Augusta Prep ranked again as top private school in Augusta area

Home of the 20,000-square-foot STEM facility, the W. Rodger Giles Institute for Inquiry, Augusta Prep is ranked No. 1 as the Best Private K-12 School in the Augusta area. Other local rankings for Augusta Prep:

• No. 1 Best Private High School in the Augusta area
• No. 1 Best Private High School in Columbia County
• No. 1 Best College Prep Private School in Augusta area
• No. 1 Best College Prep Private School in Columbia County
• No. 1 Best High School for STEM in the Augusta area
• No. 1 Best High School for STEM in Columbia County
• No. 1 Most Diverse Private High School in the Augusta area
• No. 1 Most Diverse Private High School in Columbia County

Augusta Prep remained among the state's 10 best private schools for the second year in a row, ranking ninth out of 170 schools in the Best Private K-12 Schools category. Augusta Prep also ranks in the top six percent nationally (No. 196 out of 3,055 schools).

Other state rankings:

• No. 9 out of 209 schools in the Best Private High Schools category
• No. 9 out of 175 schools in the Best College Prep Private High Schools category
• No. 11 out of 293 schools in Best High Schools for STEM category. 

Augusta Prep is accepting applications for the 2026-2027 school year, starting October 1. You can learn more at our Admissions page.

Augusta Prep is also offering Open House on Tuesday, Nov. 11. To learn more or register, visit our Open House page.