These Are The Top High Schools in Georgia, According to U.S. News & World Report

U.S. News & World Report released its annual list of the top-performing high schools in the country, ranking Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science and Technology as the Peach State’s best.  Most of the Top 10 “Best High Schools” are in the South, and Georgia is No. 12 in the nation for best high schools with 19 gold medal schools and 45 silver medal schools

Georgia’s best high schools and medal status:

1. Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science and Technology — Gold
2. Davidson Fine Arts — Gold
3. Columbus High School — Gold
4. DeKalb School Of The Arts — Gold
5. Savannah Arts Academy — Gold
6. Milton High School — Gold
7. Walton High School — Gold
8. Northview High School — Gold
9. Johns Creek High School — Gold
10. Alpharetta High School — Gold
11. Chattahoochee High School — Gold
12. Chamblee Charter High School — Gold
13. Roswell High School — Gold
14. North Gwinnett High School — Gold
15. South Forsyth High School — Gold
16. Brookwood High School — Gold
17. Decatur High School — Gold
18. Lambert High School — Gold
19. Lassiter High School — Gold
20. North Oconee High School — Silver
21. Fulton Science Academy High School — Silver
22. Oconee County High School — Silver
23. McIntosh High School — Silver
24. Starrs Mill High School — Silver
25. Pope High School — Silver
26. Harrison High School — Silver
27. Peachtree Ridge High School — Silver
28. Cambridge High School — Silver
29. Parkview High School — Silver
30. Norcross High School — Silver
31. Duluth High School — Silver
32. Mill Creek High School — Silver
33. Lakeside High School — Silver
34. Sequoyah High School — Silver
35. Johnson Magnet — Silver
36. Buford High School — Silver
37. Union Grove High — Silver
38. Collins Hill High School — Silver
39. Commerce High School — Silver
40. Rome High School — Silver
41. Dacula High School — Silver
42. Central Gwinnett High School — Silver
43. Jefferson High School — Silver
44. Dalton High School — Silver
45. Shiloh High School — Silver
46. Cartersville High School — Silver
47. Lumpkin County High School — Silver
48. Hillgrove High School — Silver
49. Kennesaw Mountain High School — Silver
50. North Cobb High School — Silver
51. Grovetown High School — Silver
52. Marietta High School — Silver
53. Calhoun High School — Silver
54. White County High School — Silver
55. Baconton Community Charter School — Silver
56. Camden County High School — Silver
57. Cross Keys High School — Silver
58. Douglas County High School — Silver
59. River Ridge High School — Silver
60. Campbell High School — Silver
61. Evans High School — Silver
62. Fannin County High School — Silver
63. Rabun County High School — Silver
64. Ware County High School — Silver

U.S. News & World Report said it used a three-step methodology to compile its list:
The first step determined whether each school’s students were performing better than statistically expected for students in their state.
The second step assessed whether their disadvantaged students – black, Hispanic and low-income – were outperforming disadvantaged students in the state.
The final step examined college-readiness performance using Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate test data as the benchmarks for success, depending on which program was largest at the school.

By:  Jacques Couret