Public middle schools in Georgia achieve an average reading/language arts proficiency of 39% (2024-25).
The public middle schools with the highest reading/language arts proficiency are listed below (where sufficient data available).
The public middle school with the highest reading/language arts proficiency in Georgia is Wadsworth Magnet School For High Achievers with ≥95%.
RLA Proficiency Range: 67%
95%
Avg. RLA Proficiency: 74%
Top Reading/Language Arts Proficiency Public Middle Schools in Georgia (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
RLA Proficiency
Grades
Location
Rank: #11.
Wadsworth Magnet School For High Achievers
Magnet School
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: ≥95%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
RLA Proficiency: ≥95%
Grades: 4-7
3039 Santa Monica Dr
Decatur, GA 30032
(678) 874-2402
Decatur, GA 30032
(678) 874-2402
Rank: #22.
Elite Scholars Academy School
Magnet School
(Math: 86% | Reading: 92%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
RLA Proficiency: 92%
Grades: 6-12
7923 Fielder Rd
Jonesboro, GA 30236
(770) 472-2823
Jonesboro, GA 30236
(770) 472-2823
Rank: #33.
Davidson Magnet School
Magnet School
(Math: 54% | Reading: 84%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
RLA Proficiency: 84%
Grades: 6-12
615 12th St
Augusta, GA 30901
(706) 823-6924
Augusta, GA 30901
(706) 823-6924
Rank: #44.
Rainey Mccullers School Of The Arts
Magnet School
(Math: 60-64% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
RLA Proficiency: 80-84%
Grades: 6-12
1700 Midtown Dr
Columbus, GA 31906
(706) 748-3360
Columbus, GA 31906
(706) 748-3360
Rank: #5 - 65. - 6.
Dickerson Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 86% | Reading: 80%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
RLA Proficiency: 80%
Grades: 6-8
855 Woodlawn Dr Ne
Marietta, GA 30068
(770) 578-2710
Marietta, GA 30068
(770) 578-2710
Rank: #5 - 65. - 6.
Riverwatch Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 83% | Reading: 80%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
RLA Proficiency: 80%
Grades: 6-8
610 James Burgess Rd
Suwanee, GA 30024
(678) 455-7311
Suwanee, GA 30024
(678) 455-7311
Rank: #7 - 87. - 8.
River Trail Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 78% | Reading: 79%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
RLA Proficiency: 79%
Grades: 6-8
10795 Rogers Cir
Duluth, GA 30097
(470) 254-3860
Duluth, GA 30097
(470) 254-3860
Rank: #7 - 87. - 8.
South Forsyth Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 87% | Reading: 79%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
RLA Proficiency: 79%
Grades: 6-8
4670 Windermere Parkway
Cumming, GA 30041
(770) 888-3170
Cumming, GA 30041
(770) 888-3170
Rank: #99.
Webb Bridge Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 75% | Reading: 77%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
RLA Proficiency: 77%
Grades: 6-8
4455 Webb Bridge Rd
Alpharetta, GA 30005
(470) 254-2940
Alpharetta, GA 30005
(470) 254-2940
Rank: #10 - 1210. - 12.
Autrey Mill Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 75% | Reading: 76%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
RLA Proficiency: 76%
Grades: 6-8
4110 Old Alabama Rd
Alpharetta, GA 30022
(470) 254-7622
Alpharetta, GA 30022
(470) 254-7622
Rank: #10 - 1210. - 12.
Dodgen Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 82% | Reading: 76%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
RLA Proficiency: 76%
Grades: 6-8
1725 Bill Murdock Rd
Marietta, GA 30062
(770) 578-2726
Marietta, GA 30062
(770) 578-2726
Rank: #10 - 1210. - 12.
Northwestern Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 66% | Reading: 76%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
RLA Proficiency: 76%
Grades: 6-8
12805 Birmingham Hwy
Alpharetta, GA 30004
(470) 254-2870
Alpharetta, GA 30004
(470) 254-2870
Rank: #13 - 1413. - 14.
North Gwinnett Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 78% | Reading: 75%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
RLA Proficiency: 75%
Grades: 6-8
170 Peachtree Industrial Blvd
Buford, GA 30518
(678) 745-2300
Buford, GA 30518
(678) 745-2300
Rank: #13 - 1413. - 14.
Piney Grove Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 80% | Reading: 75%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
RLA Proficiency: 75%
Grades: 6-8
8135 Majors Rd
Cumming, GA 30041
(678) 965-5010
Cumming, GA 30041
(678) 965-5010
Rank: #1515.
Rising Starr Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 76% | Reading: 74%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
RLA Proficiency: 74%
Grades: 6-8
183 Panther Path
Fayetteville, GA 30215
(770) 486-2721
Fayetteville, GA 30215
(770) 486-2721
Rank: #16 - 1816. - 18.
International Charter School Of Atlanta
Magnet School
Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 66% | Reading: 72%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
RLA Proficiency: 72%
Grades: K-8
1335 Northmeadow Pkwy Ste 100
Roswell, GA 30076
(470) 222-7420
Roswell, GA 30076
(470) 222-7420
Rank: #16 - 1816. - 18.
Mabry Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 75% | Reading: 72%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
RLA Proficiency: 72%
Grades: 6-8
2700 Jims Rd Ne
Marietta, GA 30066
(770) 928-5546
Marietta, GA 30066
(770) 928-5546
Rank: #16 - 1816. - 18.
