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)
130579001841	401	Wilkinson County High School	Public	9-12	11481 Ga Highway 57	Irwinton	31054	Wilkinson County	Wilkinson County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 946-2441	376	28	13.6	89.1%	98 (26.1%)	232 (61.7%)	22 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.4%)	$11,593			$1,789			$9,803	14.3	20	343	58
130012000089	402	Frederick Douglass High School	Public	9-12	225 Hamilton E Holmes Dr NW	Atlanta	30318	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 802-3100	1,112	77	14.5	100.0%	1 (0.1%)	1,025 (92.2%)	69 (6.2%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (1.3%)	$16,068			$1,451			$14,617	13.9	9.8	415	13
130174002479	403	Martin Luther King- Junior High School	Public	9-12	3991 Snapfinger Rd	Lithonia	30038	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 874-5402	1,440	74	19.4	100.0%	12 (0.8%)	1,340 (93.1%)	53 (3.7%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (2.0%)	$10,539			$758			$9,781	13.6	15.9	375	28
130102003941	404	The School of Liberal Studies at Savannah High	Public	9-12	400 Pennsylvania Ave	Savannah	31404	Chatham County	Savannah-Chatham County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 395-5050	701	58	12.1	86.9%	19 (2.7%)	620 (88.4%)	40 (5.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.0%)	$12,041			$1,253			$10,788	13.5	12.7	396	8
130174000712	405	McNair High School	Public	9-12	1804 Bouldercrest Rd SE	Atlanta	30316	Fulton County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 874-4902	768	45	17	100.0%	5 (0.7%)	726 (94.5%)	23 (3.0%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (1.0%)	$13,999			$1,102			$12,897	13.1	11.6	403	2
130012003558	406	B.E.S.T Academy	Public	6-12	1190 Northwest Dr NW	Atlanta	30318	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 802-4950	237	33	7.2	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	218 (92.0%)	17 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	$22,692			$1,567			$21,125	13.1	20	344	62
130363001362	407	Manchester High School	Public	9-12	405 N 5th Ave	Manchester	31816	Meriwether County	Meriwether County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 846-8445	403	33	12.1	96.3%	143 (35.5%)	220 (54.6%)	15 (3.7%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.0%)	$10,344			$944			$9,400	12.4	25.3	317	90
130387001430	408	Jordan Vocational High School	Public	9-12	3200 Howard Ave	Columbus	31904	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 748-2819	869	75	11.5	96.5%	197 (22.7%)	465 (53.5%)	128 (14.7%)	5 (0.6%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	68 (7.8%)	$10,851			$1,138			$9,712	12.3	16	373	35
130387001439	409	Carver High School	Public	9-12	3100 8th St	Columbus	31906	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 748-2499	916	56	16.3	96.6%	16 (1.7%)	821 (89.6%)	42 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	34 (3.7%)	$9,612			$814			$8,798	12.3	18	360	49
130558003575	410	Webster County High School	Public	9-12	7168 Washington St	Preston	31824	Webster County	Webster County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 828-3365	70	5	13.2	92.9%	20 (28.6%)	41 (58.6%)	5 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.7%)	$9,159			$256			$8,903	12.2	24.1	323	87

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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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