The top ranked public middle schools in Georgia are Wadsworth Magnet School For High Achievers, Elite Scholars Academy School and Dickerson Middle School. The cities and towns with the highest concentration of top ranked public middle schools are Bremen, Bogart and Watkinsville.
A school's overall testing rank is based on a it's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking. The average percentage of students achieving math proficiency in Georgia is 38%. The percentage of students achieving reading proficiency is 40%.
Top Ranked Public Middle Schools in Georgia (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Student Proficiency
Grades
Location
Rank: #11.
Wadsworth Magnet School For High Achievers
Magnet School
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: ≥95%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
Math: 90-94% (Top 1%)
Reading: ≥95% (Top 1%)
Grades: 4-8
3039 Santa Monica Dr
Decatur, GA 30032
(678) 874-2402
Decatur, GA 30032
(678) 874-2402
Rank: #22.
Elite Scholars Academy School
(Math: 86% | Reading: 92%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
Math: 86% (Top 1%)
Reading: 92% (Top 1%)
Grades: 6-12
7923 Fielder Rd
Jonesboro, GA 30236
(770) 472-2823
Jonesboro, GA 30236
(770) 472-2823
Rank: #33.
Dickerson Middle School
(Math: 86% | Reading: 80%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
Math: 86% (Top 1%)
Reading: 80% (Top 5%)
Grades: 6-8
855 Woodlawn Dr Ne
Marietta, GA 30068
(770) 578-2710
Marietta, GA 30068
(770) 578-2710
Rank: #44.
South Forsyth Middle School
(Math: 87% | Reading: 79%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 87% (Top 1%)
Reading: 79% (Top 5%)
Grades: 6-8
4670 Windermere Parkway
Cumming, GA 30041
(770) 888-3170
Cumming, GA 30041
(770) 888-3170
Rank: #55.
Riverwatch Middle School
(Math: 83% | Reading: 80%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 83% (Top 5%)
Reading: 80% (Top 5%)
Grades: 6-8
610 James Burgess Rd
Suwanee, GA 30024
(678) 455-7311
Suwanee, GA 30024
(678) 455-7311
Rank: #66.
River Trail Middle School
(Math: 78% | Reading: 79%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 78% (Top 5%)
Reading: 79% (Top 5%)
Grades: 6-8
10795 Rogers Cir
Duluth, GA 30097
(470) 254-3860
Duluth, GA 30097
(470) 254-3860
Rank: #77.
Dodgen Middle School
(Math: 82% | Reading: 76%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 82% (Top 5%)
Reading: 76% (Top 5%)
Grades: 6-8
1725 Bill Murdock Rd
Marietta, GA 30062
(770) 578-2726
Marietta, GA 30062
(770) 578-2726
Rank: #88.
Piney Grove Middle School
(Math: 80% | Reading: 75%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 80% (Top 5%)
Reading: 75% (Top 5%)
Grades: 6-8
8135 Majors Rd
Cumming, GA 30041
(678) 965-5010
Cumming, GA 30041
(678) 965-5010
Rank: #99.
North Gwinnett Middle School
(Math: 78% | Reading: 75%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 78% (Top 5%)
Reading: 75% (Top 5%)
Grades: 6-8
170 Peachtree Industrial Blvd
Buford, GA 30518
(678) 745-2300
Buford, GA 30518
(678) 745-2300
Rank: #1010.
Webb Bridge Middle School
(Math: 75% | Reading: 77%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 75% (Top 5%)
Reading: 77% (Top 5%)
Grades: 6-8
4455 Webb Bridge Rd
Alpharetta, GA 30005
(470) 254-2940
Alpharetta, GA 30005
(470) 254-2940
Rank: #1111.
Autrey Mill Middle School
(Math: 75% | Reading: 76%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 75% (Top 5%)
Reading: 76% (Top 5%)
Grades: 6-8
4110 Old Alabama Rd
Alpharetta, GA 30022
(470) 254-7622
Alpharetta, GA 30022
(470) 254-7622
Rank: #1212.
