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Murphey Middle School

Q: Is Murphey Middle School a good school?

Murphey Middle School ranks in the bottom 1.2% of Georgia middle schools.

Q: How many students attend Murphey Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 512 students attended Murphey Middle School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Murphey Middle School?

Students at Murphey Middle School are 83% African American, 14% Hispanic, 2% White, 2% Two or more races.

Q: What high school do graduates of Murphey Middle School attend?

Students who attend Murphey Middle School usually go on to attend Josey High School

Public Grades 6-8

571^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 578 Georgia Middle Schools

Better than 1% of Georgia middle schools

Summary

Murphey Middle School in Augusta, GA, serves 512 students in grades 6 through 8 within the Richmond County School District, and it currently holds a zero-star rating, ranking in the bottom 1% of Georgia middle schools.

For the 2025-2026 school year, academic proficiency on the Georgia Milestones assessments is critically low across all subjects. In mathematics, only 5% of 6th graders, 6.4% of 7th graders, and 7.7% of 8th graders are proficient, compared to state averages of roughly 40-46%. The gaps are even wider in 8th-grade science (2.4% vs. 29.7% statewide) and social studies (1.9% vs. 40.2% statewide). One relative bright spot is the Algebra I End-of-Course pass rate of 16.7%, which, while below the state average of 48.1%, actually outperforms the district average (19.4%) and has improved dramatically from just 3.4% in 2022-2023. Chronic absenteeism is a major concern, with 45.9% of students missing significant school—nearly three times the state average of 17.7% and well above the district's 30.3%. This rate has remained persistently high over the past five years, fluctuating between 34% and 46%.

When compared to nearby schools, the challenges at Murphey are not isolated. All Richmond County middle schools in the comparison group rank in the bottom 12% of the state, while schools in the neighboring Columbia County district, such as Riverside Middle School and Evans Middle School, rank in the top 28%, with several in the top 5%. Notably, Murphey spends $15,250 per student—higher than Riverside ($12,146) and Evans ($10,275)—yet achieves far lower results. This disconnect between spending and outcomes, combined with the high absenteeism rate, suggests that improving attendance and evaluating how resources are used could be key levers for future improvement.

512

Students ?

13.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,250

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1701 15th St
Augusta, GA 30901

(706) 737-7360

District: Richmond County

Students who attend Murphey Middle School usually attend:

High:

Josey High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

82.8%

Hispanic:

13.7%

White:

1.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 3rd percentile in 2016 → 1st in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (5% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (46% vs 18% Georgia)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school5%

District avg18%

Georgia avg43%

571^st of 578

Georgia public middle schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 8Middle Schools in the Richmond County

179^th of 201Richmond 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	5.6	571 of 578	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	6.0	575 of 585	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.9	565 of 578	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.7	559 of 569	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.9	554 of 558	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.9	534 of 542	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.0	555 of 559	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.9	530 of 543	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	5.0	535 of 539	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	5.4	529 of 545	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	6.7	519 of 537	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	6.8	504 of 521	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	11.2	491 of 527	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	10.4	476 of 508	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	8.8	477 of 504	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	8.5	471 of 494	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	8.0	448 of 466	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	9.4	439 of 462	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	10.9	421 of 445	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	9.2	402 of 420	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	8.1	478 of 480	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.4	489 of 494	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.9	481 of 489	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.7	476 of 485	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.7	480 of 482	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	23.1	186 of 199	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.8	187 of 200	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	5.4	549 of 550	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	5.9	561 of 567	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.8	543 of 558	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.4	545 of 553	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.5	543 of 544	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	11.7	359 of 374	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.0	391 of 400	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.3	373 of 381	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.0	369 of 380	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.0	362 of 367	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	5.6	542 of 550	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	5.9	561 of 569	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.0	552 of 561	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.9	552 of 559	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.5	548 of 553	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	13.4	418 of 425	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	13.0	439 of 442	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.9	432 of 437	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.3	419 of 429	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.4	424 of 431	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)7th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2026)4th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2026)2nd percentile~ school

Male (2026)1st percentile~ school

African American (2026)<1st percentile~ school

Female (2026)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I17%-31 vs state

