Georgia

Best Public Schools in Georgia

Top 100 of 2,291 schools across 26 counties

Schools Ranked

2,291

Counties

Total Enrollment

45,448

Top Score

97/100

Rankings

Grade Level School Type 100 schools

Rank	School	County		Type
#1	Whitehead Road Elementary School Clarke County	Clarke County	Elementary	Regular	691	9.5:1	97
#2	Carver High School Early College Atlanta Public Schools	Fulton County	High	Regular	575	9.3:1	96
#3	Fulton Academy of Virtual Excellence Fulton County	Fulton County	Combined	Regular	627	10.0:1	96
#4	Kennesaw Elementary School Cobb County	Cobb County	Elementary	Regular	575	9.9:1	96
#5	Hollydale Elementary School Cobb County	Cobb County	Elementary	Regular	566	9.4:1	96
#6	Lewis Elementary School Cobb County	Cobb County	Elementary	Regular	531	9.3:1	96
#7	Sawyer Road Elementary School Marietta City	Cobb County	Elementary	Regular	583	10.1:1	96
#8	Clarke Middle School Clarke County	Clarke County	Middle	Regular	708	10.1:1	96
#9	Timothy Elementary School Clarke County	Clarke County	Elementary	Regular	536	9.9:1	96
#10	Early County Elementary School Early County	Early County	Elementary	Regular	731	10.2:1	96
#11	Anita White Carson Middle School Greene County	Greene County	Combined	Regular	524	9.9:1	96
#12	Flat Shoals Elementary School Rockdale County	Rockdale County	Elementary	Regular	578	9.2:1	96
#13	Heritage Academy Elementary School Atlanta Public Schools	Fulton County	Elementary	Regular	398	9.5:1	95
#14	The Kindezi School Atlanta Public Schools	Fulton County	Combined	Charter	427	9.1:1	95
#15	Kindezi Old 4th Ward Atlanta Public Schools	Fulton County	Combined	Charter	434	8.5:1	95
#16	Mableton Elementary School Cobb County	Cobb County	Elementary	Regular	898	10.7:1	95
#17	Nicholson Elementary School Cobb County	Cobb County	Elementary	Regular	407	9.9:1	95
#18	Park Street Elementary School Marietta City	Cobb County	Elementary	Regular	470	9.8:1	95
#19	Oglethorpe Avenue Elementary School Clarke County	Clarke County	Elementary	Regular	581	10.4:1	95
#20	Fowler Drive Elementary School Clarke County	Clarke County	Elementary	Regular	388	8.3:1	95
#21	Barrow Elementary School Clarke County	Clarke County	Elementary	Regular	452	9.8:1	95
#22	Whit Davis Road Elementary School Clarke County	Clarke County	Elementary	Regular	439	10.0:1	95
#23	Judia Jackson Harris Elementary Clarke County	Clarke County	Elementary	Regular	407	9.2:1	95
#24	Early County Middle School Early County	Early County	Middle	Regular	386	9.7:1	95
#25	Greene County High School Greene County	Greene County	High	Regular	420	8.9:1	95
#26	Mitchell County High School Mitchell County	Mitchell County	High	Regular	390	8.7:1	95
#27	Rossville Middle School Walker County	Walker County	Middle	Regular	444	9.7:1	95
#28	William J. Scott Elementary School Atlanta Public Schools	Fulton County	Elementary	Regular	289	10.0:1	94
#29	T. J. Perkerson Elementary School Atlanta Public Schools	Fulton County	Elementary	Regular	354	9.8:1	94
#30	Charles L. Gideons Elementary School Atlanta Public Schools	Fulton County	Elementary	Regular	343	10.1:1	94
#31	John Wesley Dobbs Elementary School Atlanta Public Schools	Fulton County	Elementary	Regular	354	9.3:1	94
#32	Finch Elementary Atlanta Public Schools	Fulton County	Elementary	Regular	339	9.4:1	94
