 of 553	30.4%	★★☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2022	20.2	131 of 159	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	14.6	122 of 136	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.1	114 of 169	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	16.6	126 of 145	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	21.7	362 of 425	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.0	346 of 442	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.9	236 of 437	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.1	243 of 429	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.1	345 of 431	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	43.4	229 of 404	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	52.1	185 of 415	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.2	225 of 417	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.7	177 of 429	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.3	200 of 425	52.9%	★★★☆☆

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)43rd percentile+10 vs school

African American (2026)38th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)32nd percentile~ school

Male (2026)31st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)18th percentile-15 vs school

Migrant (2022)18th percentile-11 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)16th percentile-18 vs school

Special Education (2026)15th percentile-18 vs school

Asian (2022)13th percentile-15 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)10th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I78%+30 vs state

HS Physical Science68%+7 vs state

Mathematics29%-14 vs state

Social Studies25%-15 vs state

Science20%-10 vs state

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by a parent
Friday, March 17, 2017

The school is growing and evolving. It has an open door policy and welcomes parents to visit. Close Quote

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Friday, April 24, 2015

They really care about the kids. 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	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
Gainesville Middle School East	Public	6-8	1581 Community Way	Gainesville	30501	Hall County	Gainesville City	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 534-4237	896	61	14.6	73.3%	163 (18.2%)	153 (17.1%)	522 (58.3%)	10 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (5.4%)	31.8	386^th of 578 public middle schools	33.2%		30.7	404^th of 585 public middle schools	30.9%	18	78.1	26.7	33.0	27.2	19.5	24.7	67.8	$13,404	$712	$12,692
East Hall Middle School	Public	6-8	4120 E Hall Rd	Gainesville	30507	Hall County	Hall County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 531-9457	775	72	10.7	81.8%	220 (28.4%)	30 (3.9%)	498 (64.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	23 (3.0%)	28	412^th of 578 public middle schools	28.7%		24	444^th of 585 public middle schools	24.1%	32	90.9	20.7	29.1	33.7	8.1	23.6	63.0	$16,504	$1,001	$15,502
Gainesville Middle School West	Public	6-8	1279 McEver Rd SW	Gainesville	30504	Hall County	Gainesville City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(770) 532-6250	931	57	16.3	73.3%	50 (5.4%)	201 (21.6%)	613 (65.8%)	29 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (4.1%)	19.7	466^th of 578 public middle schools	19.4%		18.4	483^rd of 585 public middle schools	17.4%	17	51.1	16.9	19.6	24.9	7.0	26.2	36.2	$9,571	$217	$9,353
Chestatee Middle School	Public	6-8	2740 Fran Mar Dr	Gainesville	30506	Hall County	Hall County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 297-6270	834	66	12.5	71.5%	349 (41.8%)	6 (0.7%)	454 (54.4%)	6 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	15 (1.8%)	42.5	308^th of 578 public middle schools	46.7%		40.2	338^th of 585 public middle schools	42.2%	30	74.3	37.3	35.3	46.0	19.3	29.7	31.4	$13,946	$708	$13,237
South Hall Middle School	Public	6-8	3215 Poplar Springs Rd	Gainesville	30507	Hall County	Hall County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 532-4416	955	75	12.6	77.4%	176 (18.4%)	39 (4.1%)	706 (73.9%)	18 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (1.6%)	44.7	297^th of 578 public middle schools	48.6%		41.6	327^th of 585 public middle schools	44.1%	30	79.6	45.8	32.9	46.9	8.3	28.1	57.2	$14,034	$878	$13,156
World Language Academy Middle School	Public	6-8	3215 Poplar Springs Rd	Gainesville	30507	Hall County	Hall County	No	No	No	No	(770) 533-4004	256	20	12.9	61.7%	37 (14.5%)	5 (2.0%)	210 (82.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	37.1	345^th of 578 public middle schools	40.3%		45.7	294^th of 585 public middle schools	49.7%	51	82.6	32.6	33.7	37.7		39.8	22.6	$12,333	$329	$12,004
North Hall Middle School	Public	6-8	4856 Rilla Rd	Gainesville	30506	Hall County	Hall County	No	No	No	No	(770) 983-9749	826	59	14.1	41.8%	635 (76.9%)	13 (1.6%)	154 (18.6%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.3%)	61.6	198^th of 578 public middle schools	65.7%		60.4	205^th of 585 public middle schools	65.0%	7	96.4	38.9	46.0	61.3	15.6	56.2	48.9	$12,580	$328	$12,252
West Hall Middle School	Public	6-8	5470 McEver Rd	Oakwood	30566	Hall County	Hall County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 967-4871	842	69	12.2	74.1%	195 (23.2%)	65 (7.7%)	548 (65.1%)	15 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.1%)	23.8	437^th of 578 public middle schools	24.4%		16.1	500^th of 585 public middle schools	14.5%	63	91.8	24.6	18.5	33.2	10.6	22.1	38.8	$13,836	$682	$13,154
C. W. Davis Middle School	Public	6-8	4335 Falcon Pkwy	Flowery Branch	30542	Hall County	Hall County	No	No	No	No	(770) 965-3020	748	55	13.6	53.1%	386 (51.6%)	43 (5.7%)	267 (35.7%)	20 (2.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	30 (4.0%)	43.2	305^th of 578 public middle schools	47.2%		46.7	286^th of 585 public middle schools	51.1%	19	90.0	46.9	43.9	38.1	10.5	20.8	51.8	$13,565	$377	$13,189
Cherokee Bluff Middle	Public	6-8	5458 Union Circle	Flowery Branch	30542	Hall County	Hall County	No	No	No	No	(770) 967-0071	828	54	15.3	36.7%	522 (63.0%)	54 (6.5%)	192 (23.2%)	23 (2.8%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (4.1%)	76.6	120^th of 578 public middle schools	79.2%		77.8	114^th of 585 public middle schools	80.5%	6	98.7	63.4	64.2	72.9	15.9	47.2	71.8	$12,761	$327	$12,433

Frequently Asked Questions about Gainesville Middle School East

What district is Gainesville Middle School East in?

Gainesville City

How many students attend Gainesville Middle School East?

In the 2024-25 school year, 896 students attended Gainesville Middle School East.

What high school do graduates of Gainesville Middle School East attend?

Students who attend Gainesville Middle School East usually go on to attend Gainesville High School

What is the racial makeup of Gainesville Middle School East?

Students at Gainesville Middle School East are 58% Hispanic, 18% White, 17% African American, 5% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Is Gainesville Middle School East a good school?

Gainesville Middle School East ranks 386^th of 578 Georgia middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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