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)
130174000679	271	Southwest DeKalb High School	Public	9-12	2863 Kelley Chapel Rd	Decatur	30034	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 874-1902	1,307	79	16.4	100.0%	4 (0.3%)	1,231 (94.2%)	46 (3.5%)	5 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (1.5%)	$11,703			$767			$10,936	34.9	35	260	11
130024304253	272	Southwest Georgia S.T.E.M. Charter Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	185 Pecan St	Shellman	39886	Randolph County	State Specialty Schools II- Southwest Georgia S.T.E.M. Char	Yes	No	No	Yes	(229) 345-3033	486	35	13.8	97.5%	348 (71.6%)	87 (17.9%)	22 (4.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.6%)	$9,826			$1,125			$8,702	34.4			(n/a)
130384001381	273	Murray County High School	Public	9-12	1001 Green Rd	Chatsworth	30705	Murray County	Murray County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 695-1414	1,102	68	16.1	64.7%	720 (65.3%)	8 (0.7%)	350 (31.8%)	7 (0.6%)	6 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.0%)	$7,942			$409			$7,533	34.3	36.1	258	15
130387001397	274	Hardaway High School	Public	9-12	2901 College Dr	Columbus	31906	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 748-2766	1,184	79	15	96.6%	199 (16.8%)	764 (64.5%)	114 (9.6%)	9 (0.8%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	92 (7.8%)	$8,880			$620			$8,259	34.3	28.4	294	20
130135000581	275	Coffee County High School	Public	9-12	159 Trojan Way	Douglas	31533	Coffee County	Coffee County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 384-2094	1,234	91	13.5	65.2%	549 (44.5%)	362 (29.3%)	287 (23.3%)	7 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (2.3%)	$9,842			$849			$8,993	34.2	49.4	178	97
130255001132	276	Norcross High School	Public	9-12	5300 Spalding Dr	Norcross	30092	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 448-3674	2,608	169	15.4	63.6%	322 (12.3%)	698 (26.8%)	1,416 (54.3%)	102 (3.9%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (2.6%)	$8,615			$479			$8,136	34.1	31	283	7
130000502626	277	Statesboro STEAM Academy	Public, Charter	5-12	1718 Northside Dr E	Statesboro	30458	Bulloch County	State Specialty Schools II- Statesboro STEAM Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(912) 764-5888	191	15	12.4	64.9%	106 (55.5%)	69 (36.1%)	3 (1.6%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.8%)	$10,035			$325			$9,710	34.1	31.9	278	1
130537002093	278	Ridgeland High School	Public	9-12	2478 Happy Valley Rd	Rossville	30741	Walker County	Walker County	No	No	No	No	(706) 820-9361	1,244	91	13.6	69.6%	1,018 (81.8%)	89 (7.2%)	77 (6.2%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (4.3%)	$8,965			$598			$8,368	34	32.6	271	7
130000101964	279	Troup County High School	Public	9-12	1920 Hamilton Rd	LaGrange	30241	Troup County	Troup County	No	No	No	No	(706) 812-7957	1,341	74	18.2	49.3%	688 (51.3%)	495 (36.9%)	73 (5.4%)	19 (1.4%)	2 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	61 (4.5%)	$9,836			$527			$9,309	33.5	33.8	266	13
130498002282	280	Tift County High School	Public	9-12	1 Blue Devil Way	Tifton	31794	Tift County	Tift County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 387-2475	2,273	132	17.2	100.0%	913 (40.2%)	805 (35.4%)	479 (21.1%)	30 (1.3%)	4 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (1.8%)	$8,433			$702			$7,731	32.8	32.4	274	6

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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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