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How has Tri-Cities High School changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
1,748
High
DISTRICT 1,360 · STATE 1,120
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FULTON COUNTY·NCES 130228002124
Tri-Cities High School
2575 Harris St, East Point, GA 30344 · (470) 254-8200 · Fulton County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,748 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 23% 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.
- 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
15.3:1
114 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
1,748 students
DISTRICT 58% · 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 | 514 | 29% |
| Grade 10 | 478 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 420 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 336 | 19% |
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · 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
Based on published attendance-zone data from Fulton County. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedMath
23.3%
GA avg 44.6% . +18.2pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 23 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 18 points since 2021.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | Math |
|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 23.3% |
| 2023-24 | 17.8% |
| 2022-23 | 6.0% |
| 2021-22 | 5.1% |
% 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
19.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 20% 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 Tri-Cities High School
Tri-Cities High School's state test result (19.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tri-Cities High School this school | 1,748 | 100.0% | 19.8% |
| Jonesboro High School Jonesboro | 1,630 | 100.0% | 29.6% |
| Mount Zion High School Jonesboro | 1,232 | 100.0% | 21.0% |
| Riverdale High School Riverdale | 1,359 | 100.0% | 28.2% |
| Charles R. Drew High School Riverdale | 1,708 | 100.0% | 18.8% |
| Perry Career Academy - Eula Wilburn Ponds Perry Center for Jonesboro | 887 | 100.0% | 3.3% |
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 Tri-Cities High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Fulton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 19.8% | #345 of 411 | #26 of 32 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.3% | #314 of 417 ▲ 23 | #23 of 32 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,748 | #107 of 480 | #8 of 38 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #161 of 413 | #15 of 33 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.3% | #292 of 413 | #15 of 33 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #47 of 425 | #11 of 36 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +12.2% | #95 of 226 | #11 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
1,748
+185 (+12%) vs 2020
+22% since 1990-91, when it was 1,434
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 16.8:1
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 | 1,748 | 114.2 | 15.3:1 | 100% (1,748) |
| 2023-24 | 1,774 | 116.4 | 15.2:1 | 100% (1,774) |
| 2022-23 | 1,483 | 85.5 | 17.4:1 | 100% (1,483) |
| 2020-21 | 1,563 | 93 | 16.8:1 | 100% (1,563) |
| 2017-18 | 1,558 | 107.2 | 14.5:1 | 100% (1,558) |
| 2015-16 | 1,802 | 106 | 17.0:1 | 100% (1,799) |
| 2010-11 | 1,845 | 109 | 16.9:1 | 73% (1,352) |
| 2000-01 | 2,005 | 129 | 15.5:1 | 42% (850) |
| 1990-91 | 1,434 | 89 | 16.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tri-Cities High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 12% (1,558 to 1,748); teachers up 7% (107.2 to 114.2).
About Tri-Cities High School
Tri-Cities High School is a large high school with its address in East Point, Georgia. It had 1,748 students in 2024-25, spanning grades 9 through 12. By comparison, high schools in Georgia enroll about 1,120 students on average.
Fulton County oversees Tri-Cities High School and 106 other schools, with 87,563 students in total.
The largest group at Tri-Cities High School is Black students, at 68%. The remaining students are 29% Hispanic. Among people living in Fulton County, the Black share is about 43%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Tri-Cities High School scores 45%.
The school lists 114.2 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.3:1. The 15.2:1 average for high schools in Georgia is close to this figure. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 100% of the student body. Across public schools in Fulton County, the average is 62%.
On the allk12 Grade, Tri-Cities High School lands at C-, ahead of 23% of Georgia public high schools.
Tri-Cities High School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Georgia schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 19.8% and a predicted 25.7%.
American Community Survey estimates for Fulton County show that median household income comes to about $95,292, roughly 59% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Fulton County counts 205 public schools with about 138,270 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, KIPP South Fulton Academy School, is about 0.7 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 6 closest schools with test data, this one included, Tri-Cities High School ranks 4th on average proficiency.
Federal data place Tri-Cities 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.
Enrollment was 1,748 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 1,563. The ratio of students to teachers went from 16.8:1 to 15.3:1 over the same years.
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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
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Fulton County
- Westlake High SchoolHigh · 2,056 students
- Roswell High SchoolHigh · 2,035 students
- Alpharetta High SchoolHigh · 2,024 students
- Milton High SchoolHigh · 1,999 students
- Langston Hughes High SchoolHigh · 1,891 students
- Johns Creek High SchoolHigh · 1,789 students
Other schools in East Point
- Woodland Middle SchoolMiddle · 937 students
- Paul D. West Middle SchoolMiddle · 814 students
- Hamilton E. Holmes ElementaryElementary · 587 students
- Asa Hilliard Elementary SchoolElementary · 474 students
- Brookview Elementary SchoolElementary · 425 students
- Resurgence Hall Charter SchoolElementary · 408 students
Nearby schools
- KIPP South Fulton Academy School0.7 mi · 382
- Resurgence Hall Middle Academy0.8 mi · 209
- Resurgence Hall Charter School0.8 mi · 408
- Parklane Elementary School0.8 mi · 351
- Conley Hills Elementary School1.2 mi · 377
- Ethos Classical Charter School1.3 mi · 676
Frequently asked questions
About Tri-Cities High SchoolHow large is Tri-Cities High School?
Tri-Cities High School enrolls approximately 1,748 students in grades 09-12.
Is Tri-Cities High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Tri-Cities High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Tri-Cities High School have?
Tri-Cities High School employs 114 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Tri-Cities High School?
Student demographics at Tri-Cities High School are roughly 1% White, 29% Hispanic, 68% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Tri-Cities High School in?
Tri-Cities High School is part of Fulton County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.