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World Language Academy Middle School

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World Language Academy Middle School ranks 345 th of 578 Georgia middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

345^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 578 Georgia Middle Schools

Better than 40% of Georgia middle schools

Summary

World Language Academy Middle School is a small middle school in Gainesville, GA, serving 256 students in grades 6–8 as part of the Hall County School District. This school stands out for its exceptional Algebra I results, remarkably low chronic absenteeism, and strong social studies performance, though it faces notable challenges in grade-level math and science.

The most impressive statistic at World Language Academy is its Algebra I End-of-Course performance: 82.6% of students scored proficient or better in 2025-2026, nearly double the district average (38.7%) and far above the state average (48.1%). This represents a 35-point improvement over four years, from 47.6% proficiency in 2022-2023. The school also boasts the lowest chronic absenteeism rate in its comparison group at 10.2% — less than half the district average of 18.6% and dramatically better than nearby Chestatee Middle School (25.1%) and West Hall Middle School (23.1%). In 8th grade social studies, 39.8% of students were proficient, well above the district's 32.6% and nearly matching the state's 40.2%.

However, the school struggles in other areas. Only 22.6% of 8th graders scored proficient on the physical science exam — far below the district (49.3%) and state (60.9%) averages. Grade-level math scores in 6th, 7th, and 8th grades all fall below state averages, despite the stellar Algebra I results, suggesting a strong advanced math pathway but weaker support at grade level. The school's overall state ranking has declined from the 71st percentile in 2021-2022 to the 40th percentile in 2025-2026. At $12,333 per student, the school spends less than most Hall County peers while achieving strong results in select subjects, indicating efficient operations. For parents, this school offers a tight-knit community with excellent attendance and advanced math opportunities, but families should be aware of the gaps in science and grade-level math support.

256

Students ?

12.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,333

Per pupil spending ?

61.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3215 Poplar Springs Rd
Gainesville, GA 30507

(770) 533-4004

District: Hall County

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

82.0%

White:

14.5%

African American:

2.0%

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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: Declining — 68th percentile in 2021 → 40th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (36% vs 45% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 28 percentile points since 2021

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school36%

District avg40%

Georgia avg45%

345^th of 578

Georgia public middle schools ?

Bottom 40%▼ down 28 pts since 2021

From top 32% (2021) to bottom 40% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 8Middle Schools in the Hall County

118^th of 201Hall 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	37.1	345 of 578	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.7	294 of 585	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.7	238 of 578	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.4	205 of 569	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.4	164 of 558	70.6%	★★★★☆
2021	64.5	173 of 542	68.1%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	29.7	129 of 166	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.5	152 of 199	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	38.1	322 of 550	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.9	290 of 567	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.0	222 of 558	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.5	276 of 553	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.6	264 of 544	51.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	31.0	262 of 374	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.4	218 of 400	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.7	170 of 381	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.0	156 of 380	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.8	145 of 367	60.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	33.8	358 of 550	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	40.3	323 of 569	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.5	265 of 561	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.7	158 of 559	71.7%	★★★★☆
2022	73.4	128 of 553	76.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	60.5	153 of 404	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	79.5	71 of 417	83.0%	★★★★☆
2022	68.2	118 of 425	72.2%	★★★★☆

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)62nd percentile+22 vs school

Female (2026)41st percentile~ school

Male (2026)35th percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2026)30th percentile-10 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)22nd percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I83%+35 vs state

Social Studies40%~ state avg

Mathematics35%-8 vs state

HS Physical Science23%-38 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	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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Little Mill Middle School	Public	6-8	6800 Little Mill Rd	Cumming	30041	Forsyth County	Forsyth County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 965-5000	916	57	16.0	40.0%	662 (72.3%)	17 (1.9%)	189 (20.6%)	13 (1.4%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	31 (3.4%)	50.2	261^st of 578 public middle schools	54.8%		59	211^th of 585 public middle schools	63.9%	50	96.1	48.3	46.0	41.4		40.6	27.5	$12,527	$420	$12,107

Frequently Asked Questions about World Language Academy Middle School

What is the racial makeup of World Language Academy Middle School?

Students at World Language Academy Middle School are 82% Hispanic, 14% White, 2% African American.

What district is World Language Academy Middle School in?

Hall County

How many students attend World Language Academy Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 256 students attended World Language Academy Middle School.

Is World Language Academy Middle School a good school?

World Language Academy Middle School ranks 345^th of 578 Georgia middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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