Richmond County Schools Reach the Top of National & Statewide Education Rankings
Tuesday, September 5th, 2023
All four Richmond County School System (RCSS) magnet schools are near the top of national and statewide education rankings in the latest U.S. News & World Report released on August 28. \
Davidson Fine Arts Magnet School ranks third out of more than 400 Georgia high schools on the “2023-2024 Best Georgia High Schools” list and is one of the best magnet schools in the United States at No. 47 out of nearly 900 magnet schoolsnationwide. A.R. Johnson Health Science and Engineering Magnet School, C.T. Walker Traditional Magnet School, and Richmond County Technical Career Magnet School (RCTCM) also ranked highly in several state rankings.
“We are immensely proud of our students, educators, and staff who are making waves on regional and national stages for advancing student achievement,” said Dr. Kenneth Bradshaw, Superintendent of Schools.
The rankings are based on the 2020-2021 academic year and are calculated based on college readiness, scores on AP exams, state standardized test scores, underserved student performance and graduation rates. A.R. Johnson joins Davidson on the best Georgia high schools list at No. 24 in the state. RCTCM ranked No. 56 on the same list.
C.T. Walker, which was ranked based on serving kindergarten through eighth-grade students, is No. 24 out of 1,245 Georgia elementary schools and No. 50 out of 551 middle schools in the state.
