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Maynard Jackson High School

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Maynard Jackson High School ranks 265 th of 455 Georgia high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

265^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 455 Georgia High Schools

Better than 42% of Georgia high schools

Summary

Maynard Jackson High School is a large public high school in Atlanta's Grant Park/Ormewood Park area, serving 1,549 students in grades 9-12 within the Atlanta Public Schools district. The school currently holds a 2-star rating and ranks 265th out of 455 Georgia high schools, a modest improvement from the previous year.

The school's most consistent strength is its graduation rate. At 91.1%, Maynard Jackson has exceeded both the district (90.5%) and state (87.2%) averages for five consecutive years—a notable achievement given that 81.79% of students now qualify for free or reduced lunch, up dramatically from 43.55% just two years ago. The school also shows genuine academic strength in Biology, where 45.3% of students scored proficient, outperforming the district average (38.7%) for the fourth straight year. However, math and history remain challenges: Algebra I proficiency sits at 33.7% (below the district's 41.7%), and U.S. History proficiency is strikingly low at 13.7% versus the district's 28.8%. Chronic absenteeism (37.8%) is more than double the state average and represents the school's most significant barrier to improvement, though it has improved from 45.7% in 2021-2022.

Compared to nearby schools, Maynard Jackson outperforms South Atlanta High School (86.5% graduation, 25.6% Biology) and Booker T. Washington High School (85.4% graduation, 33.8% Biology) in most metrics. However, Midtown High School (2.9 miles away) significantly outperforms it across the board, with a 95.3% graduation rate, 59.5% Biology proficiency, and far lower chronic absenteeism (20.6%). The school spends $24,806 per student—above Midtown's $23,302—and maintains a 14.5 student-teacher ratio. Notably, Maynard Jackson earns strong subgroup rankings for White students (87th percentile), Special Education students (77th percentile), and Hispanic students (67th percentile), suggesting effective support for diverse learners even as overall rankings remain mid-range.

1,549

Students ?

14.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,806

Per pupil spending ?

81.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

801 Glenwood Ave SE
Atlanta, GA 30316

(404) 802-5200

District: Atlanta Public Schools

Feeder schools for Maynard Jackson High School:

Elementary:	Barack and Michelle Obama Academy
	Benteen Elementary School
	Burgess-Peterson Elementary School
	Fred A. Toomer Elementary School
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	Parkside Elementary School
	Paul L. Dunbar Elementary School
Middle:	Martin L. King Junior Middle School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

66.9%

White:

21.3%

Hispanic:

7.8%

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Test scores delayed: 2026 rankings for Georgia do not yet include English Language Arts scores, which will not be released by the Georgia Department of Education until winter 2026.

At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 42nd percentile in 2016 → 42nd in 2026

Strengths

✓91% graduate in 4 years — above the Georgia average (87%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (35% vs 45% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (38% vs 18% Georgia)

!United States History scores 25 pts below the Georgia average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school35%

District avg38%

Georgia avg45%

265^th of 455

Georgia public high schools ?

Bottom 42%▬ steady since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 15High Schools in the Atlanta Public Schools

120^th of 201Atlanta Public Schools among Georgia districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	34.0	265 of 455	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.4	249 of 451	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.6	244 of 454	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.8	300 of 448	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.4	269 of 431	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	57.3	124 of 410	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.1	258 of 438	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.7	288 of 428	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	30.4	270 of 420	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	35.1	246 of 426	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	28.2	309 of 435	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	18.8	381 of 425	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	22.4	366 of 425	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	13.3	368 of 396	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	14.2	371 of 402	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	19.6	345 of 384	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	23.1	330 of 372	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	53.6	181 of 370	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	26.2	298 of 358	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	22.9	289 of 335	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	29.9	246 of 376	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.7	211 of 391	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.0	208 of 382	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.1	307 of 384	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.7	219 of 372	41.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2024	70.9	22 of 159	86.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	36.1	242 of 431	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.1	250 of 438	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.6	249 of 435	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.1	312 of 433	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.7	267 of 430	37.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	53.6	97 of 298	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	43.2	148 of 312	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.6	132 of 315	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	29.6	221 of 308	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	50.9	123 of 295	58.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	32.3	265 of 436	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.3	247 of 442	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.0	230 of 436	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.7	286 of 436	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.1	289 of 427	32.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	65.0	78 of 338	76.9%	★★★★☆
2025	51.4	134 of 347	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.5	153 of 344	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	32.6	222 of 343	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.0	147 of 331	55.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	76.6	44 of 334	86.8%	★★★★☆
2025	74.4	64 of 341	81.2%	★★★★☆
2024	84.5	27 of 346	92.2%	★★★★★
2023	84.9	24 of 343	93.0%	★★★★★
2022	88.5	15 of 339	95.6%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

White (2026)87th percentile+45 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)86th percentile+40 vs school

Special Education (2026)77th percentile+35 vs school

Hispanic (2026)67th percentile+26 vs school

Female (2026)44th percentile~ school

Male (2026)39th percentile-3 vs school

African American (2026)35th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Biology45%~ state avg

Algebra I34%-14 vs state

United States History14%-25 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Thursday, October 30, 2014