#33	Corretta Scott King Young Womens' Leadership Academy Atlanta Public Schools	Fulton County	Combined	Regular	323	7.9:1	94
#34	Genesis Innovation Academy for Boys State Charter Schools II- Genesis Innovation Academy for Bo	Fulton County	Combined	Charter	304	9.2:1	94
#35	Lake Forest Elementary Fulton County	Fulton County	Elementary	Regular	624	10.8:1	94
#36	Midway Hills Primary Baldwin County	Baldwin County	Elementary	Regular	484	10.5:1	94
#37	Birney Elementary School Cobb County	Cobb County	Elementary	Regular	688	10.8:1	94
#38	Argyle Elementary School Cobb County	Cobb County	Elementary	Regular	295	8.9:1	94
#39	Norton Park Elementary School Cobb County	Cobb County	Elementary	Regular	673	10.7:1	94
#40	Belmont Hills Elementary School Cobb County	Cobb County	Elementary	Regular	279	8.0:1	94
#41	Acworth Intermediate School Cobb County	Cobb County	Elementary	Regular	520	10.4:1	94
#42	Compton Elementary School Cobb County	Cobb County	Elementary	Regular	591	10.7:1	94
#43	LaBelle Elementary School Cobb County	Cobb County	Elementary	Regular	373	9.8:1	94
#44	Fair Oaks Elementary School Cobb County	Cobb County	Elementary	Regular	761	10.9:1	94
#45	Milford Elementary School Cobb County	Cobb County	Elementary	Regular	363	9.6:1	94
#46	Austell Elementary School Cobb County	Cobb County	Elementary	Regular	386	10.2:1	94
#47	Cloud Springs Elementary School Catoosa County	Catoosa County	Elementary	Regular	279	8.7:1	94
#48	Carmel Elementary School Cherokee County	Cherokee County	Elementary	Regular	900	11.1:1	94
#49	William G. Hasty- Sr. Elementary School Cherokee County	Cherokee County	Elementary	Regular	1,064	11.1:1	94
#50	Winterville Elementary School Clarke County	Clarke County	Elementary	Regular	365	9.6:1	94
#51	Hilsman Middle School Clarke County	Clarke County	Middle	Regular	628	10.8:1	94
#52	Alps Road Elementary School Clarke County	Clarke County	Elementary	Regular	339	9.4:1	94
#53	Gaines Elementary School Clarke County	Clarke County	Elementary	Regular	518	10.4:1	94
#54	Cleveland Road Elementary School Clarke County	Clarke County	Elementary	Regular	284	7.7:1	94
#55	Howard B. Stroud Elementary School Clarke County	Clarke County	Elementary	Regular	359	8.3:1	94
#56	Hawthorne Elementary School DeKalb County	DeKalb County	Elementary	Regular	347	10.2:1	94
#57	Tapestry Public Charter School DeKalb County	DeKalb County	Combined	Charter	299	9.6:1	94
#58	Greene County Primary School Greene County	Greene County	Elementary	Regular	479	10.4:1	94
#59	Dublin High School Dublin City	Laurens County	High	Regular	544	10.5:1	94
#60	Turner County High School Turner County	Turner County	High	Regular	356	10.2:1	94
#61	LaFayette Middle School Walker County	Walker County	Middle	Regular	575	10.6:1	94
#62	Cleveland Avenue Elementary School Atlanta Public Schools	Fulton County	Elementary	Regular	273	9.8:1	93
#63	Cascade Elementary School Atlanta Public Schools	Fulton County	Elementary	Regular	348	10.5:1	93
#64	Beecher Hills Elementary School Atlanta Public Schools	Fulton County	Elementary	Regular	241	10.0:1	93
#65	B.E.S.T Academy Atlanta Public Schools	Fulton County	Combined	Regular	237	7.4:1	93
#66	Genesis Innovation Academy for Girls State Charter Schools II- Genesis Innovation Academy for Gi	Fulton County	Combined	Charter	306	10.2:1	93
#67	Vickery Mill Elementary Fulton County	Fulton County	Elementary	Regular	438	10.7:1	93