Rising Starr Middle School
(Math: 76% | Reading: 74%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 76% (Top 5%)
Reading: 74% (Top 5%)
Grades: 6-8
183 Panther Path
Fayetteville, GA 30215
(770) 486-2721
Fayetteville, GA 30215
(770) 486-2721
Rank: #1313.
Mabry Middle School
(Math: 75% | Reading: 72%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 75% (Top 5%)
Reading: 72% (Top 5%)
Grades: 6-8
2700 Jims Rd Ne
Marietta, GA 30066
(770) 928-5546
Marietta, GA 30066
(770) 928-5546
Rank: #1414.
Hightower Trail Middle School
(Math: 75% | Reading: 71%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 75% (Top 5%)
Reading: 71% (Top 5%)
Grades: 6-8
3905 Post Oak Tritt Rd
Marietta, GA 30062
(770) 578-7225
Marietta, GA 30062
(770) 578-7225
Rank: #1515.
Bremen Middle School
(Math: 74% | Reading: 71%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 74% (Top 5%)
Reading: 71% (Top 5%)
Grades: 6-8
2440 Crosstown Pkwy
Bremen, GA 30110
(770) 537-4874
Bremen, GA 30110
(770) 537-4874
Rank: #16 - 1716. - 17.
Academy For Classical Education
Charter School
(Math: 73% | Reading: 71%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 73% (Top 10%)
Reading: 71% (Top 5%)
Grades: K-12
5665 New Forsyth Rd
Macon, GA 31210
(478) 238-5757
Macon, GA 31210
(478) 238-5757
Rank: #16 - 1716. - 17.
Crews Middle School
(Math: 73% | Reading: 71%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 73% (Top 10%)
Reading: 71% (Top 5%)
Grades: 6-8
1000 Old Snellville Hwy
Lawrenceville, GA 30044
(770) 982-6940
Lawrenceville, GA 30044
(770) 982-6940
Rank: #1818.
Malcom Bridge Middle School
(Math: 74% | Reading: 68%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 74% (Top 5%)
Reading: 68% (Top 10%)
Grades: 6-8
2500 Malcom Bridge Rd
Bogart, GA 30622
(706) 310-1992
Bogart, GA 30622
(706) 310-1992
Rank: #1919.
Taylor Road Middle School
(Math: 71% | Reading: 71%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Math: 71% (Top 10%)
Reading: 71% (Top 5%)
Grades: 6-8
5150 Taylor Rd
Alpharetta, GA 30022
(470) 254-7090
Alpharetta, GA 30022
(470) 254-7090
Rank: #2020.
Northwestern Middle School
(Math: 66% | Reading: 76%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Math: 66% (Top 10%)
Reading: 76% (Top 5%)
Grades: 6-8
12805 Birmingham Hwy
Alpharetta, GA 30004
(470) 254-2870
Alpharetta, GA 30004
(470) 254-2870
Rank: #2121.
Rainey Mccullers School Of The Arts
(Math: 60-64% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Math: 60-64% (Top 20%)
Reading: 80-84% (Top 5%)
Grades: 6-12
1700 Midtown Dr
Columbus, GA 31906
(706) 748-3304
Columbus, GA 31906
(706) 748-3304
Rank: #2222.
Simpson Middle School
(Math: 69% | Reading: 69%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Math: 69% (Top 10%)
Reading: 69% (Top 10%)
Grades: 6-8
3340 Trickum Rd Ne
Marietta, GA 30066
(770) 971-4711
Marietta, GA 30066
(770) 971-4711
Rank: #2323.
Lakeside Middle School
(Math: 73% | Reading: 65%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Math: 73% (Top 10%)
Reading: 65% (Top 10%)
Grades: 6-8
2565 Echols Rd
Cumming, GA 30041
(678) 455-7311
Cumming, GA 30041
(678) 455-7311
Rank: #2424.
