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The highest-performing public high schools by test proficiency in Georgia

411 public high schools in Georgia appear in this ranking of the highest-performing public high schools by test proficiency, ranked by composite state-assessment proficiency. Gwinnett School of Mathematics- Science and Technology leads the list at 99.6%, against a median of 38.2% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

411

Georgia

Top % Proficient

99.6%

Median % Proficient

38.2%

HIGHEST PROFICIENCY · GEORGIA

#	School	City	District	Level	% FRL	Students	% Proficient
1	Gwinnett School of Mathematics- Science and Technology	Lawrenceville, GA	Gwinnett County	High	36.9%	1,304	99.6%
2	Elite Scholars Academy School	Jonesboro, GA	Clayton County	High	100%	757	94.7%
3	Columbus High School	Columbus, GA	Muscogee County	High	20.7%	1,161	90.5%
4	Alliance Academy for Innovation	Cumming, GA	Forsyth County	High	9.0%	1,145	89.5%
5	Davidson Fine Arts Magnet	Augusta, GA	Richmond County	High	42.0%	747	87.0%
6	Innovation Academy	Alpharetta, GA	Fulton County	High	10.5%	1,511	85.9%
7	Pierce County High School	Blackshear, GA	Pierce County	High	78.0%	1,053	83.9%
8	North Oconee High School	Bogart, GA	Oconee County	High	15.0%	1,432	82.5%
9	Dekalb Early College Academy	Stone Mountain, GA	DeKalb County	High	84.4%	314	80.6%
10	Lambert High School	Suwanee, GA	Forsyth County	High	9.4%	3,249	79.9%
11	Lassiter High School	Marietta, GA	Cobb County	High	13.6%	2,005	79.7%
12	McIntosh High School	Peachtree City, GA	Fayette County	High	19.0%	1,762	79.6%
13	Bremen High School	Bremen, GA	Bremen City	High	24.7%	744	79.3%
14	Buford High School	Buford, GA	Buford City	High	34.9%	1,966	79.2%
15	Walton High School	Marietta, GA	Cobb County	High	7.6%	2,705	79.0%
16	Pope High School	Marietta, GA	Cobb County	High	10.1%	1,793	78.3%
17	Northview High School	Duluth, GA	Fulton County	High	12.6%	1,591	76.5%
18	Starrs Mill High School	Fayetteville, GA	Fayette County	High	12.7%	1,357	76.0%
19	Barrow Arts and Sciences Academy	Winder, GA	Barrow County	High	47.1%	967	75.7%
20	Johns Creek High School	Johns Creek, GA	Fulton County	High	12.1%	1,789	75.5%
21	River Ridge High School	Woodstock, GA	Cherokee County	High	29.8%	1,902	75.1%
22	Oconee County High School	Watkinsville, GA	Oconee County	High	15.7%	1,313	74.6%
23	Kennesaw Mountain High School	Kennesaw, GA	Cobb County	High	40.6%	1,695	73.8%
24	Chattahoochee High School	Alpharetta, GA	Fulton County	High	16.3%	1,730	73.1%
25	Harrison High School	Kennesaw, GA	Cobb County	High	16.0%	2,224	72.4%
26	Rabun County High School	Tiger, GA	Rabun County	High	78.4%	647	72.2%
27	South Forsyth High School	Cumming, GA	Forsyth County	High	8.8%	2,634	72.0%
28	Creekview High School	Canton, GA	Cherokee County	High	19.6%	2,039	71.2%
29	Habersham Ninth Grade Academy	Mount Airy, GA	Habersham County	High	84.4%	552	70.7%
30	Woodville-Tompkins Technical and Career High School	Savannah, GA	Savannah-Chatham County	High	71.8%	694	70.2%
31	Greenbrier High School	Evans, GA	Columbia County	High	16.4%	1,935	69.2%
32	Alpharetta High School	Alpharetta, GA	Fulton County	High	15.1%	2,024	69.0%
33	Hillgrove High School	Powder Springs, GA	Cobb County	High	30.3%	2,282	68.7%
34	Whitewater High School	Fayetteville, GA	Fayette County	High	24.2%	1,303	68.3%
35	Woodstock High School	Woodstock, GA	Cherokee County	High	33.8%	2,006	67.5%
36	DeKalb School of the Arts	Avondale Estates, GA	DeKalb County	High	35.6%	298	67.5%
37	Kell High School	Marietta, GA	Cobb County	High	43.2%	1,587	67.3%
38	Veterans High School	Kathleen, GA	Houston County	High	39.6%	1,940	67.3%
39	Milton High School	Alpharetta, GA	Fulton County	High	17.2%	1,999	67.1%
40	Jefferson High School	Jefferson, GA	Jefferson City	High	25.8%	1,339	67.0%
41	Lee High School 9th Grade Campus	Leesburg, GA	Lee County	High	56.1%	488	66.4%
42	North Gwinnett High School	Suwanee, GA	Gwinnett County	High	19.1%	3,033	65.8%
43	Johnson Health Science and Engineering Magnet School	Augusta, GA	Richmond County	High	69.8%	640	65.8%
44	Northgate High School	Newnan, GA	Coweta County	High	32.4%	2,142	65.7%
45	Decatur High School	Decatur, GA	City Schools of Decatur	High	16.6%	1,901	65.5%
46	Lake Oconee Charter High School	Greensboro, GA	Greene County	High	23.0%	322	65.3%
47	Denmark High School	Alpharetta, GA	Forsyth County	High	20.5%	2,527	65.2%
48	Houston County High School	Warner Robins, GA	Houston County	High	42.4%	2,051	65.0%
49	Savannah Arts Academy	Savannah, GA	Savannah-Chatham County	High	19.6%	801	64.9%
50	Loganville High School	Loganville, GA	Walton County	High	44.0%	1,911	64.6%

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