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If you could change one rule at North Atlanta High School, what would it be?
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Enrollment
2,368
High
DISTRICT 978 · STATE 1,120
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ATLANTA PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 130012002212
North Atlanta High School
4111 Northside Pkwy NW, Atlanta, GA 30327 · (404) 802-4700 · Fulton County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL2,368 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 52% of Georgia public high schools
- B+Test 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
16.5:1
144 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
718 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 | 615 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 608 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 569 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 576 | 24% |
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · 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 Atlanta Public Schools. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedMath
37.4%
GA avg 44.6% . +10.8pp 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 11 points since 2021.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | Math |
|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 37.4% |
| 2023-24 | 49.0% |
| 2022-23 | 39.8% |
| 2021-22 | 26.6% |
% 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
49.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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 North Atlanta High School
North Atlanta High School's state test result (49.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Atlanta High School this school | 2,368 | 30.3% | 49.1% |
| Hillgrove High School Powder Springs | 2,282 | 30.3% | 68.7% |
| Villa Rica High School Villa Rica | 1,681 | 36.9% | 38.9% |
| Grovetown High School Grovetown | 2,256 | 43.8% | 45.5% |
| East Coweta High School Sharpsburg | 3,001 | 38.4% | 53.9% |
| Midtown High School Atlanta | 1,696 | 27.4% | 61.1% |
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 North Atlanta High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Fulton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.1% | #126 of 411 | #14 of 32 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.4% | #204 of 417 ▼ 73 | #13 of 32 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,368 | #37 of 480 | #1 of 38 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.5:1 | #247 of 413 | #22 of 33 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.6% | #23 of 413 | #3 of 33 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.3% | #383 of 425 | #27 of 36 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +25.4% | #26 of 226 | #4 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
2,368
+273 (+13%) vs 2020
+68% since 2000-01, when it was 1,408
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
was 16.1:1
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 | 2,368 | 143.7 | 16.5:1 | 30% (718) |
| 2023-24 | 2,332 | 151.1 | 15.4:1 | 32% (754) |
| 2022-23 | 2,316 | 147.6 | 15.7:1 | 24% (553) |
| 2020-21 | 2,095 | 130 | 16.1:1 | 16% (338) |
| 2017-18 | 1,889 | 112.5 | 16.8:1 | 27% (502) |
| 2015-16 | 1,734 | 107 | 16.2:1 | 37% (640) |
| 2010-11 | 1,243 | 70 | 17.8:1 | 52% (652) |
| 2000-01 | 1,408 | 86 | 16.4:1 | 46% (643) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for North Atlanta High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 25% (1,889 to 2,368); teachers up 28% (112.5 to 143.7).
About North Atlanta High School
North Atlanta High School is a large high school. Its address is in Atlanta, Georgia. The school counted 2,368 students in 2024-25, covering grades 9 through 12. That is 111% above the average of about 1,120 students for high schools in Georgia.
North Atlanta High School falls under Atlanta Public Schools, which has 87 schools enrolling 49,945 students.
The student body at North Atlanta High School has no majority group. Black students lead at 38%. Other groups make up 29% White, 25% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 2% Asian. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 71, compared with 70 nationally.
There are 143.7 full-time-equivalent teachers at North Atlanta High School, giving a ratio of 16.5:1. High schools in Georgia have an average ratio of 15.2:1. By family income, 30% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Fulton County average 62%.
Among Georgia public high schools, North Atlanta High School outscored 52%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
North Atlanta High School is 12.5 points below its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (49.1% versus 61.7%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Georgia.
The county, Fulton County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $95,292 a year, 59% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Fulton County has 205 public schools with about 138,270 students, including North Atlanta High School.
The closest school to North Atlanta High School is Jackson Elementary School, located about 1.4 miles away. North Atlanta High School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. North Atlanta High School's average proficiency of 49.1% compares with 54.7% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The federal government classifies North Atlanta High School's location as City: Large.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 2,368, compared with 2,095 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
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Frequently asked questions
About North Atlanta High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at North Atlanta High School?
North Atlanta High School enrolls approximately 2,368 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does North Atlanta High School serve?
North Atlanta High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does North Atlanta High School have?
North Atlanta High School employs 144 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.5:1.
What is the student diversity at North Atlanta High School?
Student demographics at North Atlanta High School are roughly 29% White, 25% Hispanic, 38% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is North Atlanta High School in?
North Atlanta High School is part of Atlanta Public Schools.
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