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If you had an hour of school board time for Cedartown High School, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
1,448
High
DISTRICT 1,202 · STATE 1,120
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·POLK COUNTY·NCES 130420001510
Cedartown High School
167 Frank Lott Dr, Cedartown, GA 30125 · (770) 748-0490 · Polk County
GRADES 09–12HIGH31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,448 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 70% of Georgia public high schools
- B+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
21.1:1
69 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.4:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
919 students
DISTRICT 81% · 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 | 352 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 372 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 381 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 343 | 24% |
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · 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
53.3%
GA avg 44.6% . +18.8pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 53 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 19 points since 2021.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | Math |
|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 53.3% |
| 2023-24 | 55.1% |
| 2022-23 | 34.7% |
| 2021-22 | 34.5% |
% 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
48.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.5%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 Cedartown High School
Cedartown High School's state test result (48.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cedartown High School this school | 1,448 | 63.5% | 48.0% |
| Apalachee High School Winder | 1,949 | 60.9% | 29.6% |
| Northwest Whitfield County High School Tunnel Hill | 1,098 | 71.4% | 35.3% |
| Calhoun High School Calhoun | 1,282 | 76.1% | 48.0% |
| Chestatee High School Gainesville | 1,245 | 62.6% | 14.5% |
| Coosa High School Rome | 861 | 70.8% | 44.2% |
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 Cedartown High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #133 of 411 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.3% | #104 of 417 ▼ 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,448 | #157 of 480 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.1:1 | #407 of 413 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.2% | #109 of 413 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 63.5% | #252 of 425 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +18.6% | #49 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
1,448
+166 (+13%) vs 2020
+46% since 1990-91, when it was 995
Student : Teacher
21.1:1
was 20.7:1
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 | 1,448 | 68.5 | 21.1:1 | 63% (919) |
| 2023-24 | 1,521 | 70 | 21.7:1 | 63% (965) |
| 2022-23 | 1,453 | 65.8 | 22.1:1 | 78% (1,133) |
| 2020-21 | 1,282 | 62 | 20.7:1 | 85% (1,095) |
| 2017-18 | 1,221 | 54 | 22.6:1 | 85% (1,043) |
| 2015-16 | 1,147 | 67 | 17.1:1 | 83% (953) |
| 2010-11 | 1,090 | 67 | 16.3:1 | 56% (609) |
| 2000-01 | 994 | 57 | 17.4:1 | 18% (180) |
| 1990-91 | 995 | 60 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cedartown High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 19% (1,221 to 1,448); teachers up 27% (54 to 68.5).
About Cedartown High School
Cedartown High School runs as a medium-sized high school in Cedartown, Georgia. The student body numbers 1,448 students, from grades 9 through 12. Average enrollment for high schools in Georgia is about 1,120, so this school runs 29% larger than that.
The district, Polk County, has 7,745 students enrolled across 11 schools.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at Cedartown High School. The largest is White students, at 44%. Next come 41% Hispanic, 10% Black, and 4% multiracial. That compares with about 73% White among all Polk County residents. Cedartown High School's diversity index is 62%, against a US figure of 70%.
A ratio of 21.1:1 comes from the school's 68.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school has more students per teacher than the 15.2:1 average for high schools in Georgia. The lunch program counts 63% of students at Cedartown High School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Compared with the 77% average for public schools in Polk County, the school's rate is lower.
Cedartown High School is graded B+ by allk12, scoring above 70% of Georgia public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Cedartown High School would be expected to post about 44.5%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 48.0%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Polk County, the median household income is $58,515, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 15% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 14%. There are 11 public schools in Polk County, enrolling about 7,745 students in all.
The nearest other public school, Westside Elementary School, is about 0.3 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 6 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Cedartown High School places 1st out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
Its NCES locale code is Town: Fringe: the school is in a town close to an urbanized area.
Enrollment climbed 13% from its 2020-21 level of 1,282.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Polk County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
43,785
Census ACS
Median income
$58,515
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
7,745 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Polk County
- Cedartown Middle SchoolMiddle · 997 students
- Rockmart High SchoolHigh · 956 students
- Eastside Elementary SchoolElementary · 764 students
- Van Wert Elementary SchoolElementary · 693 students
- Rockmart Middle SchoolMiddle · 671 students
- Westside Elementary SchoolElementary · 588 students
Other schools in Cedartown
- Cedartown Middle SchoolMiddle · 997 students
- Westside Elementary SchoolElementary · 588 students
- Cherokee Elementary SchoolElementary · 575 students
- Northside ElementaryElementary · 531 students
- Youngs Grove Elementary SchoolElementary · 490 students
- Harpst AcademyCombined · 32 students
Nearby schools
- Westside Elementary School0.3 mi · 588
- Cedartown Middle School1.0 mi · 997
- Harpst Academy1.5 mi · 32
- Northside Elementary1.8 mi · 531
- Cherokee Elementary School2.6 mi · 575
- Youngs Grove Elementary School4.7 mi · 490
Frequently asked questions
About Cedartown High SchoolHow many students attend Cedartown High School?
Cedartown High School enrolls approximately 1,448 students in grades 09-12.
Is Cedartown High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Cedartown High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Cedartown High School have?
Cedartown High School employs 69 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Cedartown High School?
Student demographics at Cedartown High School are roughly 44% White, 41% Hispanic, 10% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Cedartown High School public or private?
Cedartown High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Polk County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.