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These local high schools rank among the best in the nation

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – Several CSRA high schools are ranked as “Best High Schools” in the latest listing from U.S. News & World Report.

In Aiken County, the Aiken Scholars Academy ranked as the No. 2 high school in South Carolina and No. 28 in the coutnry.

Across the Savannah River, two Richmond County high schools ranked in the top 15 for Georgia, and all five of the Columbia County School District’s high schools were somewhere on the “Best High Schools” list.

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Of the nearly 25,000 public high schools across the nation, approximately 17,655 high schools were ranked.

The school rankings list is based on excellence in serving students in six key areas: college readiness, college curriculum breadth, state assessment proficiency and performance, and graduation rate.

Here’s a look at where the top local schools fall in the state and national rankings:

Georgia

  • Davidson Magnet School, No. 6 in Georgia, No. 264 in the United States
  • Johnson Magnet School, No. 11 in Georgia, No. 366 in the United States
  • Greenbrier High School, No. 51 in Georgia, No. 1,976 in the United States
  • Richmond County Technical Career Magnet School, No. 59 in Georgia, No. 2,220 in the United States
  • Lakeside High School, No. 81 in Georgia, No. 3,132 in the United States
  • Screven County High School, No. 110 in Georgia, No. 4,374 in the United States
  • Grovetown High School, No. 145 in Georgia, No. 5,818 in the United States
  • Evans High School, No. 161 in Georgia, No. 6,487 in the United States
  • Emanuel County Institute, No. 216 in Georgia, No. 8,700 in the United States
  • Burke County High School, No. 231 in Georgia, No. 9,312 in the United States
  • Jenkins County High School, No. 264 in Georgia, No. 10,664 in the United States
  • Harlem High School, No. 273 in Georgia, No. 10,976 in the United States
  • Washington County High School, No. 305 in Georgia, No. 12,585 in the United States
  • Academy of Richmond County, No. 308 in Georgia, No. 12,635 in the United States
  • Westside High School, No. 309 in Georgia, No. 12,678 in the United States
  • Jefferson County High School, No. 327 in Georgia, No. 13,003 in the United States

South Carolina

  • Aiken Scholars Academy, No. 2 in South Carolina, No. 28 in the United States
  • North Augusta High School No. 47 in South Carolina, No. 4,253 in the United States
  • South Aiken High School No. 56 in South Carolina, No. 4,861 in the United States
  • Silver Bluff High School, No. 76 in South Carolina, No. 6,616 in the United States
  • Aiken High School, No. 115 in South Carolina, No. 9,482 in the United States
  • Blackville-Hilda No. 127 in South Carolina, No. 10,431 in the United States
  • Midland Valley High School, No. 129 in South Carolina, No. 10,869 in the United States
  • Ridge Spring Monetta High School, No. 140 in South Carolina, No. 11,582 in the United States
  • Denmark Olar High School No. 160 in South Carolina, No. 13,040 in the United States