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)
130447002428	71	Schley Middle High School	Public	6-12	2131 US Highway 19 S	Ellaville	31806	Schley County	Schley County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 937-0560	663	46	14.3	48.9%	467 (70.4%)	117 (17.6%)	49 (7.4%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.5%)	$8,424			$352			$8,072	74.7	69.5	82	11
130219002373	72	Model High	Public	8-12	3252 Calhoun Rd NE	Rome	30161	Floyd County	Floyd County	No	No	No	No	(706) 236-1895	912	50	18.4	32.0%	753 (82.6%)	68 (7.5%)	60 (6.6%)	7 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	23 (2.5%)	$11,118			$555			$10,563	74.7	66.9	90	18
130102003978	73	Islands High School	Public	9-12	170 Whitemarsh Island Rd	Savannah	31410	Chatham County	Savannah-Chatham County	No	No	No	No	(912) 395-2000	862	55	15.5	29.2%	543 (63.0%)	148 (17.2%)	64 (7.4%)	35 (4.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	70 (8.1%)	$9,336			$433			$8,902	74.6	64.5	101	28
130255004313	74	Paul Duke STEM High School	Public	9-12	5850 Peachtree Industrial Blvd	Norcross	30071	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	Yes	(470) 323-3600	1,222	70	17.3	56.9%	204 (16.7%)	279 (22.8%)	563 (46.1%)	130 (10.6%)	4 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	39 (3.2%)	$11,995			$268			$11,727	74.5	78.5	46	28
130093003688	75	Heritage High School	Public	9-12	3960 Poplar Springs Rd	Ringgold	30736	Catoosa County	Catoosa County	No	No	No	No	(706) 937-6464	1,242	88	14.1	23.4%	1,101 (88.6%)	23 (1.9%)	51 (4.1%)	28 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	38 (3.1%)	$9,774			$474			$9,300	74.1	73.8	63	12
130129000529	76	Wheeler High School	Public	9-12	375 Holt Rd NE	Marietta	30068	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	No	(770) 578-3266	2,375	138	17.2	38.8%	594 (25.0%)	801 (33.7%)	567 (23.9%)	305 (12.8%)	3 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	104 (4.4%)	$8,136			$219			$7,917	73.9	71.3	71	5
130114002457	77	Gordon Lee High School	Public	9-12	105 Lee Cir	Chickamauga	30707	Walker County	Chickamauga City	No	No	No	No	(706) 382-3100	408	29	14.1	12.3%	392 (96.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	$8,654			$152			$8,502	73.8	71	72	5
130228002119	78	Roswell High School	Public	9-12	11595 King Rd	Roswell	30075	Fulton County	Fulton County	No	No	No	No	(470) 254-4500	2,119	125	17	22.9%	1,144 (54.0%)	274 (12.9%)	552 (26.1%)	63 (3.0%)	4 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	80 (3.8%)	$10,016			$262			$9,753	73.2	73.5	65	13
130141002025	79	Lakeside High School	Public	9-12	533 Blue Ridge Dr	Evans	30809	Columbia County	Columbia County	No	No	No	No	(706) 863-0027	1,940	107	18	24.3%	1,081 (55.7%)	365 (18.8%)	167 (8.6%)	200 (10.3%)	6 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	119 (6.1%)	$7,867			$294			$7,572	73.1	70.1	76	3
130255003998	80	Lanier High School	Public	9-12	918 Buford Hwy	Sugar Hill	30518	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	No	(678) 765-4040	1,853	117	15.7	37.2%	698 (37.7%)	377 (20.3%)	524 (28.3%)	165 (8.9%)	4 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	82 (4.4%)	$8,907			$300			$8,607	72.7	75.5	58	22

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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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