1
Honest take: what's the hardest part about being a student at Harlem High School?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
1,318
High
DISTRICT 1,834 · STATE 1,120
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COLUMBIA COUNTY·NCES 130141001885
Harlem High School
1070 Appling Harlem Rd, Harlem, GA 30814 · (706) 556-5980 · Columbia County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,318 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 51% of Georgia public high schools
- BTest 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
18.1:1
73 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.3:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
556 students
DISTRICT 40% · 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 | 391 | 30% |
| Grade 10 | 345 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 308 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 274 | 21% |
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · 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
25.9%
GA avg 44.6% . +3.8pp since 2022
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 26 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 4 points since 2022.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | Math |
|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 25.9% |
| 2023-24 | 31.0% |
| 2022-23 | 22.1% |
% 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
45.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.5%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 Harlem High School
Harlem High School's state test result (45.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harlem High School this school | 1,318 | 42.2% | 45.9% |
| Walnut Grove High School Loganville | 1,511 | 39.7% | 55.6% |
| Morgan County High School Madison | 1,117 | 45.6% | 62.9% |
| Mary Persons High School Forsyth | 1,323 | 43.7% | 59.9% |
| South Effingham High School Guyton | 1,906 | 38.9% | 53.8% |
| Central High School Carrollton | 1,338 | 38.5% | 53.8% |
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 Harlem High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.9% | #152 of 411 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.9% | #300 of 417 ▼ 55 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,318 | #177 of 480 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.1:1 | #346 of 413 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.7% | #189 of 413 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.2% | #344 of 425 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +38.0% | #13 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
1,318
+178 (+16%) vs 2020
+60% since 1990-91, when it was 825
Student : Teacher
18.1:1
was 17.5:1
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 | 1,318 | 73 | 18.1:1 | 42% (556) |
| 2023-24 | 1,251 | 71.7 | 17.4:1 | 46% (572) |
| 2022-23 | 1,223 | 70.5 | 17.4:1 | 33% (405) |
| 2020-21 | 1,140 | 65 | 17.5:1 | 30% (338) |
| 2017-18 | 955 | 52.5 | 18.2:1 | 41% (394) |
| 2015-16 | 725 | 45 | 16.1:1 | 44% (320) |
| 2010-11 | 697 | 43 | 16.2:1 | 43% (300) |
| 2000-01 | 898 | 51 | 17.6:1 | 30% (265) |
| 1990-91 | 825 | 50 | 16.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Harlem High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 38% (955 to 1,318); teachers up 39% (52.5 to 73).
About Harlem High School
Harlem High School is a mid-sized high school in Georgia, located in Harlem. In all, 1,318 students attend the school in grades 9 through 12.
Columbia County, which runs Harlem High School, has 31 schools and 28,964 students.
At Harlem High School, 61% of students are White. The remaining students are 20% Black, 11% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Harlem High School scores 57%.
Harlem High School reported 73 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 18.1:1. By comparison, the average for high schools in Georgia is 15.2:1. There are 556 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 42% of enrollment. The figure for public schools in Columbia County is close, at 39%.
Among Georgia public high schools, Harlem High School outscored 51%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
Test results at Harlem High School are 9.6 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (45.9% actual, 55.5% predicted).
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Columbia County show that the median household earns about $95,592 a year, about 39% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. Across Columbia County, 32 public schools serve about 29,518 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Harlem Middle School, is about 1.3 miles. Other public schools within five miles: 5. On average proficiency, Harlem High School is 4th of 9 nearby schools with test data.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Fringe, or in rural territory close to an urban area.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 16%, from 1,140 to 1,318.
The discussion board for Harlem High School is open to topics like athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Columbia County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
162,434
Census ACS
Median income
$95,592
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
32
29,518 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Columbia County
- Grovetown High SchoolHigh · 2,256 students
- Greenbrier High SchoolHigh · 1,935 students
- Lakeside High SchoolHigh · 1,861 students
- Evans High SchoolHigh · 1,800 students
- Grovetown Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,067 students
- Cedar Ridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,060 students
Other schools in Harlem
- Harlem Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,025 students
- North Harlem Elementary SchoolElementary · 930 students
Other Harlem High schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Harlem High. Harlem High School is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Harlem High SchoolMachesney Park, IL · 1,884 students
- Harlem High SchoolHarlem, MT · 175 students
Nearby schools
- Harlem Middle School1.3 mi · 1,025
- North Harlem Elementary School2.6 mi · 930
- Euchee Creek Elementary School2.9 mi · 705
- Dearing Elementary School4.8 mi · 414
- Baker Place Elementary5.0 mi · 958
- Grovetown High School5.3 mi · 2,256
Frequently asked questions
About Harlem High SchoolHow large is Harlem High School?
Harlem High School enrolls approximately 1,318 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Harlem High School serve?
Harlem High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Harlem High School have?
Harlem High School employs 73 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Harlem High School?
Student demographics at Harlem High School are roughly 61% White, 11% Hispanic, 20% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Harlem High School?
Harlem High School is overseen by Columbia County in Columbia County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.