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Enrollment
1,489
High
DISTRICT 1,151 · STATE 1,120
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLARKE COUNTY·NCES 130117000453
Cedar Shoals High School
1300 Cedar Shoals Dr, Athens, GA 30605 · (706) 546-5375 · Clarke County
GRADES 09–12HIGH12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,489 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 32% of Georgia public high schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats 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
13.6:1
110 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
1,489 students
DISTRICT 93% · 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 | 481 | 32% |
| Grade 10 | 387 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 332 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 289 | 19% |
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · 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
16.5%
GA avg 44.6% . -2.4pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 17 of every 100 students at this school do math at grade level. The Georgia average is about 45 of 100. Math scores are down about 2 points since 2021.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | Math |
|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 16.5% |
| 2023-24 | 18.2% |
| 2022-23 | 19.1% |
| 2021-22 | 18.9% |
% 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
22.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% 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 Cedar Shoals High School
Cedar Shoals High School's state test result (22.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Shoals High School this school | 1,489 | 100.0% | 22.3% |
| Charles R. Drew High School Riverdale | 1,708 | 100.0% | 18.8% |
| Jordan Vocational High School Columbus | 1,040 | 100.0% | 16.4% |
| South Cobb High School Austell | 2,081 | 90.3% | 28.6% |
| Tri-Cities High School East Point | 1,748 | 100.0% | 19.8% |
| Mount Zion High School Jonesboro | 1,232 | 100.0% | 21.0% |
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 Cedar Shoals High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.3% | #322 of 411 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.5% | #355 of 417 ▼ 23 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,489 | #148 of 480 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #73 of 413 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.8% | #91 of 413 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #13 of 425 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.8% | #190 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 2024-25Enrollment
1,489
+65 (+5%) vs 2020
+9% since 1990-91, when it was 1,367
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 14.7:1
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 | 1,489 | 109.5 | 13.6:1 | 100% (1,489) |
| 2023-24 | 1,537 | 106.8 | 14.4:1 | 75% (1,151) |
| 2022-23 | 1,443 | 100.2 | 14.4:1 | 83% (1,195) |
| 2020-21 | 1,424 | 97 | 14.7:1 | 82% (1,166) |
| 2017-18 | 1,448 | 101 | 14.3:1 | 92% (1,333) |
| 2015-16 | 1,564 | 97 | 16.1:1 | 92% (1,440) |
| 2010-11 | 1,535 | 105 | 14.6:1 | 78% (1,200) |
| 2000-01 | 1,539 | 90 | 17.1:1 | 28% (437) |
| 1990-91 | 1,367 | 85 | 16.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cedar Shoals High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (1,448 to 1,489); teachers up 8% (101 to 109.5).
About Cedar Shoals High School
Families in Athens, Georgia, are served by Cedar Shoals High School, a medium-sized high school. The school's 1,489 students are in grades 9 through 12. Statewide, high schools in Georgia average about 1,120 students each.
A total of 21 schools make up Clarke County, with 12,275 students enrolled.
Enrollment at Cedar Shoals High School is mixed, with Black students the largest group at 47%. The remaining students are 35% Hispanic, 13% White, and 4% multiracial. Census figures show Clarke County is about 26% Black. By the diversity index, Cedar Shoals High School comes in at 64%.
Cedar Shoals High School counts 109.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 13.6 students for each one. The 15.2:1 average for high schools in Georgia is higher than this school's figure. About 100% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. Public schools in Clarke County average 91%.
Measured against Georgia public high schools, Cedar Shoals High School receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 25.7% at Cedar Shoals High School; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 22.3%.
Clarke County has these Census figures: median household income is about $53,625, roughly 47% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. The public schools of Clarke County number 22 and enroll about 13,750.
The closest public school to Cedar Shoals High School is Gaines Elementary School, about 0.6 miles away. Within five miles of Cedar Shoals High School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 22.3% is below the 28.8% average for nearby schools.
Under the NCES locale system, Cedar Shoals High School is City: Mid-size.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Cedar Shoals High School went from 1,424 students to 1,489. The ratio of students to teachers went from 14.7:1 to 13.6:1 over the same years.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss science fairs, picture day, and bus routes at Cedar Shoals High School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Clarke County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
129,609
Census ACS
Median income
$53,625
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
47%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
13,750 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Clarke County
- Clarke Central High SchoolHigh · 1,907 students
- Clarke Middle SchoolMiddle · 718 students
- Burney-Harris-Lyons Middle SchoolMiddle · 707 students
- Whitehead Road Elementary SchoolElementary · 632 students
- Hilsman Middle SchoolMiddle · 624 students
- Coile Middle SchoolMiddle · 582 students
Other schools in Athens
- Clarke Central High SchoolHigh · 1,907 students
- Foothills Regional High SchoolHigh · 1,475 students
- Clarke Middle SchoolMiddle · 718 students
- South Jackson Elementary SchoolElementary · 715 students
- Burney-Harris-Lyons Middle SchoolMiddle · 707 students
- Whitehead Road Elementary SchoolElementary · 632 students
Nearby schools
- Gaines Elementary School0.6 mi · 568
- Hilsman Middle School0.6 mi · 624
- Barnett Shoals Elementary School1.5 mi · 490
- Whit Davis Road Elementary School1.5 mi · 395
- Barrow Elementary School3.2 mi · 456
- Howard B. Stroud Elementary School3.8 mi · 350
Frequently asked questions
About Cedar Shoals High SchoolHow many students attend Cedar Shoals High School?
Cedar Shoals High School enrolls approximately 1,489 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Cedar Shoals High School serve?
Cedar Shoals High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Cedar Shoals High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Cedar Shoals High School is approximately 13.6:1 (110 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Cedar Shoals High School?
Student demographics at Cedar Shoals High School are roughly 13% White, 35% Hispanic, 47% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Cedar Shoals High School?
Cedar Shoals High School is overseen by Clarke County in Clarke County.
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