100 Best Public High Schools in Georgia

There are few environments more competitive than high school. Just visit one of our schools still in football playoff competitions this week. You’ll see the pep rallies and spirit posters and hear the fight songs and school chants that sometimes go back generations.

The number crunchers and survey takers at Niche.com have compiled new 2016 lists for schools across the country on a variety of metrics, includingBest Academics, Best Administration, Best Extracurriculars, Best Facilities,Best Food, Best High School Sports, Best Teachers and lots more.

Also Read: Best Private High Schools in Atlanta Metro Ranked (2015)

Here’s Niche’s list of the 100 best public high schools in Georgia.

These rankings are based on state test scores, college readiness, graduation rates, SAT/ACT scores, teacher quality, student and parent reviews, and more.

See how this ranking was calculated.

1. Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science & Technology Lawrenceville
2. Columbus High School Columbus
3. Northview High School Johns Creek
4. Lambert High School Suwanee
5. Johns Creek High School Johns Creek
6. Walton High School Marietta
7. North Gwinnett High School Suwanee-Duluth
8. South Forsyth High School Cumming
9. Brookwood High School Snellville-Grayson Township
10. Davidson Magnet School Augusta
11. Milton High School Milton
12. Buford High School Buford
13. DeKalb School of the Arts Atlanta-Decatur Township
14. Peachtree Ridge High School Suwanee-Duluth Township
15. Decatur High School Decatur
16. Savannah Arts Academy Savannah
17. North Oconee High School Bogart Township
18. Chattahoochee High School Johns Creek
19. Kennesaw Mountain High School Kennesaw
20. Chamblee Charter High School Chamblee
21. McIntosh High School Peachtree City
22. Alpharetta High School Alpharetta
23. Parkview High School Lilburn Township
24. Lassiter High School Marietta
25. Fulton Science Academy High School Alpharetta
26. Roswell High School Roswell
27. Calhoun High School Calhoun
28. Veterans High School Warner Robins Township
29. Mill Creek High School Hoschton
30. Hillgrove High School Powder Springs
31. DeKalb Early College Academy Stone Mountain
32. Dalton High School Dalton
33. Harrison High School Acworth-Kennesaw Township
34. Etowah High School Woodstock Township
35. Oconee County High School Watkinsville Township
36. Dunwoody High School Dunwoody
37. Pope High School Marietta
38. Bremen High School Bremen
39. Duluth High School Duluth
40. Collins Hill High School Suwanee
41. Norcross High School Norcross
42. Whitewater High School Fayetteville
43. Centennial High School Roswell
44. Starrs Mill High School Fayetteville
45. Carrollton High School Carrollton
46. Cherokee High School Canton
47. Charter Conservatory for Liberal Arts & Technology (CCAT) Statesboro
48. Houston County High School Warner Robins
49. West Forsyth High School Cumming Township
50. Lakeside High School Martinez
51. Marietta High School Marietta
52. River Ridge High School Woodstock
53. Morgan County High School Madison
54. Sequoyah High School Holly Springs Township
55. Camden County High School Kingsland
56. Wheeler High School Marietta Township
57. Marion County Middle/High School Buena Vista
58. Woodstock High School Woodstock Township
59. Arabia Mountain High School - Academy of Engineering Lithonia Township
60. Allatoona High School Acworth-Kennesaw Township
61. North Cobb High School Acworth
62. Riverwood International Charter School Sandy Springs
63. Archer High School Lawrenceville Township
64. Grayson High School Snellville-Grayson Township
65. Mountain View High School Dacula-Rocky Creek Township
66. Rome High School Rome
67. Sprayberry High School Marietta Township
68. Lanier High School Buford-Sugar Hill Township
69. Cartersville High School Cartersville
70. Northside High School Columbus
71. A.R. Johnson Health Science & Engineering Magnet School Augusta
72. Union Grove High School McDonough Township
73. Dacula High School Dacula
74. Creekview High School Lathemtown Township
75. Lakeside High School Tucker Township
76. Ware County High School Waycross
77. McEachern High School Powder Springs Township
78. Early College High School at Carver Atlanta
79. Forsyth Central High School Cumming
80. Rabun County High School Tiger Township
81. Union County High School Blairsville
82. New Southeast Bulloch High School Brooklet Township
83. Grady High School Atlanta
84. Gainesville High School Gainesville
85. Heritage High School Boynton Ridge Township
86. Pierce County High School Blackshear
87. Trion High School Trion
88. Early College Academy of Columbus at Waverly Terra Columbus
89. Grovetown High School Appling Township
90. Kell High School Northeast Cobb Township
91. Mary Persons High School Forsyth
92. Northgate High School Newnan Township
93. Coretta Scott King Young Women’s Academy High School Atlanta
94. Tift County High School Tifton
95. North Springs High School Sandy Springs
96. Lee County High School Leesburg
97. Johnson High School Oakwood
98. Baconton Community Charter School Baconton
99. Woodland High School McDonough Township
100. Clarke Central High School Athens, GA