#68	Gwinnett InterVention Education (GIVE) Center East Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	Combined	Alternative	226	5.7:1	93
#69	Meadowcreek Elementary School Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	Elementary	Regular	839	11.2:1	93
#70	Gwinnett Intervention Education Center (GIVE) West Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	Combined	Regular	220	6.1:1	93
#71	Midway Hills Academy Baldwin County	Baldwin County	Elementary	Regular	427	10.7:1	93
#72	Green Acres Elementary School Cobb County	Cobb County	Elementary	Regular	557	10.7:1	93
#73	McCall Primary School Cobb County	Cobb County	Elementary	Regular	269	9.3:1	93
#74	Langston Chapel Elementary School Bulloch County	Bulloch County	Elementary	Regular	644	10.9:1	93
#75	Georgetown School Savannah-Chatham County	Chatham County	Combined	Regular	506	10.8:1	93
#76	May Howard Elementary School Savannah-Chatham County	Chatham County	Elementary	Regular	543	10.9:1	93
#77	Windsor Forest Elementary School Savannah-Chatham County	Chatham County	Elementary	Regular	475	10.8:1	93
#78	Ellis Elementary School Savannah-Chatham County	Chatham County	Combined	Regular	441	10.5:1	93
#79	Barnett Shoals Elementary School Clarke County	Clarke County	Elementary	Regular	487	10.6:1	93
#80	Okapilco Elementary School Colquitt County	Colquitt County	Elementary	Regular	367	10.5:1	93
#81	Jefferson Parkway Elementary School Coweta County	Coweta County	Elementary	Regular	465	10.6:1	93
#82	Benteen Elementary School Atlanta Public Schools	DeKalb County	Elementary	Regular	267	9.9:1	93
#83	Clairemont Elementary School City Schools of Decatur	DeKalb County	Elementary	Regular	207	9.9:1	93
#84	Coralwood Education Center DeKalb County	DeKalb County	Elementary	Regular	209	7.7:1	93
#85	Cary Reynolds Elementary School DeKalb County	DeKalb County	Elementary	Regular	283	10.1:1	93
#86	Elizabeth Andrews High School DeKalb County	DeKalb County	High	Regular	267	5.9:1	93
#87	Early County High School Early County	Early County	High	Regular	551	10.8:1	93
#88	Cleveland Elementary School Fayette County	Fayette County	Elementary	Regular	419	10.7:1	93
#89	Main Elementary School Rome City	Floyd County	Elementary	Regular	419	10.5:1	93
#90	Taylor County Elementary Taylor County	Taylor County	Elementary	Regular	254	10.2:1	93
#91	Towns County Middle School Towns County	Towns County	Middle	Regular	206	9.8:1	93
#92	Berta Weathersbee Elementary School Troup County	Troup County	Elementary	Regular	263	10.1:1	93
#93	Rock Spring Elementary School Walker County	Walker County	Elementary	Regular	412	10.6:1	93
#94	Memorial Drive Elementary School Ware County	Ware County	Elementary	Regular	353	10.4:1	93
#95	Roan Elementary School Dalton Public Schools	Whitfield County	Elementary	Regular	423	10.6:1	93
#96	Park Creek Elementary School Dalton Public Schools	Whitfield County	Elementary	Regular	576	10.9:1	93
#97	City Park Elementary School Dalton Public Schools	Whitfield County	Elementary	Regular	699	11.1:1	93
#98	Blue Ridge Elementary School Dalton Public Schools	Whitfield County	Elementary	Regular	642	11.1:1	93
#99	Sylvan Hills Middle School Atlanta Public Schools	Fulton County	Middle	Regular	445	10.9:1	92
#100	Herman J. Russell West End Academy Atlanta Public Schools	Fulton County	Middle	Regular	399	10.8:1	92

