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What's something Gordon Lee High School does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
410
High
DISTRICT 419 · STATE 1,120
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICKAMAUGA CITY·NCES 130114002457
Gordon Lee High School
105 Lee Cir, Chickamauga, GA 30707 · (706) 382-3100 · Walker County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL410 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 71% of Georgia public high schools
- A-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
14.2:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
102 students
DISTRICT 25% · 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 | 98 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 115 | 28% |
| Grade 11 | 93 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 104 | 25% |
Student demographics
9%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 11% · 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 Chickamauga City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedMath
48.8%
GA avg 44.6% . +11.8pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 49 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 12 points since 2021.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | Math |
|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 48.8% |
| 2023-24 | 44.0% |
| 2022-23 | 32.9% |
| 2021-22 | 37.0% |
% 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
61.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.5%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% 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 Gordon Lee High School
Gordon Lee High School's state test result (61.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gordon Lee High School this school | 410 | 24.9% | 61.3% |
| Bremen High School Bremen | 744 | 24.7% | 79.3% |
| Lake Oconee Charter High School Greensboro | 322 | 23.0% | 65.3% |
| Heritage High School Ringgold | 1,268 | 31.8% | 63.4% |
| Pike County High School Zebulon | 1,075 | 36.5% | 52.3% |
| Model High Rome | 915 | 39.7% | 57.2% |
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 Gordon Lee High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.3% | #64 of 411 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.8% | #132 of 417 ▲ 28 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 410 | #372 of 480 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #100 of 413 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 9.0% | #409 of 413 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 24.9% | #395 of 425 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.0% | #112 of 168 |
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
410
-22 (-5%) vs 2020
-6% since 2000-01, when it was 438
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 16.0:1
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 | 410 | 28.9 | 14.2:1 | 25% (102) |
| 2023-24 | 402 | 29.4 | 13.7:1 | 21% (85) |
| 2022-23 | 408 | 28.9 | 14.1:1 | 12% (50) |
| 2020-21 | 432 | 27 | 16.0:1 | 13% (58) |
| 2017-18 | 436 | 26.9 | 16.2:1 | 20% (87) |
| 2015-16 | 463 | 26 | 17.8:1 | 17% (80) |
| 2010-11 | 457 | 23 | 19.9:1 | 20% (92) |
| 2000-01 | 438 | 24 | 18.3:1 | 11% (47) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gordon Lee High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (436 to 410); teachers up 7% (26.9 to 28.9).
About Gordon Lee High School
Gordon Lee High School is a very small high school in Chickamauga, Georgia. It has an enrollment of 410 students in grades 9 through 12. That compares with an average of about 1,120 students for high schools in Georgia.
Chickamauga City is made up of 3 schools with 1,258 students in all.
Of every 100 students at Gordon Lee High School, about 95 are White. After that, the student body is 3% Hispanic. A diversity index of 9% means there is a 9% chance two randomly chosen students at Gordon Lee High School are from different groups.
Staffing at Gordon Lee High School comes to 28.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 14.2:1. High schools in Georgia have an average ratio of 15.2:1. On the income side, 25% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Walker County averages 85%, higher than here.
Gordon Lee High School holds a B+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 71% of Georgia public high schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 61.3%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 64.5%.
In the surrounding county, Walker County, median household income comes to about $59,469, about 21% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. The county has 18 public schools and about 9,637 students.
Gordon Lee Middle School is less than a tenth of a mile away, making it the nearest public school. There are 6 more public schools inside five miles. Local comparison: Gordon Lee High School ranks 1st of 9 nearby schools, at 61.3% versus a 42.4% average.
Federal data place Gordon Lee 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.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 5%, from 432 to 410. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 14.2:1, from 16.0:1.
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Walker County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
68,762
Census ACS
Median income
$59,469
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
9,637 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Chickamauga City
- Chickamauga Elementary SchoolElementary · 544 students
- Gordon Lee Middle SchoolMiddle · 304 students
Other schools in Chickamauga
- Cherokee Ridge ElementaryElementary · 548 students
- Chickamauga Elementary SchoolElementary · 544 students
- Gordon Lee Middle SchoolMiddle · 304 students
Nearby schools
- Gordon Lee Middle School0.1 mi · 304
- Chickamauga Elementary School0.1 mi · 544
- Cherokee Ridge Elementary1.4 mi · 548
- Saddle Ridge Elementary and Middle School3.6 mi · 772
- Rossville Middle School4.9 mi · 446
- Rock Spring Elementary School5.0 mi · 419
Frequently asked questions
About Gordon Lee High SchoolHow large is Gordon Lee High School?
Gordon Lee High School enrolls approximately 410 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Gordon Lee High School serve?
Gordon Lee High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Gordon Lee High School have?
Gordon Lee High School employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.2:1.
How diverse is Gordon Lee High School?
Gordon Lee High School reports a student body of 95% White, 3% Hispanic, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Gordon Lee High School public or private?
Gordon Lee High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Chickamauga City.
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