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)
130539003901	101	Walnut Grove High School	Public	9-12	4863 Guthrie Cemetery Rd	Loganville	30052	Walton County	Walton County	No	No	No	No	(678) 507-3900	1,450	93	15.6	28.3%	1,031 (71.1%)	212 (14.6%)	137 (9.4%)	24 (1.7%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (2.9%)	$8,819			$351			$8,468	66.6	60.8	116	15
130282002391	102	Union Grove High	Public	9-12	120 E Lake Rd	McDonough	30252	Henry County	Henry County	No	No	No	No	(678) 583-8502	1,648	81	20.2	23.9%	451 (27.4%)	846 (51.3%)	152 (9.2%)	100 (6.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	96 (5.8%)	$8,719			$272			$8,446	65.7	65.9	95	7
130174000692	103	Chamblee High School	Public	9-12	3688 Chamblee Dunwoody Rd	Chamblee	30341	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 676-6902	1,776	108	16.4	37.6%	595 (33.5%)	344 (19.4%)	560 (31.5%)	189 (10.6%)	10 (0.6%)	3 (0.2%)	75 (4.2%)	$7,017			$156			$6,861	65.6	71.9	69	34
130240001068	104	Brunswick High School	Public	9-12	3885 Altama Ave	Brunswick	31520	Glynn County	Glynn County	No	No	No	No	(912) 267-4200	1,932	115	16.8	61.2%	732 (37.9%)	788 (40.8%)	289 (15.0%)	42 (2.2%)	3 (0.2%)	8 (0.4%)	70 (3.6%)	$9,524			$364			$9,160	65.3	65.4	97	7
130144000622	105	Commerce High School	Public	9-12	272 Lakeview Dr	Commerce	30529	Jackson County	Commerce City	No	No	No	No	(706) 335-5942	493	39	12.6	45.2%	343 (69.6%)	49 (9.9%)	81 (16.4%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.8%)	$10,302			$258			$10,044	65.2	65.9	94	11
130342002505	106	Lumpkin County High School	Public	9-12	2001 Indian Dr	Dahlonega	30533	Lumpkin County	Lumpkin County	No	No	No	No	(706) 864-6186	1,134	73	15.5	34.4%	971 (85.6%)	14 (1.2%)	110 (9.7%)	2 (0.2%)	6 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (2.7%)	$9,468			$332			$9,136	64.9	70.6	74	32
130387002583	107	Northside High School	Public	9-12	2002 American Way	Columbus	31909	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	No	No	No	(706) 748-2920	1,402	90	15.6	32.1%	628 (44.8%)	441 (31.5%)	176 (12.6%)	56 (4.0%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	97 (6.9%)	$8,127			$325			$7,802	64.6	61.2	115	8
130044000253	108	Bleckley County High School	Public	9-12	1 Royal Dr	Cochran	31014	Bleckley County	Bleckley County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 934-6258	671	45	14.8	45.2%	464 (69.2%)	162 (24.1%)	19 (2.8%)	8 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.7%)	$9,166			$727			$8,439	64.6	68.6	84	24
130165002253	109	Dawson County High School	Public	10-12	1665 Perimeter Rd	Dawsonville	30534	Dawson County	Dawson County	No	No	No	No	(706) 265-6555	773	55	14.1	32.0%	637 (82.4%)	7 (0.9%)	99 (12.8%)	10 (1.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	17 (2.2%)	$12,024			$506			$11,518	64.5	71.6	70	39
130228000987	110	Riverwood International Charter School	Public	9-12	5900 Raider Dr	Atlanta	30328	Fulton County	Fulton County	No	No	No	No	(470) 254-1980	1,737	104	16.6	30.4%	604 (34.8%)	426 (24.5%)	615 (35.4%)	35 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (3.3%)	$10,393			$292			$10,100	64.2	66.7	92	18

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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

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