GA Has 107 U.S. News Best High Schools In The Country For 2018

ATLANTA, GA — A total of 107 Georgia schools place among the best in the U.S., according to U.S. News & World Report's 2018 rankings of best high schools in the country. The highest-ranked Georgia school on the list was Gwinnett School of Mathematics- Science and Technology in Lawrenceville.

The 2018 best high school rankings were released on Wednesday and evaluate over 20,500 public high schools. U.S. News identified schools that best serve all students and assessed how prepared students are for college-level work. Schools are also recognized with gold, silver and bronze medals with gold indicating the greatest level of college readiness.

Sixteen Georgia schools received a gold medal, 48 received a silver medal and 43 schools received a bronze medal. The state-by-state performance rating was based on which states have the highest proportion of schools with gold and silver medals. Based on this metric, Massachusetts was the leading performer, followed by California and Maryland.

"Top-ranked schools succeed in three main areas: exceeding expectations on state proficiency tests, offering challenging coursework and graduating their students," Anita Narayan, managing editor of Education at U.S. News, said in a press release.

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Here's how Georgia's schools finished according to place and medal in the 2018 rankings:

• Gwinnett School of Mathematics- Science and Technology, Lawrenceville, (31) Gold
• DeKalb School of the Arts, Avondale Estates, (75) Gold
• Columbus High School, Columbus, (105) Gold
• Davidson Magnet School, Augusta, (138) Gold,>
• Savannah Arts Academy, Savannah, (156) Gold
• Cambridge High School, Milton, (250) Gold
• Alpharetta High School, Alpharetta, (291) Gold,>
• Johns Creek High School, Johns Creek, (313) Gold
• Walton High School, Marietta, (314) Gold
• Northview High School, Johns Creek, (322) Gold
• Chattahoochee High School, Alpharetta, (328) Gold,>
• Milton High School, Alpharetta, (342) Gold,>
• North Gwinnett High School, Suwanee, (416) Gold
• Chamblee Charter High School, Chamblee, (457) Gold
• Roswell High School, Roswell, (465) Gold
• Decatur High School, Decatur, (496) Gold
• South Forsyth High School, Cumming, (504) Silver
• Lambert High School, Suwanee, (567) Silver
• Oconee County High School, Watkinsville, (573) Silver
• McIntosh High School, Peachtree City, (576) Silver
• Lassiter High School, Marietta, (605) Silver
• West Forsyth High School, Cumming, (618) Silver
• Brookwood High School, Snellville, (685) Silver
• North Oconee High School, Bogart, (715) Silver
• Starrs Mill High School, Fayetteville, (840) Silver
• Pope High School, Marietta, (842) Silver
• Buford High School, Buford, (880) Silver
• Peachtree Ridge High School, Suwanee, (1014) Silver
• Mill Creek High School, Hoschton, (1083) Silver
• Harrison High School, Kennesaw, (1130) Silver
• Lakeside High School, Evans, (1131) Silver
• Parkview High School, Lilburn, (1235) Silver
• Elite Scholars Academy School, Morrow, (1292) Silver
• Creekview High School, Canton, (1302) Silver
• Whitewater High School, Fayetteville, (1325) Silver
• Martha Ellen Stilwell School for the Performing Arts, Jonesboro, (1350) Silver
• Mountain View High School, Lawrenceville, (1371) Silver
• Johnson Magnet, Augusta, (1408) Silver,>
• Veterans High School, Kathleen, (1419) Silver
• Dacula High School, Dacula, (1436) Silver
• Greenbrier High School, Evans, (1453) Silver
• Forsyth Central High School, Cumming, (1455) Silver
• Collins Hill High School, Suwanee, (1566) Silver
• Sequoyah High School, Canton, (1640) Silver
• Hillgrove High School, Powder Springs, (1643) Silver
• Woodstock High School, Woodstock, (1655) Silver
• Cartersville High School, Cartersville, (1681) Silver
• Kennesaw Mountain High School, Kennesaw, (1714) Silver
• Wheeler High School, Marietta, (1754) Silver
• River Ridge High School, Woodstock, (1773) Silver
• Calhoun High School, Calhoun, (1900) Silver
• Allatoona High School, Acworth, (1985) Silver ,>
• Jefferson High School, Jefferson, (2091) Silver
• Rome High School, Rome, (2120) Silver
• Johnson High School, Gainesville, (2142) Silver
• Howard High School, Macon, (2190) Silver
• Central Gwinnett High School, Lawrenceville, (2193) Silver
• Arabia Mountain High School - Academy of Engineering- Medic, Lithonia, (2243) Silver
• Houston County High School, Warner Robins, (2296) Silver
• Clarke Central High School, Athens, (2334) Silver,>
• Camden County High School, Kingsland, (2504) Silver
• East Hall High School, Gainesville, (2579) Silver
• Fannin County High School, Blue Ridge, (2593) Silver
• Ware County High School, Waycross, (2688) Silver

Bronze medal schools are not ranked by U.S. News.

To determine the rankings, U.S. News teamed up with the social science research firm RTI International. A variety of data sources, including the Common Core of Data, College Board and the International Baccalaureate, were used.

A four-step process was used to rank all eligible schools. The first two steps were to determine whether students were performing better than statistically expected in the state and whether minority were performing at or better than the state average for minority students, which was the second step. The third step required schools to meet or surpass a certain graduation benchmark and the final step was to determine college readiness. (You can read the full methodology here.)

The top 10 high schools in the U.S. overall are:

1. BASIS Scottsdale (AZ)
2. BASIS Chandler (AZ)
3. BASIS Oro Valley (AZ)
4. BASIS Tucson North (AZ)
5. BASIS Flagstaff (AZ)
6. Meridian School (TX)
7. International Academy of Macomb (MI)
8. BASIS Peoria (AZ)
9. Baccalaureate School for Global Education (NY)
10. Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (VA)

Click here to see the full rankings and for more insight on the data.

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