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Enrollment
1,572
High
DISTRICT 1,276 · STATE 1,120
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HENRY COUNTY·NCES 130282003928
Locust Grove High
3275 S Ola Rd, Locust Grove, GA 30248 · (770) 898-1452 · Henry County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,572 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 11% 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.
- FBeats 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
17.8:1
89 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.6:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
887 students
DISTRICT 66% · 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 | 417 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 385 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 390 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 380 | 24% |
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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
21.2%
GA avg 44.6% . -3.0pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 21 of every 100 students at this school do math at grade level. The Georgia average is about 45 of 100. Math scores are down about 3 points since 2021.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | Math |
|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 21.2% |
| 2023-24 | 21.0% |
| 2022-23 | 14.1% |
| 2021-22 | 24.2% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of GA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
21.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.2%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-27.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 48% typical for Georgia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Locust Grove High
Locust Grove High's state test result (21.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Locust Grove High this school | 1,572 | 56.4% | 21.1% |
| Hiram High School Hiram | 1,460 | 63.2% | 31.9% |
| Northside High School Columbus | 1,405 | 55.2% | 50.2% |
| Paulding County High School Dallas | 2,099 | 59.1% | 39.5% |
| Chapel Hill High School Douglasville | 1,646 | 57.4% | 38.5% |
| Monroe Area High School Monroe | 1,233 | 57.5% | 34.5% |
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 Locust Grove High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Henry County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.1% | #334 of 411 | #7 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.2% | #330 of 417 ▼ 13 | #6 of 11 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,572 | #138 of 480 | #5 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.8:1 | #335 of 413 | #4 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.1% | #126 of 413 | #3 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.4% | #282 of 425 | #8 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +13.7% | #84 of 226 | #3 of 6 |
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
1,572
0 (0%) vs 2020
+49% since 2010-11, when it was 1,058
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
was 19.6:1
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 | 1,572 | 88.5 | 17.8:1 | 56% (887) |
| 2023-24 | 1,632 | 86.7 | 18.8:1 | 62% (1,004) |
| 2022-23 | 1,637 | 80.4 | 20.4:1 | 41% (674) |
| 2020-21 | 1,572 | 80 | 19.6:1 | 34% (528) |
| 2017-18 | 1,383 | 81.7 | 16.9:1 | 40% (547) |
| 2015-16 | 1,400 | 81 | 17.3:1 | 40% (554) |
| 2010-11 | 1,058 | 65 | 16.3:1 | 42% (445) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Locust Grove High.
Since 2017-18: students up 14% (1,383 to 1,572); teachers up 8% (81.7 to 88.5).
About Locust Grove High
Locust Grove High operates as a mid-sized high school in Locust Grove, Georgia. The school has 1,572 students in 2024-25 across grades 9 through 12. High schools in Georgia have about 1,120 students on average; enrollment here is 40% higher.
The Henry County system has 53 schools and 43,012 students.
The largest group at Locust Grove High is Black students, at 54%. Other groups make up 29% White, 11% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. Henry County residents are about 52% Black, a similar share. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 61%.
With 88.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 17.8:1. The average for high schools in Georgia is 15.2:1, so this school has more students per teacher. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Locust Grove High, 56% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Among Georgia public high schools, Locust Grove High outscored 11%, which works out to a D on the allk12 Grade.
On BeatsExpectations, which compares test results with what a school's student poverty level would predict, Locust Grove High ranks in the bottom 10% in Georgia. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 21.1%, against a prediction of 48.2%.
American Community Survey estimates for Henry County show that the median household earns about $83,146 a year, about 30% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. Across Henry County, 54 public schools serve about 43,102 students.
Locust Grove High's nearest public school is Locust Grove Middle (about 0.2 miles). Inside a five-mile radius, there are 6 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 31.2%; Locust Grove High's is 21.1%, ranking 8th of 9.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Fringe: in rural territory close to an urban area.
Federal data show 1,572 students in 2020-21 and 1,572 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 19.6:1; by 2024-25 it was 17.8:1.
On allk12, people connected to Locust Grove High can post about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Henry County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
249,960
Census ACS
Median income
$83,146
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
54
43,102 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Henry County
- Dutchtown HighHigh · 1,821 students
- Union Grove HighHigh · 1,622 students
- Ola High SchoolHigh · 1,586 students
- Eagle's Landing High SchoolHigh · 1,578 students
- Stockbridge High SchoolHigh · 1,456 students
- McDonough High SchoolHigh · 1,359 students
Other schools in Locust Grove
- Luella High SchoolHigh · 1,236 students
- Locust Grove MiddleMiddle · 1,010 students
- Unity Grove Elementary SchoolElementary · 882 students
- Luella Middle SchoolMiddle · 849 students
- Bethlehem Elementary SchoolElementary · 630 students
- New Hope ElementaryElementary · 621 students
Other Locust Grove High schools
One other US public school is named Locust Grove High. Locust Grove High is the largest of the 2.
- Locust Grove High SchoolLocust Grove, OK · 428 students
Nearby schools
- Locust Grove Middle0.2 mi · 1,010
- Unity Grove Elementary School1.8 mi · 882
- Locust Grove Elementary School3.1 mi · 576
- New Hope Elementary3.9 mi · 621
- Tussahaw Elementary4.3 mi · 886
- Hampton L. Daughtry Elementary School4.6 mi · 495
Frequently asked questions
About Locust Grove HighWhat is the total enrollment at Locust Grove High?
Locust Grove High enrolls approximately 1,572 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Locust Grove High serve?
Locust Grove High serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Locust Grove High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Locust Grove High is approximately 17.8:1 (89 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Locust Grove High?
At Locust Grove High, the student body is approximately 29% White, 11% Hispanic, 54% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Locust Grove High in?
Locust Grove High is part of Henry County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.