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If you had an hour of school board time for McDonough High School, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
1,359
High
DISTRICT 1,276 · STATE 1,120
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HENRY COUNTY·NCES 130282001208
McDonough High School
155 Postmaster Dr, McDonough, GA 30253 · (470) 615-3450 · Henry County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,359 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 19% of Georgia public high schools
- CTest 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
18.3:1
74 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.6:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
72%
984 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 | 399 | 29% |
| Grade 10 | 359 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 307 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 294 | 22% |
Student demographics
31%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
18.8%
GA avg 44.6% . +6.3pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 19 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 6 points since 2021.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | Math |
|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 18.8% |
| 2023-24 | 24.5% |
| 2022-23 | 8.4% |
| 2021-22 | 12.5% |
% 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
23.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.9%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-16.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 40% 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 McDonough High School
McDonough High School's state test result (23.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| McDonough High School this school | 1,359 | 72.4% | 23.4% |
| Southwest High School Macon | 860 | 70.6% | 7.8% |
| Arabia Mountain High School - Academy of Engineering- Medic Lithonia | 1,224 | 65.2% | 40.6% |
| New Manchester High School Douglasville | 1,894 | 65.6% | 27.0% |
| Baldwin High School Milledgeville | 1,283 | 70.1% | 33.2% |
| Douglas County High School Douglasville | 1,958 | 70.3% | 29.0% |
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 McDonough High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Henry County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.4% | #311 of 411 | #5 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.8% | #343 of 417 ▼ 58 | #7 of 11 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,359 | #168 of 480 | #7 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.3:1 | #361 of 413 | #6 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 31.0% | #346 of 413 | #12 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 72.4% | #211 of 425 | #1 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +30.0% | #21 of 226 | #1 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
1,359
+232 (+21%) vs 2020
+14% since 1990-91, when it was 1,194
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
was 17.1:1
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 | 1,359 | 74.3 | 18.3:1 | 72% (984) |
| 2023-24 | 1,411 | 70.1 | 20.1:1 | 77% (1,082) |
| 2022-23 | 1,288 | 65.4 | 19.7:1 | 61% (792) |
| 2020-21 | 1,127 | 66 | 17.1:1 | 57% (641) |
| 2017-18 | 1,045 | 152.9 | 6.8:1 | 69% (723) |
| 2015-16 | 1,060 | 129 | 8.2:1 | 72% (765) |
| 2010-11 | 1,121 | 73 | 15.4:1 | 64% (716) |
| 2000-01 | 1,824 | 100 | 18.2:1 | 16% (285) |
| 1990-91 | 1,194 | 71 | 16.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for McDonough High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 30% (1,045 to 1,359); teachers down 51% (152.9 to 74.3).
About McDonough High School
McDonough High School is a high school in McDonough, Georgia, according to federal school records. The school runs grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 1,359 students. High schools in Georgia average about 1,120 students, which makes this school 21% larger than average.
McDonough High School is run by Henry County, whose 53 schools enroll 43,012 students.
Roughly 82% of students at McDonough High School are Black. Other students are 9% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 3% White. By comparison, Henry County residents are about 52% Black. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, McDonough High School scores 31%.
The school has 74.3 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 18.3 students per teacher. Statewide, high schools in Georgia average 15.2:1. Of all students at McDonough High School, 72% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Henry County is 63%.
McDonough 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 19% of Georgia public high schools.
On allk12's BeatsExpectations measure, McDonough High School is among the bottom 10% of schools in Georgia. Predicted: 39.9%. Actual: 23.4%.
Henry County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $83,146, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of people live in poverty. There are 54 public schools in the county, enrolling about 43,102, McDonough High School among them.
McDonough Middle School is about 0.4 miles from McDonough High School, the shortest distance to any other public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. McDonough High School places 1st of 6 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The federal government classifies McDonough High School's location as Suburb: Large.
A 21% increase took enrollment from 1,127 in 2020-21 to 1,359 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 17.1:1 to 18.3:1.
The allk12 page for McDonough High School lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
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
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- 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 McDonough
- Union Grove HighHigh · 1,622 students
- Ola High SchoolHigh · 1,586 students
- Eagle's Landing High SchoolHigh · 1,578 students
- Ola Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,039 students
- Union Grove MiddleMiddle · 1,033 students
- Eagle's Landing Middle SchoolMiddle · 974 students
Nearby schools
- McDonough Middle School0.4 mi · 876
- Impact Academy High School0.8 mi · 449
- Impact Academy Middle School0.8 mi · 339
- EXCEL Academy0.9 mi · 213
- Wesley Lakes Elementary School2.0 mi · 564
- Walnut Creek Elementary2.3 mi · 712
Frequently asked questions
About McDonough High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at McDonough High School?
McDonough High School enrolls approximately 1,359 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does McDonough High School serve?
McDonough High School serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at McDonough High School?
Approximately 18.3:1 students per teacher at McDonough High School.
How diverse is McDonough High School?
McDonough High School reports a student body of 3% White, 9% Hispanic, 82% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees McDonough High School?
McDonough High School is overseen by Henry County in Henry County.
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