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)
130084002097	251	Temple High School	Public	9-12	589 Sage St	Temple	30179	Carroll County	Carroll County	No	No	No	No	(770) 562-3218	746	41	18.3	61.9%	471 (63.1%)	157 (21.0%)	60 (8.0%)	8 (1.1%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	46 (6.2%)	$9,609			$309			$9,300	37.9	53.3	151	100
130570001818	252	Southeast Whitfield County High School	Public	9-12	1954 Riverbend Rd	Dalton	30721	Whitfield County	Whitfield County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 226-2753	1,492	86	17.4	75.7%	379 (25.4%)	17 (1.1%)	1,052 (70.5%)	3 (0.2%)	5 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (2.3%)	$8,262			$623			$7,639	37.8	40.8	228	24
130243001959	253	Gordon Central High School	Public	9-12	335 Warrior Path NE	Calhoun	30701	Gordon County	Gordon County	No	No	No	No	(706) 629-7391	871	56	15.6	62.6%	546 (62.7%)	24 (2.8%)	265 (30.4%)	9 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	25 (2.9%)	$10,053			$562			$9,491	37.5	27.8	298	45
130159000775	254	Dade County High School	Public	9-12	300 Tradition Ln	Trenton	30752	Dade County	Dade County	No	No	No	No	(706) 657-7517	622	40	15.4	42.0%	576 (92.6%)	3 (0.5%)	21 (3.4%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.4%)	$9,265			$150			$9,115	37.3	38.2	241	13
130261002569	255	Chestatee High School	Public	9-12	3005 Sardis Rd	Gainesville	30506	Hall County	Hall County	No	No	No	No	(770) 532-1162	1,244	79	15.7	48.1%	488 (39.2%)	30 (2.4%)	693 (55.7%)	15 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (1.4%)	$8,472			$257			$8,215	36.8	32.6	272	17
130204002033	256	Swainsboro High School	Public	9-12	689 S Main St	Swainsboro	30401	Emanuel County	Emanuel County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 237-2267	810	62	13.1	98.1%	298 (36.8%)	392 (48.4%)	92 (11.4%)	9 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.3%)	$9,789			$798			$8,991	36.6	28.8	290	34
130183000839	257	Westover High School	Public	9-12	2600 Partridge Dr	Albany	31707	Dougherty County	Dougherty County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 431-3320	1,360	64	21.2	100.0%	51 (3.8%)	1,231 (90.5%)	45 (3.3%)	10 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	21 (1.5%)	$9,898			$941			$8,957	36.5	29.1	288	31
130246001083	258	Cairo High School	Public	9-12	455 5th St SE	Cairo	39828	Grady County	Grady County	No	No	No	No	(229) 377-2222	1,274	80	15.8	100.0%	514 (40.3%)	422 (33.1%)	303 (23.8%)	8 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (2.0%)	$8,718			$483			$8,235	36.5	27.1	302	44
130510001699	259	Treutlen Middle/High School	Public	6-12	7892 Ga Highway 29	Soperton	30457	Treutlen County	Treutlen County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 529-7131	532	42	12.5	89.5%	273 (51.3%)	222 (41.7%)	14 (2.6%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.6%)	$9,644			$855			$8,790	36.5	41.5	223	36
130162000786	260	Dalton High School	Public	9-12	1500 Manly St	Dalton	30720	Whitfield County	Dalton Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 278-8757	1,382	89	15.6	55.4%	260 (18.8%)	62 (4.5%)	985 (71.3%)	44 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (2.2%)	$8,446			$459			$7,987	36.4	37.2	248	12

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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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