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)
130102000376	331	Beach High School	Public	9-12	3001 Hopkins St	Savannah	31405	Chatham County	Savannah-Chatham County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 395-5330	914	62	14.6	79.0%	43 (4.7%)	770 (84.2%)	79 (8.6%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	16 (1.8%)	$9,676			$1,299			$8,377	23.8	16.8	366	35
130255002039	332	Phoenix High School	Public	9-12	501 W Pike St	Lawrenceville	30046	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	No	(770) 513-6862	762	34	22.4	29.4%	41 (5.4%)	226 (29.7%)	454 (59.6%)	23 (3.0%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (1.8%)	$11,949			$179			$11,770	23.6	24.4	321	11
130042003726	333	Howard High School	Public	9-12	6400 Forsyth Rd	Macon	31210	Bibb County	Bibb County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 779-7852	1,076	70	15.3	100.0%	158 (14.7%)	759 (70.5%)	73 (6.8%)	40 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (4.3%)	$10,167			$1,028			$9,139	23.6	21.5	336	3
130102000415	334	Windsor Forest High School	Public	9-12	12419 Largo Dr	Savannah	31419	Chatham County	Savannah-Chatham County	No	No	No	No	(912) 395-3400	1,012	64	15.7	72.1%	115 (11.4%)	677 (66.9%)	149 (14.7%)	14 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	56 (5.5%)	$9,997			$516			$9,481	23.6	22.7	327	7
130123000467	335	North Clayton High School	Public	9-12	1525 Norman Dr	College Park	30349	Fulton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 994-4035	1,206	63	19	90.5%	6 (0.5%)	1,001 (83.0%)	128 (10.6%)	37 (3.1%)	4 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	28 (2.3%)	$7,145			$534			$6,611	23.6	12.7	395	60
130174002537	336	Lithonia High School	Public	9-12	2440 Phillips Rd	Lithonia	30058	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 676-2902	1,483	83	17.8	100.0%	6 (0.4%)	1,361 (91.8%)	79 (5.3%)	4 (0.3%)	9 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (1.6%)	$11,301			$737			$10,564	23.2	22.9	325	11
130306001291	337	Jefferson County High School	Public	9-12	1157 Warrior Trl	Louisville	30434	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 625-9991	631	45	14.1	100.0%	119 (18.9%)	444 (70.4%)	53 (8.4%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.9%)	$9,370			$778			$8,592	23	19.5	350	13
130282001205	338	Stockbridge High School	Public	9-12	1151 Old Conyers Rd	Stockbridge	30281	Henry County	Henry County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 474-8747	1,543	81	18.9	54.2%	106 (6.9%)	1,077 (69.8%)	266 (17.2%)	37 (2.4%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	54 (3.5%)	$8,994			$433			$8,561	23	21.8	332	6
130021000158	339	Baldwin High School	Public	9-12	155 Ga Highway 49 W	Milledgeville	31061	Baldwin County	Baldwin County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 453-6429	1,311	77	17	89.4%	241 (18.4%)	932 (71.1%)	55 (4.2%)	14 (1.1%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	65 (5.0%)	$9,832			$1,276			$8,556	22.9	21.5	337	2
130123004452	340	Utopian Academy for the Arts High School	Public, Charter	9-12	2299 Old Rex Marrow Road	Ellenwood	30260	Clayton County	Clayton County	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(470) 446-1070	158	3	52.6	68.4%	0 (0.0%)	144 (91.1%)	12 (7.6%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								22.9			(n/a)

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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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Educational resources:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection