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How has Luella High School changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
1,236
High
DISTRICT 1,276 · STATE 1,120
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HENRY COUNTY·NCES 130282002916
Luella High School
603 Walker Dr, Locust Grove, GA 30248 · (770) 898-9822 · Henry County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,236 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 7% of Georgia public high schools
- DTest 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
18.3:1
68 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.6:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
722 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 | 287 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 327 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 303 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 319 | 26% |
Student demographics
39%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
9.8%
GA avg 44.6% . -8.9pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 10 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 9 points since 2021.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | Math |
|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 9.8% |
| 2023-24 | 18.5% |
| 2022-23 | 8.8% |
| 2021-22 | 18.7% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of GA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
16.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.2%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-30.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 16% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 47% 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 Luella High School
Luella High School's state test result (16.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luella High School this school | 1,236 | 58.4% | 16.4% |
| Eagle's Landing High School McDonough | 1,578 | 59.8% | 12.8% |
| Westside High School Macon | 1,013 | 61.6% | 8.0% |
| Woodland High School Stockbridge | 1,251 | 57.7% | 32.6% |
| Chapel Hill High School Douglasville | 1,646 | 57.4% | 38.5% |
| Central High School Macon | 892 | 55.5% | 20.9% |
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 Luella High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Henry County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 16.4% | #359 of 411 | #8 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 9.8% | #383 of 417 ▼ 53 | #10 of 11 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,236 | #199 of 480 | #9 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.3:1 | #364 of 413 | #7 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.5% | #316 of 413 | #10 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.4% | #274 of 425 | #6 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.1% | #159 of 226 | #6 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
1,236
-36 (-3%) vs 2020
-39% since 2010-11, when it was 2,027
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
was 18.2:1
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 | 1,236 | 67.5 | 18.3:1 | 58% (722) |
| 2023-24 | 1,353 | 69.6 | 19.4:1 | 63% (846) |
| 2022-23 | 1,373 | 61.8 | 22.2:1 | 44% (604) |
| 2020-21 | 1,272 | 70 | 18.2:1 | 40% (513) |
| 2017-18 | 1,176 | 78.4 | 15.0:1 | 47% (547) |
| 2015-16 | 1,137 | 77 | 14.8:1 | 41% (463) |
| 2010-11 | 2,027 | 120 | 16.9:1 | 45% (907) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Luella High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (1,176 to 1,236); teachers down 14% (78.4 to 67.5).
About Luella High School
Luella High School, located in Locust Grove, Georgia, is a medium-sized high school. The school counts 1,236 students across grades 9 through 12.
The 53 schools in Henry County enroll 43,012 students altogether, Luella High School among them.
A majority of students at Luella High School, 77%, are Black. The next largest groups are 11% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 5% White, and 2% Asian. The school's Black share is 25 points above the 52% share among Henry County residents. By the diversity index, Luella High School comes in at 39%.
With 67.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Luella High School was 18.3:1. The 15.2:1 average for high schools in Georgia is lower than this school's figure. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 58%.
allk12 grades Luella High School a D. The grade compares the school only with Georgia public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
After accounting for student poverty, Luella High School is in the bottom 10% of Georgia schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests of 16.4% is 30.7 points below the 47.2% predicted for its lunch-eligibility share.
Within Henry County, median household income is about $83,146, about 30% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 54 public schools in Henry County, with a combined enrollment of about 43,102.
Luella Elementary School is the closest public school, about 0.2 miles away in a straight line. There are 7 more public schools inside five miles. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Luella High School is 9th on average proficiency.
In the federal locale system, Luella High School is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 3%, from 1,272 to 1,236.
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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
- Locust Grove HighHigh · 1,572 students
- Stockbridge High SchoolHigh · 1,456 students
Other schools in Locust Grove
- Locust Grove HighHigh · 1,572 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
Nearby schools
- Luella Elementary School0.2 mi · 616
- Luella Middle School0.4 mi · 849
- Rocky Creek Elementary2.7 mi · 696
- Hampton Middle School2.9 mi · 752
- Bethlehem Elementary School3.2 mi · 630
- Hampton High School3.2 mi · 1,165
Frequently asked questions
About Luella High SchoolHow large is Luella High School?
Luella High School enrolls approximately 1,236 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Luella High School serve?
Luella High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Luella High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Luella High School is approximately 18.3:1 (68 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Luella High School?
At Luella High School, the student body is approximately 5% White, 11% Hispanic, 77% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Luella High School in?
Luella High School is part of Henry County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.