Robert A. Cross Middle Magnet
Magnet School
(Math: 64% | Reading: 72%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
RLA Proficiency: 72%
Grades: 6-8
324 Lockett Station Rd
Albany, GA 31721
(229) 431-3362
Albany, GA 31721
(229) 431-3362
Rank: #19 - 2419. - 24.
Academy For Classical Education
Magnet School
Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 73% | Reading: 71%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
RLA Proficiency: 71%
Grades: K-12
5665 New Forsyth Rd
Macon, GA 31210
(478) 238-5757
Macon, GA 31210
(478) 238-5757
Rank: #19 - 2419. - 24.
Bremen Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 74% | Reading: 71%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
RLA Proficiency: 71%
Grades: 6-8
2440 Crosstown Pkwy
Bremen, GA 30110
(770) 537-4874
Bremen, GA 30110
(770) 537-4874
Rank: #19 - 2419. - 24.
Crews Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 73% | Reading: 71%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
RLA Proficiency: 71%
Grades: 6-8
1000 Old Snellville Hwy
Lawrenceville, GA 30044
(770) 982-6940
Lawrenceville, GA 30044
(770) 982-6940
Rank: #19 - 2419. - 24.
Hightower Trail Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 75% | Reading: 71%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
RLA Proficiency: 71%
Grades: 6-8
3905 Post Oak Tritt Rd
Marietta, GA 30062
(770) 578-7225
Marietta, GA 30062
(770) 578-7225
Rank: #19 - 2419. - 24.
Osborne Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 65% | Reading: 71%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
RLA Proficiency: 71%
Grades: 6-8
4404 Braselton Hwy
Hoschton, GA 30548
(770) 904-5400
Hoschton, GA 30548
(770) 904-5400
Rank: #19 - 2419. - 24.
Taylor Road Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 71% | Reading: 71%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
RLA Proficiency: 71%
Grades: 6-8
5150 Taylor Rd
Alpharetta, GA 30022
(470) 254-7090
Alpharetta, GA 30022
(470) 254-7090
Rank: #25 - 2825. - 28.
Crabapple Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 60% | Reading: 69%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
RLA Proficiency: 69%
Grades: 6-8
10900 Woodstock Rd.
Roswell, GA 30075
(470) 254-4520
Roswell, GA 30075
(470) 254-4520
Rank: #25 - 2825. - 28.
Fulton Academy Of Science And Technology
Magnet School
Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 65% | Reading: 69%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
RLA Proficiency: 69%
Grades: K-8
11365 Crabapple Rd
Roswell, GA 30075
(678) 321-1100
Roswell, GA 30075
(678) 321-1100
Rank: #25 - 2825. - 28.
Oconee County Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 67% | Reading: 69%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
RLA Proficiency: 69%
Grades: 6-8
1101 Mars Hill Rd
Watkinsville, GA 30677
(706) 769-3575
Watkinsville, GA 30677
(706) 769-3575
Rank: #25 - 2825. - 28.
Simpson Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 69% | Reading: 69%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
RLA Proficiency: 69%
Grades: 6-8
3340 Trickum Rd Ne
Marietta, GA 30066
(770) 971-4711
Marietta, GA 30066
(770) 971-4711
Rank: #29 - 3129. - 31.
David T Howard Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 61% | Reading: 68%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
RLA Proficiency: 68%
Grades: 6-8
551 John Wesley Dobbs
Atlanta, GA 30312
(404) 802-3200
Atlanta, GA 30312
(404) 802-3200
Rank: #29 - 3129. - 31.
Johnson Magnet
Magnet School
(Math: 46% | Reading: 68%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
RLA Proficiency: 68%
Grades: 6-12
1324 Laney Walker Blvd
Augusta, GA 30901
(706) 823-6933
Augusta, GA 30901
(706) 823-6933
Rank: #29 - 3129. - 31.
Malcom Bridge Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 74% | Reading: 68%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
RLA Proficiency: 68%
Grades: 6-8
2500 Malcom Bridge Rd
Bogart, GA 30622
(706) 310-1992
Bogart, GA 30622
(706) 310-1992
Rank: #32 - 3532. - 35.
Chamblee Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 61% | Reading: 67%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
RLA Proficiency: 67%
Grades: 6-8
3601 Sexton Woods Dr
Atlanta, GA 30341
(678) 874-8202
Atlanta, GA 30341
(678) 874-8202
Rank: #32 - 3532. - 35.
Durham Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 60% | Reading: 67%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
RLA Proficiency: 67%
Grades: 6-8
2891 Mars Hill Rd Nw
Acworth, GA 30101
(770) 975-6641
Acworth, GA 30101
(770) 975-6641
Rank: #32 - 3532. - 35.
Hopewell Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 59% | Reading: 67%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
RLA Proficiency: 67%
Grades: 6-8
13060 Cogburn Rd
Alpharetta, GA 30004
(470) 254-3240
Alpharetta, GA 30004
(470) 254-3240
Rank: #32 - 3532. - 35.
Hull Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 62% | Reading: 67%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
RLA Proficiency: 67%
Grades: 6-8
1950 Old Peachtree Rd
Duluth, GA 30097
(770) 232-3200
Duluth, GA 30097
(770) 232-3200
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Georgia average public middle schools reading/language arts proficiency?
The Georgia average public middle schools reading/language arts proficiency is 39%% for 2024-25.
What are the public middle schools with the highest reading/language arts proficiency in Georgia?
The best top ranked public middle schools in Georgia include Wadsworth Magnet School For High Achievers, Elite Scholars Academy School and Davidson Magnet School.
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