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)
130042002610	351	Rutland High School	Public	9-12	6250 Skipper Rd	Macon	31216	Bibb County	Bibb County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 779-3041	907	54	16.7	100.0%	250 (27.6%)	453 (49.9%)	157 (17.3%)	11 (1.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (3.7%)	$11,064			$821			$10,243	21.1	18.7	352	1
130489002342	352	Bishop Hall Charter School	Public, Charter	8-12	220 N Pinetree Blvd	Thomasville	31792	Thomas County	Thomas County	Yes	No	No	Yes	(229) 227-1397	190	11	16.8	76.8%	118 (62.1%)	60 (31.6%)	7 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.6%)	$9,366			$318			$9,048	21.1	18.1	358	6
130042001942	353	Central High School	Public	9-12	2155 Napier Ave	Macon	31204	Bibb County	Bibb County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 779-2292	844	56	14.9	100.0%	43 (5.1%)	730 (86.5%)	41 (4.9%)	5 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	22 (2.6%)	$10,583			$958			$9,625	20.9	19.6	349	4
130480002440	354	Taylor County High School	Public	9-12	24 Oak St	Butler	31006	Taylor County	Taylor County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 862-3314	367	33	11	97.0%	198 (54.0%)	140 (38.1%)	11 (3.0%)	6 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (2.7%)	$9,981			$559			$9,422	20.8	20.9	341	13
130021803964	355	Pataula Charter Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	18637 Hartford St	Edison	39846	Calhoun County	State Specialty Schools II- Pataula Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(229) 354-4001	575	41	14.1	66.6%	358 (62.3%)	151 (26.3%)	39 (6.8%)	8 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.1%)	$11,765			$587			$11,178	20.8	33.2	270	85
130441002193	356	Salem High School	Public	9-12	3551 Underwood Rd SE	Conyers	30013	Rockdale County	Rockdale County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 929-0176	1,120	69	16.2	71.0%	43 (3.8%)	903 (80.6%)	125 (11.2%)	11 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	35 (3.1%)	$9,907			$422			$9,485	20.7	21.3	338	18
130393001454	357	Newton High School	Public	9-12	1 Ram Way	Covington	30014	Newton County	Newton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 787-2250	2,472	114	21.7	85.0%	157 (6.4%)	1,949 (78.8%)	261 (10.6%)	20 (0.8%)	1 (0.0%)	8 (0.3%)	76 (3.1%)	$8,439			$452			$7,987	20.3	19.9	346	11
130123002067	358	Lovejoy High School	Public	9-12	1587 McDonough Rd	Hampton	30228	Henry County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 473-2920	2,136	99	21.5	90.5%	29 (1.4%)	1,751 (82.0%)	276 (12.9%)	17 (0.8%)	8 (0.4%)	1 (0.0%)	54 (2.5%)	$7,312			$475			$6,837	20.2	16.7	367	9
130102000382	359	Johnson High School	Public	9-12	3012 Sunset Blvd	Savannah	31404	Chatham County	Savannah-Chatham County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 395-6400	790	61	13	77.3%	36 (4.6%)	675 (85.4%)	38 (4.8%)	4 (0.5%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	31 (3.9%)	$11,605			$991			$10,613	20.1	17.6	361	2
130174003332	360	Miller Grove High School	Public	9-12	2645 Dekalb Medical Pkwy	Lithonia	30058	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 875-1102	1,188	74	16	100.0%	3 (0.3%)	1,105 (93.0%)	50 (4.2%)	3 (0.3%)	6 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	20 (1.7%)	$11,240			$648			$10,592	20.1	22	330	30

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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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