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)
130111002100	51	Sequoyah High School	Public	9-12	4485 Hickory Rd	Canton	30115	Cherokee County	Cherokee County	No	No	No	No	(770) 721-3200	2,083	129	16	18.6%	1,459 (70.0%)	161 (7.7%)	329 (15.8%)	38 (1.8%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	93 (4.5%)	$8,224			$287			$7,937	78.9	73.9	62	11
130387004270	52	Rainey McCullers School of the Arts	Public	6-12	1700 Midtown Dr	Columbus	31906	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	No	No	No	(706) 748-3304	384	32	12	37.5%	137 (35.7%)	145 (37.8%)	60 (15.6%)	7 (1.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	33 (8.6%)	$13,530			$373			$13,157	78.8	69.5	81	29
130102004196	53	Savannah Early College High School	Public	9-12	400 Pennsylvania Ave	Savannah	31404	Chatham County	Savannah-Chatham County	No	No	No	No	(912) 395-2535	151	10	14.9	62.3%	17 (11.3%)	104 (68.9%)	19 (12.6%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.0%)	$7,423			$246			$7,177	78.7	62.4	110	57
130102004044	54	Woodville-Tompkins Technical and Career High School	Public	9-12	151 Coach Joe Turner St	Savannah	31408	Chatham County	Savannah-Chatham County	No	No	No	No	(912) 395-6750	684	44	15.6	58.3%	60 (8.8%)	458 (67.0%)	108 (15.8%)	21 (3.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (5.1%)	$9,692			$248			$9,444	78.5	72.7	67	13
130168000802	55	Decatur High School	Public	9-12	310 N McDonough St	Decatur	30030	DeKalb County	City Schools of Decatur	No	No	No	No	(404) 370-4420	1,853	123	15	12.4%	1,079 (58.2%)	435 (23.5%)	123 (6.6%)	65 (3.5%)	5 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	144 (7.8%)	$12,629			$472			$12,157	78.3	76.3	56	1
130078000315	56	Camden County High School	Public	9-12	6300 Laurel Island Pkwy	Kingsland	31548	Camden County	Camden County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 729-7318	2,673	175	15.2	40.1%	1,550 (58.0%)	592 (22.1%)	256 (9.6%)	33 (1.2%)	6 (0.2%)	3 (0.1%)	233 (8.7%)	$9,248			$385			$8,864	78.3	81.5	39	17
130539002288	57	Loganville High School	Public	9-12	100 Trident Trail	Loganville	30052	Walton County	Walton County	No	No	No	No	(678) 684-2880	1,808	112	16	29.8%	944 (52.2%)	476 (26.3%)	263 (14.5%)	42 (2.3%)	8 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	74 (4.1%)	$8,175			$260			$7,915	77.9	69.6	80	23
130222003354	58	West Forsyth High School	Public	9-12	4155 Drew Rd	Cumming	30040	Forsyth County	Forsyth County	No	No	No	No	(770) 888-3470	2,405	123	19.5	9.2%	1,639 (68.1%)	109 (4.5%)	331 (13.8%)	245 (10.2%)	7 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (3.1%)	$7,891			$134			$7,757	77.4	76.3	53	5
130129002526	59	Kell High School	Public	9-12	4770 Lee Waters Rd	Marietta	30066	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	No	(678) 494-7844	1,506	93	16.1	31.8%	700 (46.5%)	363 (24.1%)	325 (21.6%)	38 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	80 (5.3%)	$8,383			$346			$8,037	76.4	76.3	54	5
130012000066	60	Midtown High School	Public	9-12	929 Charles Allen Dr NE	Atlanta	30309	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(404) 802-3001	1,602	103	15.5	18.9%	768 (47.9%)	554 (34.6%)	137 (8.6%)	42 (2.6%)	10 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	91 (5.7%)	$13,769			$621			$13,148	76.4	75.8	57	3

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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