New Ranking Of GA's Public High Schools Released By U.S. News

Ten public high schools in Georgia earned the highest spots in the state in U.S. News & World Report's 2026-2027 Best High Schools.

U.S. News evaluated about 27,000 eligible public high schools nationwide and ranked nearly 18,000 of them.

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Here are the top 10 high schools in Georgia, along with their national rankings:

1. Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science and Technology, Lawrenceville — No. 7 nationally
2. Columbus High School, Columbus — No. 70 nationally
3. Innovation Academy, Alpharetta — No. 112 nationally
4. Davidson Magnet School, Augusta — No. 124 nationally
5. Alliance Academy for Innovation, Cumming — No. 154 nationally
6. Elite Scholars Academy School, Jonesboro — No. 227 nationally
7. DeKalb School of the Arts, Avondale Estates — No. 257 nationally
8. Northview High School, Duluth — No. 318 nationally
9. Lambert High School, Suwanee — No. 349 nationally
10. Savannah Arts Academy, Savannah — No. 361 nationally

The rankings are based on six performance measures, including student achievement on state-required assessments, graduation rates and college readiness.

U.S. News also considers how well schools serve underserved students, participation and performance on Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate exams, curriculum breadth and overall student outcomes.

The rankings use data from the 2023-2024 school year and were produced with research firm RTI International.

Massachusetts had the largest share of high schools ranked in the top 25 percent nationally, at 47 percent, followed by New Jersey at 44 percent and Maryland at 43 percent.

Among metropolitan areas with a significant number of ranked schools, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California, had the largest share in the national top quarter, at 60 percent. McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, Texas, followed at 59 percent, and Milwaukee-Waukesha, Wisconsin, at 56 percent.

Central Magnet School in Tennessee topped the national ranking, followed by Signature School in Indiana and Julia R. Masterman Secondary School in Pennsylvania.

Signature School also ranked first among charter schools. High Technology High School in New Jersey ranked first among STEM high schools.

The full rankings are available at U.S. News & World Report.