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)
130261003403	411	Lanier College and Career Academy	Public	9-12	2723 Tumbling Creek Rd	Gainesville	30504	Hall County	Hall County	No	No	No	No	(770) 531-2330	161	15	10.5	59.0%	68 (42.2%)	14 (8.7%)	71 (44.1%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.3%)	$18,046			$228			$17,818	12	11	407	4
130417004235	412	Zebulon High School	Public, Virtual	9-12	7360 Highway 19 S	Zebulon	30295	Pike County	Pike County	No	No	Yes	No	(770) 567-8489	56	3	22.4	55.4%	49 (87.5%)	2 (3.6%)	2 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.4%)	$3,345			$99			$3,246	11.9	6.5	430	18
130465001637	413	Central Elementary/High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	945 N Washington Ave	Talbotton	31827	Talbot County	Talbot County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 665-8577	408	37	11	100.0%	46 (11.3%)	357 (87.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	$16,429			$1,655			$14,774	11.9	9.9	414	1
130174000686	414	Towers High School	Public	9-12	3919 Brookcrest Cir	Decatur	30032	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 874-2202	764	49	15.5	100.0%	17 (2.2%)	626 (81.9%)	76 (9.9%)	25 (3.3%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (2.0%)	$12,581			$935			$11,646	11.5	11.8	402	12
130174000639	415	Cedar Grove High School	Public	9-12	2360 River Rd	Ellenwood	30294	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 874-4002	1,123	70	16.1	100.0%	7 (0.6%)	1,030 (91.7%)	58 (5.2%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (2.0%)	$11,139			$720			$10,419	11.3	16	374	41
130042001943	416	Northeast High School	Public	9-12	1646 Upper River Rd	Macon	31211	Bibb County	Bibb County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 779-4157	742	47	15.7	100.0%	21 (2.8%)	699 (94.2%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.6%)	$12,982			$2,713			$10,269	11.2	8.5	419	3
130387001418	417	Spencer High School	Public	9-12	1000 Fort Benning Rd	Columbus	31903	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 683-8701	943	55	17.1	96.6%	40 (4.2%)	659 (69.9%)	186 (19.7%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (1.0%)	43 (4.6%)	$8,488			$727			$7,761	10.8	14.2	382	35
130012004215	418	D. M. Therrell High School	Public	9-12	3099 Panther Trl SW	Atlanta	30311	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 802-5300	973	64	15.2	100.0%	1 (0.1%)	928 (95.4%)	33 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.1%)	$16,390			$1,057			$15,333	10.7	12.9	392	26
130264001178	419	Hancock Central High School	Public	9-12	11311 Ga Highway 15	Sparta	31087	Hancock County	Hancock County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 444-7009	233	21	11.2	100.0%	2 (0.9%)	227 (97.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	$15,116			$1,423			$13,693	10	7.7	424	5
130180001889	420	Dooly County High School	Public	9-12	715 N 3rd St	Vienna	31092	Dooly County	Dooly County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 268-8181	340	25	13.8	100.0%	28 (8.2%)	227 (66.8%)	75 (22.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.4%)	$13,872			$1,576			$12,296	9.7	7.4	425	5

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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:

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America