US News & Word Report reviewed 28,813 U.S. public high schools and 107 Georgia high schools made their rankings of best High Schools. Of the Georgia schools ranked in 2018 among the U.S. News Best High Schools, 16 were awarded gold medals, 48 earned silver medals and 43 received bronze medals. The state of Georgia tied for 18th compared to the other states for having 14.2% of their schools (64 out of 450) ranked as a medal qualifier.
Here’s the top ten ranked Georgia Schools:
To be eligible for a state ranking, a school must be awarded a national gold, silver or bronze medal and here’s the methodology they used for the rankings.
#1
Gwinnett School of Mathematics- Science and Technology
970 Mcelvaney Ln, Lawrenceville, Georgia 30044
#2
1192 Clarendon Ave, Avondale Estates, Georgia 30002
#3
1700 Cherokee Ave, Columbus, Georgia 31906
#4
615 12th St, Augusta, Georgia 30901
#5
500 Washington Ave, Savannah, Georgia 31405
#6
2845 Bethany Bnd, Milton, Georgia 30004
#7
3595 Webb Bridge Rd, Alpharetta, Georgia 30005
#8
5575 State Bridge Rd, Johns Creek, Georgia 30022
#9
1590 Bill Murdock Rd, Marietta, Georgia 30062
#10
Cobb County had 7 schools in the top 50 state ranking with Walton (#9), Lassiter (#21), Pope (#26), Harrison (#30), Hillgrove (#45), Kennesaw (#48) and Wheeler (#49).
Cherokee County had 4 schools in the top 50 state rankings with Creekview (#34), Sequoyah (#44), Woodstock (#46), and River Ridge (#50).
In addition to Fulton County’s top ten Georgia school rankings; Milton was ranked #12 and Roswell was ranked #15.
For the rest of the rankings; you can read their list here and see how they ranked nationally.