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)
130351001342	181	Marietta High School	Public	9-12	1171 Whitlock Ave SW	Marietta	30064	Cobb County	Marietta City	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 428-2631	2,626	172	15.2	55.0%	507 (19.3%)	953 (36.3%)	1,012 (38.5%)	34 (1.3%)	4 (0.2%)	6 (0.2%)	110 (4.2%)	$10,803			$513			$10,290	50.6	43.1	213	32
130174000665	182	Druid Hills High School	Public	9-12	1798 Haygood Dr NE	Atlanta	30307	Fulton County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 874-6302	1,358	89	15.3	37.0%	427 (31.4%)	571 (42.0%)	194 (14.3%)	115 (8.5%)	4 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	44 (3.2%)	$11,109			$546			$10,563	50.6	59.2	124	58
130294003421	183	East Jackson Comprehensive High School	Public	8-12	1435 Hoods Mill Rd	Commerce	30529	Jackson County	Jackson County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 336-8900	1,343	85	15.8	51.6%	888 (66.1%)	110 (8.2%)	281 (20.9%)	13 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (3.8%)	$9,489			$538			$8,951	50.4	52.6	159	24
130174003915	184	Arabia Mountain High School - Academy of Engineering- Medic	Public	9-12	6610 Browns Mill Rd	Lithonia	30038	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 875-3602	1,184	67	17.8	56.8%	1 (0.1%)	1,116 (94.3%)	40 (3.4%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.3%)	18 (1.5%)	$10,937			$680			$10,258	50.4	57.8	131	53
130282003407	185	Dutchtown High	Public	9-12	149 Mitchell Rd	Hampton	30228	Henry County	Henry County	No	No	No	No	(770) 515-7510	1,861	97	19.1	42.6%	49 (2.6%)	1,437 (77.2%)	168 (9.0%)	133 (7.1%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	70 (3.8%)	$8,425			$272			$8,152	50.3	40.4	232	47
130000100608	186	LaGrange High School	Public	9-12	516 N Greenwood St	Lagrange	30240	Troup County	Troup County	No	No	No	No	(706) 883-1590	1,301	72	18.1	44.7%	471 (36.2%)	591 (45.4%)	140 (10.8%)	29 (2.2%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	66 (5.1%)	$9,641			$406			$9,235	50	44.2	212	26
130117000449	187	Clarke Central High School	Public	9-12	350 S Milledge Ave	Athens	30605	Clarke County	Clarke County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 357-5200	1,836	122	15	82.8%	467 (25.4%)	753 (41.0%)	482 (26.3%)	42 (2.3%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	88 (4.8%)	$9,892			$1,201			$8,691	50	45.2	206	19
130022704031	188	Georgia Connections Academy (Virtual)	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	2763 Meadow Church Rd Ste 208	Duluth	30097	Fulton County	State Specialty Schools I- Georgia Connections Academy	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(678) 825-3258	6,373	173	36.9	39.6%	2,682 (42.1%)	2,628 (41.2%)	294 (4.6%)	151 (2.4%)	48 (0.8%)	25 (0.4%)	545 (8.6%)	$6,312			$382			$5,930	49.9	58.7	126	62
130348001333	189	Madison County High School	Public	9-12	600 Madison St	Danielsville	30633	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	No	(706) 795-2197	1,436	95	15.1	48.6%	944 (65.7%)	163 (11.4%)	196 (13.6%)	51 (3.6%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	80 (5.6%)	$9,619			$283			$9,336	49.9	50.6	169	20
130228001024	190	North Springs High School	Public	9-12	7447 Roswell Rd	Atlanta	30328	Fulton County	Fulton County	No	No	No	No	(470) 254-2490	1,275	90	14.1	43.1%	265 (20.8%)	642 (50.4%)	292 (22.9%)	27 (2.1%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	45 (3.5%)	$10,912			$275			$10,637	49.8	50.2	171	19

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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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

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