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)
130111000425	81	Etowah High School	Public	9-12	6565 Putnam Ford Dr	Woodstock	30189	Cherokee County	Cherokee County	No	No	No	No	(770) 721-3120	2,441	155	15.7	27.7%	1,374 (56.3%)	293 (12.0%)	585 (24.0%)	63 (2.6%)	1 (0.0%)	1 (0.0%)	124 (5.1%)	$8,039			$249			$7,791	72.6	77.1	49	32
130111001428	82	Woodstock High School	Public	9-12	2010 Towne Lake Hills South Dr	Woodstock	30189	Cherokee County	Cherokee County	No	No	No	No	(770) 721-3000	2,044	132	15.4	24.9%	1,181 (57.8%)	254 (12.4%)	424 (20.7%)	49 (2.4%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	133 (6.5%)	$8,221			$306			$7,915	72.2	74.8	59	23
130102004291	83	Savannah Classical Academy Charter High School	Public, Charter	9-12	705 E Anderson St # 31401	Savannah	31401	Chatham County	Savannah-Chatham County	Yes	No	No	No	(912) 395-4040	72	8	9.1	72.2%	11 (15.3%)	39 (54.2%)	12 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	9 (12.5%)	$2,523			$772			$1,751	71.2			(n/a)
130129000545	84	Sprayberry High School	Public	9-12	2525 Sandy Plains Rd	Marietta	30066	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	No	(770) 578-3200	1,831	107	17.1	36.0%	645 (35.2%)	497 (27.1%)	449 (24.5%)	121 (6.6%)	7 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	110 (6.0%)	$8,115			$258			$7,856	71	73.7	64	20
130270002270	85	Harris County High School	Public	9-12	8281 Ga Highway 116	Hamilton	31811	Harris County	Harris County	No	No	No	No	(706) 628-4278	1,703	96	17.8	25.4%	1,194 (70.1%)	267 (15.7%)	124 (7.3%)	13 (0.8%)	4 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	99 (5.8%)	$8,703			$280			$8,422	70.8	69.4	83	2
130258001145	86	Habersham Central High School	Public	9-12	2059 State Hwy 197 S	Mount Airy	30563	Habersham County	Habersham County	No	No	No	No	(706) 778-7161	1,525	89	17	47.0%	889 (58.3%)	36 (2.4%)	512 (33.6%)	38 (2.5%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (3.1%)	$9,304			$441			$8,863	70.2	74.8	60	26
130198001594	87	South Effingham High School	Public	9-12	1220 Noel C Conaway Rd	Guyton	31312	Effingham County	Effingham County	No	No	No	No	(912) 728-7511	1,888	112	16.9	30.2%	1,245 (65.9%)	270 (14.3%)	226 (12.0%)	35 (1.9%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	109 (5.8%)	$8,585			$304			$8,281	70.1	61.8	112	25
130222000893	88	North Forsyth High School	Public	9-12	3635 Coal Mountain Dr	Cumming	30028	Forsyth County	Forsyth County	No	No	No	No	(770) 781-6637	2,065	121	17	14.5%	1,461 (70.8%)	132 (6.4%)	320 (15.5%)	82 (4.0%)	10 (0.5%)	4 (0.2%)	56 (2.7%)	$8,541			$301			$8,240	69.9	70.1	77	11
130026404424	89	Northwest Classical Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3010 Cobb Parkway North	Kennesaw	30152	Cobb County	State Specialty Schools II- Northwest Classical Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(470) 502-9700	640	44	14.7	15.2%	374 (58.4%)	129 (20.2%)	81 (12.7%)	19 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	34 (5.3%)								69.7			(n/a)
130129000525	90	North Cobb High School	Public	9-12	3400 Old 41 Hwy NW	Kennesaw	30144	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	No	(770) 975-6685	2,555	141	18	41.2%	751 (29.4%)	999 (39.1%)	540 (21.1%)	108 (4.2%)	8 (0.3%)	3 (0.1%)	146 (5.7%)	$7,764			$215			$7,549	69.5	74.6	61	29

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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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