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Georgia schools ranked by test score

Latest Georgia Milestones year (2024-25). 453 schools with reported Social Studies scores. State average: 39.4%.
RankSchoolLevelSocial Studiesvs state
101Pine Grove Middle School
Valdosta · Lowndes County
Middle51.9%+12.5pp
102Putnam County Middle School
Eatonton · Putnam County
Middle51.8%+12.4pp
103Griffin Middle School
Smyrna · Cobb County
Middle51.7%+12.3pp
104Awtrey Middle School
Kennesaw · Cobb County
Middle51.6%+12.2pp
105Gordon Lee Middle School
Chickamauga · Chickamauga City
Middle51.6%+12.2pp
106Cherokee Bluff Middle
Flowery Branch · Hall County
Middle51.5%+12.1pp
107Commerce Middle School
Commerce · Commerce City
Middle51.5%+12.1pp
108Heritage Middle School
Ringgold · Catoosa County
Middle51.2%+11.8pp
109Appling County Middle School
Baxley · Appling County
Middle51.1%+11.7pp
110Otwell Middle School
Cumming · Forsyth County
Middle50.5%+11.1pp
111Pike County Middle School
Zebulon · Pike County
Middle50.4%+11.0pp
112McCleskey Middle School
Marietta · Cobb County
Middle50.3%+10.9pp
113Harlem Middle School
Harlem · Columbia County
Middle50.1%+10.7pp
114Perry Middle School
Perry · Houston County
Middle49.8%+10.4pp
115Woodstock Middle School
Woodstock · Cherokee County
Middle49.8%+10.4pp
116Fairplay Middle School
Douglasville · Douglas County
Middle49.5%+10.1pp
117Lumpkin County Middle School
Dahlonega · Lumpkin County
Middle49.5%+10.1pp
118North Forsyth Middle School
Cumming · Forsyth County
Middle49.4%+10.0pp
119Bennett's Mill Middle School
Fayetteville · Fayette County
Middle49.3%+9.9pp
120Harris County Carver Middle School
Hamilton · Harris County
Middle49.2%+9.8pp
121Hilliard A. Wilbanks Middle School
Demorest · Habersham County
Middle49.2%+9.8pp
122Coastal Middle School
Savannah · Savannah-Chatham County
Middle49.1%+9.7pp
123Dacula Middle School
Dacula · Gwinnett County
Middle48.7%+9.3pp
124World Language Academy Middle School
Gainesville · Hall County
Middle48.5%+9.1pp
125Daniell Middle School
Marietta · Cobb County
Middle48.3%+8.9pp
126Willis A. Sutton Middle School
Atlanta · Atlanta Public Schools
Middle48.2%+8.8pp
127Taylor County Middle School
Butler · Taylor County
Middle48.1%+8.7pp
128South Habersham Middle School
Cornelia · Habersham County
Middle47.6%+8.2pp
129Woodland Middle School at Euharlee
Euharlee · Bartow County
Middle47.5%+8.1pp
130Haynes Bridge Middle School
Alpharetta · Fulton County
Middle46.9%+7.5pp
131Montgomery County Middle School
Mount Vernon · Montgomery County
Middle46.9%+7.5pp
132Richards Middle School
Columbus · Muscogee County
Middle46.5%+7.1pp
133Youth Middle School
Loganville · Walton County
Middle46.2%+6.8pp
134New Hope Middle School
Dalton · Whitfield County
Middle46.0%+6.6pp
135Union Grove Middle
McDonough · Henry County
Middle45.8%+6.4pp
136Ware County Middle School
Waycross · Ware County
Middle45.7%+6.3pp
137Chattahoochee County Middle School
Cusseta · Chattahoochee County
Middle45.6%+6.2pp
138Dade Middle School
Trenton · Dade County
Middle45.6%+6.2pp
139Eighth Street Middle School
Tifton · Tift County
Middle45.6%+6.2pp
140Smokey Road Middle School
Newnan · Coweta County
Middle45.6%+6.2pp
141Loganville Middle School
Loganville · Walton County
Middle45.1%+5.7pp
142South Paulding Middle School
Dallas · Paulding County
Middle45.1%+5.7pp
143The STEM Academy at Bartlett
Savannah · Savannah-Chatham County
Middle44.7%+5.3pp
144Creekland Middle School
Lawrenceville · Gwinnett County
Middle44.6%+5.2pp
145Brantley County Middle School
Nahunta · Brantley County
Middle44.2%+4.8pp
146Carl Scoggins Sr. Middle School
Dallas · Paulding County
Middle43.8%+4.4pp
147Bethune Middle School
Folkston · Charlton County
Middle43.6%+4.2pp
148Jenkins County Middle School
Millen · Jenkins County
Middle43.6%+4.2pp
149Atlanta Neighborhood Charter - Middle
Atlanta · Atlanta Public Schools
Middle43.5%+4.1pp
150Burney-Harris-Lyons Middle School
Athens · Clarke County
Middle43.5%+4.1pp
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About this ranking

Schools are ranked by the percentage of students who scored at or above the Georgia Milestones % Proficient or Distinguished threshold on the latest available Georgia Milestones Social Studies test (school year 2024-25). A higher percentage is better.

Only public schools with a reasonable cohort size are included (at least 50 total students enrolled, since the source file does not include per-subject student counts), so very small programs and special-purpose centers are filtered out.

The state average shown above is enrollment-weighted: we multiply each school's score by how many of its students tested, sum those across every public school in Georgia, and divide by the total students tested. This way a big school counts more than a tiny one in the typical-student average.