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What's one thing Allatoona High School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
1,560
High
DISTRICT 2,124 · STATE 1,120
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COBB COUNTY·NCES 130129003781
Allatoona High School
3300 Dallas Acworth Hwy NW, Acworth, GA 30101 · (770) 975-6503 · Cobb County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,560 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 79% of Georgia public high schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Georgia public high schools
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
98 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.9:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
29%
458 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 74%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 402 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 376 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 381 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 401 | 26% |
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedMath
58.9%
GA avg 44.6% . +2.0pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school do math at grade level. The Georgia average is about 45 of 100. Math scores are up about 2 points since 2021.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | Math |
|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 58.9% |
| 2023-24 | 60.5% |
| 2022-23 | 47.2% |
| 2021-22 | 56.9% |
% Proficient or Distinguished, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Georgia Milestones. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
62.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.2%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% typical for Georgia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Georgia's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Allatoona High School
Allatoona High School's state test result (62.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allatoona High School this school | 1,560 | 29.4% | 62.1% |
| Northgate High School Newnan | 2,142 | 32.4% | 65.7% |
| Whitewater High School Fayetteville | 1,303 | 24.2% | 68.3% |
| Coastal Plains High School Brunswick | 1,161 | 27.6% | N/A |
| Richmond Hill High School Richmond Hill | 2,671 | 26.4% | 62.5% |
| Sequoyah High School Canton | 2,021 | 26.3% | 56.5% |
Matched among Georgia high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Allatoona High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Cobb County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.1% | #62 of 411 | #8 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.9% | #77 of 417 ▼ 13 | #8 of 17 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,560 | #140 of 480 | #17 of 19 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.0:1 | #203 of 413 | #5 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.8% | #117 of 413 | #9 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 29.4% | #387 of 425 | #13 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.0% | #79 of 168 | #4 of 7 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,560
-273 (-15%) vs 2020
-4% since 2010-11, when it was 1,630
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
was 19.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,560 | 97.6 | 16.0:1 | 29% (458) |
| 2023-24 | 1,642 | 93.2 | 17.6:1 | 30% (498) |
| 2022-23 | 1,694 | 96 | 17.6:1 | 19% (315) |
| 2020-21 | 1,833 | 92 | 19.9:1 | 17% (309) |
| 2017-18 | 1,734 | 88.3 | 19.6:1 | 17% (303) |
| 2015-16 | 1,770 | 90 | 19.7:1 | 18% (325) |
| 2010-11 | 1,630 | 86 | 18.9:1 | 22% (353) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Allatoona High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (1,734 to 1,560); teachers up 11% (88.3 to 97.6).
About Allatoona High School
Allatoona High School is a high school in Acworth, Georgia, and it is part of Cobb County. Its grade span covers grades 9 through 12, with 1,560 students on the rolls. High schools in Georgia average about 1,120 students, which makes this school 39% larger than average.
Allatoona High School is one school in a 110-school district, Cobb County, which enrolls 105,738 students.
The student body at Allatoona High School is 56% White. It is also 19% Black, 15% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 4% Asian. A diversity index of 62% means there is a 62% chance two randomly chosen students at Allatoona High School are from different groups.
Based on 97.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, Allatoona High School has a ratio of 16.0:1. The average for high schools in Georgia, 15.2:1, is lower. Income data for the school show 29% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Cobb County is 53%.
Allatoona High School earns an A- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 79% of Georgia public high schools.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 62.2% at Allatoona High School; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 62.1%.
The school is in Cobb County, where the median household earns about $102,738 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 51% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. Across Cobb County, 129 public schools serve about 116,609 students.
Pickett's Mill Elementary School is about 0.5 miles from Allatoona High School, the shortest distance to any other public school. The five-mile area around Allatoona High School holds at least 8 other public schools. The school's 62.1% average proficiency ranks 3rd among 7 nearby schools.
Allatoona High School is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 15%, from 1,833 to 1,560. The number of students per teacher dropped from 19.9 to 16.0 over 4 years.
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Cobb County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
775,208
Census ACS
Median income
$102,738
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
51%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
129
116,609 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Cobb County
- Campbell High SchoolHigh · 3,085 students
- Osborne High SchoolHigh · 2,790 students
- Walton High SchoolHigh · 2,705 students
- Pebblebrook High SchoolHigh · 2,574 students
- North Cobb High SchoolHigh · 2,463 students
- Wheeler High SchoolHigh · 2,401 students
Other schools in Acworth
- Clark Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,108 students
- Durham Middle SchoolMiddle · 984 students
- Crossroads Middle SchoolMiddle · 908 students
- Pitner Elementary SchoolElementary · 802 students
- Barber Middle SchoolMiddle · 790 students
- Pickett's Mill Elementary SchoolElementary · 753 students
Nearby schools
- Pickett's Mill Elementary School0.5 mi · 753
- Roland W. Russom Elementary1.1 mi · 982
- Crossroads Middle School1.7 mi · 908
- Frey Elementary School2.0 mi · 691
- Durham Middle School2.1 mi · 984
- Floyd L. Shelton Elementary School at Crossroad2.4 mi · 1,389
Frequently asked questions
About Allatoona High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Allatoona High School?
Allatoona High School enrolls approximately 1,560 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Allatoona High School serve?
Allatoona High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Allatoona High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Allatoona High School is approximately 16.0:1 (98 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Allatoona High School?
At Allatoona High School, the student body is approximately 56% White, 15% Hispanic, 19% Black, 4% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Allatoona High School public or private?
Allatoona High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Cobb County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.