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)
130228004045	361	Hapeville Charter Career Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	6045 Buffington Rd	Atlanta	30349	Fulton County	Fulton County	Yes	No	No	Yes	(404) 766-0101	687	40	17.1	76.3%	5 (0.7%)	587 (85.4%)	79 (11.5%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.7%)	$10,293			$210			$10,232	20	25.7	312	49
130228001958	362	Independence High School	Public	9-12	791 Mimosa Blvd	Roswell	30075	Fulton County	Fulton County	No	No	No	No	(470) 254-6339	195	12	16.1	33.3%	33 (16.9%)	66 (33.8%)	90 (46.2%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	$20,444			$452			$19,992	20	21.7	333	29
130252001092	363	Griffin High School	Public	9-12	1617 W Poplar St	Griffin	30224	Spalding County	Griffin-Spalding County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 229-3752	1,498	89	16.9	98.5%	290 (19.4%)	912 (60.9%)	209 (14.0%)	5 (0.3%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	77 (5.1%)	$8,900			$706			$8,194	20	16.2	368	5
130174000636	364	Redan High School	Public	9-12	5247 Redan Rd	Stone Mountain	30088	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 676-3602	951	50	19	100.0%	2 (0.2%)	852 (89.6%)	67 (7.0%)	13 (1.4%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (1.5%)	$11,418			$646			$10,773	19.8	18.4	355	9
130228003913	365	Langston Hughes High School	Public	9-12	7501 Hall Rd	Fairburn	30213	Fulton County	Fulton County	No	No	No	Yes	(470) 254-3620	1,964	104	18.8	64.7%	13 (0.7%)	1,691 (86.1%)	217 (11.0%)	7 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (1.7%)	$10,971			$757			$10,215	19.7	17.4	362	3
130183000832	366	Dougherty Comprehensive High School	Public	9-12	1800 Pearce Ave	Albany	31705	Dougherty County	Dougherty County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 431-3310	1,204	67	17.9	100.0%	29 (2.4%)	1,089 (90.4%)	61 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (1.7%)	$11,319			$1,335			$9,984	19.4	11.9	401	35
130123002068	367	Mount Zion High School	Public	9-12	2535 Mount Zion Pkwy	Jonesboro	30236	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 473-2940	1,239	70	17.6	90.6%	22 (1.8%)	818 (66.0%)	330 (26.6%)	32 (2.6%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	34 (2.7%)	$8,082			$675			$7,407	19.4	16.2	369	2
130021703961	368	Fulton Leadership Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	2575 Dodson Dr	East Point	30344	Fulton County	State Specialty Schools II- Fulton Leadership Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(404) 472-3529	227	19	12.2	57.7%	0 (0.0%)	215 (94.7%)	6 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.6%)	$13,631			$659			$12,972	19.3	14.5	381	13
130117000453	369	Cedar Shoals High School	Public	9-12	1300 Cedar Shoals Dr	Athens	30605	Clarke County	Clarke County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 546-5375	1,443	100	14.4	82.8%	190 (13.2%)	686 (47.5%)	488 (33.8%)	13 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	63 (4.4%)	$11,020			$1,328			$9,693	19.1	22.9	326	43
130012001865	370	Benjamin E. Mays High School	Public	9-12	3450 Benjamin E Mays Dr SW	Atlanta	30331	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 802-5100	1,337	107	12.4	100.0%	1 (0.1%)	1,230 (92.0%)	96 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.5%)	$15,660			$1,326			$14,334	18.5	12.3	399	29

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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:

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