Last week, U.S. News & World Report ranked the best high schools in Georgia, with each getting a score out of 100 with 30% based on college readiness, 20% for state assessment proficiency and state assessment performance, and 10% for college curriculum breadth, undeserved student performance, and graduation rate.
There were 522 Peach State schools included in the list. Here are the top 10:
Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science, and Technology
1st in Georgia: Located in Lawrenceville, it ranks 7th in the nation and 12th best in STEM high schools in the U.S. Scores include 100% graduation rate, 99% science proficiency, 98% reading proficiency, 30% math proficiency, 100% took at least one AP exam and 99% passed at least one.
Columbus High School
2nd in Georgia: Columbus ranked 70th overall in the nation. Scores include 100%
graduation rate, 97% math proficiency, 94% reading proficiency, 88% science proficiency, 97% took at least one AP exam and 85% passed at least one.
Innovation Academy
3rd in Georgia: Located in Alpharetta and ranked 112th in the nation. Scores include 98% graduation rate, 91% science proficiency, 88% reading proficiency, 82% math proficiency, 98% took at least one AP exam and 89% passed at least one.
Davidson Fine Arts
4th in Georgia: Located in Augusta and ranked 124th in the nation. Scores include 100% graduation rate, 90% math proficiency, 88% reading proficiency, 83% science proficiency, 97% took at least one AP exam and 71% passed at least one.
Alliance Academy for Innovation
5th in Georgia: Located in Cumming and ranked 154th in the nation. Scores include 100% graduation rate, 92% reading proficiency, 90% science proficiency, 89% math proficiency, 87% took at least one AP exam and 71% passed at least one.
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Elite Scholars Academy
6th in Georgia: Located in Jonesboro and ranked 227th in the nation. Scores include 100% graduation rate, 94% math proficiency, 92% science proficiency, 89% reading proficiency, 76% took at least one AP exam and 54% passed at least one.
DeKalb School of the Arts
7th in Georgia: Located in Avondale Estates and ranked 257th in the nation. Scores include 97% graduation rate, 86% reading proficiency, 66% science proficiency, 49% math proficiency, 100% took at least one AP exam and 76% passed at least one.
Northview High School
8th in Georgia: Located in Johns Creek and ranked 318th in the nation. Scores include 98% graduation rate, 80% reading proficiency, 76% science proficiency, 72% math proficiency, 80% took at least one AP exam and 70% passed at least one.
Lambert High School
9th in Georgia: Located in Suwanee and ranked 349th in the nation. Scores include 98% graduation rate, 83% reading and science proficiencies, 69% math proficiency, 79% took at least one AP exam and 69% passed at least one.
Savannah Arts
10th in Georgia: Located in Savannah and ranked 361st in the nation. Scores include 99% graduation rate, 80% reading proficiency, 75% science proficiency, 31% math proficiency, 98% took at least one AP exam and 77% passed at least one.
Miguel Legoas is a Deep South Connect Team Reporter for USA Today. Find him on Instagram @miguelegoas and email at mlegoas@gannett.com.
This article originally appeared on Augusta Chronicle: US News ranks top high schools in Georgia. See the 2026 list
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