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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the McNair High School administration to hear?
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Enrollment
779
High
DISTRICT 1,183 · STATE 1,120
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DEKALB COUNTY·NCES 130174000712
McNair High School
1804 Bouldercrest Rd SE, Atlanta, GA 30316 · (678) 874-4902 · DeKalb County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL779 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 11% 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.
- 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
13.0:1
60 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
779 students
DISTRICT 82% · 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 | 318 | 41% |
| Grade 10 | 184 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 140 | 18% |
| Grade 12 | 137 | 18% |
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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
Feeds from
Based on published attendance-zone data from DeKalb County. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedMath
9.8%
GA avg 44.6% . +5.9pp since 2023
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 up about 6 points since 2023.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | Math |
|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 9.8% |
| 2023-24 | 3.9% |
% 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
12.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 12% 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 McNair High School
McNair High School's state test result (12.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| McNair High School this school | 779 | 100.0% | 12.2% |
| Glenn Hills High School Augusta | 839 | 100.0% | 4.7% |
| South Atlanta High School Atlanta | 942 | 99.9% | 15.5% |
| Hapeville Charter Career Academy Atlanta | 638 | 99.8% | 26.4% |
| Kendrick High School Columbus | 840 | 100.0% | 10.1% |
| Butler High School Augusta | 878 | 100.0% | 3.0% |
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 McNair High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In DeKalb County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 12.2% | #380 of 411 | #23 of 25 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 9.8% | #382 of 417 ▲ 7 | #24 of 25 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 779 | #310 of 480 | #21 of 29 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.0:1 | #48 of 413 | #3 of 25 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.1% | #372 of 413 | #18 of 25 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #37 of 425 | #8 of 27 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.5% | #107 of 226 | #9 of 14 |
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
779
+78 (+11%) vs 2020
-29% since 1990-91, when it was 1,102
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 14.6:1
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 | 779 | 60 | 13.0:1 | 100% (779) |
| 2023-24 | 776 | 47.5 | 16.3:1 | 100% (776) |
| 2022-23 | 768 | 45 | 17.1:1 | 100% (768) |
| 2020-21 | 701 | 48 | 14.6:1 | 99% (695) |
| 2017-18 | 705 | 55.5 | 12.7:1 | 100% (705) |
| 2015-16 | 795 | 52 | 15.3:1 | 84% (665) |
| 2010-11 | 943 | 61 | 15.5:1 | 84% (794) |
| 2000-01 | 1,489 | 73 | 20.4:1 | 67% (992) |
| 1990-91 | 1,102 | 67 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for McNair High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (705 to 779); teachers up 8% (55.5 to 60).
About McNair High School
McNair High School is the name of a small high school in Atlanta, Georgia. A federal count lists 779 students at the school, in grades 9 through 12. Average enrollment for high schools in Georgia is about 1,120, so this school runs 30% smaller than that.
DeKalb County is made up of 131 schools with 92,088 students in all.
McNair High School enrolls a student body that is 88% Black. The rest of enrollment is 9% Hispanic. Census estimates put the Black share of DeKalb County's population at about 51%. The chance that two students picked at random at McNair High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 21%.
The teaching staff at McNair High School is 60 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 13.0:1. The average ratio among high schools in Georgia is 15.2:1, higher than at this school. About 100% of students, or 779, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 23 points above the 77% average for public schools in DeKalb County.
McNair High School is graded D by allk12, scoring above 11% of Georgia public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For McNair High School, the prediction is 25.7% and the result is 12.2%.
Census Bureau estimates for DeKalb County show that median household income is about $80,644, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 47%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. A total of 154 public schools operate in DeKalb County, serving about 102,960 students.
Of nearby public schools, Metro Regional Youth Detention Center is the closest, at about 1.2 miles. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Among its closest neighbors with test data, McNair High School is 5th of 5 on proficiency.
NCES assigns McNair High School the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count climbed from 701 to 779. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (13.0:1) than in 2020-21 (14.6:1).
Conversations here can range across sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
DeKalb County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
765,351
Census ACS
Median income
$80,644
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
47%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
154
102,960 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in DeKalb County
- Lakeside High SchoolHigh · 2,234 students
- Dunwoody High SchoolHigh · 2,012 students
- Chamblee High SchoolHigh · 1,867 students
- Cross Keys High SchoolHigh · 1,748 students
- Sequoyah Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,713 students
- Tucker High SchoolHigh · 1,614 students
Other schools in Atlanta
- Georgia Cyber Academy (Virtual)Combined · 9,952 students
- North Atlanta High SchoolHigh · 2,368 students
- Lakeside High SchoolHigh · 2,234 students
- Westlake High SchoolHigh · 2,056 students
- Riverwood International Charter SchoolHigh · 1,737 students
- Sequoyah Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,713 students
Nearby schools
- Metro Regional Youth Detention Center1.2 mi · 19
- Atlanta Unbound Academy1.4 mi · 199
- Barack H. Obama Elementary Magnet School of Technology1.5 mi · 844
- KIPP VISION Charter School1.7 mi · 300
- Genesis Innovation Academy for Boys1.8 mi · 307
- Genesis Innovation Academy for Girls1.8 mi · 318
Frequently asked questions
About McNair High SchoolHow many students attend McNair High School?
McNair High School enrolls approximately 779 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does McNair High School serve?
McNair High School serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does McNair High School have?
McNair High School employs 60 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.0:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at McNair High School?
At McNair High School, the student body is approximately 1% White, 9% Hispanic, 88% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is McNair High School in?
McNair High School is part of DeKalb County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.