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)
130393003436	391	Alcovy High School	Public	9-12	14567 Highway 36	Covington	30014	Newton County	Newton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 784-4995	1,991	95	20.8	54.6%	432 (21.7%)	1,225 (61.5%)	219 (11.0%)	14 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.4%)	94 (4.7%)	$9,001			$476			$8,525	15.8	17.2	363	28
130345001322	392	Macon County High School	Public	9-12	615 Vienna Rd	Montezuma	31063	Macon County	Macon County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 472-8579	340	20	17	100.0%	24 (7.1%)	259 (76.2%)	42 (12.4%)	5 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.6%)	$13,472			$1,732			$11,740	15.7	13	391	1
130438001528	393	Academy of Richmond County High School	Public	9-12	910 Russell St	Augusta	30904	Richmond County	Richmond County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 737-7152	1,141	67	17	98.0%	209 (18.3%)	786 (68.9%)	74 (6.5%)	6 (0.5%)	6 (0.5%)	15 (1.3%)	45 (3.9%)	$8,406			$917			$7,490	15.7	13.3	388	5
130462004415	394	Sumter County High School	Public	9-12	903 South Ga Tech Parkway	Americus	31719	Sumter County	Sumter County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 924-3653	978	78	12.5	100.0%	54 (5.5%)	793 (81.1%)	113 (11.6%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (1.5%)								15.7	15	380	14
130369001912	395	Mitchell County High School	Public	9-12	1000 Newton Rd	Camilla	31730	Mitchell County	Mitchell County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 336-0970	390	45	8.6	100.0%	35 (9.0%)	327 (83.8%)	21 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)	$13,190			$1,761			$11,429	15.2	12.8	394	1
130459002432	396	Stewart County High School	Public	9-12	15582 US Highway 27	Lumpkin	31815	Stewart County	Stewart County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 838-4301	119	12	10.2	100.0%	12 (10.1%)	104 (87.4%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)	$18,471			$3,014			$15,457	15.1	13.9	384	12
130012004059	397	Kipp Atlanta Collegiate Charter School	Public, Charter	9-12	98 Anderson Ave NW	Atlanta	30314	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(404) 326-4858	806	59	13.7	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	785 (97.4%)	14 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.7%)	$13,359			$685			$12,673	14.9	16.1	370	27
130174000666	398	Columbia High School	Public	9-12	2106 Columbia Dr	Decatur	30032	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 874-0802	898	59	15.2	100.0%	10 (1.1%)	837 (93.2%)	35 (3.9%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	8 (0.9%)	$12,785			$1,091			$11,695	14.7	18.3	357	41
130174000644	399	Stone Mountain High School	Public	9-12	4555 Central Dr	Stone Mountain	30083	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 676-6302	1,202	65	18.4	100.0%	25 (2.1%)	887 (73.8%)	150 (12.5%)	113 (9.4%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	23 (1.9%)	$11,312			$718			$10,595	14.5	18.6	354	45
130387001421	400	Kendrick High School	Public	9-12	6015 Georgetown Dr	Columbus	31907	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 565-2960	876	53	16.4	96.6%	27 (3.1%)	754 (86.1%)	37 (4.2%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.5%)	50 (5.7%)	$9,324			$694			$8,630	14.4	12	400

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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.

Educational resources:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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