J.c. Booth Middle School
(Math: 71% | Reading: 66%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Math: 71% (Top 10%)
Reading: 66% (Top 10%)
Grades: 6-8
250 Stagecoach Road
Peachtree City, GA 30269
(770) 631-3240
Peachtree City, GA 30269
(770) 631-3240
Rank: #2525.
International Charter School Of Atlanta
Charter School
(Math: 66% | Reading: 72%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Math: 66% (Top 10%)
Reading: 72% (Top 5%)
Grades: K-8
1335 Northmeadow Pkwy Ste 100
Roswell, GA 30076
(470) 222-7420
Roswell, GA 30076
(470) 222-7420
Rank: #2626.
Oconee County Middle School
(Math: 67% | Reading: 69%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Math: 67% (Top 10%)
Reading: 69% (Top 10%)
Grades: 6-8
1101 Mars Hill Rd
Watkinsville, GA 30677
(706) 769-3575
Watkinsville, GA 30677
(706) 769-3575
Rank: #27 - 2827. - 28.
Jefferson Middle School
(Math: 70% | Reading: 65%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Math: 70% (Top 10%)
Reading: 65% (Top 10%)
Grades: 6-8
100 Dragon Dr
Jefferson, GA 30549
(706) 367-2882
Jefferson, GA 30549
(706) 367-2882
Rank: #27 - 2827. - 28.
Osborne Middle School
(Math: 65% | Reading: 71%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Math: 65% (Top 10%)
Reading: 71% (Top 5%)
Grades: 6-8
4404 Braselton Hwy
Hoschton, GA 30548
(770) 904-5400
Hoschton, GA 30548
(770) 904-5400
Rank: #2929.
Robert A. Cross Middle Magnet
Magnet School
(Math: 64% | Reading: 72%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Math: 64% (Top 20%)
Reading: 72% (Top 5%)
Grades: 6-8
324 Lockett Station Rd
Albany, GA 31721
(229) 431-3362
Albany, GA 31721
(229) 431-3362
Rank: #3030.
Stallings Island Middle School
(Math: 67% | Reading: 66%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Math: 67% (Top 10%)
Reading: 66% (Top 10%)
Grades: 6-8
3830 Blackstone Camp Rd
Augusta, GA 30907
(706) 447-2106
Augusta, GA 30907
(706) 447-2106
Rank: #3131.
Buford Middle School
(Math: 72% | Reading: 62%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Math: 72% (Top 10%)
Reading: 62% (Top 10%)
Grades: 6-8
2750 Sawnee Ave
Buford, GA 30518
(770) 904-3690
Buford, GA 30518
(770) 904-3690
Rank: #3232.
Fulton Academy Of Science And Technology
Charter School
(Math: 65% | Reading: 69%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Math: 65% (Top 10%)
Reading: 69% (Top 10%)
Grades: K-8
11365 Crabapple Rd
Roswell, GA 30075
(678) 321-1100
Roswell, GA 30075
(678) 321-1100
Rank: #3333.
Vickery Creek Middle School
(Math: 66% | Reading: 66%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Math: 66% (Top 10%)
Reading: 66% (Top 10%)
Grades: 6-8
6240 Post Rd
Cumming, GA 30040
(770) 667-2580
Cumming, GA 30040
(770) 667-2580
Rank: #3434.
Beacon Hill Middle School
(Math: 65% | Reading: 66%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Math: 65% (Top 10%)
Reading: 66% (Top 10%)
Grades: 6-8
220 W College Ave
Decatur, GA 30030
(404) 370-4440
Decatur, GA 30030
(404) 370-4440
Rank: #3535.
Hull Middle School
(Math: 62% | Reading: 67%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Math: 62% (Top 20%)
Reading: 67% (Top 10%)
Grades: 6-8
1950 Old Peachtree Rd
Duluth, GA 30097
(770) 232-3200
Duluth, GA 30097
(770) 232-3200
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