Approximately 58% of public middle school students in Georgia are eligible for free lunch (2025).
The public middle schools with the highest eligible for free lunch are listed below (where sufficient data available).
The public middle school with the highest percentage of students eligible for free lunch in Georgia is Albany Middle School with 100% of students eligible.
Eligible for Free Lunch Range: 100%
100%
Avg. Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Public Middle Schools Eligible For Free Lunch in Georgia (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Eligible for Free Lunch
Grades
Location
Rank: #1 - 801. - 80.
Albany Middle School
(Math: 7% | Reading: 14%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 6-8
1700 Cordell Ave
Albany, GA 31705
(229) 431-3325
Albany, GA 31705
(229) 431-3325
Rank: #1 - 801. - 80.
Atlanta Heights Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 12% | Reading: 18%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: K-8
3712 Martin Luther King Jr Dr
Atlanta, GA 30331
(404) 472-3003
Atlanta, GA 30331
(404) 472-3003
Rank: #1 - 801. - 80.
Baker County K12 School
(Math: 10-14% | Reading: 10-14%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: PK-12
260 Ga Highway 37 Sw
Newton, GA 39870
(229) 734-5274
Newton, GA 39870
(229) 734-5274
Rank: #1 - 801. - 80.
Baker Middle School
(Math: 3% | Reading: 9%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 6-8
1215 Benning Dr
Columbus, GA 31903
(706) 683-8721
Columbus, GA 31903
(706) 683-8721
Rank: #1 - 801. - 80.
Bear Creek Middle School
(Math: 16% | Reading: 25%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 6-8
7415 Herndon Rd
Fairburn, GA 30213
(470) 254-6080
Fairburn, GA 30213
(470) 254-6080
Rank: #1 - 801. - 80.
Bleckley County Success Academy
(Math: ≤10% | Reading: ≤10%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 6-12
140 Country Club Rd
Cochran, GA 31014
(478) 934-1685
Cochran, GA 31014
(478) 934-1685
Rank: #1 - 801. - 80.
Brooks County Middle School
(Math: 11% | Reading: 18%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 6-8
2171 Moultrie Hwy
Quitman, GA 31643
(229) 588-2342
Quitman, GA 31643
(229) 588-2342
Rank: #1 - 801. - 80.
Camp Creek Middle School
(Math: 23% | Reading: 35%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 6-8
4345 Welcome All Rd Sw
Atlanta, GA 30349
(470) 254-8030
Atlanta, GA 30349
(470) 254-8030
Rank: #1 - 801. - 80.
Cedar Grove Middle School
(Math: 10% | Reading: 16%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 6-8
2300 Wildcat Rd
Decatur, GA 30034
(678) 874-4202
Decatur, GA 30034
(678) 874-4202
Rank: #1 - 801. - 80.
Central Elementary/high School
(Math: 4% | Reading: 13%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: PK-12
945 N Washington Ave
Talbotton, GA 31827
(706) 665-8577
Talbotton, GA 31827
(706) 665-8577
Rank: #1 - 801. - 80.
Cirrus Charter Academy
Charter School
(Math: 8% | Reading: 10%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: K-8
1870 Pio Nono Ave
Macon, GA 31204
(478) 250-1376
Macon, GA 31204
(478) 250-1376
Rank: #1 - 801. - 80.
Clay County Middle School
(Math: 10-14% | Reading: 15-19%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 6-8
200 Hobbs Ln
Fort Gaines, GA 39851
(229) 768-2234
Fort Gaines, GA 39851
(229) 768-2234
Rank: #1 - 801. - 80.
Columbia Middle School
(Math: 10% | Reading: 19%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 6-8
3001 Columbia Dr
Decatur, GA 30034
(678) 875-0502
Decatur, GA 30034
(678) 875-0502
Rank: #1 - 801. - 80.
Cowan Road Middle School
(Math: 10% | Reading: 15%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 6-8
1185 Cowan Rd
Griffin, GA 30223
(770) 229-3722
Griffin, GA 30223
(770) 229-3722
Rank: #1 - 801. - 80.
Crawford Long Middle School
(Math: 8% | Reading: 14%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 6-8
3200 Latona Dr Sw
Atlanta, GA 30354
(404) 802-4800
Atlanta, GA 30354
(404) 802-4800
Rank: #1 - 801. - 80.
Crisp County Middle School
(Math: 18% | Reading: 21%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 6-8
1116 E 24th Ave
Cordele, GA 31010
(229) 276-3460
Cordele, GA 31010
(229) 276-3460
Rank: #1 - 801. - 80.
Dekalb Alternative School
Alternative School
(Math: ≤5% | Reading: ≤5%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 3-12
5855 Memorial Dr
Stone Mountain, GA 30083
(678) 676-2302
Stone Mountain, GA 30083
(678) 676-2302
Rank: #1 - 801. - 80.
