Georgia High School Rankings

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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 Monday, July 31, 2023.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2023 vs 2022)
ID	Rank (of 442)	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 (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Rank (2022)	Rank Change from 2022	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)
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	1,165	73	15.9		166 (14.2%)	273 (23.4%)	108 (9.3%)	573 (49.2%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	41 (3.5%)	$9,849			$132			$9,717	99.3	99.3	1
130174003708	2	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	324	17	19		6 (1.9%)	253 (78.1%)	38 (11.7%)	20 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	5 (1.5%)	$12,774			$575			$12,199	97.4	92	11	9
130222004320	3	Alliance Academy for Innovation	Public	9-12	1100 Lanier 400 Pkwy	Cumming	30040	Forsyth County	Forsyth County	No	No	No	No	(470) 695-7823	1,137	62	18.3		515 (45.3%)	22 (1.9%)	113 (9.9%)	457 (40.2%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (2.4%)	$11,699			$137			$11,562	96.5	96.2	2	1
130123003896	4	Elite Scholars Academy School	Public	6-12	7923 Fielder Rd	Jonesboro	30236	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 472-2823	684	33	20.7		4 (0.6%)	448 (65.5%)	122 (17.8%)	84 (12.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	24 (3.5%)	$8,032			$321			$7,711	95.6	94.6	7	3
130129000513	5	Walton High School	Public, Charter	9-12	1590 Bill Murdock Rd	Marietta	30062	Cobb County	Cobb County	Yes	No	No	No	(770) 578-3225	2,689	134	20		1,667 (62.0%)	140 (5.2%)	200 (7.4%)	578 (21.5%)	4 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	98 (3.6%)	$7,955			$243			$7,713	94.6	95	6	1
130396003437	6	North Oconee High School	Public	9-12	1081 Rocky Branch Rd	Bogart	30622	Oconee County	Oconee County	No	No	No	No	(706) 769-7760	1,512	88	17.2		1,153 (76.3%)	45 (3.0%)	133 (8.8%)	123 (8.1%)	4 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	52 (3.4%)	$8,500			$160			$8,339	94.5	92.4	9	3
130228002560	7	Northview High School	Public	9-12	10625 Parsons Rd	Duluth	30097	Fulton County	Fulton County	No	No	No	No	(470) 254-3828	1,752	100	17.5		366 (20.9%)	218 (12.4%)	119 (6.8%)	978 (55.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (4.0%)	$9,811			$241			$9,570	93.5	92	10	3
130025204345	8	Academy For Classical Education	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	5665 New Forsyth Rd	Macon	31210	Bibb County	State Charter Schools II- Academy For Classical Education	Yes	No	No	Yes	(478) 238-5757	1,817	127	14.3		1,248 (68.7%)	287 (15.8%)	67 (3.7%)	158 (8.7%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	53 (2.9%)								93.5	95.6	4	4
130012004145	9	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	688	68	10.1		473 (68.8%)	103 (15.0%)	72 (10.5%)	13 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.9%)	$10,288			$86			$10,202	93.4	81.2	40	31
130129001994	10	Pope High School	Public	9-12	3001 Hembree Rd NE	Marietta	30062	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	No	(770) 578-7900	1,855	103	18		1,361 (73.4%)	121 (6.5%)	168 (9.1%)	124 (6.7%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	79 (4.3%)	$8,624			$362			$8,262	93.3	95	5	5

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on Milestones Assessment American Literature and Composition, Milestones Assessment Algebra I, Milestones Assessment Coordinate Algebra, Milestones Assessment Biology, Milestones Assessment United States History test scores released by the Georgia Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on July 31, 2023, 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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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