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)
130228004411	111	Global Impact Academy	Public	9-12	115 Shaw Drive	Fairburn	30213	Fulton County	Fulton County	No	No	No	Yes	(470) 254-3900	430	30	14.5	52.1%	2 (0.5%)	392 (91.2%)	28 (6.5%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)								64.2			(n/a)
130150002028	112	East Coweta High School	Public	9-12	400 Highway 154	Sharpsburg	30277	Coweta County	Coweta County	No	No	No	No	(770) 254-2850	3,212	176	18.2	30.5%	1,627 (50.7%)	896 (27.9%)	429 (13.4%)	101 (3.1%)	5 (0.2%)	1 (0.0%)	153 (4.8%)	$7,423			$239			$7,184	63.9	59.4	122	10
130141000603	113	Evans High School	Public	9-12	4550 Cox Rd	Evans	30809	Columbia County	Columbia County	No	No	No	No	(706) 863-1198	1,887	102	18.4	30.4%	1,057 (56.0%)	426 (22.6%)	207 (11.0%)	64 (3.4%)	4 (0.2%)	5 (0.3%)	124 (6.6%)	$8,019			$127			$7,892	63.7	53.7	147	34
130288001222	114	Perry High School	Public	9-12	1307 North Ave	Perry	31069	Houston County	Houston County	No	No	No	No	(478) 988-6298	1,478	81	18.3	48.3%	784 (53.0%)	507 (34.3%)	96 (6.5%)	10 (0.7%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (5.3%)	$8,671			$362			$8,310	63.6	52.8	157	43
130012004161	115	Charles Drew Charter Ja/Senior Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	300 E Lake Blvd SE	Atlanta	30317	DeKalb County	Atlanta Public Schools	Yes	No	No	No	(404) 687-0001	925	80	11.6	40.0%	158 (17.1%)	694 (75.0%)	28 (3.0%)	9 (1.0%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	30 (3.2%)	$16,471			$572			$15,899	63.5	59.8	120	5
130555001800	116	Wayne County High School	Public	9-12	1 Jacket Dr	Jesup	31545	Wayne County	Wayne County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 427-1088	1,467	91	16.1	75.2%	920 (62.7%)	319 (21.7%)	139 (9.5%)	8 (0.5%)	4 (0.3%)	4 (0.3%)	73 (5.0%)	$8,605			$499			$8,106	63.4	52.3	161	45
130063003550	117	Southeast Bulloch High School	Public	9-12	9184 Brooklet Denmark Rd	Brooklet	30415	Bulloch County	Bulloch County	No	No	No	No	(912) 842-8440	1,156	62	18.7	39.5%	874 (75.6%)	172 (14.9%)	60 (5.2%)	14 (1.2%)	2 (0.2%)	7 (0.6%)	27 (2.3%)	$8,147			$621			$7,526	63.4	58.2	128	11
130255003838	118	Archer High School	Public	9-12	2255 New Hope Rd	Lawrenceville	30045	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	No	(678) 407-7700	3,134	161	19.4	43.2%	621 (19.8%)	1,681 (53.6%)	598 (19.1%)	101 (3.2%)	4 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	127 (4.1%)	$7,900			$244			$7,655	63.1	70.3	75	43
130048000258	119	Brantley County High School	Public	9-12	10804 Highway 82	Nahunta	31553	Brantley County	Brantley County	No	No	No	No	(912) 462-5121	902	59	15.2	70.1%	805 (89.2%)	28 (3.1%)	40 (4.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.0%)	$8,099			$362			$7,737	62.8	49.9	174	55
130189003887	120	West Laurens High School	Public	9-12	3692 Ga Highway 257	Dexter	31019	Laurens County	Laurens County	No	No	No	No	(478) 875-1000	1,271	76	16.6	84.8%	822 (64.7%)	327 (25.7%)	61 (4.8%)	21 (1.7%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	35 (2.8%)	$8,320			$370			$7,950	62.5	72.4	68	52

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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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