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Best Reading/Language Arts Proficiency Public Middle Schools in Georgia (2026)

Public middle schools in Georgia achieve an average reading/language arts proficiency of 39% (2026).
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: 75%

Top Reading/Language Arts Proficiency Public Middle Schools in Georgia (2026)

School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
RLA Proficiency
Grades
Location
Rank: #11.
Wadsworth Magnet School For High Achievers
Magnet School
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: ≥95%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
RLA Proficiency: ≥95%
Grades: 4-8
3039 Santa Monica Dr
Decatur, GA 30032
(678) 874-2402
Rank: #22.
Elite Scholars Academy School
(Math: 90% | Reading: 92%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
RLA Proficiency: 92%
Grades: 6-12
7923 Fielder Rd
Jonesboro, GA 30236
(770) 472-2823
Rank: #33.
Dekalb School Of The Arts
(Math: 30-39% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
RLA Proficiency: 85-89%
Grades: 8-12
1192 Clarendon Ave
Avondale Estates, GA 30002
(678) 676-2502
Rank: #44.
Davidson Fine Arts Magnet
Magnet School
(Math: 65% | Reading: 84%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
RLA Proficiency: 84%
Grades: 6-12
615 12th St
Augusta, GA 30901
(706) 823-6924
Rank: #55.
Rainey Mccullers School Of The Arts
(Math: 48% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
RLA Proficiency: 80-84%
Grades: 6-12
1700 Midtown Dr
Columbus, GA 31906
(706) 748-3304
Rank: #6 - 76. - 7.
Dickerson Middle School
(Math: 88% | Reading: 80%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
RLA Proficiency: 80%
Grades: 6-8
855 Woodlawn Dr Ne
Marietta, GA 30068
(770) 578-2710
Rank: #6 - 76. - 7.
Riverwatch Middle School
(Math: 84% | Reading: 80%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
RLA Proficiency: 80%
Grades: 6-8
610 James Burgess Rd
Suwanee, GA 30024
(678) 455-7311
Rank: #8 - 98. - 9.
River Trail Middle School
(Math: 80% | Reading: 79%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
RLA Proficiency: 79%
Grades: 6-8
10795 Rogers Cir
Duluth, GA 30097
(470) 254-3860
Rank: #8 - 98. - 9.
South Forsyth Middle School
(Math: 84% | Reading: 79%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
RLA Proficiency: 79%
Grades: 6-8
4670 Windermere Parkway
Cumming, GA 30041
(770) 888-3170
Rank: #1010.
Webb Bridge Middle School
(Math: 77% | Reading: 77%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
RLA Proficiency: 77%
Grades: 6-8
4455 Webb Bridge Rd
Alpharetta, GA 30005
(470) 254-2940
Rank: #11 - 1311. - 13.
Autrey Mill Middle School
(Math: 73% | Reading: 76%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
RLA Proficiency: 76%
Grades: 6-8
4110 Old Alabama Rd
Alpharetta, GA 30022
(470) 254-7622
Rank: #11 - 1311. - 13.
Dodgen Middle School
(Math: 80% | Reading: 76%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
RLA Proficiency: 76%
Grades: 6-8
1725 Bill Murdock Rd
Marietta, GA 30062
(770) 578-2726
Rank: #11 - 1311. - 13.
Northwestern Middle School
(Math: 70% | Reading: 76%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
RLA Proficiency: 76%
Grades: 6-8
12805 Birmingham Hwy
Alpharetta, GA 30004
(470) 254-2870
Rank: #14 - 1514. - 15.
North Gwinnett Middle School
(Math: 77% | Reading: 75%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
RLA Proficiency: 75%
Grades: 6-8
170 Peachtree Industrial Blvd
Buford, GA 30518
(678) 745-2300
Rank: #14 - 1514. - 15.
Piney Grove Middle School
(Math: 77% | Reading: 75%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
RLA Proficiency: 75%
Grades: 6-8
8135 Majors Rd
Cumming, GA 30041
(678) 965-5010
Rank: #1616.
Rising Starr Middle School
(Math: 78% | Reading: 74%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
RLA Proficiency: 74%
Grades: 6-8
183 Panther Path
Fayetteville, GA 30215
(770) 486-2721
Rank: #17 - 1917. - 19.
International Charter School Of Atlanta
Charter School
(Math: 66% | Reading: 72%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
RLA Proficiency: 72%
Grades: K-8
1335 Northmeadow Pkwy Ste 100
Roswell, GA 30076
(470) 222-7420
Rank: #17 - 1917. - 19.
Mabry Middle School
(Math: 70% | Reading: 72%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
