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East Cobb Schools on 'Most Challenging' List

Lassiter, Pope, Sprayberry, Walton and Wheeler were cited for creating a high-achieving academic environment.

Five East Cobb-area high schools are among 11 Cobb County schools included in The Washington Post's list of America’s Most Challenging High Schools.

Walton High School had the highest ranking of the Cobb County schools, coming in at No. 3 on the state list and No. 163 on the national list.

Lassiter is listed at No. 20 in Georgia on the list, which surveyed around 1,900 high school nationwide.

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Coming in at No. 48 in the state is Pope High School, followed by Wheeler High School at No. 56. Sprayberry is listed at No. 65 while Kell is listed at No. 71. 

The Post's ranking system calculates the number of advanced placement, international baccalaureate and advanced international certificate of education tests given at a school each year, and divides it by the number of seniors who graduated that year. A ratio of 1.000 means the school had as many tests as graduates.

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Other Cobb high schools that made the list include:

  • No. 35: Harrison High School
  • No. 44: Campbell High School
  • No. 67: Kennesaw Mountain High School
  • No. 72: North Cobb High School
  • No. 95: Hillgrove High School

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