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The highest-performing public high schools in reading in Georgia

This ranking covers the highest-performing public high schools in reading in Georgia, drawn from 32 qualifying public high schools. Elite Scholars Academy School leads the list at 97.7%, against a median of 36.7% 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.

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Georgia

Top % Proficient (Reading)

97.7%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

36.7%

BEST IN READING · GEORGIA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	Elite Scholars Academy School	Jonesboro, GA	Clayton County	High	757	97.7%
2	Davidson Fine Arts Magnet	Augusta, GA	Richmond County	High	747	91.6%
3	Johnson Health Science and Engineering Magnet School	Augusta, GA	Richmond County	High	640	76.0%
4	Rainey McCullers School of the Arts	Columbus, GA	Muscogee County	High	420	72.8%
5	Charles Drew Charter JA/SR Academy	Atlanta, GA	Atlanta Public Schools	High	941	63.0%
6	Richmond County Technical Career Magnet School	Augusta, GA	Richmond County	High	433	55.5%
7	Model High	Rome, GA	Floyd County	High	915	50.9%
8	Schley Middle High School	Ellaville, GA	Schley County	High	649	50.8%
9	Armuchee High School	Rome, GA	Floyd County	High	953	48.6%
10	Barrow Arts and Sciences Academy	Winder, GA	Barrow County	High	967	44.7%
11	Dawson County Junior High	Dawsonville, GA	Dawson County	High	603	40.6%
12	Portal Middle/High School	Portal, GA	Bulloch County	High	523	39.0%
13	Glascock County Middle/High School	Gibson, GA	Glascock County	High	304	38.3%
14	East Jackson Comprehensive High School	Commerce, GA	Jackson County	High	1,395	37.6%
15	Coosa High School	Rome, GA	Floyd County	High	861	37.4%
16	Emanuel County Institute	Twin City, GA	Emanuel County	High	572	37.0%
17	Coretta Scott King Young Women's Leadership Academy	Atlanta, GA	Atlanta Public Schools	High	377	36.3%
18	Tapestry Public Charter School	Doraville, GA	DeKalb County	High	300	35.7%
19	Clinch County High School	Homerville, GA	Clinch County	High	335	34.0%
20	Seminole County Middle/High School	Donalsonville, GA	Seminole County	High	694	31.7%
21	Pepperell High School	Lindale, GA	Floyd County	High	866	31.0%
22	Marion County Middle/High School	Buena Vista, GA	Marion County	High	687	30.0%
23	Treutlen Middle/High School	Soperton, GA	Treutlen County	High	521	29.3%
24	CA Gray Junior High School	Moultrie, GA	Colquitt County	High	1,389	26.1%
25	Greene County High School	Greensboro, GA	Greene County	High	432	24.8%
26	B.E.S.T Academy	Atlanta, GA	Atlanta Public Schools	High	268	24.6%
27	Mitchell County High School	Camilla, GA	Mitchell County	High	334	14.9%
28	New Beginning Learning Center	Bainbridge, GA	Decatur County	High	183	7.3%
29	Gwinnett Intervention Education Center (GIVE) West	Norcross, GA	Gwinnett County	High	227	7.1%
30	EXCEL Academy	McDonough, GA	Henry County	High	213	5.1%
31	Delta Innovative School	Quitman, GA	Brooks County	High	107	0.0%
32	International Transition Center	Lawrenceville, GA	Gwinnett County	High	640	0.0%

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