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Enrollment
1,124
High
DISTRICT 1,306 · STATE 1,120
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLAYTON COUNTY·NCES 130123000467
North Clayton High School
1525 Norman Dr, College Park, GA 30349 · (770) 994-4035 · Clayton County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,124 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 56% 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.
- A-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
17.6:1
64 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.5:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
1,124 students
DISTRICT 99% · 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 | 352 | 31% |
| Grade 10 | 307 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 265 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 200 | 18% |
Student demographics
29%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · 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
46.5%
GA avg 44.6% . +43.3pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 47 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 43 points since 2021.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | Math |
|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 46.5% |
| 2023-24 | 9.5% |
| 2022-23 | 10.9% |
| 2021-22 | 3.2% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
32.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% 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 North Clayton High School
North Clayton High School's state test result (32.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Clayton High School this school | 1,124 | 100.0% | 32.3% |
| Redan High School Stone Mountain | 1,052 | 100.0% | 26.3% |
| South Atlanta High School Atlanta | 942 | 99.9% | 15.5% |
| Towers High School Decatur | 876 | 100.0% | 14.8% |
| Frederick Douglass High School Atlanta | 1,296 | 100.0% | 22.6% |
| Dougherty Comprehensive High School Albany | 1,191 | 100.0% | 25.0% |
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 North Clayton High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Clayton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.3% | #243 of 411 | #3 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.5% | #147 of 417 ▲ 226 | #3 of 13 ▲ 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,124 | #231 of 480 | #9 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.6:1 | #325 of 413 | #5 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 29.2% | #349 of 413 | #12 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #14 of 425 | #1 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.6% | #153 of 168 | N/A |
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
1,124
-42 (-4%) vs 2020
+24% since 1990-91, when it was 903
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
was 19.1:1
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 | 1,124 | 64 | 17.6:1 | 100% (1,124) |
| 2023-24 | 1,174 | 61 | 19.3:1 | 91% (1,065) |
| 2022-23 | 1,206 | 63.2 | 19.1:1 | 91% (1,092) |
| 2020-21 | 1,166 | 61 | 19.1:1 | 93% (1,084) |
| 2017-18 | 1,142 | 62.5 | 18.3:1 | 99% (1,136) |
| 2015-16 | 890 | 42 | 21.2:1 | 100% (886) |
| 2010-11 | 1,118 | 62 | 18.0:1 | 78% (870) |
| 2000-01 | 1,327 | 75 | 17.7:1 | 42% (563) |
| 1990-91 | 903 | 71 | 12.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for North Clayton High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (1,142 to 1,124); teachers up 2% (62.5 to 64).
About North Clayton High School
Federal records list North Clayton High School as a high school in College Park, Georgia. The grade span is 9 through 12, and enrollment is 1,124 students.
North Clayton High School is part of a district of 68 schools: Clayton County, with 51,326 students.
Black students make up 83% of enrollment at North Clayton High School. The next largest groups are 11% Hispanic, 2% Asian, and 2% multiracial. In Clayton County overall, about 69% of residents are Black. The school's diversity index is 29%, meaning two students picked at random have a 29% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Dividing enrollment by its 64 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 17.6:1. That is 2.4 students per teacher above the 15.2:1 average for high schools in Georgia. North Clayton High School reports 100% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
North Clayton High School is graded B by allk12, scoring above 56% of Georgia public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, North Clayton High School would score about 25.7%. It scores 32.3%, 6.6 points above that figure.
County data help place the school in context: in Clayton County, the median household income is $59,806, roughly 23% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Clayton County is home to 73 public schools and about 63,156 public school students.
The next-closest public school is Northcutt Elementary School, about 0.5 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, North Clayton High School ranks 1st on average proficiency.
Federal data place North Clayton High School in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school enrolled 1,124 students in 2024-25, 42 fewer than the 1,166 it had in 2020-21. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 19.1:1 in 2020-21 to 17.6:1 in 2024-25.
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Clayton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
298,924
Census ACS
Median income
$59,806
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
73
63,156 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Clayton County
- Morrow High SchoolHigh · 2,077 students
- Lovejoy High SchoolHigh · 2,049 students
- Forest Park High SchoolHigh · 1,711 students
- Charles R. Drew High SchoolHigh · 1,708 students
- Mundy's Mill High SchoolHigh · 1,665 students
- Jonesboro High SchoolHigh · 1,630 students
Other schools in College Park
- Banneker High SchoolHigh · 1,695 students
- Main Street Charter AcademyElementary · 817 students
- North Clayton Middle SchoolMiddle · 817 students
- Nolan Elementary SchoolElementary · 779 students
- McNair Middle SchoolMiddle · 727 students
- Wolf Creek ElementaryElementary · 712 students
Nearby schools
- Northcutt Elementary School0.5 mi · 618
- North Clayton Middle School0.6 mi · 817
- Georgia Cyber Academy (Virtual)0.6 mi · 9,952
- West Clayton Elementary School0.6 mi · 464
- Martin Luther King- Jr. Elementary School1.7 mi · 516
- Skyview High School1.8 mi · 346
Frequently asked questions
About North Clayton High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at North Clayton High School?
North Clayton High School enrolls approximately 1,124 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does North Clayton High School serve?
North Clayton High School serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at North Clayton High School?
Approximately 17.6:1 students per teacher at North Clayton High School.
How diverse is North Clayton High School?
North Clayton High School reports a student body of 0% White, 11% Hispanic, 83% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees North Clayton High School?
North Clayton High School is overseen by Clayton County in Clayton County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.