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)
130150001108	61	Northgate High School	Public	9-12	3220 Fischer Rd	Newnan	30265	Coweta County	Coweta County	No	No	No	No	(770) 463-5585	1,970	106	18.5	22.1%	1,210 (61.4%)	342 (17.4%)	252 (12.8%)	59 (3.0%)	7 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	100 (5.1%)	$9,001			$278			$8,723	76.1	76.9	50	11
130288002179	62	Houston County High School	Public	9-12	920 Ga Highway 96	Warner Robins	31088	Houston County	Houston County	No	No	No	No	(478) 988-6340	2,065	115	18	36.0%	909 (44.0%)	645 (31.2%)	224 (10.8%)	141 (6.8%)	6 (0.3%)	1 (0.0%)	139 (6.7%)	$8,648			$375			$8,273	76.1	73.4	66	4
130012004145	63	Atlanta Classical Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3260 Northside Dr NW	Atlanta	30305	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	Yes	No	No	No	(404) 369-3500	678	61	11.1	9.1%	474 (69.9%)	89 (13.1%)	62 (9.1%)	12 (1.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (5.8%)	$10,288			$86			$10,202	75.8	93.4	9	54
130372001373	64	Mary Persons High School	Public	9-12	310 Montpelier Ave	Forsyth	31029	Monroe County	Monroe County	No	No	No	No	(478) 994-2812	1,287	76	16.9	41.3%	877 (68.1%)	306 (23.8%)	52 (4.0%)	15 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (2.8%)	$10,482			$218			$10,263	75.8	67.6	87	23
130507002999	65	Towns County High School	Public	9-12	1400 Highway 76 E	Hiawassee	30546	Towns County	Towns County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 896-4131	296	25	11.7	48.6%	270 (91.2%)	4 (1.4%)	17 (5.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	$14,619			$821			$13,798	75.8	48.6	183	118
130255004425	66	Seckinger High School	Public	9-12	3655 Sardis Church Road	Buford	30519	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(678) 288-0800	1,638	79	20.6	33.8%	443 (27.0%)	458 (28.0%)	365 (22.3%)	300 (18.3%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	68 (4.2%)								75.6			(n/a)
130228004099	67	Cambridge High School	Public	9-12	2845 Bethany Bnd	Milton	30004	Fulton County	Fulton County	No	No	No	No	(470) 254-2883	1,747	101	17.3	5.2%	1,154 (66.1%)	150 (8.6%)	174 (10.0%)	195 (11.2%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	70 (4.0%)	$9,333			$225			$9,108	75.6	84.3	32	35
130513002467	68	Trion High School	Public	9-12	919 Allgood St Ste 3	Trion	30753	Chattooga County	Trion City	No	No	No	No	(706) 734-7316	389	31	12.4	43.4%	275 (70.7%)	3 (0.8%)	98 (25.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.8%)	$10,591			$200			$10,391	75.4	48.4	185	117
130327003761	69	Lee High School 9th Grade Campus	Public	8-12	370 Leslie Hwy	Leesburg	31763	Lee County	Lee County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 903-3590	545	35	15.7	44.0%	327 (60.0%)	151 (27.7%)	24 (4.4%)	14 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.3%)	$8,485			$368			$8,117	75.3	57.1	134	65
130255002387	70	Grayson High School	Public	9-12	50 Hope Hollow Rd	Loganville	30052	Walton County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	No	(770) 554-1071	3,284	193	17	42.2%	452 (13.8%)	1,863 (56.7%)	588 (17.9%)	202 (6.2%)	10 (0.3%)	6 (0.2%)	163 (5.0%)	$8,557			$251			$8,307	74.8	66.8	91	21

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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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences