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, August 15, 2025.

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 452)	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 (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
191	Gilmer High School	Public	9-12	408 Bobcat Trl	Ellijay	30540	Gilmer County	Gilmer County	No	No	No	No	(706) 276-5080	1,216	74	16.4	48.0%	771 (63.4%)	5 (0.4%)	416 (34.2%)	12 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	11 (0.9%)	$13,708			$539			$13,168	46.3	49.7	191			130234001053
192	Lincoln County High School	Public	9-12	200 Charles Ward Elam Dr	Lincolnton	30817	Lincoln County	Lincoln County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 359-3121	376	26	14.4	79.3%	228 (60.6%)	133 (35.4%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.4%)	$15,573			$736			$14,837	46.2	60.7	126	66		130333002408
193	Calhoun High School	Public	9-12	355 S River St	Calhoun	30701	Gordon County	Calhoun City	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 629-9213	1,282	73	17.4	76.1%	579 (45.2%)	99 (7.7%)	530 (41.3%)	23 (1.8%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	46 (3.6%)	$11,810			$836			$10,974	45.7	51.2	179	14		130072000305
194	Madison County High School	Public	9-12	600 Madison St	Danielsville	30633	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	No	(706) 795-2197	1,525	95	16.1	82.6%	962 (63.1%)	186 (12.2%)	241 (15.8%)	53 (3.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	82 (5.4%)	$12,507			$206			$12,302	45.6	49.9	189	5		130348001333
195	Alexander High School	Public	9-12	6500 Alexander Pkwy	Douglasville	30135	Douglas County	Douglas County	No	No	No	No	(770) 651-6000	1,830	100	18.3	52.3%	716 (39.1%)	617 (33.7%)	341 (18.6%)	27 (1.5%)	5 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	122 (6.7%)	$12,078			$426			$11,652	45.6	43.1	222	27		130186001976
196	Wilcox County High School	Public	9-12	1358 Ga Highway 215 S	Rochelle	31079	Wilcox County	Wilcox County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 365-7231	343	24	14.4	81.0%	207 (60.3%)	112 (32.7%)	17 (5.0%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	$14,176			$938			$13,237	45.5	56.3	148	48		130573002232
197	Coffee County High School	Public	9-12	159 Trojan Way	Douglas	31533	Coffee County	Coffee County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 384-2094	1,373	96	14.3		546 (39.8%)	441 (32.1%)	325 (23.7%)	15 (1.1%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (3.2%)	$14,027			$1,064			$12,962	45.4	34.2	275	78		130135000581
198	Georgia Connections Academy (Virtual)	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2763 Meadow Church Rd Ste 208	Duluth	30097	Gwinnett County	State Specialty Schools I- Georgia Connections Academy	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(678) 825-3258	7,148	229	31.1	65.9%	3,163 (44.3%)	2,952 (41.3%)	113 (1.6%)	154 (2.2%)	73 (1.0%)	41 (0.6%)	652 (9.1%)	$9,150			$569			$8,581	45.2	49.9	188	10		130022704031
199	Mountain Education High School	Public	9-12	1963 Tom Bell Rd	Cleveland	30528	White County	State Specialty Schools I- Mountain Education High School	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 219-4664	1,692	79	21.4	32.3%	1,172 (69.3%)	67 (4.0%)	381 (22.5%)	5 (0.3%)	11 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	55 (3.3%)	$10,139			$567			$9,572	45	44.6	213	14		130021403723
200	Coretta Scott King Young Women's Leadership Academy	Public	6-12	1190 Northwest Dr NW	Atlanta	30318	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 802-4900	377	48	7.9	97.9%	1 (0.3%)	353 (93.6%)	15 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.1%)	$37,604			$1,644			$35,959	44.8	47.9	199	1		130012003980

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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 August 15, 2025, 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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