Best High Schools in Georgia

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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
71	Lee High School 9th Grade Campus	Public, Alternative	9-10	370 Leslie Hwy	Leesburg	31763	Lee County	Lee County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 903-3590	488	34	14.4	56.1%	266 (54.5%)	164 (33.6%)	15 (3.1%)	20 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (4.5%)	$11,739			$429			$11,309	74.2	75.3	69	2		130327003761
72	Roswell High School	Public	9-12	11595 King Rd	Roswell	30075	Fulton County	Fulton County	No	No	No	No	(470) 254-4500	2,035	125	16.2	28.9%	1,073 (52.7%)	248 (12.2%)	571 (28.1%)	55 (2.7%)	1 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	85 (4.2%)	$15,283			$514			$14,769	73.8	73.2	78	6		130228002119
73	Gordon Lee High School	Public	9-12	105 Lee Cir	Chickamauga	30707	Walker County	Chickamauga City	No	No	No	No	(706) 382-3100	410	29	14.1	24.9%	391 (95.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	$14,028			$432			$13,596	73.6	73.8	77	4		130114002457
74	Walnut Grove High School	Public	9-12	4863 Guthrie Cemetery Rd	Loganville	30052	Walton County	Walton County	No	No	No	No	(678) 507-3900	1,511	97	15.5	39.7%	1,033 (68.4%)	231 (15.3%)	179 (11.8%)	15 (1.0%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	48 (3.2%)	$12,064			$369			$11,694	73	66.6	101	27		130539003901
75	Paul Duke STEM High School	Public	9-12	5850 Peachtree Industrial Blvd	Norcross	30071	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	Yes	(470) 323-3600	1,509	83	18.1	61.7%	232 (15.4%)	323 (21.4%)	752 (49.8%)	147 (9.7%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	52 (3.4%)	$12,091			$705			$11,386	72.5	74.5	74	1		130255004313
76	Midtown High School	Public	9-12	929 Charles Allen Dr NE	Atlanta	30309	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(404) 802-3001	1,696	103	16.4	27.4%	731 (43.1%)	633 (37.3%)	153 (9.0%)	47 (2.8%)	8 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	123 (7.3%)	$23,302			$917			$22,385	72.5	76.4	60	16		130012000066
77	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	2,051	115	17.8	42.4%	834 (40.7%)	645 (31.4%)	211 (10.3%)	196 (9.6%)	6 (0.3%)	1 (0.0%)	158 (7.7%)	$12,465			$849			$11,616	72.3	76.1	62	15		130288002179
78	Lake Oconee Charter High School	Public, Charter	9-12	1101 Titan Circle	Greensboro	30642	Greene County	Greene County	Yes	No	No	No	(706) 454-1562	322	26	12.3	23.0%	229 (71.1%)	33 (10.2%)	44 (13.7%)	7 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.8%)	$17,853			$134			$17,719	72.3	83	43	35		130249004341
79	Grayson High School	Public	9-12	50 Hope Hollow Rd	Loganville	30052	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	No	(770) 554-1071	3,627	211	17.2	51.6%	379 (10.4%)	2,100 (57.9%)	699 (19.3%)	252 (6.9%)	13 (0.4%)	5 (0.1%)	179 (4.9%)	$12,441			$368			$12,073	72.2	74.8	70	9		130255002387
80	Brunswick High School	Public	9-12	3885 Altama Ave	Brunswick	31520	Glynn County	Glynn County	No	No	No	No	(912) 267-4200	1,951	125	15.5	91.0%	692 (35.5%)	818 (41.9%)	305 (15.6%)	43 (2.2%)	4 (0.2%)	5 (0.3%)	84 (4.3%)	$13,640			$652			$12,989	71.9	65.3	104	24		130240001068

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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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