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)
130399001468	261	Oglethorpe County High School	Public	9-12	749 Athens Rd	Lexington	30648	Oglethorpe County	Oglethorpe County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 743-8124	655	41	15.9	51.1%	390 (59.5%)	126 (19.2%)	99 (15.1%)	15 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.8%)	$9,614			$466			$9,147	36.3	48.3	186	75
130081000317	262	Metter High School	Public	9-12	34905 Ga Highway 129 S	Metter	30439	Candler County	Candler County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 685-2134	488	32	15.2	84.2%	202 (41.4%)	167 (34.2%)	100 (20.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	15 (3.1%)	$9,096			$673			$8,423	36	39.4	235	27
130255004212	263	Discovery High School	Public	9-12	1335 Old Norcross Rd	Lawrenceville	30046	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 226-4250	2,803	170	16.4	72.6%	127 (4.5%)	880 (31.4%)	1,507 (53.8%)	229 (8.2%)	3 (0.1%)	5 (0.2%)	52 (1.9%)	$8,355			$576			$7,780	35.9	41.5	222	41
130126000504	264	Clinch County High School	Public	8-12	1 Panther Way	Homerville	31634	Clinch County	Clinch County	No	No	No	No	(912) 487-5366	426	30	14.2	74.4%	227 (53.3%)	146 (34.3%)	21 (4.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (6.6%)	$11,002			$357			$10,644	35.8	42.7	216	48
130174004159	265	Tapestry Public Charter School	Public, Charter	6-12	3130 Raymond Dr	Doraville	30340	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	Yes	No	No	No	(678) 676-1200	299	32	9.4	21.4%	131 (43.8%)	86 (28.8%)	67 (22.4%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.3%)	$18,249			$255			$17,994	35.7	48.5	184	81
130228004409	266	Fulton Academy of Virtual Excellence	Public, Virtual, Alternative	2-12	6151 Powers Ferry Road NW	Atlanta	30339	Cobb County	Fulton County	No	No	Yes	Yes	(470) 254-4578	627	63	9.9	30.8%	65 (10.4%)	411 (65.6%)	63 (10.0%)	37 (5.9%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (7.2%)								35.5			(n/a)
130312000055	267	Johnson County High School	Public	9-12	150 Herschel Walker Dr	Wrightsville	31096	Johnson County	Johnson County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 864-2222	303	23	13.1	94.4%	154 (50.8%)	135 (44.6%)	9 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	$9,498			$813			$8,684	35.4	40.6	230	37
130441001591	268	Heritage High School	Public	9-12	2400 Granade Rd SW	Conyers	30094	Rockdale County	Rockdale County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 483-5428	1,877	102	18.3	59.4%	159 (8.5%)	1,195 (63.7%)	424 (22.6%)	22 (1.2%)	3 (0.2%)	6 (0.3%)	68 (3.6%)	$8,375			$288			$8,087	35.1	34.8	261	7
130426003882	269	Putnam County High School	Public	9-12	300 War Eagle Rd	Eatonton	31024	Putnam County	Putnam County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 485-9971	919	65	14.2	80.8%	441 (48.0%)	331 (36.0%)	105 (11.4%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (4.2%)	$12,317			$1,496			$10,821	35.1	31.2	281	12
130576003852	270	Washington-Wilkes Comprehensive High School	Public	9-12	1182 Tignall Rd	Washington	30673	Wilkes County	Wilkes County	No	No	No	No	(706) 678-2426	356	29	12.1	52.0%	125 (35.1%)	171 (48.0%)	38 (10.7%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.1%)	$11,229			$545			$10,684	35.1	36.8	252	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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