Whitehead Road Elementary School

Clarke County

Elementary Regular 691 students 9.5:1 ratio

Carver High School Early College

Atlanta Public Schools

High Regular 575 students 9.3:1 ratio

Fulton Academy of Virtual Excellence

Fulton County

Combined Regular 627 students 10.0:1 ratio

Kennesaw Elementary School

Cobb County

Elementary Regular 575 students 9.9:1 ratio

Hollydale Elementary School

Cobb County

Elementary Regular 566 students 9.4:1 ratio

Lewis Elementary School

Cobb County

Elementary Regular 531 students 9.3:1 ratio

Sawyer Road Elementary School

Marietta City

Elementary Regular 583 students 10.1:1 ratio

Clarke Middle School

Clarke County

Middle Regular 708 students 10.1:1 ratio

Timothy Elementary School

Clarke County

Elementary Regular 536 students 9.9:1 ratio

#10

Early County Elementary School

Early County

Elementary Regular 731 students 10.2:1 ratio

#11

Anita White Carson Middle School

Greene County

Combined Regular 524 students 9.9:1 ratio

#12

Flat Shoals Elementary School

Rockdale County

Elementary Regular 578 students 9.2:1 ratio

#13

Heritage Academy Elementary School

Atlanta Public Schools

Elementary Regular 398 students 9.5:1 ratio

#14

The Kindezi School

Atlanta Public Schools

Combined Charter 427 students 9.1:1 ratio

#15

Kindezi Old 4th Ward

Atlanta Public Schools

Combined Charter 434 students 8.5:1 ratio

#16

Mableton Elementary School

Cobb County

Elementary Regular 898 students 10.7:1 ratio

#17

Nicholson Elementary School

Cobb County

Elementary Regular 407 students 9.9:1 ratio

#18

Park Street Elementary School

Marietta City

Elementary Regular 470 students 9.8:1 ratio

#19

Oglethorpe Avenue Elementary School

Clarke County

Elementary Regular 581 students 10.4:1 ratio

#20

Fowler Drive Elementary School

Clarke County

Elementary Regular 388 students 8.3:1 ratio

#21

Barrow Elementary School

Clarke County

Elementary Regular 452 students 9.8:1 ratio

#22

Whit Davis Road Elementary School

Clarke County

Elementary Regular 439 students 10.0:1 ratio

#23

Judia Jackson Harris Elementary

Clarke County

Elementary Regular 407 students 9.2:1 ratio

#24

Early County Middle School

Early County

Middle Regular 386 students 9.7:1 ratio

#25

Greene County High School

Greene County

High Regular 420 students 8.9:1 ratio

#26

Mitchell County High School

Mitchell County

High Regular 390 students 8.7:1 ratio

#27

Rossville Middle School

Walker County

Middle Regular 444 students 9.7:1 ratio

#28

William J. Scott Elementary School

Atlanta Public Schools

Elementary Regular 289 students 10.0:1 ratio

#29

T. J. Perkerson Elementary School

Atlanta Public Schools

Elementary Regular 354 students 9.8:1 ratio

#30

Charles L. Gideons Elementary School

Atlanta Public Schools

Elementary Regular 343 students 10.1:1 ratio

#31

John Wesley Dobbs Elementary School

Atlanta Public Schools

Elementary Regular 354 students 9.3:1 ratio

#32

Finch Elementary

Atlanta Public Schools

Elementary Regular 339 students 9.4:1 ratio

#33

Corretta Scott King Young Womens' Leadership Academy

Atlanta Public Schools

Combined Regular 323 students 7.9:1 ratio

#34

Genesis Innovation Academy for Boys

State Charter Schools II- Genesis Innovation Academy for Bo

Combined Charter 304 students 9.2:1 ratio

#35

Lake Forest Elementary

Fulton County

Elementary Regular 624 students 10.8:1 ratio

#36

Midway Hills Primary

Baldwin County

Elementary Regular 484 students 10.5:1 ratio

#37

Birney Elementary School

Cobb County

Elementary Regular 688 students 10.8:1 ratio

#38

Argyle Elementary School

Cobb County

Elementary Regular 295 students 8.9:1 ratio

#39

Norton Park Elementary School

Cobb County

Elementary Regular 673 students 10.7:1 ratio

#40

Belmont Hills Elementary School

Cobb County

Elementary Regular 279 students 8.0:1 ratio

#41

Acworth Intermediate School

Cobb County

Elementary Regular 520 students 10.4:1 ratio

#42

Compton Elementary School

Cobb County

Elementary Regular 591 students 10.7:1 ratio

#43

LaBelle Elementary School

Cobb County

Elementary Regular 373 students 9.8:1 ratio

#44

Fair Oaks Elementary School

Cobb County

Elementary Regular 761 students 10.9:1 ratio

#45

Milford Elementary School

Cobb County

Elementary Regular 363 students 9.6:1 ratio

#46

Austell Elementary School

Cobb County

Elementary Regular 386 students 10.2:1 ratio

#47

Cloud Springs Elementary School

Catoosa County

Elementary Regular 279 students 8.7:1 ratio

#48

Carmel Elementary School

Cherokee County

Elementary Regular 900 students 11.1:1 ratio

#49

William G. Hasty- Sr. Elementary School

Cherokee County

Elementary Regular 1,064 students 11.1:1 ratio

#50

Winterville Elementary School

Clarke County

Elementary Regular 365 students 9.6:1 ratio

#51

Hilsman Middle School

Clarke County

Middle Regular 628 students 10.8:1 ratio

#52

Alps Road Elementary School

Clarke County

Elementary Regular 339 students 9.4:1 ratio

#53

Gaines Elementary School

Clarke County

Elementary Regular 518 students 10.4:1 ratio

#54

Cleveland Road Elementary School

Clarke County

Elementary Regular 284 students 7.7:1 ratio

#55

Howard B. Stroud Elementary School

Clarke County

Elementary Regular 359 students 8.3:1 ratio

#56

Hawthorne Elementary School

DeKalb County

Elementary Regular 347 students 10.2:1 ratio

#57

Tapestry Public Charter School

DeKalb County

Combined Charter 299 students 9.6:1 ratio

#58

Greene County Primary School

Greene County

Elementary Regular 479 students 10.4:1 ratio

#59

Dublin High School

Dublin City

High Regular 544 students 10.5:1 ratio

#60

Turner County High School

Turner County

High Regular 356 students 10.2:1 ratio

#61

LaFayette Middle School

Walker County

Middle Regular 575 students 10.6:1 ratio

#62

Cleveland Avenue Elementary School

Atlanta Public Schools

Elementary Regular 273 students 9.8:1 ratio

#63

Cascade Elementary School

Atlanta Public Schools

Elementary Regular 348 students 10.5:1 ratio

#64

Beecher Hills Elementary School

Atlanta Public Schools

Elementary Regular 241 students 10.0:1 ratio

#65

B.E.S.T Academy

Atlanta Public Schools

Combined Regular 237 students 7.4:1 ratio

#66

Genesis Innovation Academy for Girls

State Charter Schools II- Genesis Innovation Academy for Gi

Combined Charter 306 students 10.2:1 ratio

#67

Vickery Mill Elementary

Fulton County

Elementary Regular 438 students 10.7:1 ratio

#68

Gwinnett InterVention Education (GIVE) Center East

Gwinnett County

Combined Alternative 226 students 5.7:1 ratio

#69

Meadowcreek Elementary School

Gwinnett County

Elementary Regular 839 students 11.2:1 ratio

#70

Gwinnett Intervention Education Center (GIVE) West

Gwinnett County

Combined Regular 220 students 6.1:1 ratio

#71

Midway Hills Academy

Baldwin County

Elementary Regular 427 students 10.7:1 ratio

#72

Green Acres Elementary School

Cobb County

Elementary Regular 557 students 10.7:1 ratio

#73

McCall Primary School

Cobb County

Elementary Regular 269 students 9.3:1 ratio

#74

Langston Chapel Elementary School

Bulloch County

Elementary Regular 644 students 10.9:1 ratio

#75

Georgetown School

Savannah-Chatham County

Combined Regular 506 students 10.8:1 ratio

#76

May Howard Elementary School

Savannah-Chatham County

Elementary Regular 543 students 10.9:1 ratio

#77

Windsor Forest Elementary School

Savannah-Chatham County

Elementary Regular 475 students 10.8:1 ratio

#78

Ellis Elementary School

Savannah-Chatham County

Combined Regular 441 students 10.5:1 ratio

#79

Barnett Shoals Elementary School

Clarke County

Elementary Regular 487 students 10.6:1 ratio

#80

Okapilco Elementary School

Colquitt County

Elementary Regular 367 students 10.5:1 ratio

#81

Jefferson Parkway Elementary School

Coweta County

Elementary Regular 465 students 10.6:1 ratio

#82

Benteen Elementary School

Atlanta Public Schools

Elementary Regular 267 students 9.9:1 ratio

#83

Clairemont Elementary School

City Schools of Decatur

Elementary Regular 207 students 9.9:1 ratio

#84

Coralwood Education Center

DeKalb County

Elementary Regular 209 students 7.7:1 ratio

#85

Cary Reynolds Elementary School

DeKalb County

Elementary Regular 283 students 10.1:1 ratio

#86

Elizabeth Andrews High School

DeKalb County

High Regular 267 students 5.9:1 ratio

#87

Early County High School

Early County

High Regular 551 students 10.8:1 ratio

#88

Cleveland Elementary School

Fayette County

Elementary Regular 419 students 10.7:1 ratio

#89

Main Elementary School

Rome City

Elementary Regular 419 students 10.5:1 ratio

#90

Taylor County Elementary

Taylor County

Elementary Regular 254 students 10.2:1 ratio

#91

Towns County Middle School

Towns County

Middle Regular 206 students 9.8:1 ratio

#92

Berta Weathersbee Elementary School

Troup County

Elementary Regular 263 students 10.1:1 ratio

#93

Rock Spring Elementary School

Walker County

Elementary Regular 412 students 10.6:1 ratio

#94

Memorial Drive Elementary School

Ware County

Elementary Regular 353 students 10.4:1 ratio

#95

Roan Elementary School

Dalton Public Schools

Elementary Regular 423 students 10.6:1 ratio

#96

Park Creek Elementary School

Dalton Public Schools

Elementary Regular 576 students 10.9:1 ratio

#97

City Park Elementary School

Dalton Public Schools

Elementary Regular 699 students 11.1:1 ratio

#98

Blue Ridge Elementary School

Dalton Public Schools

Elementary Regular 642 students 11.1:1 ratio

#99

Sylvan Hills Middle School

Atlanta Public Schools

Middle Regular 445 students 10.9:1 ratio

#100

Herman J. Russell West End Academy

Atlanta Public Schools

Middle Regular 399 students 10.8:1 ratio

Methodology

Schools are ranked by a composite score (0-100) combining student-teacher ratio (50%), enrollment size (25%), and community investment based on Title I status (25%). Data from NCES Common Core of Data (CCD).

National Center for Education Statistics |Vintage: 2022-2023 |Last refreshed: Sep 2024 |Next refresh: Sep 2025 |Source