What’s Georgia’s best high school? New report reveals top 10

1. Gwinnett School of Math, Science and Technology (Google Maps)

2. Columbus High School -- Columbus (Google Maps)

3 - Alliance Academy for Innovation Located in Forsyth County, Alliance Academy for Innovation has 1,141 students and a student-teacher ratio of 18:1. (Google)

4. Walton High School -- Marietta (Google Maps)

5. Northview High School -- Duluth (Google Maps)

6. Davidson Magnet School -- Augusta (Google Maps)

7. DeKalb School of the Arts -- Avondale Estates (Google Maps)

8. South Forsyth High School -- Cumming (Google Maps)

9. Lambert High School -- Suwannee (Google Maps)

10 - Academy for Classical Innovation -- Macon

11. A. R. Johnson Health Science and Engineering Magnet School, Augusta

12. Chattahoochee High School, Fulton County Located in Fulton County, Chattahoochee High School has 1,856 students and a student-teacher ratio of 18:1. (Google)

13. Lassiter High School - Marietta (Google Maps)

14. Savannah Arts Academy -- Savannah (Google Maps)

15. Rainey Mccullers School of the Arts -Columbus

16. Elite Scholars Academy -- Jonesboro Elite Scholars Academy was named a 2012 Georgia School of Excellence.

17. North Gwinnett High School AP STEM Achievement School (Google Maps)

18. McIntosh High School. Peachtree City Located in Fayette County, McIntosh High School has 1,719 students and a student-teacher ratio of 17:1. (Google)

19. North Oconee High School Located in Oconee County, North Oconee High School has 1,497 students and a student-teacher ratio of 17:1. (Google)

20. Johns Creek High School Located in Fulton County, Johns Creek High School has 1,967 students and a student-teacher ratio of 18:1. (Google)

21. Milton High School Located in Fulton County, Milton High School has 2,153 students and a student-teacher ratio of 19:1. (Google)

22. Starr's Mill High School -- Gwinnett County AP STEM Achievement School (Wikipedia)

23. Alpharetta High School Located in Fulton County, Alpharetta High School has 2,198 students and a student-teacher ratio of 18:1. (Google)

24. Cambridge High School, Fulton County Located in Fulton County, Cambridge High School has 1,826 students and a student-teacher ratio of 18:1. (Google)

25. Pope High School, Cobb County (Pope High School Foundation Facebook)

26. Denmark High School, Forsyth County

27. Buford High School Located in Gwinnett County, Buford High School has 1,784 students and a student-teacher ratio of 18:1. (Google)

28. Decatur High School

29. Atlanta Classical Academy

30. Midtown High -Atlanta

31. Oconee County High School AP STEM Achievement School (Google Maps)

32. Paul Duke STEM High School -- Norcross AP STEM Achievement School (Wikipedia)

33. Chamblee Charter High School

34. Brookwood High School, Gwinnett County

35. DeKalb Early Career Academy

36. Harrison High School, Kennesaw

37. Mill Creek High School, Gwinnett County

38. Whitewater High School -- Fayette County AP STEM Achievement School (Google Maps)

39. Martha Ellen Stillwell School of the Arts -- Clayton County AP Humanities School

40. Jefferson High School in Jackson County

41. Wheeler High School -- Cobb County AP STEM Achievement School (Wikipedia)

42. Lake Oconee Academy -- Greene County

43. Peachtree Ridge High School (Wikipedia)

44. Hillgrove High School -- Cobb County AP Humanities School

45. Roswell High School - Fulton County AP STEM Achievement School (Google Maps)

46. Glynn Academy -- Savannah Glynn Academy (Twitter/Jenna Bourne) (Jenna Bourne)

45. West Forsyth High School - Forsyth County AP STEM Achievement School (Wikipedia)

47. Archer High School -- Gwinnett County

46. Lanier HS, Sugar Hill, GA Exterior of Lanier High School from school's Facebook page.

McClure Health Science High School AP Humanities School

By WSBTV.com News Staff

ATLANTA — U.S. News and World Report has issued its annual list of the best schools in each state.

The website compiles data from nearly 24,000 public high schools in 50 states and the District of Columbia. The report looks at traditional high schools as well as charter, magnet and STEM-focused schools.

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Schools are ranked based on students’ college readiness, their proficiency on state assessments, how well underserved students performed, the breadth of college curriculum each school offers and the graduation rate.

So what are some of the best Georgia high schools?

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Six of the top ten best high schools in Georgia are in the metro Atlanta area.

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Georgia’s top 10 High Schools:

  1. Gwinnett School of Math, Science and Technology -- Lawrenceville
  2. Columbus High School -- Columbus
  3. Davidson Magnet School -- Augusta
  4. Walton High School -- Marietta
  5. Lambert High School -- Suwanee
  6. Northview High School -- Duluth
  7. Savannah Arts Academy -- Savannah
  8. DeKalb School of the Arts -- Avondale Estates
  9. South Forsyth High School -- Cumming
  10. Lassiter High School - Marietta

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