Paulding Not on 'Best High Schools' List

U.S. News & World Report released its list of top public high schools Tuesday, and not a single high school in the Paulding County School District earned a national ranking.

One metro Atlanta school was near the top of the list. Out of 2,290 nationally-ranked schools,  in Lawrenceville was the third best high school in the country, according to U.S. News & World Report. That was the highest national ranking of any school in the state of Georgia.

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The magazine examined how well students at more than 21,000 schools performed on state assessments, comparing them with other schools in the same state based on demographic factors.

Eligible schools were then considered for national medalist designations based on student success in Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate programs.

In nearby Cobb County, nine high schools earned a national ranking. They included:

• Lassiter High, No. 343
• Wheeler High, No. 906
• Sprayberry High, No. 1,343
• Kennesaw Mountain High, No. 1,358
• Hillgrove High, No. 1,491
• Campbell High, No. 1,639
• R.L. Osborne High, No. 1,835
• McEachern High, No. 1,876
• Allatoona High, No. 2,061

Marietta High, which is not part of the Cobb County School District, was ranked No. 1,463.