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Enrollment
1,708
High
DISTRICT 1,306 · STATE 1,120
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLAYTON COUNTY·NCES 130123003855
Charles R. Drew High School
6237 Garden Walk Blvd, Riverdale, GA 30274 · (770) 473-2700 · Clayton County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,708 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 22% 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.
- C+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
17.8:1
96 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.5:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
1,708 students
DISTRICT 99% · 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 | 526 | 31% |
| Grade 10 | 475 | 28% |
| Grade 11 | 402 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 305 | 18% |
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · 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
15.4%
GA avg 44.6% . +6.9pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 15 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 7 points since 2021.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | Math |
|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 15.4% |
| 2023-24 | 19.4% |
| 2022-23 | 9.2% |
| 2021-22 | 8.5% |
% 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
18.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 19% 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 Charles R. Drew High School
Charles R. Drew High School's state test result (18.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charles R. Drew High School this school | 1,708 | 100.0% | 18.8% |
| Cedar Shoals High School Athens | 1,489 | 100.0% | 22.3% |
| Tri-Cities High School East Point | 1,748 | 100.0% | 19.8% |
| South Cobb High School Austell | 2,081 | 90.3% | 28.6% |
| Pebblebrook High School Mableton | 2,574 | 96.5% | 30.4% |
| 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 Charles R. Drew High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Clayton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 18.8% | #351 of 411 | #9 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.4% | #360 of 417 ▼ 37 | #10 of 13 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,708 | #113 of 480 | #4 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.8:1 | #337 of 413 | #6 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.0% | #231 of 413 | #3 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #21 of 425 | #8 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.5% | #106 of 226 | #6 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
1,708
+82 (+5%) vs 2020
+45% since 2010-11, when it was 1,182
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
was 18.7:1
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 | 1,708 | 96 | 17.8:1 | 100% (1,708) |
| 2023-24 | 1,665 | 96 | 17.3:1 | 91% (1,510) |
| 2022-23 | 1,652 | 90.2 | 18.3:1 | 91% (1,496) |
| 2020-21 | 1,626 | 87 | 18.7:1 | 93% (1,512) |
| 2017-18 | 1,546 | 97 | 15.9:1 | 99% (1,538) |
| 2015-16 | 1,593 | 84 | 19.0:1 | 99% (1,585) |
| 2010-11 | 1,182 | 61 | 19.4:1 | 80% (948) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Charles R. Drew High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (1,546 to 1,708); teachers down 1% (97 to 96).
About Charles R. Drew High School
Charles R. Drew High School is a large high school based in Riverdale, Georgia. Students in grades 9 through 12 make up the school's enrollment of 1,708 students. By comparison, high schools in Georgia enroll about 1,120 students on average.
The Clayton County system has 68 schools and 51,326 students.
Black students are 57% of those enrolled at Charles R. Drew High School. The rest of enrollment is 38% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. Census estimates put the Black share of Clayton County's population at about 69%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 53%.
On staff are 96 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 17.8:1. Statewide, high schools in Georgia average 15.2:1. Charles R. Drew High School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 100%.
On the allk12 Grade, Charles R. Drew High School lands at C-, ahead of 22% of Georgia public high schools.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Charles R. Drew High School is 25.7%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 18.8%.
Clayton County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $59,806 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 23% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 15%. Charles R. Drew High School shares Clayton County with 72 other public schools.
Measured in a straight line, Riverdale Elementary School is about 0.2 miles from Charles R. Drew High School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, Charles R. Drew High School ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
Federal data place Charles R. Drew High School in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was 1,708 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 1,626.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Charles R. Drew High School. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Clayton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
298,924
Census ACS
Median income
$59,806
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
73
63,156 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Clayton County
- Morrow High SchoolHigh · 2,077 students
- Lovejoy High SchoolHigh · 2,049 students
- Forest Park High SchoolHigh · 1,711 students
- Mundy's Mill High SchoolHigh · 1,665 students
- Jonesboro High SchoolHigh · 1,630 students
- Eddie White Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,364 students
Other schools in Riverdale
- Riverdale High SchoolHigh · 1,359 students
- Dubois Integrity AcademyElementary · 1,341 students
- Sequoyah Middle SchoolMiddle · 765 students
- Church Street Elementary SchoolElementary · 706 students
- Harper Elementary SchoolElementary · 690 students
- Riverdale Middle SchoolMiddle · 560 students
Nearby schools
- Riverdale Elementary School0.2 mi · 559
- Martin Luther King- Jr. Elementary School1.3 mi · 516
- Dubois Integrity Academy1.4 mi · 1,341
- Harper Elementary School1.5 mi · 690
- Sequoyah Middle School1.6 mi · 765
- Riverdale Middle School1.7 mi · 560
Frequently asked questions
About Charles R. Drew High SchoolHow large is Charles R. Drew High School?
Charles R. Drew High School enrolls approximately 1,708 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Charles R. Drew High School serve?
Charles R. Drew High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Charles R. Drew High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Charles R. Drew High School is approximately 17.8:1 (96 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Charles R. Drew High School?
At Charles R. Drew High School, the student body is approximately 1% White, 38% Hispanic, 57% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Charles R. Drew High School public or private?
Charles R. Drew High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Clayton County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.