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)
130255003553	1	Gwinnett School of Mathematics- Science and Technology	Public	9-12	970 Mcelvaney Ln	Lawrenceville	30044	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	No	(678) 518-6700	1,231	75	16.5	31.6%	170 (13.8%)	304 (24.7%)	118 (9.6%)	578 (47.0%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	55 (4.5%)	$9,849			$132			$9,717	99.8	99.3	1
130222004320	2	Alliance Academy for Innovation	Public	9-12	1100 Lanier 400 Pkwy	Cumming	30040	Forsyth County	Forsyth County	No	No	No	No	(470) 695-7823	1,110	58	19.1	7.2%	455 (41.0%)	19 (1.7%)	100 (9.0%)	510 (45.9%)	7 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	18 (1.6%)	$11,699			$137			$11,562	97.4	96.5	3	1
130387001406	3	Columbus High School	Public	9-12	1700 Cherokee Ave	Columbus	31906	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	No	No	No	(706) 748-2534	1,131	61	18.5	18.3%	517 (45.7%)	246 (21.8%)	120 (10.6%)	169 (14.9%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	75 (6.6%)	$7,960			$275			$7,684	97.2	91.3	16	13
130228004408	4	Innovation Academy	Public	9-12	125 Milton Ave	Alpharetta	30009	Fulton County	Fulton County	No	No	No	No	(470) 254-5365	1,136	67	16.8	5.5%	406 (35.7%)	139 (12.2%)	83 (7.3%)	460 (40.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	46 (4.0%)								96.3			(n/a)
130123003896	5	Elite Scholars Academy School	Public	6-12	7923 Fielder Rd	Jonesboro	30236	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 472-2823	680	39	17.4	90.4%	7 (1.0%)	439 (64.6%)	120 (17.6%)	89 (13.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	23 (3.4%)	$8,032			$321			$7,711	95.9	95.6	4	1
130129001881	6	Lassiter High School	Public	9-12	2601 Shallowford Rd	Marietta	30066	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	No	(678) 494-7863	1,932	107	18	9.1%	1,291 (66.8%)	157 (8.1%)	214 (11.1%)	150 (7.8%)	4 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	116 (6.0%)	$8,618			$305			$8,312	94.8	91.2	17	11
130129000513	7	Walton High School	Public, Charter	9-12	1590 Bill Murdock Rd	Marietta	30062	Cobb County	Cobb County	Yes	No	No	No	(770) 578-3225	2,646	137	19.3	3.8%	1,611 (60.9%)	142 (5.4%)	209 (7.9%)	586 (22.1%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	94 (3.6%)	$7,955			$243			$7,713	94.5	94.6	5	2
130438001567	8	Davidson Magnet School	Public, Magnet	6-12	615 12th St	Augusta	30901	Richmond County	Richmond County	No	Yes	No	No	(706) 823-6924	716	46	15.7	26.4%	286 (39.9%)	316 (44.1%)	35 (4.9%)	36 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	41 (5.7%)	$8,586			$509			$8,077	94.4	91.1	18	10
130222003954	9	Lambert High School	Public	9-12	805 Nichols Rd	Suwanee	30024	Gwinnett County	Forsyth County	No	No	No	No	(678) 965-5050	3,007	152	19.7	3.3%	1,181 (39.3%)	119 (4.0%)	173 (5.8%)	1,431 (47.6%)	7 (0.2%)	3 (0.1%)	93 (3.1%)	$7,395			$134			$7,261	94.2	92.3	13	4
130174003708	10	Dekalb Early College Academy	Public	9-12	1701 Mountain Industrial Blvd	Stone Mountain	30083	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 676-0221	295	18	16.8	64.4%	5 (1.7%)	216 (73.2%)	39 (13.2%)	30 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.0%)	$12,774			$575			$12,199	93.6	97.4	2	8

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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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