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)
130012004240	421	South Atlanta High School	Public	9-12	800 Hutchens Rd SE	Atlanta	30354	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 802-5025	928	57	16.3	100.0%	3 (0.3%)	847 (91.3%)	70 (7.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.8%)	$17,111			$1,182			$15,930	9.6	11	408	13
130012004174	422	Booker T. Washington High School	Public	9-12	45 Whitehouse Dr SW	Atlanta	30314	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 802-4600	831	60	13.8	100.0%	2 (0.2%)	803 (96.6%)	12 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.3%)	$17,528			$1,235			$16,292	9.5	9.3	416	6
130438002339	423	Cross Creek High School	Public	9-12	3855 Old Waynesboro Rd	Augusta	30906	Richmond County	Richmond County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 772-8140	1,133	62	18.1	98.0%	256 (22.6%)	769 (67.9%)	59 (5.2%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.4%)	3 (0.3%)	40 (3.5%)	$7,705			$790			$6,915	9.5	10.7	411	12
130255003690	424	Gwinnett Intervention Education Center (GIVE) West	Public	6-12	5550 Peachtree Industrial Blvd	Norcross	30071	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 246-5300	220	36	6.1	67.3%	15 (6.8%)	72 (32.7%)	124 (56.4%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.3%)	$22,046			$767			$21,279	9.4	7.3	426	2
130075004081	425	Calhoun County High School	Public	9-12	133 Cougar Lane	Edison	39846	Calhoun County	Calhoun County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 310-2082	163	14	11.9	100.0%	1 (0.6%)	157 (96.3%)	5 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,680			$954			$10,726	8.9	17	364	61
130042001918	426	Westside High School	Public	9-12	2851 Heath Rd	Macon	31206	Bibb County	Bibb County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 779-3800	1,025	56	18.3	100.0%	42 (4.1%)	868 (84.7%)	85 (8.3%)	8 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.0%)	$6,296			$932			$5,364	8.7	8.3	420	6
130174003921	427	Elizabeth Andrews High School	Public	10-12	1701 Mountain Industrial Blvd	Stone Mountain	30083	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 676-2602	267	46	5.8	61.0%	5 (1.9%)	188 (70.4%)	59 (22.1%)	10 (3.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	$19,455			$545			$18,909	8.6	20.8	342	85
130438001542	428	Westside High School	Public	9-12	1002 Patriots Way	Augusta	30907	Columbia County	Richmond County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 868-4030	999	57	17.5	98.0%	154 (15.4%)	732 (73.3%)	63 (6.3%)	5 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.5%)	38 (3.8%)	$8,423			$834			$7,588	8.4	11.6	405	23
130438001573	429	Laney High School	Public	9-12	1339 Laney Walker Blvd	Augusta	30901	Richmond County	Richmond County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 823-6900	684	44	15.7	98.0%	17 (2.5%)	639 (93.4%)	16 (2.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.6%)	$10,385			$978			$9,407	8	8.3	421	8
130044004162	430	Bleckley County Success Academy	Public	6-12	140 Country Club Rd	Cochran	31014	Bleckley County	Bleckley County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 934-1685	53	3	15.5	71.7%	28 (52.8%)	20 (37.7%)	4 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.9%)	$12,591			$1,740			$10,851	8	10.5	413	17

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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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Educational resources:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences