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)
130093000353	141	Ringgold High School	Public	9-12	29 Tiger Trl	Ringgold	30736	Catoosa County	Catoosa County	No	No	No	No	(706) 935-2254	1,053	84	12.5	34.5%	937 (89.0%)	28 (2.7%)	39 (3.7%)	16 (1.5%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (2.8%)	$10,165			$438			$9,728	58.5	67.8	86	55
130213002167	142	Sandy Creek High School	Public	9-12	360 Jenkins Rd	Tyrone	30290	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	No	(770) 969-2840	1,188	88	13.5	42.8%	143 (12.0%)	737 (62.0%)	222 (18.7%)	30 (2.5%)	6 (0.5%)	4 (0.3%)	46 (3.9%)	$11,981			$348			$11,633	58.5	63.7	104	38
130039000192	143	Berrien High School	Public	9-12	500 E Smith Ave	Nashville	31639	Berrien County	Berrien County	No	No	No	No	(229) 686-7428	851	59	14.4	43.2%	607 (71.3%)	117 (13.7%)	95 (11.2%)	6 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (2.9%)	$9,025			$479			$8,546	58.5	53.7	149	6
130033001914	144	Woodland High School	Public	9-12	800 Old Alabama Rd SE	Cartersville	30120	Bartow County	Bartow County	No	No	No	No	(770) 606-5870	1,451	85	17.1	47.8%	1,015 (70.0%)	102 (7.0%)	262 (18.1%)	5 (0.3%)	6 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	60 (4.1%)	$8,428			$269			$8,159	58	45.5	204	60
130315001279	145	Jones County High School	Public	9-12	339 Railroad St	Gray	31032	Jones County	Jones County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 986-5444	1,626	101	16.1	46.9%	1,073 (66.0%)	461 (28.4%)	28 (1.7%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	59 (3.6%)	$7,627			$400			$7,226	57.6	56.7	137	8
130174000690	146	Dunwoody High School	Public	9-12	5035 Vermack Rd	Dunwoody	30338	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	No	(678) 874-8502	2,040	118	17.2	27.2%	828 (40.6%)	309 (15.1%)	706 (34.6%)	135 (6.6%)	4 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	56 (2.7%)	$10,114			$1,197			$8,916	56.9	60.7	117	29
130336001371	147	Long County High School	Public	9-12	1844 Ga Highway 57	Ludowici	31316	Long County	Long County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 545-2135	1,209	66	18.3	70.1%	507 (41.9%)	358 (29.6%)	218 (18.0%)	4 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	12 (1.0%)	107 (8.9%)	$7,800			$503			$7,297	56.5	55.5	142	5
130573002232	148	Wilcox County High School	Public	9-12	1358 Ga Highway 215 S	Rochelle	31079	Wilcox County	Wilcox County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 365-7231	340	24	14.4	87.9%	200 (58.8%)	112 (32.9%)	17 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.2%)	$12,788			$1,934			$10,853	56.3	48.3	187	39
130150000754	149	Newnan High School	Public	9-12	190 Lagrange St	Newnan	30263	Coweta County	Coweta County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 254-2880	2,335	140	16.6	40.9%	1,338 (57.3%)	634 (27.2%)	231 (9.9%)	25 (1.1%)	9 (0.4%)	3 (0.1%)	95 (4.1%)	$8,468			$413			$8,056	56.3	65	99	50
130543001777	150	Ware County High School	Public	9-12	700 Victory Dr	Waycross	31503	Ware County	Ware County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 287-2351	1,589	111	14.3	86.3%	766 (48.2%)	603 (37.9%)	118 (7.4%)	16 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	86 (5.4%)	$10,360			$547			$9,813	56.1	64.2	102	48

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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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