Best High Schools in Georgia (2025-26)

A: 21B: 58C: 148D: 152F: 57

18% of the 436 ranked high schools in Georgia earn an A or B (21 A grades, 58 B, 148 C, 152 D, 57 F), against 48% of high schools nationwide. 283 schools meet or beat the proficiency projected from their student context (65% here, 75% nationally), and 122 exceed it. On average 28% of tested students meet the state bar against a projected 29% (national averages: 42% actual, 40% projected).

The biggest overperformers, by actual proficiency above projection: Elite Scholars Academy School (83% against 39%, A+), Berrien Academy Performance Learning Center (63% against 30%, A-), Carver High School (42% against 16%, B-), Gwinnett School Of Mathematics Science And Technology (91% against 67%, A+), Pierce County High School (60% against 36%, A-).

Districts with the most schools in the top quarter (the top 109): Fulton County (10), Cobb County (8), Forsyth County (7), Gwinnett County (6).

Cities with the most ranked high schools: Atlanta (25, 2 at A or B), Savannah (11, 2 at A or B), Augusta (10, 2 at A or B), Columbus (9, 3 at A or B), Marietta (8, 4 at A or B).

The largest ranked high schools: Brookwood High School (3,878 students, D, #273), Peachtree Ridge High School (3,300 students, B-, #60), Grayson High School (3,284 students, D, #274).

Of the top 25, 1 is a magnet school and 4 are charters. Selective and specialised schools tend to post high actual scores; the projection column is the fairer comparison for a neighborhood school.

What is the best high school in Georgia?

Gwinnett School Of Mathematics Science And Technology in Lawrenceville ranks first among the 436 ranked high schools in Georgia with a SchoolGrade of A+, 91% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 67%.

How are high schools in Georgia ranked?

By SchoolGrade, the 2025-26 model that scores each school's actual test proficiency against the level projected for its student context, then by actual proficiency to break ties. Regular public schools that are open, not fully online and have at least 30 students are ranked; the rest are listed below the table with the reason.

How many high schools does Georgia have?

SchoolGrade grades 474 public high schools in Georgia; 436 are ranked here and 38 are listed as not ranked.