RLA Proficiency: 72%
Grades: 6-8
2700 Jims Rd Ne
Marietta, GA 30066
(770) 928-5546
Rank: #17 - 1917. - 19.
Robert A. Cross Middle Magnet
Magnet School
(Math: 76% | Reading: 72%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
RLA Proficiency: 72%
Grades: 6-8
324 Lockett Station Rd
Albany, GA 31721
(229) 431-3362
Rank: #20 - 2520. - 25.
Academy For Classical Education
Charter School
(Math: 72% | Reading: 71%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
RLA Proficiency: 71%
Grades: K-12
5665 New Forsyth Rd
Macon, GA 31210
(478) 238-5757
Rank: #20 - 2520. - 25.
Bremen Middle School
(Math: 76% | Reading: 71%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
RLA Proficiency: 71%
Grades: 6-8
2440 Crosstown Pkwy
Bremen, GA 30110
(770) 537-4874
Rank: #20 - 2520. - 25.
Crews Middle School
(Math: 73% | Reading: 71%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
RLA Proficiency: 71%
Grades: 6-8
1000 Old Snellville Hwy
Lawrenceville, GA 30044
(770) 982-6940
Rank: #20 - 2520. - 25.
Hightower Trail Middle School
(Math: 76% | Reading: 71%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
RLA Proficiency: 71%
Grades: 6-8
3905 Post Oak Tritt Rd
Marietta, GA 30062
(770) 578-7225
Rank: #20 - 2520. - 25.
Osborne Middle School
(Math: 67% | Reading: 71%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
RLA Proficiency: 71%
Grades: 6-8
4404 Braselton Hwy
Hoschton, GA 30548
(770) 904-5400
Rank: #20 - 2520. - 25.
Taylor Road Middle School
(Math: 69% | Reading: 71%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
RLA Proficiency: 71%
Grades: 6-8
5150 Taylor Rd
Alpharetta, GA 30022
(470) 254-7090
Rank: #26 - 2926. - 29.
Crabapple Middle School
(Math: 60% | Reading: 69%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
RLA Proficiency: 69%
Grades: 6-8
10900 Woodstock Rd.
Roswell, GA 30075
(470) 254-4520
Rank: #26 - 2926. - 29.
Fulton Academy Of Science And Technology
Charter School
(Math: 67% | Reading: 69%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
RLA Proficiency: 69%
Grades: K-8
11365 Crabapple Rd
Roswell, GA 30075
(678) 321-1100
Rank: #26 - 2926. - 29.
Oconee County Middle School
(Math: 67% | Reading: 69%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
RLA Proficiency: 69%
Grades: 6-8
1101 Mars Hill Rd
Watkinsville, GA 30677
(706) 769-3575
Rank: #26 - 2926. - 29.
Simpson Middle School
(Math: 64% | Reading: 69%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
RLA Proficiency: 69%
Grades: 6-8
3340 Trickum Rd Ne
Marietta, GA 30066
(770) 971-4711
Rank: #30 - 3230. - 32.
David T Howard Middle School
(Math: 57% | Reading: 68%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
RLA Proficiency: 68%
Grades: 6-8
551 John Wesley Dobbs
Atlanta, GA 30312
(404) 802-3200
Rank: #30 - 3230. - 32.
Johnson Health Science And Engineering Magnet School
Magnet School
(Math: 47% | Reading: 68%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
RLA Proficiency: 68%
Grades: 6-12
1324 Laney Walker Blvd
Augusta, GA 30901
(706) 823-6933
Rank: #30 - 3230. - 32.
Malcom Bridge Middle School
(Math: 70% | Reading: 68%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
RLA Proficiency: 68%
Grades: 6-8
2500 Malcom Bridge Rd
Bogart, GA 30622
(706) 310-1992
Rank: #33 - 3633. - 36.
Chamblee Middle School
(Math: 57% | Reading: 67%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
RLA Proficiency: 67%
Grades: 6-8
3601 Sexton Woods Dr
Atlanta, GA 30341
(678) 874-8202
Rank: #33 - 3633. - 36.
Durham Middle School
(Math: 58% | Reading: 67%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
RLA Proficiency: 67%
Grades: 6-8
2891 Mars Hill Rd Nw
Acworth, GA 30101
(770) 975-6641
Rank: #33 - 3633. - 36.
Hopewell Middle School
(Math: 60% | Reading: 67%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
RLA Proficiency: 67%
Grades: 6-8
13060 Cogburn Rd
Alpharetta, GA 30004
(470) 254-3240
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The Georgia average public middle schools reading/language arts proficiency is 39%% for 2026.
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The best top-ranked public middle schools in Georgia include Wadsworth Magnet School For High Achievers, Elite Scholars Academy School and Dekalb School Of The Arts.

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