Georgia Schools on the Rise
Most of Georgia’s best high schools are in Atlanta’s northern suburbs, according to the popular annual listing by U.S. News & World Report. No. 1 is the Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science & Technology (also ranked the nation’s fourth best!) No. 2 is Augusta’s Davidson Fine Arts Magnet School (which has been first in the past) and third is Columbus High School. DeKalb School of the Arts placed fourth and next is the Savannah Arts Academy. The rankings reflect students’ reading and math test results, the academic performance of black and Hispanic students, and also the percentage of students taking rigorous Advanced Placement classes. For these schools– especially the administrators, teachers, parents, and students– their boats are RISING…
