Parents with kids attending Northview High School will undoubtedly be happy to hear that Atlanta Magazine’s rankings of the Top Public High Schools in Atlanta ranked Northview at the top. No surprise as well is that North Atlanta High Schools (Alpharetta, Milton, Johns Creek and Marietta) performed very well and took quite a few of the spots in the top 10. It’s why so many buyers moving to the area search for homes by school district .

Indicators used to determine rankings were: average SAT scores, graduation tests, graduation rates, AP exams and passing rates, percent of students requiring learning support, HOPE eligibility and college prep diplomas. Schools without a senior class were excluded from the rankings.

Eleven schools also offer an International Baccalaureate program but the results are not included in the Georgia Governor’s Office of Student Achievement Report Card so they aren’t reflected in the rankings. The AP tests are somewhat distorted for these schools as many top students took IB tests instead so only the percentage scoring 3 or above on AP tests was included.

Additionally only schools in the ten-county region that the ARC defines as metro Atlanta were used. This is one indicator I don’t like as Forsyth County is not included. Had it been included I’m sure that South Forsyth High School would have ranked in the top 10 considering it ranks higher in the Newsweek National High School Rankings than some of the schools that made the top 10 in this list.

Here is a list of the top 10 with a portion of the indicators, to see a list of the top 50 with all information, check out the latest issue of Atlanta Magazine:
Best High Schools in Atlanta

A few other north Atlanta high schools making the top 50 were: Riverwood 14, Wheeler 19, Roswell 21, Sequoyah in Cherokee ranked 22, Dunwoody 23, Etowah in Cherokee 24 and Centennial 29.