The 2021 high school rankings from U.S. News and World Report have been released, and three schools in East Cobb are among the top 20 in the state of Georgia.
Walton High School is ranked No. 4 in the state and No. 197 across the nation, according to the rankings, which factor in a variety of academic benchmarks, including graduation rate, AP courses, college readiness and math and reading proficiency.
The data is from the 2018-19 school year, before the COVID-19 pandemic.
Walton’s score of 98.9 (you can read the full report here) trailed only the Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science and Technology, Columbus High School and the Davidson Magnet School in Augusta.
Lassiter High School in East Cobb was ranked No. 10 in Georgia and No. 336 nationally with a score of 98.1, and Pope High School came in at No. 20 in Georgia and No. 639 nationally with a score of 96.4.
They were the highest-rated schools in the Cobb County School District, and were followed by Harrison, Hillgrove and Allatoona.
Coming in at No. 7 in Cobb and No. 45 in Georgia is Wheeler High School, with a score of 89.16. Kell High School is No. 45 in Georgia with a score of 82.1, and Sprayberry is at No. 89 with a score of 79.3.
The USNWR rankings also break out the top charter, magnet and STEM schools. Walton is No. 51 in the charter rankings and No. 149 in the STEM rankings nationwide.
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