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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Benjamin E. Mays High School this year?
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Enrollment
1,338
High
DISTRICT 978 · STATE 1,120
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ATLANTA PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 130012001865
Benjamin E. Mays High School
3450 Benjamin E Mays Dr SW, Atlanta, GA 30331 · (404) 802-5100 · Fulton County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,338 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
112 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
1,338 students
DISTRICT 82% · 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 | 372 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 332 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 346 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 288 | 22% |
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on published attendance-zone data from Atlanta Public Schools. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedMath
18.1%
GA avg 44.6% . +13.8pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 18 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 14 points since 2021.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | Math |
|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 18.1% |
| 2023-24 | 25.8% |
| 2022-23 | 13.1% |
| 2021-22 | 4.3% |
% 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
27.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% 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 Benjamin E. Mays High School
Benjamin E. Mays High School's state test result (27.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin E. Mays High School this school | 1,338 | 100.0% | 27.1% |
| Frederick Douglass High School Atlanta | 1,296 | 100.0% | 22.6% |
| Dougherty Comprehensive High School Albany | 1,191 | 100.0% | 25.0% |
| Martin Luther King- Jr. High School Lithonia | 1,370 | 100.0% | 11.7% |
| Lithonia High School Lithonia | 1,547 | 100.0% | 21.6% |
| Cedar Grove High School Ellenwood | 1,121 | 100.0% | 17.3% |
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 Benjamin E. Mays High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Fulton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.1% | #281 of 411 | #20 of 32 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.1% | #349 of 417 ▼ 76 | #29 of 32 ▼ 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,338 | #174 of 480 | #19 of 38 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.0:1 | #28 of 413 | #5 of 33 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.1% | #388 of 413 | #23 of 33 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #3 of 425 | #2 of 36 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.8% | #58 of 168 | #7 of 15 |
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
1,338
+94 (+8%) vs 2020
-2% since 1990-91, when it was 1,367
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
was 15.8:1
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 | 1,338 | 111.9 | 12.0:1 | 100% (1,338) |
| 2023-24 | 1,363 | 112 | 12.2:1 | 83% (1,126) |
| 2022-23 | 1,337 | 107.3 | 12.5:1 | 100% (1,337) |
| 2020-21 | 1,244 | 79 | 15.8:1 | 100% (1,244) |
| 2017-18 | 1,534 | 103.7 | 14.8:1 | 100% (1,534) |
| 2015-16 | 1,742 | 104 | 16.8:1 | 100% (1,739) |
| 2010-11 | 1,518 | 99 | 15.3:1 | 79% (1,192) |
| 2000-01 | 1,386 | 79 | 17.5:1 | 48% (662) |
| 1990-91 | 1,367 | 87 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Benjamin E. Mays High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (1,534 to 1,338); teachers up 8% (103.7 to 111.9).
About Benjamin E. Mays High School
Benjamin E. Mays High School is a high school with a street address in Atlanta, Georgia. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 1,338 students in grades 9 through 12.
Atlanta Public Schools includes 87 schools. Together they enroll 49,945 students.
Black students make up 91% of enrollment at Benjamin E. Mays High School. The remaining shares are 8% Hispanic. Census estimates put the Black share of Fulton County's population at about 43%. Pick two students at random and there is a 17% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school reported 111.9 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 12.0:1. That is 3.2 students per teacher below the 15.2:1 average for high schools in Georgia. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 100%. Among public schools in Fulton County, the average eligibility rate is 62%.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Benjamin E. Mays High School would score about 25.7%. It scores 27.1%, 1.4 points above that figure.
Census Bureau estimates for Fulton County show that the median household income is $95,292, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 59%, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Benjamin E. Mays High School is one of 205 public schools in the county.
Jean Childs Young Middle School is the public school closest to Benjamin E. Mays High School, about 0.8 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Benjamin E. Mays High School places 3rd out of 7 schools in its immediate area.
Benjamin E. Mays High School is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels City: Large.
Enrollment climbed 8% from its 2020-21 level of 1,244. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 15.8:1 to 12.0:1.
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Fulton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,076,561
Census ACS
Median income
$95,292
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
59%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
205
138,270 students
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Frequently asked questions
About Benjamin E. Mays High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Benjamin E. Mays High School?
Benjamin E. Mays High School enrolls approximately 1,338 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Benjamin E. Mays High School serve?
Benjamin E. Mays High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Benjamin E. Mays High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Benjamin E. Mays High School is approximately 12.0:1 (112 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Benjamin E. Mays High School?
Benjamin E. Mays High School reports a student body of 0% White, 8% Hispanic, 91% Black, 1% Two or more.
Is Benjamin E. Mays High School public or private?
Benjamin E. Mays High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Atlanta Public Schools.
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