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What's the biggest difference between Hiram High School and what you expected?
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Enrollment
1,460
High
DISTRICT 2,088 · STATE 1,120
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PAULDING COUNTY·NCES 130402002338
Hiram High School
702 Virgie Ballentine Dr, Hiram, GA 30141 · (770) 443-1182 · Paulding County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,460 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 32% 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.
- C-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
91 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.4:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
923 students
DISTRICT 55% · 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 | 390 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 384 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 365 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 321 | 22% |
Student demographics
63%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
27.1%
GA avg 44.6% . +12.5pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 27 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 13 points since 2021.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | Math |
|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 27.1% |
| 2023-24 | 24.1% |
| 2022-23 | 12.7% |
| 2021-22 | 14.6% |
% 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
31.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 Hiram High School
Hiram High School's state test result (31.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hiram High School this school | 1,460 | 63.2% | 31.9% |
| Hampton High School Hampton | 1,165 | 63.5% | 21.9% |
| New Hampstead High School Bloomingdale | 1,123 | 59.5% | 38.4% |
| Chapel Hill High School Douglasville | 1,646 | 57.4% | 38.5% |
| Woodland High School Stockbridge | 1,251 | 57.7% | 32.6% |
| Locust Grove High Locust Grove | 1,572 | 56.4% | 21.1% |
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 Hiram High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.9% | #247 of 411 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.1% | #287 of 417 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,460 | #153 of 480 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #214 of 413 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.9% | #101 of 413 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 63.2% | #253 of 425 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.8% | #87 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
1,460
+8 (+1%) vs 2020
+19% since 2000-01, when it was 1,228
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
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 | 1,460 | 90.6 | 16.1:1 | 63% (923) |
| 2023-24 | 1,503 | 88.4 | 17.0:1 | 68% (1,017) |
| 2022-23 | 1,468 | 84.8 | 17.3:1 | 55% (804) |
| 2020-21 | 1,452 | 83 | 17.5:1 | 50% (723) |
| 2017-18 | 1,601 | 92 | 17.4:1 | 50% (807) |
| 2015-16 | 1,634 | 90 | 18.2:1 | 48% (787) |
| 2010-11 | 1,650 | 88 | 18.8:1 | 42% (693) |
| 2000-01 | 1,228 | 70 | 17.5:1 | 13% (154) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hiram High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (1,601 to 1,460); teachers down 2% (92 to 90.6).
About Hiram High School
Located in Hiram, Georgia, Hiram High School is a mid-sized high school. Its grade span covers grades 9 through 12, with 1,460 students on the rolls. High schools in Georgia average about 1,120 students, which makes this school 30% above average.
Across its 34 schools, Paulding County enrolls 31,426 students. Hiram High School is one of those schools.
The largest group at Hiram High School is Black students, at 54%. Other students are 20% White, 18% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. By comparison, Paulding County residents are about 23% Black. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Hiram High School scores 63%.
Based on 90.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, Hiram High School has a ratio of 16.1:1. The average for high schools in Georgia, 15.2:1, is lower. Income data for the school show 63% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Paulding County, the average is 51%.
Hiram High School earns a C on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 32% of Georgia public high schools.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 44.7% at Hiram High School; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 31.9%.
In the wider Paulding County area, the median household earns about $98,031 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 30% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Across Paulding County, 34 public schools serve about 31,426 students.
Hiram High School's closest public school neighbor is Hiram Elementary School, about 1.0 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, Hiram High School is behind the 36.0% nearby average, ranking 7th of 9.
Hiram High School is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.
In 2020-21, Hiram High School enrolled 1,452; in 2024-25, 1,460. The school's ratio dropped from 17.5:1 to 16.1:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Paulding County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
178,909
Census ACS
Median income
$98,031
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
34
31,426 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Paulding County
- North Paulding High SchoolHigh · 3,015 students
- Paulding County High SchoolHigh · 2,099 students
- East Paulding High SchoolHigh · 1,985 students
- South Paulding High SchoolHigh · 1,881 students
- Floyd L. Shelton Elementary School at CrossroadElementary · 1,389 students
- WC Abney ElementaryElementary · 1,324 students
Other schools in Hiram
- Hiram Elementary SchoolElementary · 797 students
- McGarity Elementary SchoolElementary · 572 students
- Sam D. Panter Elementary SchoolElementary · 506 students
Nearby schools
- Hiram Elementary School1.0 mi · 797
- Sam D. Panter Elementary School1.4 mi · 506
- McGarity Elementary School2.0 mi · 572
- P. B. Ritch Middle School2.6 mi · 690
- Bessie L. Baggett Elementary2.9 mi · 549
- J. A. Dobbins Middle School3.2 mi · 531
Frequently asked questions
About Hiram High SchoolHow many students attend Hiram High School?
Hiram High School enrolls approximately 1,460 students in grades 09-12.
Is Hiram High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Hiram High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Hiram High School have?
Hiram High School employs 91 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Hiram High School?
Student demographics at Hiram High School are roughly 20% White, 18% Hispanic, 54% Black, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Hiram High School public or private?
Hiram High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Paulding County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.