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The highest-poverty public high schools in Fulton County, Georgia

Across Fulton County, Georgia, 36 public high schools are ranked here, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Frederick Douglass High School leads the list at 100%, against a median of 79.4% 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

Fulton County, Georgia

Top % FRL

100%

Median % FRL

79.4%

HIGHEST POVERTY · FULTON COUNTY, GEORGIA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Frederick Douglass High School	Atlanta, GA	Atlanta Public Schools	High	1,296	100%
2	Benjamin E. Mays High School	Atlanta, GA	Atlanta Public Schools	High	1,338	100%
3	Hank Aaron New Beginnings Academy	Atlanta, GA	Atlanta Public Schools	High	147	100%
4	Carver High School Early College	Atlanta, GA	Atlanta Public Schools	High	514	100%
5	Kipp Atlanta Collegiate Charter School	Atlanta, GA	Atlanta Public Schools	High	874	100%
6	Booker T. Washington High School	Atlanta, GA	Atlanta Public Schools	High	856	100%
7	D. M. Therrell High School	Atlanta, GA	Atlanta Public Schools	High	964	100%
8	Carver High School	Atlanta, GA	Atlanta Public Schools	High	544	100%
9	Banneker High School	College Park, GA	Fulton County	High	1,695	100%
10	Creekside High School	Fairburn, GA	Fulton County	High	1,745	100%
11	Tri-Cities High School	East Point, GA	Fulton County	High	1,748	100%
12	Langston Hughes High School	Fairburn, GA	Fulton County	High	1,891	100%
13	South Atlanta High School	Atlanta, GA	Atlanta Public Schools	High	942	99.9%
14	Hapeville Charter Career Academy	Atlanta, GA	Fulton County	High	638	99.8%
15	Coretta Scott King Young Women's Leadership Academy	Atlanta, GA	Atlanta Public Schools	High	377	97.9%
16	B.E.S.T Academy	Atlanta, GA	Atlanta Public Schools	High	268	96.6%
17	Skyview High School	College Park, GA	Fulton County	High	346	88.4%
18	Maynard Jackson High School	Atlanta, GA	Atlanta Public Schools	High	1,549	81.8%
19	Promise Career Institute School	College Park, GA	Fulton County	High	247	76.9%
20	Fulton Leadership Academy	East Point, GA	State Specialty Schools II- Fulton Leadership Academy	High	166	68.1%
21	Independence High School	Roswell, GA	Fulton County	High	129	62.0%
22	Global Impact Academy	Fairburn, GA	Fulton County	High	572	56.5%
23	North Springs High School	Atlanta, GA	Fulton County	High	1,195	53.7%
24	Westlake High School	Atlanta, GA	Fulton County	High	2,056	48.8%
25	Centennial High School	Roswell, GA	Fulton County	High	1,643	43.0%
26	Riverwood International Charter School	Atlanta, GA	Fulton County	High	1,737	40.5%
27	North Atlanta High School	Atlanta, GA	Atlanta Public Schools	High	2,368	30.3%
28	Roswell High School	Roswell, GA	Fulton County	High	2,035	28.9%
29	Midtown High School	Atlanta, GA	Atlanta Public Schools	High	1,696	27.4%
30	Milton High School	Alpharetta, GA	Fulton County	High	1,999	17.2%
31	Chattahoochee High School	Alpharetta, GA	Fulton County	High	1,730	16.3%
32	Alpharetta High School	Alpharetta, GA	Fulton County	High	2,024	15.1%
33	Northview High School	Duluth, GA	Fulton County	High	1,591	12.6%
34	Johns Creek High School	Johns Creek, GA	Fulton County	High	1,789	12.1%
35	Cambridge High School	Milton, GA	Fulton County	High	1,602	10.7%
36	Innovation Academy	Alpharetta, GA	Fulton County	High	1,511	10.5%

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