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Enrollment
964
High
DISTRICT 978 · STATE 1,120
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ATLANTA PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 130012004215
D. M. Therrell High School
3099 Panther Trl SW, Atlanta, GA 30311 · (404) 802-5300 · Fulton County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL964 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 17% of Georgia public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
14.1:1
68 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
964 students
DISTRICT 82% · 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 | 274 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 266 | 28% |
| Grade 11 | 231 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 193 | 20% |
Student demographics
11%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · 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 Atlanta Public Schools. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedMath
22.0%
GA avg 44.6% . +14.9pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 22 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 15 points since 2021.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | Math |
|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 22.0% |
| 2023-24 | 9.8% |
| 2022-23 | 8.8% |
| 2021-22 | 7.1% |
% 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
15.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 16% 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 D. M. Therrell High School
D. M. Therrell High School's state test result (15.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| D. M. Therrell High School this school | 964 | 100.0% | 15.6% |
| Booker T. Washington High School Atlanta | 856 | 100.0% | 10.7% |
| Carver High School Columbus | 887 | 100.0% | 14.4% |
| Miller Grove High School Lithonia | 1,073 | 100.0% | 21.4% |
| Columbia High School Decatur | 877 | 100.0% | 15.7% |
| Cedar Grove High School Ellenwood | 1,121 | 100.0% | 17.3% |
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 D. M. Therrell High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Fulton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 15.6% | #366 of 411 | #28 of 32 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.0% | #323 of 417 ▲ 49 | #25 of 32 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 964 | #263 of 480 | #22 of 38 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #90 of 413 | #11 of 33 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 10.7% | #407 of 413 | #30 of 33 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #8 of 425 | #7 of 36 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +19.0% | #47 of 226 | #7 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
964
+10 (+1%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 15.9:1
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 | 964 | 68.4 | 14.1:1 | 100% (964) |
| 2023-24 | 1,005 | 64.4 | 15.6:1 | 79% (794) |
| 2022-23 | 973 | 64 | 15.2:1 | 100% (973) |
| 2020-21 | 954 | 60 | 15.9:1 | 100% (954) |
| 2017-18 | 810 | 62.6 | 12.9:1 | 100% (810) |
| 2015-16 | 842 | 61 | 13.8:1 | 100% (839) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for D. M. Therrell High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 19% (810 to 964); teachers up 9% (62.6 to 68.4).
About D. M. Therrell High School
D. M. Therrell High School is a high school in Atlanta, Georgia, and it is part of Atlanta Public Schools. The school counted 964 students in 2024-25, covering grades 9 through 12.
Enrollment across the 87 schools in Atlanta Public Schools totals 49,945 students.
A large majority of enrollment at D. M. Therrell High School is Black, at 94%. After that, the student body is 4% Hispanic. Among all residents of Fulton County, the Black share is about 43%. The diversity index for D. M. Therrell High School is 11%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school's 68.4 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.1:1. High schools in Georgia average 15.2:1, 1.1 more students per teacher than here. Income data for the school show 100% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Fulton County averages 62%, lower than here.
Among Georgia public high schools, D. M. Therrell High School outscored 17%, which works out to a C- on the allk12 Grade.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, D. M. Therrell High School is 10.1 points below its prediction. Actual: 15.6%. Predicted: 25.7%.
Looking at the county, Fulton County, median household income comes to about $95,292, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 59% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. The county has 205 public schools and about 138,270 students.
L. O. Kimberly Elementary School is about 0.2 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Within five miles of D. M. Therrell High School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, D. M. Therrell High School places 6th out of 6 schools in its immediate area.
D. M. Therrell High School has an NCES locale of City: Large.
Enrollment at D. M. Therrell High School was 954 in 2020-21 and 964 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 15.9:1; by 2024-25 it was 14.1:1.
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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
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Frequently asked questions
About D. M. Therrell High SchoolHow large is D. M. Therrell High School?
D. M. Therrell High School enrolls approximately 964 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does D. M. Therrell High School serve?
D. M. Therrell High School serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does D. M. Therrell High School have?
D. M. Therrell High School employs 68 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.1:1.
What is the student diversity at D. M. Therrell High School?
Student demographics at D. M. Therrell High School are roughly 0% White, 4% Hispanic, 94% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is D. M. Therrell High School in?
D. M. Therrell High School is part of Atlanta Public Schools.
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