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Top 100 Schools In Georgia For 2019: New List
Niche has compiled what it says are the top 100 schools at every grade level in Georgia, including both private and public schools.

ATLANTA, GA — How's this for thorough: You can find out if your district or community has the best schools of any grade level, public and private, in Georgia.
Niche.com, which specializes in all different types of rankings, released a new 2019 list slightly different than its usual rankings. This time around, Niche ranked what it says are the top 125 schools in Virginia, including both private and public schools, and spanning elementary, middle and high schools. (See the full list below.)
In this list, Niche prefers private schools. The top entry was a private prep school, The Westminster Schools, and four of the next five institutions listed were all private schools.
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It is important to remember that every school on this top 100 list receives either an A+ or an A for an overall score from Niche.
Niche's methodology is based on an analysis of academic and student-life data from the US Department of Education along with test scores, and feedback from Niche.com users. You can read the methodology by clicking here.
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Here are the top 100 schools in Georgia for 2019:
- The Westminster Schools, private, Atlanta
- Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science & Technology, Gwinnett County Public Schools
- Pace Academy, private, Atlanta
- The Paideia School, private, Atlanta
- The Lovett School, private, Atlanta
- Woodward Academy, private, College Park
- Northview High School, Fulton County Schools
- Atlanta International School, private, Atlanta
- Holy Innocents' Episcopal School, private, Atlanta
- The Savannah Country Day School, private, Savannah
- Walton High School, Cobb County Schools
- Athens Academy, private, Athens
- Marist School, private, Atlanta
- Columbus High School, Muscogee County Schools
- The Galloway School, private, Atlanta
- Alpharetta High School, Fulton County Schools
- North Gwinnett High School, Gwinnett County Public Schools
- Wesleyan School, private, Peachtree Corners
- Lambert High School, Forsyth County Schools
- The Walker School, private, Marietta
- South Forsyth High School, Forsyth County Schools
- Johns Creek High School, Fulton County Schools
- Chattahoochee High School, Fulton County Schools
- Milton High School, Fulton County Schools
- Atlanta Girls' School, private, Atlanta
- Darlington School, private, Rome
- Greater Atlanta Christian School, private, Norcross
- Stratford Academy, private, Macon
- Brookstone School, private, Columbus
- Peachtree Ridge High School, Gwinnett County Public Schools
- The Weber School, private, Atlanta
- Cambridge High School, Fulton County Schools
- Brookwood High School, Gwinnett County Public Schools
- Augusta Preparatory Day School, private, Martinez
- Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School, private, Rabun Gap
- Lassiter High School, Cobb County Schools
- Chamblee Charter High School, Dekalb County Schools
- Whitefield Academy, private, Smyrna
- Savannah Arts Academy, Chatham County Schools
- Mount Vernon Presbyterian School, private, Atlanta
- Davidson Fine Arts Magnet School, Richmond County Schools
- Pinecrest Academy, private, Cumming
- North Oconee High School, Oconee County Schools
- Roswell High School, Fulton County Schools
- Buford High School, Buford City Schools
- Ben Franklin Academy, private, Atlanta
- St. Pius X. Catholic High School, private, Atlanta
- Holy Spirit Preparatory School, private, Atlanta
- Kennesaw Mountain High School, Cobb County Schools
- McIntosh High School, Fayette County Public Schools
- Tallulah Falls School, private, Tallulah Falls
- Buford Middle School, Buford City Schools
- Parkview High School, Gwinnett County Public Schools
- Landmark Christian School, private, Fairburn
- Blessed Trinity Catholic High School, private, Roswell
- King's Ridge Christian School, private, Alpharetta
- Oconee County Elementary School, Oconee County Schools
- Settles Bridge Elementary School, Forsyth County Schools
- Decatur High School, Decatur City Schools
- Johns Creek Elementary School, Forsyth County Schools
- Big Creek Elementary School, Forsyth County Schools
- Brookwood Elementary School, Forsyth County Schools
- Shiloh Point Elementary School, Forsyth County Schools
- Frederica Academy, private, Saint Simons Island
- Daves Creek Elementary School, Forsyth County Schools
- Riverwatch Middle School, Forsyth County Schools
- South Forsyth Middle School, Forsyth County Schools
- Brandon Hall School, private, Atlanta
- Pope High School, Cobb County Schools
- Piney Grove Middle School, Forsyth County Schools
- International Charter School of Atlanta, Roswell
- George W. Whitlow Elementary School, Forsyth County Schools
- Lakeview Academy, private, Gainesville
- Mill Creek High School, Gwinnett County Public Schools
- North Cobb Christian School, private, Kennesaw
- Mashburn Elementary School, Forsyth County Schools
- Buford Academy, Buford City Schools
- Wheeler High School, Cobb County Schools
- Haw Creek Elementary School, Forsyth County Schools
- Lakeside Middle School, Forsyth County Schools
- Mount Pisgah Christian School, private, Johns Creek
- Mount Paran Christian School, private, Kennesaw
- The Heritage School, private, Newnan
- Coal Mountain Elementary School, Forsyth County Schools
- DeKalb School of the Arts, Dekalb County Schools
- Vickery Creek Middle School, Forsyth County Schools
- Otwell Middle School, Forsyth County Schools
- Malcom Bridge Middle School, Oconee County Schools
- Malcom Bridge Elementary School, Oconee County Schools
- The New School, private, Atlanta
- Vickery Creek Elementary School, Forsyth County Schools
- North Forsyth Middle School, Forsyth County Schools
- Kelly Mill Elementary School, Forsyth County Schools
- Fifth Avenue Elementary School, Decatur City Schools
- St. Andrew's School, private, Savannah
- Kedron Elementary School, Fayette County Public Schools
- Providence Christian Academy, private, Lilburn
- Glennwood Elementary School, Decatur City Schools
- Hillgrove High School, Cobb County Schools
- Starrs Mill High School, Fayette County Public Schools
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Tom Davis, Patch, contributed to this report
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