There are hundreds of high schools across Georgia, but which ones are top of the class?
On Tuesday, U.S. News & World Report released its latest rankings of best high schools in the nation. The platform partnered with RTI International to computing an overall score out of 100 with 30% based on college readiness, 20% for state assessment proficiency and state assessment performance, and 10% for college curriculum breadth, undeserved student performance, and graduation rate. Here are the Peach State’s top 10.
1st in Georgia: Located in Lawrenceville, it ranks 7th in the nation and 12th best in STEM high schools in the U.S. Scores include 100% graduation rate, 99% science proficiency, 98% reading proficiency, 30% math proficiency, 100% took at least one AP exam and 99% passed at least one.
2nd in Georgia: Columbus ranked 70th overall in the nation. Scores include 100% graduation rate, 97% math proficiency, 94% reading proficiency, 88% science proficiency, 97% took at least one AP exam and 85% passed at least one.
3rd in Georgia: Located in Alpharetta and ranked 112th in the nation. Scores include 98% graduation rate, 91% science proficiency, 88% reading proficiency, 82% math proficiency, 98% took at least one AP exam and 89% passed at least one.
4th in Georgia: Located in Augusta and ranked 124th in the nation. Scores include 100% graduation rate, 90% math proficiency, 88% reading proficiency, 83% science proficiency, 97% took at least one AP exam and 71% passed at least one.
5th in Georgia: Located in Cumming and ranked 154th in the nation. Scores include 100% graduation rate, 92% reading proficiency, 90% science proficiency, 89% math proficiency, 87% took at least one AP exam and 71% passed at least one.
6th in Georgia: Located in Jonesboro and ranked 227th in the nation. Scores include 100% graduation rate, 94% math proficiency, 92% science proficiency, 89% reading proficiency, 76% took at least one AP exam and 54% passed at least one.
7th in Georgia: Located in Avondale Estates and ranked 257th in the nation. Scores include 97% graduation rate, 86% reading proficiency, 66% science proficiency, 49% math proficiency, 100% took at least one AP exam and 76% passed at least one.
8th in Georgia: Located in Johns Creek and ranked 318th in the nation. Scores include 98% graduation rate, 80% reading proficiency, 76% science proficiency, 72% math proficiency, 80% took at least one AP exam and 70% passed at least one.
9th in Georgia: Located in Suwanee and ranked 349th in the nation. Scores include 98% graduation rate, 83% reading and science proficiencies, 69% math proficiency, 79% took at least one AP exam and 69% passed at least one.
10th in Georgia: Located in Savannah and ranked 361st in the nation. Scores include 99% graduation rate, 80% reading proficiency, 75% science proficiency, 31% math proficiency, 98% took at least one AP exam and 77% passed at least one.
Miguel Legoas is a Deep South Connect Team Reporter for USA Today. Find him on Instagram @miguelegoas and email atmlegoas@gannett.com.
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