U.S. News 2020 High School Rankings: 2 In Georgia In Top 100

GEORGIA — Attending high school in the age of the new coronavirus is an experience like no other in history, but U.S. News & World Report has kept up its rankings, finding two schools in Georgia among the top 100 in the nation.

“The Best High Schools rankings provide the most comprehensive, data-based information on nearly every public high school in the country,” Anita Narayan, managing editor of Education at U.S. News, said in a news release. “Families can use this information to see how their local schools compare on graduation rates and state assessments, as well as academic performance by students who are traditionally underserved — those who are black, Hispanic or from low-income households.”

Here are the schools in Georgia ranked by U.S. News in the top 100:

• Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science and Technology
  • Lawrenceville, GA
  • Georgia ranking: 1
  • National ranking: 12
• Davidson Magnet School
  
  • Augusta, GA
  • Georgia ranking: 2
  • National ranking: 88

And here are the other top 10 schools by state rankings:

• Columbus High School
  • Georgia ranking: 3
  • National ranking: 101
• DeKalb School of the Arts
  
  • Georgia ranking: 4
  • National ranking: 168
• Walton High School
  
  • Georgia ranking: 5
  • National ranking: 187
• Savannah Arts Academy
  
  • Georgia ranking: 6
  • National ranking: 241
• Alpharetta High School
  
  • Georgia ranking: 7
  • National ranking: 281
• Lambert High School
  
  • Georgia ranking: 8
  • National ranking: 288
• Lake Oconee Charter
  
  • Georgia ranking: 9
  • National ranking: 292
• Northview High School
  
  • Georgia ranking: 10
  • National ranking: 293

U.S. News used a number of weighted criteria to come up with the rankings, the most important being college readiness. You can see the full methodology here.

2020 Best High Schools National Rankings

1. Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (VA)
2. Academic Magnet High School (SC)
3. Merrol Hyde Magnet School (TN)
4. School for Advanced Studies (FL)
5. Townsend Harris High School (NY)
6. The School for the Talented and Gifted (TX)
7. BASIS Chandler (AZ)
8. Haas Hall Academy Bentonville (AR)
9. Payton College Preparatory High School (IL)
10. Irma Lerma Rangel Young Women’s Leadership School (TX)