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The lowest-performing public high schools by test proficiency in Atlanta, Georgia

21 public high schools in Atlanta, Georgia appear in this ranking of the lowest-performing public high schools by test proficiency, ranked by the lowest composite state-assessment proficiency. Carver High School leads the list at 6.4%, against a median of 27.1% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Atlanta, Georgia

Best % Proficient

6.4%

Median % Proficient

27.1%

LOWEST PROFICIENCY · ATLANTA, GEORGIA

#	School	City	District	Level	% FRL	Students	% Proficient
1	Carver High School	Atlanta, GA	Atlanta Public Schools	High	100%	544	6.4%
2	Booker T. Washington High School	Atlanta, GA	Atlanta Public Schools	High	100%	856	10.7%
3	McNair High School	Atlanta, GA	DeKalb County	High	100%	779	12.2%
4	South Atlanta High School	Atlanta, GA	Atlanta Public Schools	High	99.9%	942	15.5%
5	D. M. Therrell High School	Atlanta, GA	Atlanta Public Schools	High	100%	964	15.6%
6	Kipp Atlanta Collegiate Charter School	Atlanta, GA	Atlanta Public Schools	High	100%	874	19.0%
7	B.E.S.T Academy	Atlanta, GA	Atlanta Public Schools	High	96.6%	268	21.8%
8	Frederick Douglass High School	Atlanta, GA	Atlanta Public Schools	High	100%	1,296	22.6%
9	Carver High School Early College	Atlanta, GA	Atlanta Public Schools	High	100%	514	26.1%
10	Hapeville Charter Career Academy	Atlanta, GA	Fulton County	High	99.8%	638	26.4%
11	Benjamin E. Mays High School	Atlanta, GA	Atlanta Public Schools	High	100%	1,338	27.1%
12	Coretta Scott King Young Women's Leadership Academy	Atlanta, GA	Atlanta Public Schools	High	97.9%	377	28.6%
13	Maynard Jackson High School	Atlanta, GA	Atlanta Public Schools	High	81.8%	1,549	39.6%
14	Lakeside High School	Atlanta, GA	DeKalb County	High	47.1%	2,234	41.8%
15	Westlake High School	Atlanta, GA	Fulton County	High	48.8%	2,056	47.0%
16	North Atlanta High School	Atlanta, GA	Atlanta Public Schools	High	30.3%	2,368	49.1%
17	North Springs High School	Atlanta, GA	Fulton County	High	53.7%	1,195	49.8%
18	Charles Drew Charter JA/SR Academy	Atlanta, GA	Atlanta Public Schools	High	42.2%	941	50.3%
19	Druid Hills High School	Atlanta, GA	DeKalb County	High	43.8%	1,468	51.1%
20	Riverwood International Charter School	Atlanta, GA	Fulton County	High	40.5%	1,737	54.3%
21	Midtown High School	Atlanta, GA	Atlanta Public Schools	High	27.4%	1,696	61.1%

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