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)
130234001053	191	Gilmer High School	Public	9-12	408 Bobcat Trl	Ellijay	30540	Gilmer County	Gilmer County	No	No	No	No	(706) 276-5080	1,174	73	16	51.4%	782 (66.6%)	4 (0.3%)	366 (31.2%)	8 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (1.2%)	$9,308			$513			$8,795	49.7	50.2	172	19
130135004131	192	Wiregrass Regional College and Career Academy	Public	9-12	706 Baker Hwy W	Douglas	31533	Coffee County	Coffee County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 384-2086	210	13	16.8	82.9%	111 (52.9%)	55 (26.2%)	37 (17.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.3%)	$9,547			$863			$8,684	49.7	59.3	123	69
130174000721	193	Lakeside High School	Public	9-12	3801 Briarcliff Rd NE	Atlanta	30345	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 874-6702	2,141	124	17.3	42.7%	673 (31.4%)	417 (19.5%)	892 (41.7%)	82 (3.8%)	7 (0.3%)	4 (0.2%)	66 (3.1%)	$10,553			$566			$9,987	49.3	52.3	162	31
130255001127	194	Dacula High School	Public	9-12	123 Broad St	Dacula	30019	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	No	(770) 963-6664	2,498	143	17.4	50.9%	444 (17.8%)	1,185 (47.4%)	666 (26.7%)	98 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.2%)	101 (4.0%)	$8,132			$241			$7,891	49.1	61.4	114	80
130105003525	195	Chattahoochee County High School	Public	9-12	360 Ga Highway 26	Cusseta	31805	Chattahoochee County	Chattahoochee County	No	No	No	No	(706) 989-3678	474	28	16.8	37.1%	216 (45.6%)	128 (27.0%)	94 (19.8%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.9%)	23 (4.9%)	$10,594			$436			$10,159	49	37.5	247	52
130084000324	196	Villa Rica High School	Public	9-12	600 Rocky Branch Rd	Villa Rica	30180	Carroll County	Carroll County	No	No	No	No	(770) 459-5185	1,807	85	21.2	55.5%	886 (49.0%)	558 (30.9%)	229 (12.7%)	8 (0.4%)	4 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	121 (6.7%)	$7,679			$282			$7,397	48.9	44.4	211	15
130090000341	197	Cartersville High School	Public	9-12	320 E Church St	Cartersville	30120	Bartow County	Cartersville City	No	No	No	No	(770) 382-3200	1,398	90	15.6	44.8%	676 (48.4%)	272 (19.5%)	333 (23.8%)	32 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	84 (6.0%)	$8,202			$233			$7,969	48.6	48.7	182	15
130402001471	198	Paulding County High School	Public	9-12	1297 Villa Rica Hwy	Dallas	30157	Paulding County	Paulding County	No	No	No	No	(770) 443-8008	2,005	110	18.1	47.8%	950 (47.4%)	690 (34.4%)	224 (11.2%)	18 (0.9%)	6 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	115 (5.7%)	$8,150			$197			$7,952	48.3	51.5	166	32
130012003980	199	Coretta Scott King Young Women's Leadership Academy	Public	6-12	1190 Northwest Dr NW	Atlanta	30318	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 802-4900	323	41	7.8	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	301 (93.2%)	16 (5.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	$22,264			$1,383			$20,881	47.9	31.1	282	83
130402003438	200	South Paulding High School	Public	9-12	1364 Winn Rd	Douglasville	30134	Douglas County	Paulding County	No	No	No	No	(770) 949-9221	1,911	104	18.3	36.0%	1,205 (63.1%)	455 (23.8%)	177 (9.3%)	4 (0.2%)	4 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	65 (3.4%)	$8,354			$269			$8,085	47.6	47	195	5

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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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