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How has Claxton High School changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
471
High
DISTRICT 263 · STATE 1,120
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EVANS COUNTY·NCES 130207000909
Claxton High School
602 Hendrix Street, Claxton, GA 30417 · (912) 739-5221 · Evans County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL471 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 31% 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
16.1:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.6:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
471 students
DISTRICT 100% · 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 | 128 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 112 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 123 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 108 | 23% |
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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 grade levels within Evans County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedMath
2.2%
GA avg 44.6% . +0.3pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 2 of every 100 students at this school do math at grade level. The Georgia average is about 45 of 100. Math scores have held steady since 2021.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | Math |
|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 2.2% |
| 2023-24 | 2.1% |
| 2022-23 | 3.6% |
| 2021-22 | 1.9% |
% 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
22.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.7pp
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 Claxton High School
Claxton High School's state test result (22.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Claxton High School this school | 471 | 100.0% | 22.0% |
| George Washington Carver Freshman Campus Douglas | 493 | 100.0% | 26.8% |
| Toombs County High School Lyons | 896 | 100.0% | 28.2% |
| Marion County Middle/High School Buena Vista | 687 | 97.2% | 29.3% |
| Putnam County High School Eatonton | 918 | 96.7% | 32.8% |
| Metter High School Metter | 484 | 85.1% | 35.1% |
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 Claxton High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.0% | #325 of 411 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 2.2% | #408 of 417 ▼ 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 471 | #360 of 480 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #218 of 413 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.5% | #43 of 413 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #44 of 425 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.2% | #197 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
471
-57 (-11%) vs 2020
-28% since 1990-91, when it was 651
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 18.2:1
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 | 471 | 29.2 | 16.1:1 | 100% (471) |
| 2023-24 | 488 | 31.9 | 15.3:1 | 66% (323) |
| 2022-23 | 512 | 30.9 | 16.6:1 | 97% (496) |
| 2020-21 | 528 | 29 | 18.2:1 | 97% (512) |
| 2017-18 | 461 | 27.4 | 16.8:1 | 100% (461) |
| 2015-16 | 407 | 27 | 15.1:1 | 99% (404) |
| 2010-11 | 411 | 29 | 14.2:1 | 72% (296) |
| 2000-01 | 521 | 31 | 16.8:1 | 60% (314) |
| 1990-91 | 651 | 36 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Claxton High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (461 to 471); teachers up 7% (27.4 to 29.2).
About Claxton High School
The public high school Claxton High School is located in Claxton, Georgia. Total enrollment is 471 students, and the grades served are 9 through 12. High schools in Georgia have about 1,120 students on average; enrollment here is 58% lower.
Evans County counts 1,742 students in its 4 schools, and Claxton High School is one of them.
The largest racial or ethnic group at Claxton High School is Black, with 34% of students. The next largest groups are 33% White, 31% Hispanic, and 3% multiracial. The diversity index for Claxton High School is 69%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Claxton High School has 29.2 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.1:1. The school's 16.1:1 compares with an average of 15.2:1 for high schools in Georgia. The school has 100% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Evans County average a similar 100%.
Claxton High School holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 31% of Georgia public high schools.
Claxton High School's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 22.0% is 3.7 points below the 25.7% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
In Evans County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $53,259 a year, roughly 15% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Claxton High School, Evans County has 5 public schools.
Claxton Middle School is the nearest public school to Claxton High School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Claxton High School is one of several public schools in the area, with 4 others within five miles. The school's 22.0% average proficiency ranks 5th among 8 nearby schools.
For locale, NCES codes Claxton High School as Rural: Distant.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Claxton High School had a net loss of 57 students, or 11%. The ratio was 18.2:1 in 2020-21 and 16.1:1 in 2024-25.
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Evans County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
10,757
Census ACS
Median income
$53,259
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
1,752 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Evans County
- Claxton Elementary SchoolElementary · 831 students
- Claxton Middle SchoolMiddle · 385 students
- Second ChanceHigh · 55 students
Other schools in Claxton
- Claxton Elementary SchoolElementary · 831 students
- Claxton Middle SchoolMiddle · 385 students
- Second ChanceHigh · 55 students
- Claxton Regional Youth Detention CenterHigh · 10 students
Nearby schools
- Claxton Middle School0.0 mi · 385
- Claxton Elementary School0.3 mi · 831
- Second Chance0.9 mi · 55
- Claxton Regional Youth Detention Center2.6 mi · 10
- Tattnall County High School11.3 mi · 1,043
- Nevils Elementary School11.9 mi · 481
Frequently asked questions
About Claxton High SchoolHow many students attend Claxton High School?
Claxton High School enrolls approximately 471 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Claxton High School serve?
Claxton High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Claxton High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Claxton High School is approximately 16.1:1 (29 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Claxton High School?
Claxton High School reports a student body of 33% White, 31% Hispanic, 34% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Claxton High School?
Claxton High School is overseen by Evans County in Evans County.
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