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)
130063000281	291	Portal Middle/High School	Public	6-12	27245 US Highway 80 W	Portal	30450	Bulloch County	Bulloch County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 842-8360	515	34	15.3	64.5%	314 (61.0%)	155 (30.1%)	22 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.5%)	$11,252			$854			$10,398	30.7	33.9	264	27
130444000028	292	Rome High School	Public	9-12	1000 Veterans Memorial Hwy NE	Rome	30161	Floyd County	Rome City	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 235-9653	2,095	136	15.4	66.1%	482 (23.0%)	642 (30.6%)	830 (39.6%)	52 (2.5%)	1 (0.0%)	1 (0.0%)	87 (4.2%)	$9,005			$600			$8,405	30.4	27.9	296	4
130282004172	293	Hampton High School	Public	9-12	795 Hampton Locust Grove Rd	Hampton	30228	Henry County	Henry County	No	No	No	No	(770) 707-2130	1,265	58	21.7	49.6%	258 (20.4%)	760 (60.1%)	167 (13.2%)	14 (1.1%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	62 (4.9%)	$8,187			$272			$7,915	30.4	32.1	276	17
130531001732	294	Valdosta High School	Public	9-12	4590 Inner Perimeter Rd	Valdosta	31601	Lowndes County	Valdosta City	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 333-8540	2,381	146	16.2	94.7%	305 (12.8%)	1,810 (76.0%)	153 (6.4%)	36 (1.5%)	6 (0.3%)	1 (0.0%)	70 (2.9%)	$8,954			$817			$8,137	30.4	36.6	254	40
130063000285	295	Statesboro High School	Public	9-12	10 Coach Lee Hill Blvd	Statesboro	30458	Bulloch County	Bulloch County	No	No	No	No	(912) 212-8860	1,760	90	19.5	62.8%	520 (29.5%)	996 (56.6%)	156 (8.9%)	19 (1.1%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	66 (3.8%)	$8,384			$599			$7,785	30	33.8	265	30
130495001673	296	Thomasville High School	Public	9-12	315 S Hansell St	Thomasville	31792	Thomas County	Thomasville City	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 225-2634	797	49	16.3	91.5%	286 (35.9%)	462 (58.0%)	23 (2.9%)	12 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	13 (1.6%)	$11,635			$1,018			$10,618	29.9	29.3	287	9
130261001162	297	East Hall High School	Public	9-12	3534 E Hall Rd	Gainesville	30507	Hall County	Hall County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 536-9921	1,330	81	16.3	66.4%	341 (25.6%)	98 (7.4%)	844 (63.5%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	41 (3.1%)	$8,299			$516			$7,783	29.4	26	311	14
130255001135	298	South Gwinnett High School	Public	9-12	2288 Main St E	Snellville	30078	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 972-4840	2,677	148	18	57.9%	89 (3.3%)	1,913 (71.5%)	521 (19.5%)	58 (2.2%)	9 (0.3%)	4 (0.1%)	83 (3.1%)	$8,779			$632			$8,146	29.2	33.2	269	29
130174000669	299	Tucker High School	Public	9-12	5036 Lavista Rd	Tucker	30084	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 874-3702	1,579	100	15.8	51.5%	156 (9.9%)	908 (57.5%)	316 (20.0%)	134 (8.5%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	60 (3.8%)	$11,155			$639			$10,515	29.2	40.6	229	70
130408002461	300	Pelham High School	Public	9-12	720 Barrow Ave SW	Pelham	31779	Mitchell County	Pelham City	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 294-8623	432	35	12.3	100.0%	187 (43.3%)	211 (48.8%)	29 (6.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	$10,737			$580			$10,156	29	18.1	359	59

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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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