Summary:
The city of Griffin, Georgia, is served by the Griffin-Spalding County school district, which includes 18 schools—11 elementary, 4 middle, and 3 high schools—enrolling about 8,850 students in a predominantly economically disadvantaged area where free/reduced lunch rates range from 78.79% to 100%.
For parents, the standout school is Crescent Road Elementary School, which ranks in the 64th percentile statewide and posts proficiency rates roughly double the district average in math and science, while also having the lowest chronic absenteeism rate (11.1%) in the district. At the middle school level, Rehoboth Road Middle School is exceptional in Algebra I, with 95.2% of students proficient—more than triple the district average—and it also leads in 8th grade science. Carver Road Middle School also performs relatively well, especially in 8th grade math (53.5% proficient). On the other end, Anne Street Elementary School and Moore Elementary School rank in the bottom 4% statewide, with proficiency rates often below 15%. Among middle schools, Kennedy Road Middle School and Cowan Road Middle School struggle most, with chronic absenteeism above 31% and 8th grade math proficiency below 23%.
High schools are a bright spot for graduation: Griffin High School graduates 93.4% of students and Spalding High School 88.0%, both above the state average of 87.2%, despite the district's low overall ranking. However, chronic absenteeism is a district-wide concern—averaging 24.0% versus the state's 17.7%—and science proficiency is weak across all levels. Notably, per-student spending shows no clear link to outcomes; Beaverbrook Elementary School spends the most among traditional schools ($17,416) yet ranks in the 25th percentile, while Griffin High spends the least ($12,859) and achieves the best graduation rate. AZ Kelsey Academy, an alternative school with just 47 students, spends $80,875 per student but maintains a 91.7% graduation rate.
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