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Enrollment
1,986
High
DISTRICT 795 · STATE 1,120
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROME CITY·NCES 130444000028
Rome High School
1000 Veterans Memorial Hwy NE, Rome, GA 30161 · (706) 235-9653 · Floyd County
GRADES 09–12HIGH13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,986 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 28% 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
16.1:1
123 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
1,761 students
DISTRICT 97% · STATE 74%
Community
5
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 | 559 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 499 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 470 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 458 | 23% |
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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 grade levels within Rome City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedMath
35.7%
GA avg 44.6% . +13.2pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 36 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 13 points since 2021.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | Math |
|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 35.7% |
| 2023-24 | 34.8% |
| 2022-23 | 19.3% |
| 2021-22 | 22.5% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
23.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.5%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 Rome High School
Rome High School's state test result (23.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rome High School this school | 1,986 | 88.7% | 23.6% |
| Clarke Central High School Athens | 1,907 | 82.5% | 42.0% |
| Cairo High School Cairo | 1,317 | 89.6% | 44.0% |
| CA Gray Junior High School Moultrie | 1,389 | 100.0% | 37.0% |
| South Cobb High School Austell | 2,081 | 90.3% | 28.6% |
| Lithia Springs Comprehensive High School Lithia Springs | 1,460 | 79.7% | 25.3% |
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 Rome High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Floyd County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.6% | #308 of 411 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.7% | #221 of 417 ▼ 2 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,986 | #69 of 480 | #1 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #219 of 413 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.2% | #24 of 413 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 88.7% | #135 of 425 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.5% | #145 of 226 | 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
1,986
+43 (+2%) vs 2020
+51% since 2000-01, when it was 1,313
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 16.2:1
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 | 1,986 | 123.1 | 16.1:1 | 89% (1,761) |
| 2023-24 | 2,015 | 126.2 | 16.0:1 | 84% (1,701) |
| 2022-23 | 2,095 | 135.7 | 15.4:1 | 66% (1,385) |
| 2020-21 | 1,943 | 120 | 16.2:1 | 66% (1,282) |
| 2017-18 | 1,865 | 98.6 | 18.9:1 | 58% (1,089) |
| 2015-16 | 1,714 | 92 | 18.6:1 | 55% (943) |
| 2010-11 | 1,468 | 90 | 16.3:1 | 62% (911) |
| 2000-01 | 1,313 | 84 | 15.6:1 | 40% (528) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rome High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (1,865 to 1,986); teachers up 25% (98.6 to 123.1).
About Rome High School
At 1000 Veterans Memorial Hwy NE in Rome, Georgia, Rome High School operates as a high-enrollment high school. It reported 1,986 students in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. High schools in Georgia have about 1,120 students on average; enrollment here is 77% higher.
Rome City enrolls 6,357 students in 8 schools, including Rome High School.
About 39% of students at Rome High School are Hispanic, the largest single group. Other reported shares: 30% Black, 23% White, 6% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Floyd County's residents are about 12% Hispanic, 26 points below the school's share. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 70, compared with 70 nationally.
Classroom staffing at Rome High School totals 123.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 16.1:1. The average for high schools in Georgia, 15.2:1, is lower. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Rome High School is about 89%. The average for public schools in Floyd County is 75%.
Among Georgia public high schools, Rome High School outscored 28%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Rome High School is 31.5%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 23.6%.
In the wider Floyd County area, the median household earns about $65,565 a year, about 26% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 12%. Rome High School shares Floyd County with 24 other public schools.
About 0.2 miles separate Rome High School from the closest public school, Rome Middle School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Rome High School places 6th out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
Locale data from NCES put Rome High School inside a principal city with a population under 100,000 (City: Small).
Enrollment at Rome High School was 1,943 in 2020-21 and 1,986 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%.
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Floyd County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
99,693
Census ACS
Median income
$65,565
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
25
15,383 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Rome City
- West End Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,005 students
- Rome Middle SchoolMiddle · 937 students
- West Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 595 students
- Elm Street ElementaryElementary · 558 students
- East Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 439 students
- Main Elementary SchoolElementary · 424 students
Other schools in Rome
- West End Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,005 students
- Armuchee High SchoolHigh · 953 students
- Rome Middle SchoolMiddle · 937 students
- Model HighHigh · 915 students
- Coosa High SchoolHigh · 861 students
- West Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 595 students
Nearby schools
- Rome Middle School0.2 mi · 937
- Main Elementary School2.0 mi · 424
- Bob Richards Regional Youth Detention Center3.2 mi · 14
- Model Elementary School3.4 mi · 501
- West Central Elementary School3.4 mi · 595
- Elm Street Elementary3.4 mi · 558
Frequently asked questions
About Rome High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Rome High School?
Rome High School enrolls approximately 1,986 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Rome High School serve?
Rome High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Rome High School have?
Rome High School employs 123 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Rome High School?
Student demographics at Rome High School are roughly 23% White, 39% Hispanic, 30% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Rome High School public or private?
Rome High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Rome City.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.