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Cairo High School

455 5th St SE, Cairo, GA 39828 · (229) 377-2222 · Grady County
GRADES 09–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,317 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 74% of Georgia public high schools
  • BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • ABeats 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

Enrollment
1,317
High
DISTRICT 684 · STATE 1,120
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
79 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
1,180 students
DISTRICT 92% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 942532%
Grade 1032425%
Grade 1129122%
Grade 1227721%
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 71% · US 70%
White
48237%
DISTRICT 34% · STATE 34% · US 43%
Hispanic
38729%
DISTRICT 33% · STATE 19% · US 30%
Black
39430%
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 36% · US 15%
Asian
71%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 5% · US 6%
Two+
383%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Native American
91%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 0% · US 1%
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
Male
65250%
Female
66550%

School pathway

Feeds from
Washington Middle School06–08Shiver Elementary SchoolPK–08Whigham Elementary SchoolPK–08
Based on grade levels within Grady County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or Distinguished
Math
46.1%
GA avg 44.6% . +34.0pp since 2021

What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 46 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 34 points since 2021.

Georgia Milestones results by year

School yearMath
2024-2546.1%
2023-2446.4%
2022-2316.8%
2021-2212.1%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
44.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.1%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.0pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% 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 Cairo High School

Cairo High School's state test result (44.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Cairo High School this school1,31789.6%44.0%
Clarke Central High School
Athens
1,90782.5%42.0%
CA Gray Junior High School
Moultrie
1,389100.0%37.0%
Tift County High School
Tifton
2,20790.3%37.4%
Tattnall County High School
Reidsville
1,04396.4%30.8%
Rome High School
Rome
1,98688.7%23.6%
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 Cairo High School ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Georgia
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
44.0%#167 of 411
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
46.1%#153 of 417
▼ 5
Enrollment
ranked largest first
1,317#179 of 480
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
16.7:1#261 of 413
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
68.9%#36 of 413
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
89.6%#127 of 425
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+7.4%#133 of 226
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 2024-25
Enrollment
1,317
+31 (+2%) vs 2020
+23% since 1990-91, when it was 1,074
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
was 16.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-251,31778.916.7:190% (1,180)
2023-241,29879.416.4:156% (722)
2022-231,27480.315.9:1100% (1,274)
2020-211,2867816.5:1100% (1,286)
2017-181,2267316.8:190% (1,106)
2015-161,1877116.7:189% (1,053)
2010-111,1176916.2:160% (668)
2000-011,2527816.1:133% (411)
1990-911,0747015.3:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cairo High School.

Since 2017-18: students up 7% (1,226 to 1,317); teachers up 8% (73 to 78.9).

About Cairo High School

Cairo High School is a high school in Cairo, Georgia, according to federal school records. The school counted 1,317 students in 2024-25, covering grades 9 through 12.

The 7 schools in Grady County enroll 4,790 students altogether, Cairo High School among them.

White students account for 37% of enrollment at Cairo High School, more than any other group. Enrollment also includes 30% Black, 29% Hispanic, and 3% multiracial. Among people living in Grady County, the White share is about 58%. The diversity index for Cairo High School is 69%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.

With 78.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 16.7:1. High schools in Georgia average 15.2:1, 1.5 fewer students per teacher than here. Roughly 90% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Grady County is close, at 93%.

Cairo High School holds a B+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 74% of Georgia public high schools.

A school with Cairo High School's lunch-eligibility share in Georgia is predicted to score 31.1%. Cairo High School scores 44.0%, 13.0 points above that line.

The county, Grady County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $58,980 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 16%, and roughly 14% of residents are in poverty. Grady County has 7 public schools with about 4,790 students, including Cairo High School.

The closest school to Cairo High School is Southside Elementary School, located about 0.3 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 4. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, Cairo High School ranks 3rd on average proficiency.

NCES describes the area around Cairo High School as Town: Distant, meaning in a town some distance from an urbanized area.

Compared with 2020-21, when it had 1,286 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 1,317.

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Grady County at a glance

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Population
26,108
Census ACS
Median income
$58,980
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
4,790 students

Quick facts

School name
Cairo High School
District
Grady County
Address
455 5th St SE, Cairo, GA 39828
Phone
(229) 377-2222
County
Grady County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
1,317
Teachers (FTE)
79
Student–teacher ratio
16.7:1
Free and reduced lunch
1,180 (90%)
Locale
32-Town: Distant
NCES ID
130246001083
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Grady County
Other schools in Cairo
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Frequently asked questions

About Cairo High School
How large is Cairo High School?
Cairo High School enrolls approximately 1,317 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Cairo High School serve?
Cairo High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Cairo High School have?
Cairo High School employs 79 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Cairo High School?
Student demographics at Cairo High School are roughly 37% White, 29% Hispanic, 30% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Cairo High School in?
Cairo High School is part of Grady County.
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