Best High Schools in Georgia
The top 50 high schools (grades 9-12) in Georgia, ranked by enrollment from NCES data with EDFacts proficiency rates where available. Average proficiency across this list is 61%.
| # | School | City | Enrollment | Proficiency |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia Cyber Academy | Atlanta, GA | 8,876 | 42% |
| 2 | Georgia Connections Academy | Duluth, GA | 6,373 | 52% |
| 3 | Brookwood High School | Snellville, GA | 3,878 | 48% |
| 4 | Peachtree Ridge High School | Suwanee, GA | 3,300 | 59% |
| 5 | Grayson High School | Loganville, GA | 3,284 | 49% |
| 6 | Parkview High School | Lilburn, GA | 3,262 | 54% |
| 7 | East Coweta High School | Sharpsburg, GA | 3,212 | 61% |
| 8 | Lowndes High School | Valdosta, GA | 3,201 | 56% |
| 9 | Archer High School | Lawrenceville, GA | 3,134 | 57% |
| 10 | North Gwinnett High School | Suwanee, GA | 3,097 | 64% |
| 11 | Berkmar High School | Lilburn, GA | 3,029 | 32% |
| 12 | Lambert High School | Suwanee, GA | 3,007 | 72% |
| 13 | North Paulding High School | Dallas, GA | 2,986 | 67% |
| 14 | Cherokee High School | Canton, GA | 2,937 | 59% |
| 15 | Campbell High School | Smyrna, GA | 2,928 | 59% |
| 16 | Mill Creek High School | Hoschton, GA | 2,839 | 70% |
| 17 | Discovery High School | Lawrenceville, GA | 2,803 | 33% |
| 18 | Osborne High School | Marietta, GA | 2,772 | 34% |
| 19 | Walton High School | Marietta, GA | 2,646 | 61% |
| 20 | Mountain Education Charter High School | Cleveland, GA | 2,581 | 64% |
| 21 | Foothills Charter High School (Central Office - Athens) | Athens, GA | 2,519 | 50% |
| 22 | Denmark High School | Alpharetta, GA | 2,459 | 75% |
| 23 | Richmond Hill High School | Richmond Hill, GA | 2,454 | 68% |
| 24 | South Forsyth High School | Cumming, GA | 2,443 | 63% |
| 25 | Etowah High School | Woodstock, GA | 2,441 | 67% |
| 26 | West Forsyth High School | Cumming, GA | 2,405 | 76% |
| 27 | Forsyth Central High School | Cumming, GA | 2,372 | 62% |
| 28 | Alpharetta High School | Alpharetta, GA | 2,174 | 66% |
| 29 | Creekview High School | Canton, GA | 2,126 | 73% |
| 30 | Harrison High School | Kennesaw, GA | 2,121 | 66% |
| 31 | Roswell High School | Roswell, GA | 2,119 | 67% |
| 32 | Effingham County High School | Springfield, GA | 2,108 | 64% |
| 33 | Woodstock High School | Woodstock, GA | 2,044 | 67% |
| 34 | Milton High School | Alpharetta, GA | 2,038 | 64% |
| 35 | Northgate High School | Newnan, GA | 1,970 | 62% |
| 36 | Lassiter High School | Marietta, GA | 1,932 | 68% |
| 37 | Johns Creek High School | Johns Creek, GA | 1,930 | 61% |
| 38 | River Ridge High School | Woodstock, GA | 1,914 | 67% |
| 39 | South Paulding High School | Douglasville, GA | 1,911 | 63% |
| 40 | Chattahoochee High School | Alpharetta, GA | 1,852 | 69% |
| 41 | Jackson County High School | Hoschton, GA | 1,833 | 69% |
| 42 | Alexander High School | Douglasville, GA | 1,823 | 62% |
| 43 | Pope High School | Marietta, GA | 1,814 | 74% |
| 44 | Academy For Classical Education | Macon, GA | 1,807 | 63% |
| 45 | Greenbrier High School | Evans, GA | 1,801 | 69% |
| 46 | Ola High School | McDonough, GA | 1,764 | 68% |
| 47 | Cambridge High School | Milton, GA | 1,747 | 61% |
| 48 | McIntosh High School | Peachtree City, GA | 1,695 | 71% |
| 49 | Northview High School | Duluth, GA | 1,674 | 62% |
| 50 | Midtown High School | Atlanta, GA | 1,602 | 64% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the best high school in Georgia?
The largest high school in Georgia is Georgia Cyber Academy in Atlanta with 8,876 students and a 42% proficiency rate. Rankings are based on NCES Common Core of Data enrollment and EDFacts proficiency results.
How many high schools are in Georgia?
This page shows the top 50 high schools (grades 9-12) in Georgia by enrollment. Browse the full state directory to see all schools.
What does the proficiency rate measure?
Proficiency rate is the percentage of students meeting grade-level standards on combined math and reading assessments, as reported by EDFacts. Data is district-level and applied to each school in the district.
Where does this data come from?
Enrollment and school characteristics come from the NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency rates come from EDFacts assessment results. Both are official federal datasets published by the U.S. Department of Education.
The this entity category groups every U.S. K-12 school outcomes and enrollment entity sharing this attribute. The list above is the data; the paragraphs below explain what the grouping means against the broader NCES Common Core of Data and EDFacts distribution and how to read the relative rankings within the category.
For readers using this category as a starting point, the per-entity detail pages linked from the table above carry the underlying NCES Common Core of Data and EDFacts data in full. The category-level view is the filter; the per-entity pages are the actual answer.
Schools are ranked by enrollment within the state. Proficiency rates come from EDFacts assessment results, district-level figures applied to each school in the district.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, 2026.