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The public high schools with the biggest test-score declines in Georgia

24 public high schools in Georgia appear in this ranking of the public high schools with the biggest test-score declines, ranked by the 3-year drop in composite math + reading proficiency. Rainey McCullers School of the Arts leads the list at -14.3pp, against a median of +6.1pp across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked
24
Georgia
Best 3-yr change
-14.3pp
Median 3-yr change
+6.1pp
BIGGEST DECLINES · GEORGIA
#SchoolCityDistrictStudents3 yrs agoLatestChange
1Rainey McCullers School of the ArtsColumbus, GAMuscogee County42076.3%62.1%-14.3pp
2Gwinnett Intervention Education Center (GIVE) WestNorcross, GAGwinnett County2277.7%6.7%-1.0pp
3East Jackson Comprehensive High SchoolCommerce, GAJackson County1,39540.0%39.0%-1.0pp
4Marion County Middle/High SchoolBuena Vista, GAMarion County68726.9%28.2%+1.3pp
5Emanuel County InstituteTwin City, GAEmanuel County57238.8%41.6%+2.8pp
6Tapestry Public Charter SchoolDoraville, GADeKalb County30028.6%31.5%+2.9pp
7Coretta Scott King Young Women's Leadership AcademyAtlanta, GAAtlanta Public Schools37724.8%29.2%+4.3pp
8Pepperell High SchoolLindale, GAFloyd County86644.4%48.8%+4.4pp
9Seminole County Middle/High SchoolDonalsonville, GASeminole County69425.8%30.6%+4.8pp
10Elite Scholars Academy SchoolJonesboro, GAClayton County75791.0%96.1%+5.0pp
11Dawson County Junior HighDawsonville, GADawson County60339.2%44.2%+5.0pp
12Portal Middle/High SchoolPortal, GABulloch County52333.9%39.3%+5.4pp
13Johnson Health Science and Engineering Magnet SchoolAugusta, GARichmond County64060.1%66.8%+6.7pp
14Schley Middle High SchoolEllaville, GASchley County64947.8%54.6%+6.8pp
15Model HighRome, GAFloyd County91554.7%61.6%+6.9pp
16B.E.S.T AcademyAtlanta, GAAtlanta Public Schools26819.5%27.2%+7.7pp
17Armuchee High SchoolRome, GAFloyd County95345.8%55.4%+9.6pp
18Richmond County Technical Career Magnet SchoolAugusta, GARichmond County43332.4%42.5%+10.0pp
19Treutlen Middle/High SchoolSoperton, GATreutlen County52119.5%30.8%+11.3pp
20CA Gray Junior High SchoolMoultrie, GAColquitt County1,38921.1%32.6%+11.5pp
21Glascock County Middle/High SchoolGibson, GAGlascock County30431.1%44.2%+13.0pp
22Charles Drew Charter JA/SR AcademyAtlanta, GAAtlanta Public Schools94148.4%62.5%+14.1pp
23Davidson Fine Arts MagnetAugusta, GARichmond County74774.0%89.0%+15.0pp
24Coosa High SchoolRome, GAFloyd County86126.6%48.7%+22.1pp
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