Dooly County Middle School
(Math: 6% | Reading: 12%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 6-8
11949 Us Highway 41
Pinehurst, GA 31070
(229) 645-3421
Pinehurst, GA 31070
(229) 645-3421
Rank: #1 - 801. - 80.
Dubois Integrity Academy
Charter School
(Math: 16% | Reading: 29%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: K-8
6479 Church St
Riverdale, GA 30274
(770) 629-1534
Riverdale, GA 30274
(770) 629-1534
Rank: #1 - 801. - 80.
Early County Middle School
(Math: 13% | Reading: 22%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 6-8
12053 Columbia St
Blakely, GA 39823
(229) 723-3746
Blakely, GA 39823
(229) 723-3746
Rank: #1 - 801. - 80.
Eddy Middle School
(Math: 6% | Reading: 12%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 6-8
2100 S Lumpkin Rd
Columbus, GA 31903
(706) 683-8782
Columbus, GA 31903
(706) 683-8782
Rank: #1 - 801. - 80.
Forest Park Middle School
(Math: 6% | Reading: 12%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 6-8
2299 Old Rex Marrow Road
Morrow, GA 30260
(770) 472-2817
Morrow, GA 30260
(770) 472-2817
Rank: #1 - 801. - 80.
Fort Middle School
(Math: 8% | Reading: 18%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 6-8
2900 Woodruff Farm Rd
Columbus, GA 31907
(706) 569-3740
Columbus, GA 31907
(706) 569-3740
Rank: #1 - 801. - 80.
Fort Valley Middle School
(Math: 14% | Reading: 18%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 6-8
712 Peggy Dr
Fort Valley, GA 31030
(478) 825-2413
Fort Valley, GA 31030
(478) 825-2413
Rank: #1 - 801. - 80.
Freedom Middle School
(Math: 15% | Reading: 25%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 6-8
505 S Hairston Rd
Stone Mountain, GA 30088
(678) 874-8702
Stone Mountain, GA 30088
(678) 874-8702
Rank: #1 - 801. - 80.
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 6-12
729 Lawrence St Ne
Marietta, GA 30060
(770) 971-7801
Marietta, GA 30060
(770) 971-7801
Rank: #1 - 801. - 80.
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: K-12
9250 Hutcheson Ferry Rd
Palmetto, GA 30268
(678) 231-5997
Palmetto, GA 30268
(678) 231-5997
Rank: #1 - 801. - 80.
Glenn Hills Middle School
(Math: 3% | Reading: 9%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 6-8
2941 Glenn Hills Dr
Augusta, GA 30906
(706) 796-4705
Augusta, GA 30906
(706) 796-4705
Rank: #1 - 801. - 80.
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 6-12
390 Bar Best Ranch Rd
Warm Springs, GA 31830
(706) 655-2354
Warm Springs, GA 31830
(706) 655-2354
Rank: #1 - 801. - 80.
Hancock Central Middle School
(Math: ≤5% | Reading: 10-14%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 6-8
11311 Ga Highway 15
Sparta, GA 31087
(706) 444-6652
Sparta, GA 31087
(706) 444-6652
Rank: #1 - 801. - 80.
Hank Aaron New Beginnings Academy
Alternative School
(Math: ≤5% | Reading: ≤5%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 6-12
2930 Forrest Hills Dr Sw
Atlanta, GA 30315
(404) 802-6950
Atlanta, GA 30315
(404) 802-6950
Rank: #1 - 801. - 80.
Harpst Academy
(Math: ≤20% | Reading: ≤20%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: PK-12
740 Fletcher St
Cedartown, GA 30125
(770) 748-1500
Cedartown, GA 30125
(770) 748-1500
Rank: #1 - 801. - 80.
Herman J. Russell West End Academy
(Math: 6% | Reading: 17%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 6-8
765 Peeples St Sw
Atlanta, GA 30310
(404) 802-6800
Atlanta, GA 30310
(404) 802-6800
Rank: #1 - 801. - 80.
John Lewis Invictus Academy
(Math: 8% | Reading: 12%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 6-8
1890 Donald Lee Hollowell Pkwy
Atlanta, GA 30318
(404) 802-6149
Atlanta, GA 30318
(404) 802-6149
Rank: #1 - 801. - 80.
Jonesboro Middle School
(Math: 6% | Reading: 15%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 6-8
1308 Arnold St
Jonesboro, GA 30236
(678) 610-4331
Jonesboro, GA 30236
(678) 610-4331
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Georgia average of public middle schools students eligible for free lunch?
The Georgia average of public middle schools students eligible for free lunch is 58%% for 2025.
What are the public middle schools with the highest percentage of students eligible for free lunch in Georgia?
The best top ranked public middle schools in Georgia include Albany Middle School, Atlanta Heights Charter School and Baker County K12 School.
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