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Enrollment
1,891
High
DISTRICT 1,360 · STATE 1,120
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FULTON COUNTY·NCES 130228003913
Langston Hughes High School
7501 Hall Rd, Fairburn, GA 30213 · (470) 254-3620 · Fulton County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,891 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 52% 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.
- 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
18.1:1
104 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
1,891 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 | 492 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 496 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 462 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 441 | 23% |
Student demographics
14%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
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
36.7%
GA avg 44.6% . +24.0pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 37 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 24 points since 2021.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | Math |
|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 36.7% |
| 2023-24 | 27.8% |
| 2022-23 | 16.1% |
| 2021-22 | 12.7% |
% 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
29.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.6pp
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 Langston Hughes High School
Langston Hughes High School's state test result (29.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Langston Hughes High School this school | 1,891 | 100.0% | 29.3% |
| Banneker High School College Park | 1,695 | 100.0% | 23.1% |
| Lithonia High School Lithonia | 1,547 | 100.0% | 21.6% |
| Martin Luther King- Jr. High School Lithonia | 1,370 | 100.0% | 11.7% |
| Benjamin E. Mays High School Atlanta | 1,338 | 100.0% | 27.1% |
| Frederick Douglass High School Atlanta | 1,296 | 100.0% | 22.6% |
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 Langston Hughes High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Fulton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.3% | #267 of 411 | #17 of 32 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.7% | #212 of 417 ▲ 54 | #15 of 32 ▲ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,891 | #89 of 480 | #6 of 38 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.1:1 | #351 of 413 | #28 of 33 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 14.3% | #398 of 413 | #25 of 33 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #48 of 425 | #12 of 36 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.4% | #167 of 168 | #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
1,891
-67 (-3%) vs 2020
-16% since 2010-11, when it was 2,256
Student : Teacher
18.1:1
was 16.4:1
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 | 1,891 | 104.3 | 18.1:1 | 100% (1,891) |
| 2023-24 | 1,828 | 103.3 | 17.7:1 | 72% (1,324) |
| 2022-23 | 1,964 | 104.4 | 18.8:1 | 65% (1,270) |
| 2020-21 | 1,958 | 119 | 16.4:1 | 63% (1,237) |
| 2017-18 | 1,898 | 119.5 | 15.9:1 | 68% (1,283) |
| 2015-16 | 1,927 | 120 | 16.1:1 | 79% (1,527) |
| 2010-11 | 2,256 | 115 | 19.6:1 | 69% (1,556) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Langston Hughes High School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (1,898 to 1,891); teachers down 13% (119.5 to 104.3).
About Langston Hughes High School
Langston Hughes High School is a high-enrollment high school for students in Fairburn, Georgia. It covers grades 9 through 12, with a total enrollment of 1,891 students. Statewide, high schools in Georgia average about 1,120 students each.
Fulton County is the district for Langston Hughes High School. It has 107 schools and 87,563 students.
About 92% of the student body at Langston Hughes High School is Black. Other students are 5% Hispanic. By comparison, Fulton County residents are about 43% Black. The school's diversity index is 14%, meaning two students picked at random have a 14% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal staffing data show 104.3 full-time-equivalent teachers at Langston Hughes High School and a ratio of 18.1:1. This ratio sits 3.0 above the 15.2:1 average for high schools in Georgia. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 100% of students. That rate is above the 62% average among public schools in Fulton County.
Measured against Georgia public high schools, Langston Hughes High School receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Langston Hughes High School is 25.7%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 29.3%.
Fulton County has about 1,076,561 residents, and the median household income is $95,292, 59% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Langston Hughes High School, Fulton County has 204 other public schools.
The nearest public school is Renaissance Elementary School, at about 0.4 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The school's 29.3% average proficiency ranks 8th among 9 nearby schools.
Locale: Rural: Fringe. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment has fallen by 67 students since 2020-21, to 1,891. By 2024-25, the school had 18.1 students per teacher, compared with 16.4 in 2020-21.
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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
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
- Johns Creek High SchoolHigh · 1,789 students
- Tri-Cities High SchoolHigh · 1,748 students
Other schools in Fairburn
- Creekside High SchoolHigh · 1,745 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
Nearby schools
- Renaissance Elementary School0.4 mi · 750
- Renaissance Middle School0.7 mi · 977
- Wolf Creek Elementary3.0 mi · 712
- Cliftondale Elementary School3.1 mi · 694
- E. C. West Elementary School3.1 mi · 678
- Liberty Point Elementary School3.4 mi · 700
Frequently asked questions
About Langston Hughes High SchoolHow large is Langston Hughes High School?
Langston Hughes High School enrolls approximately 1,891 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Langston Hughes High School serve?
Langston Hughes High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Langston Hughes High School?
Approximately 18.1:1 students per teacher at Langston Hughes High School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Langston Hughes High School?
At Langston Hughes High School, the student body is approximately 0% White, 5% Hispanic, 92% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Langston Hughes High School in?
Langston Hughes High School is part of Fulton County.
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