PHOTOS: Top 25 high schools for athletes in Georgia
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Herschel Walker Plenty of famous athletes attended high school in the state of Georgia. Herschel Walker attended Johnson County High School in Wrightsville. (BRANT SANDERLIN/AJC)
Dwight Howard (AP) But which high schools are considered the best for athletes? Dwight Howard attended Southwest Atlanta Christian Academy.
NFL Hall of Fame Enshrinement Ceremony Niche.com ranked the Best Schools for Athletes in Georgia based on student and parent reviews of athletics, number of state championships, student participation in athletics, and the number of sports offered at the school. Calvin Johnson, a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2021, attended Sandy Creek. (Photo by Ron Schwane-Pool/Getty Images) (Ron Schwane/Getty Images)
The top 25 all received a score of "A" of better by Niche.com. Anthony Edwards attended Holy Spirit Prep.
25. Parkview High School
24. Mill Creek High School Caleb Downs attended Mill Creek.
23. Jefferson High School Malaki Starks attended Jefferson High School.
22. Calhoun High School
21. Cedar Grove High School Cedar Grove's Isaiah Ratcliff celebrates with the trophy after the AAA state title football game win over Crisp County on Saturday Dec.14, 2019. (John Amis )
20. Westlake High School Basketball player Raven Johnson attended Westlake.
19. Commerce High School
18. Cartersville High School Cartersville Trevor Lawrence (16) gets tackled by Buford Jake Simpson (17) during Cartersville's 10-0 win over Buford in the GHSA Class AAAA State Championship at the Georgia Dome on Saturday December 12, 2015. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM
17. St. Vincent's Academy (Michael Drager - stock.adobe.com)
16. Holy Innocents' Episcopal School Hailee Swain, a female basketball player headed to Stanford, attended Holy Innocents.
15. Mt. Paran Christian
14. Grayson High School Austin and Parker Meadows attended Grayson.
13. Athens Academy
12. McEachern High School
11. Milton High School
10. Benedictine Military School
9. Prince Avenue Christian
8. The Lovett School (The Lovett School)
7. Woodward Academy December 5, 2014-ATLANTA:Woodward Academy War Eagles #13 Elijah Holyfield ran for a first half touchdown against St. Pius X in Atlanta during their high school football semifinal playoff game on Friday December 5th, 2014. (Photo by Phil Skinner)
6. Pace Academy
5. Calvary Day School (fstop123/Getty Images/iStockphoto)
4. Marist School
3. St. Pius X Catholic High School
2. Blessed Trinity Blessed Trinity lineman Jack Filipowicz (53) celebrate after their win against Marist during the Class AAAA Championship game at Marist School Friday, December 15, 2017, in Atlanta. Blessed Trinity won 16-7. PHOTO / JASON GETZ
1. Buford High School The Buford Wolves charge the court as time expires celebrating a 75-61 victory over the Cedar Shoals Jaguars in their 5A boys GHSA State Basketball Championship game Wednesday.
