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Buford High School

Public Grades 9-12

23^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 455 Georgia High Schools

Better than 95% of Georgia high schools

Summary

Buford High School, located in Buford, GA, serves approximately 1,966 students in grades 9-12 and is part of the highly-rated Buford City district, which holds a 5-star rating and ranks #2 in the state.

Buford High School consistently delivers exceptional academic results, with proficiency rates that far exceed state averages. In the most recent testing cycle, 79.7% of students scored proficient in Biology (compared to 47.2% statewide), 76.7% in Algebra I (state: 48.1%), and 60.6% in U.S. History (state: 38.5%). The school also maintains a strong graduation rate of 93.3%, well above the state average of 87.2%, and a dropout rate of just 1.1%—less than half the state's 2.4%. Chronic absenteeism sits at 9.7%, notably lower than the state's 17.7%, though slightly above the district's 7.3%. What truly sets Buford apart is its success across all student subgroups, with rankings in the top 3% statewide for African American, White, Multi-racial, and Special Education students, and top 6% for Hispanic students. This pattern of equitable excellence is rare and indicates a school-wide culture of high achievement.

Compared to nearby schools, Buford's performance is especially impressive given its student demographics. While Lambert High School (8.6 miles away) ranks slightly higher overall and serves a much more affluent population (9.45% free/reduced lunch vs. Buford's 34.94%), Buford actually outperforms Lambert in Algebra I proficiency (76.7% vs. 74.9%). Similarly, Buford outpaces North Gwinnett High School (5.18 miles away) in both Algebra I and Biology while serving nearly double the economically disadvantaged students. The contrast with West Hall High School (8.24 miles away) is stark—Buford outperforms West Hall by 63.2 percentage points in Algebra I and 49.5 points in Biology. Buford's spending of $13,895 per student is higher than some peers but appears to yield strong returns. While its state ranking has settled into the 20-32 range in recent years (down from a peak of 5th in 2015-2016), the school remains firmly in the top 5% of Georgia high schools, offering families a compelling combination of academic rigor and inclusive success.

1,966

Students ?

17.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,895

Per pupil spending ?

34.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2455 Buford Hwy
Buford, GA 30518

(770) 945-6768

District: Buford City

Feeder schools for Buford High School:

Elementary:	Buford Academy
	Buford Elementary School
	Buford Senior Academy
Middle:	Buford Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

43.7%

Hispanic:

28.2%

African American:

13.5%

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Test scores delayed: 2026 rankings for Georgia do not yet include English Language Arts scores, which will not be released by the Georgia Department of Education until winter 2026.

At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 99th percentile in 2016 → 95th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Georgia average (75% vs 45% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 5% of Georgia high schools

✓93% graduate in 4 years — above the Georgia average (87%)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school75%

District avg78%

Georgia avg45%

23^rd of 455

Georgia public high schools ?

