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What's the biggest difference between South Atlanta High School and what you expected?
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Enrollment
942
High
DISTRICT 978 · STATE 1,120
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ATLANTA PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 130012004240
South Atlanta High School
800 Hutchens Rd SE, Atlanta, GA 30354 · (404) 802-5025 · Fulton County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL942 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 16% 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.
- CBeats 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
18.5:1
51 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
941 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 | 283 | 30% |
| Grade 10 | 270 | 29% |
| Grade 11 | 222 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 167 | 18% |
Student demographics
21%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
19.7%
GA avg 44.6% . +17.0pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 20 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 17 points since 2021.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | Math |
|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 19.7% |
| 2023-24 | 19.0% |
| 2022-23 | 2.0% |
| 2021-22 | 2.7% |
% 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
15.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 15% 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 South Atlanta High School
South Atlanta High School's state test result (15.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Atlanta High School this school | 942 | 99.9% | 15.5% |
| Glenn Hills High School Augusta | 839 | 100.0% | 4.7% |
| McNair High School Atlanta | 779 | 100.0% | 12.2% |
| Redan High School Stone Mountain | 1,052 | 100.0% | 26.3% |
| Butler High School Augusta | 878 | 100.0% | 3.0% |
| Miller Grove High School Lithonia | 1,073 | 100.0% | 21.4% |
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 South Atlanta High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Fulton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 15.5% | #367 of 411 | #29 of 32 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.7% | #335 of 417 ▼ 11 | #27 of 32 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 942 | #269 of 480 | #23 of 38 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.5:1 | #371 of 413 | #31 of 33 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.5% | #374 of 413 | #19 of 33 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.9% | #77 of 425 | #13 of 36 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +16.6% | #61 of 226 | #9 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
942
+94 (+11%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
18.5:1
was 13.5:1
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 | 942 | 50.8 | 18.5:1 | 100% (941) |
| 2023-24 | 907 | 61.7 | 14.7:1 | 91% (823) |
| 2022-23 | 928 | 56.8 | 16.3:1 | 100% (928) |
| 2020-21 | 848 | 63 | 13.5:1 | 100% (848) |
| 2017-18 | 808 | 63.5 | 12.7:1 | 100% (808) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for South Atlanta High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 17% (808 to 942); teachers down 20% (63.5 to 50.8).
About South Atlanta High School
South Atlanta High School is a small high school in Georgia, with an address in Atlanta. Enrolled students number 942 students, in grades 9 through 12.
Enrollment across the 87 schools in Atlanta Public Schools totals 49,945 students.
About 89% of the student body at South Atlanta High School is Black. Smaller groups are 9% Hispanic. County-wide, 43% of Fulton County residents are Black. The school's diversity index is 21%, meaning two students picked at random have a 21% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
South Atlanta High School's 50.8 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 18.5:1. That is higher than the 15.2:1 average for high schools in Georgia. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 100%. Among public schools in Fulton County, the average eligibility rate is 62%.
allk12 grades South Atlanta High School a C-. The grade compares the school only with Georgia public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
South Atlanta High School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Georgia schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 15.5% and a predicted 25.7%.
Census Bureau estimates for Fulton County show that the median household income is $95,292, 59% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of people live in poverty. South Atlanta High School is one of 205 public schools in the county.
The next-closest public school is Joseph Humphries Elementary School, about 0.8 miles away. South Atlanta High School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. South Atlanta High School's average proficiency of 15.5% compares with 16.2% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The school's locale code, City: Large, means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 94 more students in 2024-25. The number of students per teacher rose from 13.5 to 18.5 over 4 years.
Conversations here can range across enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
Quick facts
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- Joseph Humphries Elementary School0.8 mi · 237
- Heritage Academy Elementary School1.3 mi · 375
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- Crawford Long Middle School1.9 mi · 627
- Cleveland Avenue Elementary School1.9 mi · 253
- Metro Regional Youth Detention Center2.0 mi · 19
Frequently asked questions
About South Atlanta High SchoolHow large is South Atlanta High School?
South Atlanta High School enrolls approximately 942 students in grades 09-12.
Is South Atlanta High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
South Atlanta High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does South Atlanta High School have?
South Atlanta High School employs 51 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.5:1.
What is the student diversity at South Atlanta High School?
Student demographics at South Atlanta High School are roughly 0% White, 9% Hispanic, 89% Black, 2% Two or more.
Is South Atlanta High School public or private?
South Atlanta High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Atlanta Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.