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)
130081004361	381	Metter College and Career Academy	Public	6-12	34905 Ga Highway 129 S	Metter	30439	Candler County	Candler County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 685-5713	154	10	15.5	84.4%	75 (48.7%)	41 (26.6%)	31 (20.1%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.2%)								17.2	24.2	322	59
130249002386	382	Greene County High School	Public	9-12	1002 S Main St	Greensboro	30642	Greene County	Greene County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 453-2271	420	48	8.8	97.4%	31 (7.4%)	298 (71.0%)	83 (19.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	$17,309			$1,166			$16,143	17	18.3	356	26
130228000967	383	Banneker High School	Public	9-12	6015 Feldwood Rd	College Park	30349	Fulton County	Fulton County	No	No	No	Yes	(470) 254-3410	1,610	112	14.4	100.0%	10 (0.6%)	1,504 (93.4%)	60 (3.7%)	7 (0.4%)	4 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	24 (1.5%)	$13,394			$1,364			$12,030	16.8	13.2	389	6
130162004422	384	The Dalton Academy	Public	10-12	1250 Cross Plains Trai1	Dalton	30721	Whitfield County	Dalton Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 876-4700	402	35	11.5	66.7%	40 (10.0%)	16 (4.0%)	330 (82.1%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.2%)								16.7	10.5	412	28
130102000413	385	Groves High School	Public	9-12	201 Rommel Ave	Garden City	31408	Chatham County	Savannah-Chatham County	No	No	No	No	(912) 395-2520	992	67	14.9	71.5%	79 (8.0%)	606 (61.1%)	258 (26.0%)	6 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (4.2%)	$11,357			$1,262			$10,095	16.7	13.2	390	5
130156000769	386	Crisp County High School	Public	9-12	2402 Cougar Alley	Cordele	31015	Crisp County	Crisp County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 276-3430	1,093	59	18.4	99.0%	343 (31.4%)	633 (57.9%)	77 (7.0%)	14 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (2.3%)	$9,955			$743			$9,212	16.6	21.2	340	46
130187000873	387	Dublin High School	Public	9-12	1127 Hillcrest Pkwy	Dublin	31021	Laurens County	Dublin City	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 353-8040	544	52	10.4	100.0%	39 (7.2%)	476 (87.5%)	12 (2.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.6%)	$11,234			$1,283			$9,950	16.6	14.1	383	4
130174000708	388	Clarkston High School	Public	9-12	618 N Indian Creek Dr	Clarkston	30021	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 676-5302	1,413	92	15.3	100.0%	84 (5.9%)	818 (57.9%)	83 (5.9%)	395 (28.0%)	4 (0.3%)	4 (0.3%)	25 (1.8%)	$12,511			$873			$11,638	16.5	20	345	43
130282002130	389	Eagle's Landing High School	Public	9-12	301 Tunis Rd	McDonough	30253	Henry County	Henry County	No	No	No	No	(770) 954-9515	1,642	75	21.8	47.7%	75 (4.6%)	1,243 (75.7%)	189 (11.5%)	49 (3.0%)	6 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	79 (4.8%)	$8,598			$272			$8,326	16	28.6	291	98
130255001980	390	Meadowcreek High School	Public	9-12	4455 Steve Reynolds Blvd	Norcross	30093	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 381-9680	2,663	184	14.4	79.2%	45 (1.7%)	459 (17.2%)	1,993 (74.8%)	135 (5.1%)	1 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	28 (1.1%)	$8,554			$576			$7,977	15.8	16	372	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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