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Sonoraville High School
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Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedBeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodology7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Sonoraville High School
Set in Calhoun, Georgia, Sonoraville High School is an average-sized four-year high school, run under Gordon County. It caters to 1,094 students across grades 9 through 12.
Sonoraville High School is one of 10 schools operated by Gordon County, a district that teaches 6,259 students overall.
Demographically, Sonoraville High School reports that White students make up the majority at 79%; the rest is composed of 14% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, 2% Black. Compared to Gordon County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.
In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 68 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.1:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.2:1, putting Sonoraville High School higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 81% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Gordon County runs at roughly 90%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Sonoraville High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 35.7%, the actual is 45.3%, a residual of +9.5 points.
Around the school, Gordon County reports that median household income runs about $63,650, about 19% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Across Gordon County's 15 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,452 students), Sonoraville High School is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: Sonoraville Elementary, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Sonoraville High School comes 3rd of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 41.6%.
The campus sits in a low-density setting.
Over the past 7-year window. Sonoraville High School's enrollment has edged down 5% since 2018, when it stood at 1,150 (now 1,094). Over the same period, the White share fell from 83% to 79%.
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