Summary:
Crawford County High School is the sole high school serving grades 9-12 in Crawford County, Georgia, a rural district in Roberta where nearly 98% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.
This school stands out most for its graduation rate of 93.0%, which beats the state average by nearly 6 percentage points despite the high-poverty context. That resilience is notable, but it contrasts sharply with academic performance. On the most recent state tests, proficiency rates lag well behind Georgia averages: Algebra I sits at 18.1% (30 points below the state), Biology at 28.6% (about 19 points below), and U.S. History at 32.5% (6 points below). The Algebra I score also dropped 6.3 points from the prior year, making it the most concerning trend. Meanwhile, chronic absenteeism is a major red flag—28.4% of students are chronically absent, compared to 17.7% statewide. That means nearly one in three students is missing enough school to jeopardize learning, which likely fuels the low test scores.
On the positive side, U.S. History is a relative strength, with the smallest gap to the state average, suggesting reading- and critical-thinking-based subjects may be a good starting point for improvement. The school also has solid resources: a 13.4:1 student-teacher ratio and $14,303 in per-student spending. The challenge is whether those resources can be redirected toward attendance interventions and math support. With a state ranking that has fluctuated between 316th and 347th, the path forward hinges on tackling absenteeism and reversing the Algebra I decline while preserving the strong graduation rate. For parents, this is a school that clearly helps students finish, but academic proficiency—especially in math—needs urgent attention.
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