GA’s Top 100 Public High Schools Ranked By U.S. News

GEORGIA — Hundreds of public high schools in Georgia were ranked on the 2023-24 Best High Schools list, released Tuesday by U.S. News & World Report.

Families can use the annual rankings to compare schools at the national, state and local levels on factors such as academic performance, graduation rates and college readiness, according to a news release. U.S. News reviewed 25,000 schools and ranked 17,680 of them.

Here are the top 100 public high schools in Georgia (the first number represents the state ranking; the second in parentheses is the national ranking):

1. (No. 1, No. 19 nationally) Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science and Technology, Lawrenceville

2. (No. 2, No. 75 nationally) Columbus High School, Columbus

3. (No. 3, No. 174 nationally) Davidson Magnet School, Augusta

4. (No. 4, No. 194 nationally) DeKalb School of the Arts, Avondale Estates

5. (No. 5, No. 210 nationally) Lambert High School, Suwanee

6. (No. 6, No. 223 nationally) Walton High School, Marietta

7. (No. 7, No. 276 nationally) South Forsyth High School, Cumming

8. (No. 8, No. 277 nationally) Savannah Arts Academy, Savannah

9. (No. 9, No. 303 nationally) Northview High School, Duluth

10. (No. 10, No. 375 nationally) Alpharetta High School, Alpharetta

11. (No. 11, No. 410 nationally) Chattahoochee High School, Alpharetta

12. (No. 12, No. 437 nationally) North Gwinnett High School, Suwanee

13. (No. 13, No. 464 nationally) McIntosh High School, Peachtree City

14. (No. 14, No. 484 nationally) Elite Scholars Academy School, Jonesboro

15. (No. 15, No. 515 nationally) Cambridge High School, Milton

16. (No. 16, No. 547 nationally) Decatur High School, Decatur

17. (No. 17, No. 553 nationally) Lassiter High School, Marietta

18. (No. 18, No. 625 nationally) Buford High School, Buford

19. (No. 19, No. 649 nationally) Milton High School, Alpharetta

20. (No. 20, No. 653 nationally) Pope High School, Marietta

21. (No. 21, No. 677 nationally) Johns Creek High School, Johns Creek

22. (No. 22, No. 685 nationally) DeKalb Early College Academy, Stone Mountain

23. (No. 23, No. 782 nationally) North Oconee High School, Bogart

24. (No. 24, No. 795 nationally) Johnson Magnet, Augusta

25. (No. 25, No. 805 nationally) Martha Ellen Stilwell School for the Performing Arts, Jonesboro

26. (No. 26, No. 949 nationally) Starrs Mill High School, Fayetteville

27. (No. 27, No. 961 nationally) Oconee County High School, Watkinsville

28. (No. 28, No. 1,007 nationally) Brookwood High School, Snellville

29. (No. 29, No. 1,055 nationally) Harrison High School, Kennesaw

30. (No. 30, No. 1,111 nationally) West Forsyth High School, Cumming

31. (No. 31, No. 1,127 nationally) Chamblee Charter High School, Chamblee

32. (No. 32, No. 1,174 nationally) Grady High School, Atlanta

33. (No. 33, No. 1,245 nationally) Hillgrove High School, Powder Springs

34. (No. 34, No. 1,305 nationally) Peachtree Ridge High School, Suwanee

35. (No. 35, No. 1,419 nationally) Jefferson High School, Jefferson

36. (No. 36, No. 1,421 nationally) Roswell High School, Roswell

37. (No. 37, No. 1,555 nationally) Mill Creek High School, Hoschton

38. (No. 38, No. 1,661 nationally) Parkview High School, Lilburn

39. (No. 39, No. 1,663 nationally) Forsyth Central High School, Cumming

40. (No. 40, No. 1,757 nationally) Grayson High School, Loganville

41. (No. 41, No. 1,819 nationally) Wheeler High School, Marietta

42. (No. 42, No. 1,850 nationally) Kennesaw Mountain High School, Kennesaw

43. (No. 43, No. 1,948 nationally) North Springs High School, Atlanta

44. (No. 44, No. 1,977 nationally) Atlanta Classical Academy, Atlanta

45. (No. 45, No. 2,001 nationally) Houston County High School, Warner Robins

46. (No. 46, No. 2,063 nationally) Whitewater High School, Fayetteville

47. (No. 47, No. 2,077 nationally) Greenbrier High School, Evans

48. (No. 48, No. 2,203 nationally) Riverwood International Charter School, Atlanta

