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)
130405001483	341	Peach County High School	Public	9-12	3665 Peachparkway	Fort Valley	31030	Peach County	Peach County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 825-8258	1,107	68	16.4	82.0%	320 (28.9%)	551 (49.8%)	200 (18.1%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (2.9%)	$9,411			$637			$8,774	22.2	21.6	335	6
130123000487	342	Morrow High School	Public	9-12	4930 Steele Road	Ellenwood	30294	DeKalb County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 473-3241	1,980	96	20.6	90.6%	34 (1.7%)	1,317 (66.5%)	417 (21.1%)	164 (8.3%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (2.3%)	$7,278			$436			$6,842	22.2	26.7	307	35
130486001658	343	Terrell High School	Public	9-12	201 Greenwave Blvd	Dawson	39842	Terrell County	Terrell County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 995-2544	309	20	15.6	100.0%	20 (6.5%)	284 (91.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	$13,088			$1,430			$11,657	22.1	13.7	385	42
130468002514	344	Taliaferro County School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	557 Broad St NW	Crawfordville	30631	Taliaferro County	Taliaferro County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 456-2575	187	26	7.1	100.0%	20 (10.7%)	137 (73.3%)	28 (15.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	$28,312			$6,558			$21,755	22	13.3	387	43
130024604299	345	Coastal Plains High School	Public	9-12	1111 Glynco Parkway Summit Bui	Brunswick	31525	Glynn County	State Specialty Schools I- Coastal Plains High School	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 267-9700	1,942	52	37	58.4%	977 (50.3%)	578 (29.8%)	270 (13.9%)	5 (0.3%)	7 (0.4%)	5 (0.3%)	100 (5.1%)	$8,484			$1,012			$7,472	22	28.4	293	52
130261004305	346	The Foundry	Public	6-12	2723 Tumbling Creek Rd	Gainesville	30504	Hall County	Hall County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 531-2330	54	7	7.9	87.0%	15 (27.8%)	4 (7.4%)	34 (63.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.9%)	$12,545			$219			$12,325	22	5.5	436	90
130153000080	347	Crawford County High School	Public	9-12	401 E Agency St	Roberta	31078	Crawford County	Crawford County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 836-3126	493	38	13	59.8%	354 (71.8%)	104 (21.1%)	22 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.4%)	$10,091			$533			$9,557	21.9	25.6	313	34
130025804373	348	Furlow Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	63 Valley Dr	Americus	31709	Sumter County	State Specialty Schools II- Furlow Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(229) 931-8667	573	45	12.6	65.1%	319 (55.7%)	99 (17.3%)	86 (15.0%)	25 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (7.7%)								21.7	30.2	285	63
130123003855	349	Charles R. Drew High School	Public	9-12	6237 Garden Walk Blvd	Riverdale	30274	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 473-2700	1,652	90	18.3	90.6%	26 (1.6%)	996 (60.3%)	550 (33.3%)	43 (2.6%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	32 (1.9%)	$7,558			$621			$6,937	21.4	19.4	351	2
130366002415	350	Miller County High School	Public	9-12	996 Phillipsburg Rd	Colquitt	39837	Miller County	Miller County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 758-4130	248	19	12.8	100.0%	122 (49.2%)	103 (41.5%)	16 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.8%)	$12,253			$1,516			$10,737	21.4	18.6	353	3

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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:

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

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences