Best Schools for Black Students in Georgia (2026)

These are the Georgia public schools where black students scored highest on the state reading and math tests, ranked by the average of the two proficiency rates. Only schools with at least 20 tested black students are included. The list reflects how students in this group perform at each school; it is not a ranking of schools by their demographic makeup.

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Elementary schools

#	School	Reading	Math	Tested	Overall Repit grade
1	Britt David Elementary Computer Magnet Academy Columbus	98%	98%	75	A+
2	Marietta Center for Advanced Academics Marietta	87%	77%	71	A+
3	Riverside Elementary School Suwanee	75%	75%	52	A+
4	Simpson Elementary School Peachtree Corners	75%	75%	36	A+
5	Murdock Elementary School Marietta	75%	75%	44	A
6	Settles Bridge Elementary School Suwanee	70%	70%	27	A+
7	Mountain View Elementary School Marietta	70%	70%	28	A+
8	East Side Elementary School Marietta	70%	70%	28	A+
9	Avery Elementary School Canton	70%	70%	21	A+
10	Resurgence Hall Charter School East Point	70%	70%	26	A+
11	Ford Elementary School Acworth	65%	75%	40	A
12	Oakcliff Elementary School Doraville	70%	70%	26	B
13	Johns Creek Elementary Suwanee	65%	75%	33	B+
14	State Bridge Crossing Elementary School Alpharetta	75%	65%	44	A+
15	Level Creek Elementary School Suwanee	75%	65%	58	A+
16	Walker Traditional Elementary School Augusta	72%	67%	242	A
17	Trip Elementary School Grayson	66%	70%	359	B+
18	Charles R. Drew Charter School Atlanta	62%	72%	295	A+
19	Shallowford Falls Elementary School Marietta	65%	70%	31	B+
20	Kemp Elementary School Powder Springs	67%	67%	161	A+
21	Sara Harp Minter Elementary School Fayetteville	72%	62%	93	A+
22	Dyer Elementary School Dacula	62%	72%	142	A+
23	Morningside Elementary School Atlanta	65%	65%	58	A+
24	Kincaid Elementary School Marietta	65%	65%	49	A
25	Parkway Elementary School Evans	65%	65%	46	A+

Middle schools

#	School	Reading	Math	Tested	Overall Repit grade
1	Wadsworth Magnet School for High Achievers Decatur	98%	98%	99	A+
2	Kittredge Magnet School Atlanta	95%	95%	50	A+
3	Hightower Trail Middle School Marietta	75%	75%	60	A
4	Rising Starr Middle School Fayetteville	67%	72%	100	A+
5	South Forsyth Middle School Cumming	70%	70%	30	B
6	Robert A. Cross Middle Magnet Albany	69%	66%	484	A+
7	Newton County Theme School at Ficquett Covington	67%	67%	238	A+
8	North Gwinnett Middle School Sugar Hill	67%	62%	239	A+
9	Lost Mountain Middle School Kennesaw	67%	62%	168	A
10	Vickery Creek Middle School Cumming	65%	65%	36	A
11	Riverwatch Middle School Suwanee	65%	65%	57	A+
12	River Trail Middle School Duluth	72%	57%	139	A+
13	Crews Middle School Lawrenceville	64%	64%	420	A
14	Five Forks Middle School Lawrenceville	63%	65%	329	B+
15	Buford Middle School Buford	57%	67%	123	A+
16	The STEM Academy at Bartlett Savannah	67%	57%	125	A
17	Dodgen Middle School Marietta	57%	67%	69	B+
18	Mabry Middle School Marietta	57%	67%	91	B+
19	J.C. Booth Middle School Peachtree City	62%	62%	128	A+
20	Simpson Middle School Marietta	67%	57%	106	B+
21	Durham Middle School Acworth	62%	62%	139	B
22	Couch Middle School Grayson	64%	59%	474	B+
23	Lovinggood Middle School Powder Springs	63%	59%	458	C+
24	Twin Rivers Middle School Buford	57%	62%	581	A
25	McClure Middle School Kennesaw	62%	57%	184	A+

High schools

#	School	Reading	Math	Tested	Overall Repit grade
1	Gwinnett School of Mathematics- Science and Technology Lawrenceville	95%	98%	49	A+
2	Elite Scholars Academy School Jonesboro	98%	78%	237	A+
3	Columbus High School Columbus	87%	87%	66	A+
4	Dekalb Early College Academy Stone Mountain	87%	87%	63	A+
5	Davidson Magnet School Augusta	92%	77%	205	A+
6	Walton High School Marietta	75%	82%	36	A+
7	DeKalb School of the Arts Avondale Estates	87%	67%	108	A+
8	McIntosh High School Peachtree City	65%	82%	39	A+
9	Savannah Arts Academy Savannah	75%	65%	37	A+
10	Lassiter High School Marietta	75%	65%	32	A+
11	North Oconee High School Bogart	—	70%	19	A+
12	Gwinnett Online Campus Lawrenceville	90%	45%	28	B+
13	Starrs Mill High School Fayetteville	70%	57%	27	A+
14	North Gwinnett High School Suwanee	72%	52%	94	A+
15	Harrison High School Kennesaw	62%	62%	77	A+
16	Hillgrove High School Powder Springs	62%	62%	227	A+
17	West Forsyth High School Cumming	70%	55%	20	A+
18	Lambert High School Suwanee	70%	55%	23	A+
19	Martha Ellen Stilwell School for the Performing Arts Jonesboro	72%	52%	106	A+
20	Buford High School Buford	55%	67%	44	A+
21	Savannah Early College High School Savannah	75%	47%	47	A+
22	Chattahoochee High School Alpharetta	65%	57%	53	A+
23	Northview High School Duluth	65%	57%	57	A+
24	Johnson Magnet Augusta	77%	42%	280	A+
25	Rainey McCullers School of the Arts Columbus	62%	52%	97	A

Source: U.S. Department of Education EDFacts (state assessment results by student group) via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Small schools report results as ranges; we use the midpoint. Methodology

Best Schools for Black Students in Georgia (2026)

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