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Best Middle Schools in Zip Code 30534

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.

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Summary:

Zip code 30534, encompassing the Dawsonville, Georgia area, is home to a single middle school, Dawson County Middle School, which serves grades 6 and 7 with an enrollment of 641 students as part of the Dawson County School District.

Dawson County Middle School presents a mixed picture of academic performance. In the most recent math scores (2025–2026), 6th graders posted a 39.6% proficiency rate, a solid improvement from 36.6% the prior year, while 7th graders dipped slightly to 39.3% from 40.5%. Both grades remain within a few points of state averages. In the latest available English Language Arts (ELA) data from 2024–2025, the school actually outperformed the state, with 42.0% of 6th graders and 42.5% of 7th graders scoring proficient, compared to state rates of 41.3% and 40.7%, respectively. This relative strength in literacy is noteworthy, though current-year ELA results are pending release in December. The school’s state ranking has been volatile, falling from a 4-star, 79th-percentile ranking in 2022–2023 to a 3-star, 62nd-percentile ranking in 2024–2025, despite test scores remaining relatively stable, suggesting ranking shifts may reflect broader statewide changes.

The most pressing concern for this school is chronic absenteeism, which stands at 24.2%—meaning roughly one in four students is chronically absent. This rate is significantly higher than both the district’s 19.4% and the state’s 17.7%, and it may be a key factor in the school’s ranking decline. Serving a student body where 52.57% qualify for free/reduced lunch, the school manages to keep scores near or above state averages, which is commendable given its demographic profile. With per-student spending of $12,218 and a student-teacher ratio of 15.9:1, resources appear adequate, but their effectiveness could be undermined by high absenteeism. Since this is the district’s only middle school, its scores directly define the district’s 4-star rating, making its performance the sole driver of local middle school outcomes.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				Milestones Assessment Mathematics (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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Dawson County Middle School	Public	6-7	5126 Highway 9 S	Dawsonville	30534	Dawson County	Dawson County	No	No	No	No	(706) 216-4849	641	40	15.9	52.6%	498 (77.7%)	12 (1.9%)	73 (11.4%)	33 (5.1%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.4%)								(n/a)	39.6	39.3	$12,218	$362	$11,856

Cities Near Zip Code 30534

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Dawsonville	1.79 mi	8	113^th
Cumming	4.2 mi	33	26^th
Gainesville	8.57 mi	35	265^th
Dahlonega	12.22 mi	4	136^th
Oakwood	15.53 mi	4	320^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Georgia Department of Education.

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