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Georgia public schools by raw proficiency

The traditional ranking: Georgia public schools by combined math + reading proficiency on the state assessment. Best read alongside the BeatsExpectations ranking, which controls for student poverty.

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GEORGIA · HIGHEST PROFICIENCY
#SchoolCityDistrictLevel% FRLStudents% Proficient
201Jefferson High SchoolJeffersonJefferson CityHigh25.8%1,33967.0%
202Oak Grove Elementary SchoolPeachtree CityFayette CountyElementary36.7%45066.8%
203Bonaire Elementary SchoolBonaireHouston CountyElementary38.9%54766.7%
204Odum Elementary SchoolOdumWayne CountyElementary73.5%44166.6%
205David T Howard Middle SchoolAtlantaAtlanta Public SchoolsMiddle23.5%1,07366.5%
206Rocky Mount Elementary SchoolMariettaCobb CountyElementary16.8%57666.4%
207Sara Harp Minter Elementary SchoolFayettevilleFayette CountyElementary27.7%68966.4%
208Lee High School 9th Grade CampusLeesburgLee CountyHigh56.1%48866.4%
209Jefferson AcademyJeffersonJefferson CityElementary31.0%93566.4%
210Davis Elementary SchoolMariettaCobb CountyElementary12.8%63566.3%
211May Howard Elementary SchoolSavannahSavannah-Chatham CountyElementary30.1%53966.3%
212Avery Elementary SchoolCantonCherokee CountyElementary22.6%1,10466.3%
213George W. Whitlow ElementaryCummingForsyth CountyElementary32.6%1,24766.3%
214Hickory Flat Elementary SchoolCantonCherokee CountyElementary16.5%89066.3%
215Woodbine Elementary SchoolWoodbineCamden CountyElementary59.0%33966.2%
216Brooklet Elementary SchoolBrookletBulloch CountyElementary70.2%80866.1%
217Newton County Theme School at FicquettCovingtonNewton CountyElementary52.2%1,09566.1%
218Blue Ridge Elementary SchoolEvansColumbia CountyElementary48.5%61266.1%
219Johnson Health Science and Engineering Magnet SchoolAugustaRichmond CountyHigh69.8%64065.8%
220North Gwinnett High SchoolSuwaneeGwinnett CountyHigh19.1%3,03365.8%
221Northgate High SchoolNewnanCoweta CountyHigh32.4%2,14265.7%
222Duncan Creek ElementaryHoschtonGwinnett CountyElementary40.8%1,59365.6%
223McClure Middle SchoolKennesawCobb CountyMiddle30.7%1,03065.5%
224Decatur High SchoolDecaturCity Schools of DecaturHigh16.6%1,90165.5%
225Mary Lee Clark Elementary SchoolSaint MarysCamden CountyElementary45.4%48065.4%
226Mashburn Elementary SchoolCummingForsyth CountyElementary23.2%97665.4%
227Chamblee Middle SchoolChambleeDeKalb CountyMiddle30.6%1,01865.4%
228Lake Oconee Charter High SchoolGreensboroGreene CountyHigh23.0%32265.3%
229Jerger Elementary SchoolThomasvilleThomasville CityElementary57.9%70865.2%
230Denmark High SchoolAlpharettaForsyth CountyHigh20.5%2,52765.2%
231Crabapple Middle SchoolRoswellFulton CountyMiddle19.5%88165.2%
232Houston County High SchoolWarner RobinsHouston CountyHigh42.4%2,05165.0%
233Kemp Elementary SchoolPowder SpringsCobb CountyElementary21.5%89465.0%
234Central Elementary SchoolCarrolltonCarroll CountyElementary43.6%99165.0%
235Bascomb Elementary SchoolWoodstockCherokee CountyElementary19.3%91165.0%
236Canongate Elementary SchoolSharpsburgCoweta CountyElementary28.2%64565.0%
237Fernbank Elementary SchoolAtlantaDeKalb CountyElementary27.8%89564.9%
238Savannah Arts AcademySavannahSavannah-Chatham CountyHigh19.6%80164.9%
239Thomas Crossroads Elementary SchoolSharpsburgCoweta CountyElementary33.0%35264.9%
240Roopville Elementary SchoolRoopvilleCarroll CountyElementary35.4%45764.7%
241Loganville High SchoolLoganvilleWalton CountyHigh44.0%1,91164.6%
242Kelly Mill ElementaryCummingForsyth CountyElementary14.9%1,10464.6%
243Atlanta Classical AcademyAtlantaAtlanta Public SchoolsCombined17.1%69764.4%
244Martha Ellen Stilwell School for the Performing ArtsJonesboroClayton CountyHigh100%49464.4%
245Amana Academy SchoolAlpharettaFulton CountyElementary47.5%66764.4%
246Westside Elementary SchoolValdostaLowndes CountyElementary65.2%90464.4%
247Burnette Elementary SchoolSuwaneeGwinnett CountyElementary44.1%66464.3%
248Roswell High SchoolRoswellFulton CountyHigh28.9%2,03564.3%
249Pickett's Mill Elementary SchoolAcworthCobb CountyElementary32.3%75364.3%
250Vaughan Elementary SchoolPowder SpringsCobb CountyElementary18.0%60064.3%
Page 5 of 20 · 1,000 ranked. Composite math + reading proficiency on the state assessment, latest year.

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