Top 5%▼ down 4 pts since 2016

From top 1% (2016) to top 5% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 201Buford City among Georgia districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	85.3	23 of 455	94.9%	★★★★★
2025	87.5	26 of 451	94.2%	★★★★★
2024	88.0	26 of 454	94.3%	★★★★★
2023	88.3	25 of 448	94.4%	★★★★★
2022	88.7	20 of 431	95.4%	★★★★★
2021	79.8	32 of 410	92.2%	★★★★★
2019	89.2	15 of 438	96.6%	★★★★★
2018	90.2	12 of 428	97.2%	★★★★★
2017	92.3	8 of 420	98.1%	★★★★★
2016	94.3	5 of 426	98.8%	★★★★★
2015	88.9	12 of 435	97.2%	★★★★★
2014	90.4	4 of 425	99.1%	★★★★★
2013	88.8	11 of 425	97.4%	★★★★★
2012	90.0	9 of 396	97.7%	★★★★★
2011	85.3	26 of 402	93.5%	★★★★★
2010	81.7	44 of 384	88.5%	★★★★☆
2009	83.3	32 of 372	91.4%	★★★★★
2008	75.8	62 of 370	83.2%	★★★★☆
2007	70.3	75 of 358	79.1%	★★★★☆
2006	71.7	60 of 335	82.1%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	90.7	13 of 376	96.5%	★★★★★
2025	91.2	15 of 391	96.2%	★★★★★
2024	88.6	22 of 382	94.2%	★★★★★
2023	93.8	13 of 384	96.6%	★★★★★
2022	95.7	10 of 372	97.3%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	74.2	14 of 65	78.5%	★★★★☆
2025	76.6	17 of 83	79.5%	★★★★☆
2024	81.3	10 of 84	88.1%	★★★★☆
2023	86.6	5 of 83	94.0%	★★★★★
2022	76.2	18 of 82	78.0%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	78.1	19 of 173	89.0%	★★★★☆
2025	47.5	75 of 180	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.0	38 of 159	76.1%	★★★★☆
2023	84.6	7 of 141	95.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	86.8	21 of 431	95.1%	★★★★★
2025	88.9	25 of 438	94.3%	★★★★★
2024	90.5	23 of 435	94.7%	★★★★★
2023	89.4	24 of 433	94.5%	★★★★★
2022	91.4	16 of 430	96.3%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	85.2	18 of 298	94.0%	★★★★★
2025	78.4	38 of 312	87.8%	★★★★☆
2024	76.2	46 of 315	85.4%	★★★★☆
2023	76.4	42 of 308	86.4%	★★★★☆
2022	89.2	20 of 295	93.2%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	85.9	26 of 436	94.0%	★★★★★
2025	87.1	27 of 442	93.9%	★★★★★
2024	86.2	30 of 436	93.1%	★★★★★
2023	87.3	26 of 436	94.0%	★★★★★
2022	90.2	26 of 427	93.9%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	89.8	5 of 123	95.9%	★★★★★
2025	82.0	22 of 149	85.2%	★★★★☆
2024	75.3	35 of 158	77.8%	★★★★☆
2023	82.8	16 of 141	88.7%	★★★★☆
2022	85.5	12 of 126	90.5%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	95.7	10 of 338	97.0%	★★★★★
2025	91.9	14 of 347	96.0%	★★★★★
2024	63.9	77 of 344	77.6%	★★★★☆
2023	86.9	26 of 343	92.4%	★★★★★
2022	74.1	48 of 331	85.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	86.2	11 of 334	96.7%	★★★★★
2025	89.4	13 of 341	96.2%	★★★★★
2024	90.1	10 of 346	97.1%	★★★★★
2023	87.8	17 of 343	95.0%	★★★★★
2022	90.4	12 of 339	96.5%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2026)97th percentile~ school

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Male (2026)94th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)94th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2026)89th percentile-6 vs school

Asian (2026)78th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Biology80%+32 vs state

Algebra I77%+29 vs state

United States History61%+22 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Tuesday, September 29, 2020

