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)
130102002245	41	Savannah Arts Academy	Public	9-12	500 Washington Ave	Savannah	31405	Chatham County	Savannah-Chatham County	No	No	No	No	(912) 395-5000	905	62	14.5	17.2%	527 (58.2%)	142 (15.7%)	96 (10.6%)	63 (7.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (8.4%)	$9,752			$298			$9,455	83.4	84.6	30	11
130240001065	42	Glynn Academy	Public	9-12	1001 Mansfield St	Brunswick	31520	Glynn County	Glynn County	No	No	No	No	(912) 267-4210	1,823	108	16.8	40.8%	1,067 (58.5%)	388 (21.3%)	292 (16.0%)	19 (1.0%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	53 (2.9%)	$9,021			$266			$8,755	83.1	78.3	47	5
130249004341	43	Lake Oconee Charter High School	Public, Charter	9-12	1101 Titan Circle	Greensboro	30642	Greene County	Greene County	Yes	No	No	No	(706) 454-1562	274	27	10.1	12.8%	206 (75.2%)	19 (6.9%)	36 (13.1%)	6 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.6%)								83	77.5	48	5
130141001501	44	Greenbrier High School	Public	9-12	5114 Riverwood Pkwy	Evans	30809	Columbia County	Columbia County	No	No	No	No	(706) 650-6040	1,801	95	18.9	12.0%	1,171 (65.0%)	253 (14.0%)	181 (10.0%)	66 (3.7%)	7 (0.4%)	3 (0.2%)	120 (6.7%)	$7,830			$145			$7,685	82.9	83.7	34	10
130438001534	45	Johnson Magnet	Public, Magnet	6-12	1324 Laney Walker Blvd	Augusta	30901	Richmond County	Richmond County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(706) 823-6933	637	41	15.5	98.0%	104 (16.3%)	419 (65.8%)	59 (9.3%)	12 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	38 (6.0%)	$8,805			$779			$8,026	81.8	68.4	85	40
130303001260	46	Jefferson High School	Public	9-12	575 Washington St	Jefferson	30549	Jackson County	Jefferson City	No	No	No	No	(706) 367-2881	1,214	71	17.1	17.0%	933 (76.9%)	103 (8.5%)	103 (8.5%)	28 (2.3%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (3.5%)	$8,266			$339			$7,927	81.1	92.6	12	34
130339001310	47	Lowndes High School	Public	9-12	1606 Norman Dr	Valdosta	31601	Lowndes County	Lowndes County	No	No	No	No	(229) 245-2260	3,201	180	17.7	38.9%	1,847 (57.7%)	798 (24.9%)	332 (10.4%)	50 (1.6%)	9 (0.3%)	10 (0.3%)	155 (4.8%)	$7,986			$162			$7,824	80.7	85.7	28	19
130111003308	48	Creekview High School	Public	9-12	1550 Owens Store Rd	Canton	30115	Cherokee County	Cherokee County	No	No	No	No	(770) 704-4400	2,126	126	16.8	12.0%	1,763 (82.9%)	60 (2.8%)	215 (10.1%)	19 (0.9%)	1 (0.0%)	1 (0.0%)	67 (3.2%)	$8,552			$350			$8,202	80.7	80.8	42	6
130255001906	49	Brookwood High School	Public	9-12	1255 Dogwood Rd	Snellville	30078	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	No	(770) 972-7642	3,878	203	19	32.3%	1,026 (26.5%)	1,253 (32.3%)	665 (17.1%)	736 (19.0%)	8 (0.2%)	1 (0.0%)	189 (4.9%)	$8,107			$277			$7,830	80.1	79.6	45	4
130288003969	50	Veterans High School	Public	9-12	340 Piney Grove Rd	Kathleen	31047	Houston County	Houston County	No	No	No	No	(478) 218-7537	1,914	97	19.6	30.1%	1,071 (56.0%)	528 (27.6%)	162 (8.5%)	39 (2.0%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	108 (5.6%)	$8,383			$372			$8,012	79.8	66.7	93	43

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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:

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