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The fastest-declining public middle schools by enrollment in Georgia

305 public middle schools in Georgia appear in this ranking of the fastest-declining public middle schools by enrollment, ranked by the steepest enrollment decline between the 2017-18 and 2024-25 school years. Early County Middle School leads the list at -52.4%, against a median of -10.2% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
305
Georgia
Best Enrollment change
-52.4%
Median Enrollment change
-10.2%
FASTEST DECLINING · GEORGIA
#SchoolCityDistrict2017-182024-25% Change
1Early County Middle SchoolBlakely, GAEarly County458218-52.4%
2Gainesville Middle School EastGainesville, GAGainesville City1,726896-48.1%
3Malcom Bridge Middle SchoolBogart, GAOconee County1,022548-46.4%
4Calhoun Middle SchoolCalhoun, GACalhoun City977573-41.4%
5C. W. Davis Middle SchoolFlowery Branch, GAHall County1,246748-40.0%
6Herman J. Russell West End AcademyAtlanta, GAAtlanta Public Schools554342-38.3%
7Sammy McClure Sr. Middle SchoolDallas, GAPaulding County1,317834-36.7%
8Columbia Middle SchoolDecatur, GADeKalb County900571-36.6%
9Madras Middle SchoolNewnan, GACoweta County1,136754-33.6%
10Coastal Middle SchoolSavannah, GASavannah-Chatham County719486-32.4%
11Cousins Middle SchoolCovington, GANewton County830563-32.2%
12Wheeler County Middle SchoolAlamo, GAWheeler County237161-32.1%
13East Paulding Middle SchoolDallas, GAPaulding County919630-31.4%
14Southwest Middle SchoolSavannah, GASavannah-Chatham County768528-31.3%
15Miller Grove Middle SchoolDecatur, GADeKalb County909625-31.2%
16Macon County Middle SchoolMontezuma, GAMacon County274189-31.0%
17Terrell Middle SchoolDawson, GATerrell County305215-29.5%
18Griffin Middle SchoolSmyrna, GACobb County1,403991-29.4%
19East Columbus Magnet AcademyColumbus, GAMuscogee County546395-27.7%
20Awtrey Middle SchoolKennesaw, GACobb County816593-27.3%
21Murphey Middle SchoolAugusta, GARichmond County694512-26.2%
22New Hope Middle SchoolDalton, GAWhitfield County615454-26.2%
23Judson Price Middle SchoolAtlanta, GAAtlanta Public Schools326241-26.1%
24DeRenne Middle SchoolSavannah, GASavannah-Chatham County651484-25.7%
25Elbert County Middle SchoolElberton, GAElbert County872650-25.5%
26Blackmon Road Middle SchoolColumbus, GAMuscogee County642478-25.5%
27Riverdale Middle SchoolRiverdale, GAClayton County747560-25.0%
28Pepperell Middle SchoolLindale, GAFloyd County688518-24.7%
29Lee Middle SchoolSharpsburg, GACoweta County967730-24.5%
30South Hall Middle SchoolGainesville, GAHall County1,263955-24.4%
31Greenville Middle SchoolGreenville, GAMeriwether County230174-24.3%
32Mitchell County Middle SchoolCamilla, GAMitchell County330250-24.2%
33Ralph Bunche Middle SchoolAtlanta, GAAtlanta Public Schools858651-24.1%
34Summerour Middle SchoolNorcross, GAGwinnett County1,7341,319-23.9%
35Mary McLeod Bethune Middle SchoolDecatur, GADeKalb County858655-23.7%
36Peachtree Middle SchoolAtlanta, GADeKalb County1,5791,214-23.1%
37Wilkinson County Middle SchoolMc Intyre, GAWilkinson County292225-22.9%
38Sylvan Hills Middle SchoolAtlanta, GAAtlanta Public Schools585452-22.7%
39Hancock Central Middle SchoolSparta, GAHancock County207160-22.7%
40Rehoboth Road Middle SchoolGriffin, GAGriffin-Spalding County698543-22.2%
41Kendrick Middle SchoolJonesboro, GAClayton County793619-21.9%
42Arnall Middle SchoolNewnan, GACoweta County947740-21.9%
43East Hall Middle SchoolGainesville, GAHall County992775-21.9%
44General Ray Davis Middle SchoolStockbridge, GARockdale County1,119874-21.9%
45Thomson-McDuffie Middle SchoolThomson, GAMcDuffie County853667-21.8%
46Lakeside Middle SchoolEvans, GAColumbia County635498-21.6%
47Sumter County Intermediate SchoolAmericus, GASumter County906711-21.5%
48J. A. Dobbins Middle SchoolPowder Springs, GAPaulding County673531-21.1%
49Jean Childs Young Middle SchoolAtlanta, GAAtlanta Public Schools832657-21.0%
50Kipp Strive Charter SchoolAtlanta, GAAtlanta Public Schools394312-20.8%
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