Mathematics6%-37 vs state

Science2%-27 vs state

Social Studies2%-38 vs state

HS Physical Science0%-61 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
Murphey Middle School	Public	6-8	1701 15th St	Augusta	30901	Richmond County	Richmond County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 737-7360	512	39	13.1	100.0%	9 (1.8%)	424 (82.8%)	70 (13.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.8%)	5.6	571^st of 578 public middle schools	1.2%		6	575^th of 585 public middle schools	1.7%	4	16.7	5.0	6.4	7.7	2.4	1.9	0.0	$15,250	$1,443	$13,806
Tutt Middle School	Public	6-8	495 Boy Scout Rd	Augusta	30909	Richmond County	Richmond County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 737-7288	617	47	13.1	100.0%	57 (9.2%)	484 (78.4%)	30 (4.9%)	10 (1.6%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	31 (5.0%)	7.2	560^th of 578 public middle schools	3.1%		9.5	558^th of 585 public middle schools	4.6%	2	22.9	6.1	6.7	12.6	1.3	9.0	20.0	$14,901	$1,543	$13,357
W.S. Hornsby Middle School	Public	6-8	310 Kentucky Ave	Augusta	30901	Richmond County	Richmond County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 823-6928	391	26	15.0	100.0%	8 (2.0%)	370 (94.6%)	7 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.3%)	5.8	569^th of 578 public middle schools	1.6%		7.8	568^th of 585 public middle schools	2.9%	1	22.6	6.7	6.5	7.6	1.0	3.8	0.0	$15,159	$1,396	$13,763
Richmond Hill Middle School	Public	6-8	3420 Julia Ave	Augusta	30906	Richmond County	Richmond County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 826-1000	667	35	19.1	100.0%	24 (3.6%)	569 (85.3%)	42 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	29 (4.3%)	8.4	553^rd of 578 public middle schools	4.3%		5.2	579^th of 585 public middle schools	1.0%	26	11.8	6.1	7.4	11.6	9.3	6.6	37.5	$11,849	$1,161	$10,687
Glenn Hills Middle School	Public	6-8	2941 Glenn Hills Dr	Augusta	30906	Richmond County	Richmond County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 796-4705	706	46	15.3	100.0%	20 (2.8%)	598 (84.7%)	62 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	24 (3.4%)	6.7	568^th of 578 public middle schools	1.7%		6.6	573^rd of 585 public middle schools	2.1%	5	14.3	3.3	6.3	7.7	5.0	5.9	43.5	$12,923	$1,455	$11,468
Belair Middle School	Public	6-8	150 Potential Way	Augusta	30909	Richmond County	Richmond County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(706) 821-2766	776	45	17.2	82.5%	24 (3.1%)	662 (85.3%)	49 (6.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (1.8%)	25 (3.2%)	15.2	506^th of 578 public middle schools	12.5%					(n/a)	83.4	12.1	10.6	28.7	12.3	7.7	66.7	$12,653	$1,235	$11,419
Lakeside Middle School	Public	6-8	527 Blue Ridge Dr	Evans	30809	Columbia County	Columbia County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 855-6900	498	39	12.7	58.8%	235 (47.2%)	113 (22.7%)	67 (13.5%)	32 (6.4%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.8%)	44 (8.8%)	67.6	162^nd of 578 public middle schools	72.0%		76.7	122^nd of 585 public middle schools	79.1%	40	62.6	50.0	51.0	57.7	2.2	45.8	72.9	$14,410	$644	$13,766
Stallings Island Middle School	Public	6-8	3830 Blackstone Camp Rd	Martinez	30907	Columbia County	Columbia County	No	No	No	No	(706) 447-2106	729	44	16.6	24.7%	418 (57.3%)	84 (11.5%)	60 (8.2%)	119 (16.3%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	44 (6.0%)	89.9	44^th of 578 public middle schools	92.4%		95.9	26^th of 585 public middle schools	95.6%	18	78.9	74.9	78.6	72.5		75.3	75.7	$11,286	$138	$11,148
Pine Hill Middle School	Public	6-8	2147 McElmurray Rd	Hephzibah	30815	Richmond County	Richmond County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 592-3730	757	48	15.6	100.0%	160 (21.1%)	502 (66.3%)	45 (5.9%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (6.1%)	7.9	557^th of 578 public middle schools	3.6%		11.3	547^th of 585 public middle schools	6.5%	10	25.0	6.8	5.6	16.4	2.4	8.6	10.7	$13,017	$1,645	$11,373
Riverside Middle School	Public	6-8	1095 Furys Ferry Rd	Evans	30809	Columbia County	Columbia County	No	No	No	No	(706) 868-3712	711	45	15.8	22.1%	447 (62.9%)	87 (12.2%)	86 (12.1%)	33 (4.6%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.6%)	52 (7.3%)	92.2	29^th of 578 public middle schools	95.0%		96	25^th of 585 public middle schools	95.7%	4	95.1	81.6	77.9	83.0	35.9	65.7	84.8	$12,146	$139	$12,008

Frequently Asked Questions about Murphey Middle School

How many students attend Murphey Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 512 students attended Murphey Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Murphey Middle School?

Students at Murphey Middle School are 83% African American, 14% Hispanic, 2% White, 2% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of Murphey Middle School attend?

Students who attend Murphey Middle School usually go on to attend Josey High School

What district is Murphey Middle School in?

Richmond County

Is Murphey Middle School a good school?

Murphey Middle School ranks in the bottom 1.2% of Georgia middle schools.

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