Pervasive thug culture. Students kicked out of other schools are welcome at MJH. Bullies and thieves overwhelmingly outnumber the students who care about learning. Close Quote

by a student on FaceBook
Thursday, May 6, 2010

A school is what you make of it ...and also the bad choices of the staff so dont put down my school unless you spend 4 years of your life there Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Milestones Assessment Algebra I (2026)	Milestones Assessment Biology (2026)	Milestones Assessment United States History (2026)	Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2026)			Milestones Assessment Science (2026)	Milestones Assessment Social Studies (2026)	Milestones Assessment HS Physical Science (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Milestones Assessment Algebra I End of Course	Milestones Assessment Biology End of Course	Milestones Assessment United States History End of Course	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Social Studies 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment HS Physical Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Maynard Jackson High School	Public	9-12	801 Glenwood Ave SE	Atlanta	30316	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 802-5200	1,549	107	14.5	81.8%	330 (21.3%)	1,037 (66.9%)	121 (7.8%)	11 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	48 (3.1%)	34	265^th of 455 public high schools	41.8%		37.4	249^th of 451 public high schools	44.8%	16	33.7	45.3	13.7							$24,806	$1,585	$23,220
Carver High School Early College	Public	9-12	55 McDonough Blvd SE	Atlanta	30315	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 802-4405	514	57	9.0	100.0%	2 (0.4%)	483 (94.0%)	21 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)	26	310^th of 455 public high schools	31.9%		22.3	344^th of 451 public high schools	23.7%	34	24.5	9.0	38.9							$29,385	$2,112	$27,273
Carver High School	Public	9-12	55 McDonough Blvd SE	Atlanta	30315	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 802-4415	544	41	13.3	100.0%	4 (0.7%)	522 (96.0%)	12 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	8.3	420^th of 455 public high schools	7.7%		7.5	427^th of 451 public high schools	5.3%	7	8.5	14.6	12.1							$27,778	$1,177	$26,601
Midtown High School	Public	9-12	929 Charles Allen Dr NE	Atlanta	30309	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(404) 802-3001	1,696	103	16.4	27.4%	731 (43.1%)	633 (37.3%)	153 (9.0%)	47 (2.8%)	8 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	123 (7.3%)	58.1	120^th of 455 public high schools	73.6%		72.5	75^th of 451 public high schools	83.4%	45	43.9	59.5	35.9							$23,302	$917	$22,385
McNair High School	Public	9-12	1804 Bouldercrest Rd SE	Atlanta	30316	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 874-4902	779	60	12.9	100.0%	4 (0.5%)	688 (88.3%)	72 (9.2%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	6 (0.8%)	17.5	371^st of 455 public high schools	18.5%		13.1	404^th of 451 public high schools	10.4%	33	22.9	27.8	18.4							$20,470	$2,062	$18,407
Charles Drew Charter Ja/Senior Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	300 E Lake Blvd SE	Atlanta	30317	DeKalb County	Atlanta Public Schools	Yes	No	No	No	(404) 687-0001	941	88	10.6	42.2%	165 (17.5%)	703 (74.7%)	28 (3.0%)	8 (0.9%)	3 (0.3%)	4 (0.4%)	30 (3.2%)	70.4	66^th of 455 public high schools	85.5%		62.9	110^th of 451 public high schools	75.6%	44	70.2	57.9	54.6	65.8	67.6	76.8	47.0	53.0	98.1	$29,100	$62	$29,038
Booker T. Washington High School	Public	9-12	45 Whitehouse Dr SW	Atlanta	30314	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 802-4600	856	71	12.0	100.0%	5 (0.6%)	811 (94.7%)	21 (2.5%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (1.8%)	38.9	228^th of 455 public high schools	49.9%		16.7	376^th of 451 public high schools	16.6%	148	21.8	33.8	48.7							$28,684	$1,941	$26,742
Metro Regional Youth Detention Center	Public	5-12	1300 Constitution Rd SE	Atlanta	30316	DeKalb County	Department of Juvenile Justice	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 635-4415	19	3	6.3	84.2%	1 (5.3%)	16 (84.2%)	2 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	0.0
Decatur High School	Public	9-12	310 N McDonough St	Decatur	30030	DeKalb County	City Schools of Decatur	No	No	No	No	(404) 370-4420	1,901	132	14.3	16.6%	1,127 (59.3%)	437 (23.0%)	109 (5.7%)	79 (4.2%)	5 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	144 (7.6%)	83.5	30^th of 455 public high schools	93.4%		82	44^th of 451 public high schools	90.2%	14	67.2	78.2	56.2							$17,609	$405	$17,204
Druid Hills High School	Public	9-12	1798 Haygood Dr NE	Atlanta	30307	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 874-6302	1,468	93	15.7	43.8%	442 (30.1%)	563 (38.4%)	254 (17.3%)	132 (9.0%)	5 (0.3%)	4 (0.3%)	68 (4.6%)	40.9	217^th of 455 public high schools	52.3%		53.9	149^th of 451 public high schools	67.0%	68	32.8	55.1	28.0							$17,570	$1,606	$15,963

Frequently Asked Questions about Maynard Jackson High School

What district is Maynard Jackson High School in?

Atlanta Public Schools

How many students attend Maynard Jackson High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,549 students attended Maynard Jackson High School.

Is Maynard Jackson High School a good school?

Maynard Jackson High School ranks 265^th of 455 Georgia high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Maynard Jackson High School?

Students at Maynard Jackson High School are 67% African American, 21% White, 8% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

What schools feed into Maynard Jackson High School?

Maynard Jackson High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Barack and Michelle Obama Academy
Elementary : Benteen Elementary School
Elementary : Burgess-Peterson Elementary School
Elementary : Fred A. Toomer Elementary School
Elementary : Parkside Elementary School
Elementary : Paul L. Dunbar Elementary School
Middle : Martin L. King Junior Middle School

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