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The highest-performing public middle schools in reading in Georgia

474 public middle schools in Georgia appear in this ranking of the highest-performing public middle schools in reading, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. Kittredge Magnet School leads the list at 99.3%, against a median of 34.8% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

474

Georgia

Top % Proficient (Reading)

99.3%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

34.8%

BEST IN READING · GEORGIA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	Kittredge Magnet School	Atlanta, GA	DeKalb County	Middle	552	99.3%
2	Wadsworth Magnet School for High Achievers	Decatur, GA	DeKalb County	Middle	273	94.7%
3	Riverwatch Middle School	Suwanee, GA	Forsyth County	Middle	1,455	83.8%
4	Dickerson Middle School	Marietta, GA	Cobb County	Middle	1,225	83.5%
5	Webb Bridge Middle School	Alpharetta, GA	Fulton County	Middle	1,228	82.5%
6	River Trail Middle School	Duluth, GA	Fulton County	Middle	1,098	82.1%
7	Robert A. Cross Middle Magnet	Albany, GA	Dougherty County	Middle	478	81.4%
8	South Forsyth Middle School	Cumming, GA	Forsyth County	Middle	1,319	80.5%
9	North Gwinnett Middle School	Sugar Hill, GA	Gwinnett County	Middle	2,360	78.7%
10	Piney Grove Middle School	Cumming, GA	Forsyth County	Middle	1,024	78.1%
11	Autrey Mill Middle School	Alpharetta, GA	Fulton County	Middle	1,256	77.6%
12	Dodgen Middle School	Marietta, GA	Cobb County	Middle	1,178	77.3%
13	Beacon Hill Middle School	Decatur, GA	City Schools of Decatur	Middle	1,285	76.8%
14	Rising Starr Middle School	Fayetteville, GA	Fayette County	Middle	931	75.8%
15	Northwestern Middle School	Alpharetta, GA	Fulton County	Middle	1,167	75.7%
16	Taylor Road Middle School	Alpharetta, GA	Fulton County	Middle	1,244	74.7%
17	Greenbrier Middle School	Evans, GA	Columbia County	Middle	853	73.2%
18	Dove Creek Middle School	Statham, GA	Oconee County	Middle	528	71.8%
19	Hightower Trail Middle School	Marietta, GA	Cobb County	Middle	944	71.8%
20	Riverside Middle School	Evans, GA	Columbia County	Middle	711	71.0%
21	David T Howard Middle School	Atlanta, GA	Atlanta Public Schools	Middle	1,073	71.0%
22	Hopewell Middle School	Alpharetta, GA	Fulton County	Middle	1,265	70.8%
23	Simpson Middle School	Marietta, GA	Cobb County	Middle	884	70.4%
24	Stallings Island Middle School	Martinez, GA	Columbia County	Middle	729	70.4%
25	Malcom Bridge Middle School	Bogart, GA	Oconee County	Middle	548	70.3%
26	Mabry Middle School	Marietta, GA	Cobb County	Middle	938	70.2%
27	Jefferson Middle School	Jefferson, GA	Jefferson City	Middle	1,009	70.0%
28	J.C. Booth Middle School	Peachtree City, GA	Fayette County	Middle	1,115	68.8%
29	Crews Middle School	Lawrenceville, GA	Gwinnett County	Middle	1,443	68.6%
30	Vickery Creek Middle School	Cumming, GA	Forsyth County	Middle	1,058	68.6%
31	Chamblee Middle School	Chamblee, GA	DeKalb County	Middle	1,018	68.3%
32	Atlanta Neighborhood Charter - Middle	Atlanta, GA	Atlanta Public Schools	Middle	233	67.5%
33	Lakeside Middle School	Cumming, GA	Forsyth County	Middle	1,513	67.2%
34	Bremen Middle School	Bremen, GA	Bremen City	Middle	507	66.8%
35	Osborne Middle School	Hoschton, GA	Gwinnett County	Middle	1,816	66.4%
36	Whitewater Middle School	Fayetteville, GA	Fayette County	Middle	874	66.3%
37	Hahira Middle School	Hahira, GA	Lowndes County	Middle	843	65.9%
38	Crabapple Middle School	Roswell, GA	Fulton County	Middle	881	65.8%
39	Oconee County Middle School	Watkinsville, GA	Oconee County	Middle	940	65.8%
40	DeSana Middle School	Alpharetta, GA	Forsyth County	Middle	1,278	65.7%
41	Bonaire Middle School	Bonaire, GA	Houston County	Middle	1,151	64.5%
42	Buford Middle School	Buford, GA	Buford City	Middle	1,426	64.1%
43	Hull Middle School	Duluth, GA	Gwinnett County	Middle	1,267	63.0%
44	Jones Middle School	Buford, GA	Gwinnett County	Middle	1,758	62.8%
45	Five Forks Middle School	Lawrenceville, GA	Gwinnett County	Middle	1,239	62.8%
46	Lost Mountain Middle School	Kennesaw, GA	Cobb County	Middle	979	62.3%
47	The STEM Academy at Bartlett	Savannah, GA	Savannah-Chatham County	Middle	625	61.2%
48	Bay Creek Middle School	Grayson, GA	Gwinnett County	Middle	1,510	61.0%
49	Hendricks Middle School	Cumming, GA	Forsyth County	Middle	1,376	60.9%
50	Flat Rock Middle School	Tyrone, GA	Fayette County	Middle	800	60.7%

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