Fantastic schools Close Quote

by a parent
Friday, August 4, 2017

Amazing High School in an amazing district. Close Quote

by a parent on FaceBook
Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Best Schools in the world. My children have been in buford school systems for 9 years and it just keeps getting better! Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Milestones Assessment Algebra I (2026)	Milestones Assessment Biology (2026)	Milestones Assessment United States History (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Milestones Assessment Algebra I End of Course	Milestones Assessment Biology End of Course	Milestones Assessment United States History End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Buford High School	Public	9-12	2455 Buford Hwy	Buford	30518	Gwinnett County	Buford City	No	No	No	No	(770) 945-6768	1,966	115	17.1	34.9%	860 (43.7%)	265 (13.5%)	554 (28.2%)	176 (9.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	110 (5.6%)	85.3	23^rd of 455 public high schools	94.9%		87.5	26^th of 451 public high schools	94.2%	3	76.7	79.7	60.6	$13,895	$141	$13,754
Lanier High School	Public	9-12	918 Buford Hwy	Sugar Hill	30518	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	No	(678) 765-4040	1,871	113	16.5	45.0%	617 (33.0%)	390 (20.8%)	557 (29.8%)	205 (11.0%)	4 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	95 (5.1%)	61.2	104^th of 455 public high schools	77.1%		64	104^th of 451 public high schools	76.9%		45.8	59.0	46.3	$13,294	$398	$12,896
Mountain View High School	Public	9-12	2351 Sunny Hill Rd	Lawrenceville	30043	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	No	(678) 407-7600	2,221	131	16.9	53.1%	499 (22.5%)	677 (30.5%)	728 (32.8%)	238 (10.7%)	3 (0.1%)	3 (0.1%)	73 (3.3%)	52.4	155^th of 455 public high schools	65.9%		55.9	140^th of 451 public high schools	69.0%	15	48.2	57.6	32.1	$12,762	$409	$12,352
North Gwinnett High School	Public	9-12	20 Level Creek Rd	Suwanee	30024	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	No	(770) 945-9558	3,033	167	18.1	19.1%	1,128 (37.2%)	393 (13.0%)	291 (9.6%)	1,032 (34.0%)	1 (0.0%)	1 (0.0%)	187 (6.2%)	84.4	26^th of 455 public high schools	94.3%		89.8	22^nd of 451 public high schools	95.1%	4	63.2	77.4	58.6	$12,107	$355	$11,752
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	2,318	127	18.2	44.0%	608 (26.2%)	661 (28.5%)	497 (21.4%)	424 (18.3%)	9 (0.4%)	3 (0.1%)	116 (5.0%)	63.9	93^rd of 455 public high schools	79.6%		76.9	57^th of 451 public high schools	87.4%	36	52.4	59.6	45.0	$12,034	$297	$11,738
Cherokee Bluff High School	Public	9-12	6603 Spout Springs Rd	Flowery Branch	30542	Hall County	Hall County	No	No	No	No	(770) 534-1080	1,202	74	16.2	31.5%	751 (62.5%)	76 (6.3%)	311 (25.9%)	24 (2.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	37 (3.1%)	47.8	175^th of 455 public high schools	61.5%		61	115^th of 451 public high schools	74.5%	60	37.0	49.8	38.1	$11,999	$444	$11,555
Flowery Branch High	Public	9-12	4450 Hog Mountain Rd	Flowery Branch	30542	Hall County	Hall County	No	No	No	No	(770) 967-8000	1,304	83	15.7	40.6%	699 (53.6%)	77 (5.9%)	433 (33.2%)	44 (3.4%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	48 (3.7%)	41.2	213^th of 455 public high schools	53.2%		55.7	141^st of 451 public high schools	68.7%	72	19.8	55.5	27.1	$12,003	$463	$11,540
Mill Creek High School	Public	9-12	4400 Braselton Hwy	Hoschton	30548	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	No	(678) 714-5850	2,782	164	16.9	29.7%	1,121 (40.3%)	684 (24.6%)	453 (16.3%)	355 (12.8%)	6 (0.2%)	5 (0.2%)	158 (5.7%)	74.9	55^th of 455 public high schools	87.9%		80.7	47^th of 451 public high schools	89.6%	8	56.6	64.4	62.6	$13,202	$463	$12,739
Collins Hill High School	Public	9-12	50 Taylor Rd	Suwanee	30024	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	No	(770) 682-4100	2,485	145	17.1	55.7%	373 (15.0%)	825 (33.2%)	859 (34.6%)	295 (11.9%)	1 (0.0%)	3 (0.1%)	129 (5.2%)	53	150^th of 455 public high schools	67.0%		58.3	129^th of 451 public high schools	71.4%	21	48.6	51.5	37.6	$12,706	$439	$12,267
West Hall High School	Public	9-12	5500 McEver Rd	Oakwood	30566	Hall County	Hall County	No	No	No	No	(770) 967-9826	1,274	75	16.9	66.4%	326 (25.6%)	113 (8.9%)	772 (60.6%)	19 (1.5%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	40 (3.1%)	19.6	359^th of 455 public high schools	21.1%		17.8	370^th of 451 public high schools	18.0%	11	13.5	30.2	21.2	$12,040	$362	$11,678

Frequently Asked Questions about Buford High School

What is the racial makeup of Buford High School?

Students at Buford High School are 44% White, 28% Hispanic, 13% African American, 9% Asian, 6% Two or more races.

What schools feed into Buford High School?

Buford High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Buford Academy
Elementary : Buford Elementary School
Elementary : Buford Senior Academy
Middle : Buford Middle School

How many students attend Buford High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,966 students attended Buford High School.

What district is Buford High School in?

Buford City

Is Buford High School a good school?

Yes. Buford High School ranks in the top 5.1% of Georgia high schools.

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