49. (No. 49, No. 2,204 nationally) Archer High School, Lawrenceville

50. (No. 50, No. 2,260 nationally) North Atlanta High School, Atlanta

51. (No. 51, No. 2,297 nationally) Collins Hill High School, Suwanee

52. (No. 52, No. 2,336 nationally) Allatoona High School, Acworth

53. (No. 53, No. 2,438 nationally) Lakeside High School, Evans

54. (No. 54, No. 2,496 nationally) Mountain View High School, Lawrenceville

55. (No. 55, No. 2,511 nationally) Duluth High School, Duluth

56. (No. 56, No. 2,548 nationally) Richmond County Technical Career Magnet School, Augusta

57. (No. 57, No. 2,553 nationally) Glynn Academy, Brunswick

58. (No. 58, No. 2,603 nationally) Flowery Branch High School, Flowery Branch

59. (No. 59, No. 2,617 nationally) East Jackson Comprehensive High School, Commerce

60. (No. 60, No. 2,670 nationally) Creekview High School, Canton

61. (No. 61, No. 2,725 nationally) Lanier High School, Sugar Hill

62. (No. 62, No. 2,823 nationally) Centennial High School, Roswell

63. (No. 63, No. 2,877 nationally) Dunwoody High School, Dunwoody

64. (No. 64, No. 2,908 nationally) Rabun County High School, Tiger

65. (No. 65, No. 2,948 nationally) Etowah High School, Woodstock

66. (No. 66, No. 2,958 nationally) Arabia Mountain High School, Lithonia

67. (No. 67, No. 2,999 nationally) Northgate High School, Newnan

68. (No. 68, No. 3,041 nationally) North Forsyth High School, Cumming

69. (No. 69, No. 3,064 nationally) Maynard H. Jackson- Jr. High School, Atlanta

70. (No. 70, No. 3,109 nationally) Kell High School, Marietta

71. (No. 71, No. 3,110 nationally) Veterans High School, Kathleen

72. (No. 72, No. 3,127 nationally) Sequoyah High School, Canton

73. (No. 73, No. 3,131 nationally) Bremen High School, Bremen

74. (No. 74, No. 3,174 nationally) Dacula High School, Dacula

75. (No. 75, No. 3,180 nationally) Bleckley County High School, Cochran

76. (No. 76, No. 3,230 nationally) Loganville High School, Loganville

77. (No. 77, No. 3,285 nationally) Woodstock High School, Woodstock

78. (No. 78, No. 3,299 nationally) North Cobb High School, Kennesaw

79. (No. 79, No. 3,378 nationally) Sprayberry High School, Marietta

80. (No. 80, No. 3,455 nationally) Camden County High School, Kingsland

81. (No. 81, No. 3,558 nationally) Woodville-Tompkins Technical and Career High School, Savannah

82. (No. 82, No. 3,592 nationally) Ware County High School, Waycross

83. (No. 83, No. 3,602 nationally) River Ridge High School, Woodstock

84. (No. 84, No. 3,625 nationally) Mary Persons High School, Forsyth

85. (No. 85, No. 3,659 nationally) Campbell High School, Smyrna

86. (No. 86, No. 3,739 nationally) Washington-Wilkes Comprehensive High School, Washington

87. (No. 87, No. 3,837 nationally) Northside High School, Columbus

88. (No. 88, No. 3,882 nationally) Newnan High School, Newnan

89. (No. 89, No. 3,930 nationally) Model High School, Rome

90. (No. 90, No. 3,932 nationally) Union Grove High School, Mcdonough

91. (No. 91, No. 3,976 nationally) Westlake High School, Atlanta

92. (No. 92, No. 4,023 nationally) Chapel Hill High School, Douglasville

93. (No. 93, No. 4,042 nationally) Commerce High School, Commerce

94. (No. 94, No. 4,065 nationally) Marietta High School, Marietta

95. (No. 95, No. 4,093 nationally) Grovetown High School, Grovetown

96. (No. 96, No. 4,094 nationally) Dalton High School, Dalton

97. (No. 97, No. 4,208 nationally) Lakeside High School, Atlanta

98. (No. 98, No. 4,212 nationally) Lowndes High School, Valdosta

99. (No. 99, No. 4,216 nationally) Sandy Creek High School, Tyrone

100. (No. 100, No. 4,287 nationally) Norcross High School, Norcross

In general, the highest-ranked schools had students who performed well on state assessment for math, reading and science, U.S. News said. They also performed strongly in meeting the needs of underserved students, including those who are Black, Hispanic or from low-income households. The schools had a breadth of curriculum offerings and high graduation rates, and their students performed well on Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate exams.

U.S. News said eleven of the top 20 ranked schools were charter or magnet schools.

In national rankings, the top five schools are, respectively: The Early College at Guilford, Greensboro, North Carolina; Signature School at Evansville, Indiana; The School for Advanced Studies in Miami; The Davidson Academy of Nevada at Reno; and Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology at Alexandria, Virginia.