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The public middle schools with the biggest test-score declines in Georgia

465 public middle schools in Georgia appear in this ranking of the public middle schools with the biggest test-score declines, ranked by the 3-year drop in composite math + reading proficiency. Palmer Middle School leads the list at -9.3pp, against a median of +4.2pp across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
465
Georgia
Best 3-yr change
-9.3pp
Median 3-yr change
+4.2pp
BIGGEST DECLINES · GEORGIA
#SchoolCityDistrictStudents3 yrs agoLatestChange
1Palmer Middle SchoolKennesaw, GACobb County80350.3%41.0%-9.3pp
2World Language Academy Middle SchoolGainesville, GAHall County25643.8%35.3%-8.6pp
3Bowdon Middle SchoolBowdon, GACarroll County33850.2%41.9%-8.3pp
4Radloff Middle SchoolDuluth, GAGwinnett County1,31527.1%19.2%-7.9pp
5Blackmon Road Middle SchoolColumbus, GAMuscogee County47849.6%42.2%-7.4pp
6Miller County Middle SchoolColquitt, GAMiller County17137.8%31.8%-6.0pp
7Pickens County Junior High SchoolJasper, GAPickens County63838.6%32.8%-5.8pp
8Clinch County Middle SchoolHomerville, GAClinch County28232.8%27.2%-5.6pp
9Dawson County Middle SchoolDawsonville, GADawson County64145.9%40.3%-5.6pp
10Durham Middle SchoolAcworth, GACobb County98465.2%59.7%-5.5pp
11Dutchtown Middle SchoolHampton, GAHenry County1,10834.2%28.8%-5.4pp
12Lumpkin County Middle SchoolDahlonega, GALumpkin County86441.5%36.2%-5.2pp
13Washington-Wilkes Middle SchoolWashington, GAWilkes County28528.7%23.5%-5.2pp
14East Laurens Middle SchoolDublin, GALaurens County53639.6%34.5%-5.1pp
15Rome Middle SchoolRome, GARome City93734.7%29.7%-5.0pp
16Stewart Middle SchoolDouglasville, GADouglas County53323.1%18.2%-4.9pp
17Warren County Middle SchoolWarrenton, GAWarren County16018.8%14.2%-4.6pp
18Lee Middle SchoolSharpsburg, GACoweta County73049.8%45.3%-4.4pp
19Calhoun Elementary SchoolCalhoun, GACalhoun City92241.1%37.0%-4.2pp
20Veterans Memorial Middle SchoolColumbus, GAMuscogee County68134.8%30.6%-4.2pp
21Rabun County Middle SchoolTiger, GARabun County34151.6%47.5%-4.1pp
22Montgomery County Middle SchoolMount Vernon, GAMontgomery County20334.8%31.1%-3.7pp
23Sweetwater Middle SchoolLawrenceville, GAGwinnett County1,47036.7%33.5%-3.3pp
24MacIntyre Park Middle SchoolThomasville, GAThomasville City53033.2%29.9%-3.2pp
25West Hall Middle SchoolOakwood, GAHall County84224.2%21.1%-3.1pp
26Nahunta Elementary SchoolNahunta, GABrantley County26048.7%45.7%-3.0pp
27Moore Middle SchoolLawrenceville, GAGwinnett County97134.1%31.1%-3.0pp
28General Ray Davis Middle SchoolStockbridge, GARockdale County87440.1%37.1%-3.0pp
29Locust Grove MiddleLocust Grove, GAHenry County1,01027.3%24.4%-2.9pp
30McIntosh County Middle SchoolDarien, GAMcIntosh County31134.6%31.7%-2.9pp
31Indian Creek Middle SchoolCovington, GANewton County84320.4%17.5%-2.9pp
32Ringgold Middle SchoolRinggold, GACatoosa County72552.4%49.5%-2.8pp
33Berrien Middle SchoolNashville, GABerrien County67344.8%42.1%-2.7pp
34South Tattnall Middle SchoolGlennville, GATattnall County36535.8%33.3%-2.4pp
35Trion Middle SchoolTrion, GATrion City25463.9%61.6%-2.3pp
36Claxton Middle SchoolClaxton, GAEvans County38512.3%10.1%-2.2pp
37Irwin County Middle SchoolOcilla, GAIrwin County36736.4%34.4%-2.0pp
38Irma C. Austin Middle SchoolDouglasville, GAPaulding County78238.6%36.6%-2.0pp
39Arnall Middle SchoolNewnan, GACoweta County74038.1%36.3%-1.8pp
40Turner Middle SchoolLithia Springs, GADouglas County74223.8%22.0%-1.8pp
41Chapel Hill Middle SchoolDecatur, GADeKalb County61422.9%21.4%-1.5pp
42Eagle's Landing Middle SchoolMcDonough, GAHenry County97424.3%22.7%-1.5pp
43Stockbridge Middle SchoolStockbridge, GAHenry County67319.1%17.6%-1.5pp
44Hubert Middle SchoolSavannah, GASavannah-Chatham County4719.0%7.7%-1.4pp
45Ashworth Middle SchoolCalhoun, GAGordon County57838.3%36.9%-1.4pp
46Mabry Middle SchoolMarietta, GACobb County93874.5%73.2%-1.3pp
47Dodgen Middle SchoolMarietta, GACobb County1,17880.7%79.5%-1.2pp
48Factory Shoals Middle SchoolDouglasville, GADouglas County83326.6%25.5%-1.1pp
49Arthur Williams Middle SchoolJesup, GAWayne County62638.8%37.7%-1.1pp
50Snellville Middle SchoolSnellville, GAGwinnett County82033.7%32.7%-1.0pp
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