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Enrollment
1,745
High
DISTRICT 1,360 · STATE 1,120
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FULTON COUNTY·NCES 130228002120
Creekside High School
7405 Herndon Rd, Fairburn, GA 30213 · (470) 254-4300 · Fulton County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,745 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
101 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
1,745 students
DISTRICT 58% · 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 | 503 | 29% |
| Grade 10 | 477 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 414 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 351 | 20% |
Student demographics
32%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · 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 published attendance-zone data from Fulton County. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedMath
25.2%
GA avg 44.6% . +7.1pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 25 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 | 25.2% |
| 2023-24 | 36.5% |
| 2022-23 | 19.5% |
| 2021-22 | 18.1% |
% 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 · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
29.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% 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 Creekside High School
Creekside High School's state test result (29.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Creekside High School this school | 1,745 | 100.0% | 29.0% |
| Mundy's Mill High School Jonesboro | 1,665 | 99.4% | 17.1% |
| Lovejoy High School Hampton | 2,049 | 100.0% | 14.3% |
| Jonesboro High School Jonesboro | 1,630 | 100.0% | 29.6% |
| Lithonia High School Lithonia | 1,547 | 100.0% | 21.6% |
| North Clayton High School College Park | 1,124 | 100.0% | 32.3% |
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 Creekside High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Fulton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.0% | #268 of 411 | #18 of 32 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.2% | #305 of 417 ▼ 108 | #22 of 32 ▼ 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,745 | #108 of 480 | #9 of 38 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.3:1 | #308 of 413 | #25 of 33 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 31.5% | #344 of 413 | #16 of 33 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #46 of 425 | #10 of 36 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.5% | #205 of 226 | #15 of 15 |
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
1,745
-59 (-3%) vs 2020
+38% since 1990-91, when it was 1,260
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
was 17.0:1
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 | 1,745 | 100.9 | 17.3:1 | 100% (1,745) |
| 2023-24 | 1,665 | 103.9 | 16.0:1 | 100% (1,665) |
| 2022-23 | 1,768 | 103.5 | 17.1:1 | 100% (1,768) |
| 2020-21 | 1,804 | 106 | 17.0:1 | 63% (1,136) |
| 2017-18 | 1,720 | 107.2 | 16.0:1 | 70% (1,200) |
| 2015-16 | 1,737 | 105 | 16.5:1 | 79% (1,367) |
| 2010-11 | 1,316 | 85 | 15.5:1 | 72% (944) |
| 2000-01 | 1,387 | 89 | 15.6:1 | 34% (478) |
| 1990-91 | 1,260 | 69 | 18.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Creekside High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (1,720 to 1,745); teachers down 6% (107.2 to 100.9).
About Creekside High School
Creekside High School is a high school with a street address in Fairburn, Georgia. There are 1,745 students enrolled, covering grades 9 through 12. On average, high schools in Georgia enroll around 1,120, and this school is 56% above that mark.
Fulton County is the local district for Creekside High School. It runs 107 schools with 87,563 students.
Black students are 81% of those enrolled at Creekside High School. Other reported shares: 16% Hispanic. That compares with about 43% Black among all Fulton County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 32%.
Creekside High School has 100.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 17.3:1. The school's 17.3:1 compares with an average of 15.2:1 for high schools in Georgia. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 100%. The gap from the 62% average for public schools in Fulton County is 38 points.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 25.7% for Creekside High School. The school posts 29.0%, 3.4 points above the prediction.
For Fulton County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $95,292 a year, 59% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Fulton County number 205, with about 138,270 students.
Measured in a straight line, Bear Creek Middle School is about 0.2 miles from Creekside High School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Creekside High School comes in 8th of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment fell 3% over 4 years, reaching 1,745 in 2024-25.
The allk12 page for Creekside High School lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
Fulton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,076,561
Census ACS
Median income
$95,292
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
59%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
205
138,270 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Fulton County
- Westlake High SchoolHigh · 2,056 students
- Roswell High SchoolHigh · 2,035 students
- Alpharetta High SchoolHigh · 2,024 students
- Milton High SchoolHigh · 1,999 students
- Langston Hughes High SchoolHigh · 1,891 students
- Johns Creek High SchoolHigh · 1,789 students
Other schools in Fairburn
- Langston Hughes High SchoolHigh · 1,891 students
- Renaissance Middle SchoolMiddle · 977 students
- Bear Creek Middle SchoolMiddle · 971 students
- Renaissance Elementary SchoolElementary · 750 students
- Campbell Elementary SchoolElementary · 730 students
- E. C. West Elementary SchoolElementary · 678 students
Other Creekside High schools
3 other US public schools in 3 states are named Creekside High. Creekside High School is the 2nd largest of the 4.
- CREEKSIDE HIGH SCHOOLSAINT JOHNS, FL · 2,479 students
- Creekside HighIrvine, CA · 78 students
- Creekside HighSonoma, CA · 48 students
Nearby schools
- Bear Creek Middle School0.2 mi · 971
- E. C. West Elementary School1.1 mi · 678
- Palmetto Elementary School3.2 mi · 436
- Campbell Elementary School3.2 mi · 730
- Global Impact Academy3.5 mi · 572
- Renaissance Elementary School3.8 mi · 750
Frequently asked questions
About Creekside High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Creekside High School?
Creekside High School enrolls approximately 1,745 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Creekside High School serve?
Creekside High School serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Creekside High School?
Approximately 17.3:1 students per teacher at Creekside High School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Creekside High School?
At Creekside High School, the student body is approximately 1% White, 16% Hispanic, 81% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Creekside High School public or private?
Creekside High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Fulton County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.