Best High Schools in Georgia

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the Milestones Assessment test scores by the Georgia Department of Education. The most recent update was on Friday, July 26, 2024.

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NOTE: 2024 rankings for Georgia schools were revised on September 30^th after the GA Department of Education's late release of the 2024 math scores.

School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 458)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
130282003928	311	Locust Grove High	Public	9-12	3275 S Ola Rd	Locust Grove	30248	Henry County	Henry County	No	No	No	No	(770) 898-1452	1,637	80	20.3	41.2%	652 (39.8%)	739 (45.1%)	154 (9.4%)	8 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.2%)	79 (4.8%)	$8,713			$272			$8,441	28.1	28.4	292	19
130129004303	312	Cobb Horizon High School	Public, Virtual	6-12	1765 The Exchange SE	Atlanta	30339	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	Yes	No	(678) 594-8240	1,029	82	12.5	15.6%	236 (22.9%)	453 (44.0%)	273 (26.5%)	29 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	35 (3.4%)	$8,685			$192			$8,493	28	25.2	318	6
130012003660	313	Hillside Conant School	Public, Alternative	1-12	690 Courtenay Dr NE	Atlanta	30306	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 875-4551	51	10	5.3	94.1%	28 (54.9%)	18 (35.3%)	2 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.9%)								27.8			(n/a)
130282002916	314	Luella High School	Public	9-12	603 Walker Dr	Locust Grove	30248	Henry County	Henry County	No	No	No	No	(770) 898-9822	1,373	62	22.2	44.0%	102 (7.4%)	1,086 (79.1%)	111 (8.1%)	18 (1.3%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	51 (3.7%)	$9,607			$273			$9,334	27.6	25.1	319	5
130174000707	315	Cross Keys High School	Public	9-12	1626 N Druid Hills Rd NE	Brookhaven	30319	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 874-6102	1,714	103	16.6	72.8%	14 (0.8%)	72 (4.2%)	1,537 (89.7%)	69 (4.0%)	11 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	10 (0.6%)	$11,043			$747			$10,297	27.5	27.1	304	11
130387001387	316	Shaw High School	Public	9-12	7579 Raider Way	Columbus	31909	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	No	No	No	(706) 569-3638	1,234	73	16.9	96.6%	227 (18.4%)	653 (52.9%)	214 (17.3%)	31 (2.5%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	105 (8.5%)	$8,749			$367			$8,382	27.3	27.4	299	17
130108000418	317	Chattooga High School	Public	9-12	989 Highway 114	Summerville	30747	Chattooga County	Chattooga County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 857-2402	713	50	14.3	65.2%	548 (76.9%)	65 (9.1%)	56 (7.9%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (5.8%)	$10,134			$775			$9,359	27.2	22.3	328	11
130255001937	318	Shiloh High School	Public	9-12	4210 Shiloh Rd	Snellville	30039	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 972-8471	2,203	134	16.4	64.7%	73 (3.3%)	1,476 (67.0%)	512 (23.2%)	78 (3.5%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	61 (2.8%)	$8,743			$644			$8,099	26.6	27.2	300	18
130288001230	319	Northside High School	Public	9-12	926 Green St	Warner Robins	31093	Houston County	Houston County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 929-7858	1,959	114	17.1	83.9%	462 (23.6%)	1,073 (54.8%)	264 (13.5%)	43 (2.2%)	4 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	112 (5.7%)	$8,803			$641			$8,161	26.4	25.4	316	3
130231001048	320	Gainesville High School	Public	9-12	830 Century Pl	Gainesville	30501	Hall County	Gainesville City	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 536-4441	2,294	129	17.7	56.8%	313 (13.6%)	372 (16.2%)	1,459 (63.6%)	88 (3.8%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	58 (2.5%)	$9,029			$743			$8,286	26.4	31.7	279	41

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Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on Milestones Assessment American Literature and Composition, Milestones Assessment Algebra I, Milestones Assessment Biology, Milestones Assessment United States History test scores released by the Georgia Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on July 26, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Georgia Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Georgia Department of Education.
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