Summary:
Social Circle City is a small, four-school district serving about 2,032 students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade, with two elementary campuses, one middle school, and one high school, and it ranks in the middle of Georgia districts (105th of 201) with a 2-star rating.
The standout is Social Circle Middle School, which posted a perfect 100% proficiency rate on the Algebra I End of Course assessment in 2025-2026—a dramatic jump from 59.6% the year before and more than double the state average of 48.1%. That same school also beat the state in 7th grade ELA (55.2% vs. 40.7%) and 7th grade math (47.8% vs. state). By contrast, Social Circle High School struggles with Algebra I, where only 19.7% of students are proficient—less than half the state rate—though its American Literature proficiency (40.8%) edges out the state (40.4%) and its graduation rate (88.7%) tops the state’s 87.2%. Social Circle Elementary School shines in 4th grade math (62.4% vs. 50.1% statewide) but saw its 5th grade math proficiency drop from 49.7% to 39% year-over-year.
Across the district, rankings slipped at every level from 2024-2025 to 2025-2026—the elementary school fell 110 spots, the high school 58, and the middle school 45—suggesting systemic pressure rather than isolated issues. The biggest academic gaps appear in 8th grade Science (19.6% vs. 29.7% state) and Social Studies (20.6% vs. 40.2% state), while chronic absenteeism (15.7%) is actually better than the state average (17.7%). The district serves a high-poverty population, with free/reduced lunch rates from 57% at the high school to 84% at Social Circle Primary School, which also receives the highest per-student funding ($16,186) while the middle school gets the least ($13,446) despite its strong results. Parents should note that year-to-year scores swing widely—likely due to small class sizes—so it’s wise to look at multi-year trends rather than any single year’s numbers.
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