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)
130219003351	161	Pepperell High School	Public	8-12	3 Dragon Dr SE	Lindale	30147	Floyd County	Floyd County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 236-1844	896	55	16.1	49.4%	700 (78.1%)	75 (8.4%)	93 (10.4%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (2.8%)	$10,589			$448			$10,141	53.8	57.8	132	29
130084003582	162	Mt. Zion High School	Public	9-12	280 Eureka Church Rd	Carrollton	30117	Carroll County	Carroll County	No	No	No	No	(770) 834-6654	470	27	17.2	62.6%	330 (70.2%)	43 (9.1%)	65 (13.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.6%)	$9,862			$323			$9,540	53.6	45.9	201	39
130255004057	163	Gwinnett Online Campus	Public, Virtual, Alternative	PK, KG-12	713 Hi Hope Rd	Lawrenceville	30043	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	Yes	No	(770) 326-8082	2,252	145	15.4	22.7%	525 (23.3%)	906 (40.2%)	539 (23.9%)	160 (7.1%)	2 (0.1%)	5 (0.2%)	115 (5.1%)	$11,326			$115			$11,211	53	65	98	65
130138000591	164	Colquitt County High School	Public	10-12	105 Darbyshire Rd	Norman Park	31771	Colquitt County	Colquitt County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 890-6141	1,787	141	12.6	64.2%	698 (39.1%)	470 (26.3%)	563 (31.5%)	21 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (2.0%)	$9,855			$716			$9,139	53	39.6	234	70
130141003903	165	Grovetown High School	Public	9-12	2010 Warrior Way	Grovetown	30813	Columbia County	Columbia County	No	No	No	No	(706) 447-2102	2,236	121	18.5	34.4%	756 (33.8%)	910 (40.7%)	353 (15.8%)	37 (1.7%)	6 (0.3%)	15 (0.7%)	159 (7.1%)	$7,176			$107			$7,069	53	56	139	26
130204000905	166	Emanuel County Institute	Public	6-12	102 North College Street	Twin City	30471	Emanuel County	Emanuel County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 763-2673	596	45	13.2	98.2%	373 (62.6%)	163 (27.3%)	36 (6.0%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.0%)	$9,832			$600			$9,232	52.9	39.1	237	71
130228001031	167	Westlake High School	Public	9-12	2400 Union Rd SW	Atlanta	30331	Fulton County	Fulton County	No	No	No	No	(470) 254-6400	2,461	119	20.7	43.4%	6 (0.2%)	2,295 (93.3%)	87 (3.5%)	10 (0.4%)	4 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (2.4%)	$10,717			$338			$10,379	52.8	47	194	27
130255004344	168	McClure Health Science High School	Public	9-12	3921 Club Pl	Duluth	30096	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 806-7900	1,146	70	16.4	86.7%	32 (2.8%)	181 (15.8%)	805 (70.2%)	108 (9.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	18 (1.6%)								52.7	42.4	218	50
130111000432	169	Cherokee High School	Public	9-12	930 Marietta Hwy	Canton	30114	Cherokee County	Cherokee County	No	No	No	No	(770) 721-5300	2,937	193	15.2	38.0%	1,573 (53.6%)	241 (8.2%)	994 (33.8%)	24 (0.8%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	103 (3.5%)	$8,417			$254			$8,163	52.4	58.1	129	40
130411002276	170	Pickens County High School	Public	9-12	500 Dragon Dr	Jasper	30143	Pickens County	Pickens County	No	No	No	No	(706) 253-1800	1,259	83	15.2	35.9%	1,137 (90.3%)	7 (0.6%)	86 (6.8%)	7 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (1.6%)	$9,772			$278			$9,494	52.2	57.1	135	35

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About our rankings:

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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

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