These Are The Best Middle Schools In GA: U.S. News Ranking

GEORGIA — Elite Scholars Academy School in Jonesboro is the best public middle school in Georgia, according to a new ranking from U.S. News & World Report.

U.S. News researchers based the 2025 ranking of the nation’s best public middle schools on publicly available data from the U.S. Department of Education. The researchers analyzed 59,128 middle schools for the report.

The top 25 public middle schools in Georgia are:

• Elite Scholars Academy School, Jonesboro
• Dickerson Middle School, Marietta
• South Forsyth Middle School, Cumming
• Riverwatch Middle School, Suwanee
• Dodgen Middle School, Marietta
• River Trail Middle School, Duluth
• Piney Grove Middle School, Cumming
• North Gwinnett Middle School, Sugar Hill
• Webb Bridge Middle School, Alpharetta
• Autrey Mill Middle School, Alpharetta
• Rainey Mccullers School of the Arts, Columbus
• Davidson Magnet School, Augusta
• Rising Starr Middle School, Fayetteville
• International Charter School of Atlanta, Roswell
• Mabry Middle School, Marietta
• Hightower Trail Middle School, Marietta
• Bremen Middle School, Bremen
• Crews Middle School, Lawrenceville
• Taylor Road Middle School, Alpharetta
• Northwestern Middle School, Alpharetta
• Malcom Bridge Middle School, Bogart
• Newton County Theme School at Ficquett, Covington
• Simpson Middle School, Marietta
• Fulton Academy of Science and Technology, Roswell
• J.C. Booth Middle School, Peachtree City

Go here to see the full list of best Georgia middle schools.

The methodology for the rankings focused on state assessments of students who were proficient or above proficient in math and reading/language arts, while also accounting for students’ background and their achievements in core subjects. Student-teacher ratios were applied to break ties.

The rankings are intended as an evaluation tool to give parents a snapshot of how well schools provide a high-quality education and prepare students for a successful future, LaMont Jones, managing editor for Education at U.S. News, said in a news release.