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Booker T. Washington High School

Public Grades 9-12

377^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 452 Georgia High Schools

Better than 17% of Georgia high schools

Summary

Booker T. Washington High School is a public high school in Atlanta, Georgia, serving 859 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Atlanta Public Schools district, which is ranked 139 out of 206 districts in Georgia and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. Booker T. Washington High School has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of Georgia high schools over the past several years, with a ranking between 377 and 422 out of 420-458 schools.

The school's performance on key metrics is concerning. Its four-year graduation rates have ranged from 79.7% to 88.4% over the past few years, which is below the state average of around 83-84%. On the Georgia Milestones assessments, only 13.9% of Booker T. Washington students were proficient or better in American Literature and Composition, compared to 32.2% for Atlanta Public Schools and 40.4% for the state. Additionally, the school has an extremely high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 97.56% to 100% over the past few years, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.

Booker T. Washington High School's performance lags behind many of the nearby high schools, such as Maynard Jackson High School, Coretta Scott King Young Women's Leadership Academy, and Midtown High School, which have significantly higher test scores, graduation rates, and overall state rankings. Despite the relatively high per-student spending and relatively low student-teacher ratio at Booker T. Washington High School, the school's academic outcomes remain poor compared to its peers, suggesting that factors beyond just funding and staffing may be contributing to the school's challenges.

856

Students ?

12.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$28,684

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

45 Whitehouse Dr SW
Atlanta, GA 30314

(404) 802-4600

District: Atlanta Public Schools

Feeder schools for Booker T. Washington High School:

Elementary:	M. A. Jones Elementary School
	Michael R. Hollis Innovation Academy
	Tuskegee Airman Global Academy
Middle:	Herman J. Russell West End Academy

Racial breakdown:

African American:

94.7%

Hispanic:

2.5%

Two or more races:

1.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 10th percentile in 2017 → 17th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2017

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (18% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (55% vs 20% Georgia)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school18%

District avg32%

Georgia avg42%

377^th of 452

Georgia public high schools ?

Bottom 17%▲ up 7 pts since 2017

From bottom 10% (2017) to bottom 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

139^th of 206Atlanta 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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Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	16.7	377 of 452	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.5	422 of 458	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.3	416 of 442	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.7	407 of 429	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.2	402 of 438	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.1	384 of 428	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	12.5	378 of 420	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

By subject vs Georgia (2024-2025) ?

United States History27%-11 vs state

Algebra I17%-28 vs state

Biology17%-27 vs state

American Literature and Composition14%-27 vs state

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Schools Near Booker T. Washington High School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Milestones Assessment American Literature and Composition (2025)	Milestones Assessment Algebra I (2025)	Milestones Assessment Biology (2025)	Milestones Assessment United States History (2025)	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts (2025)			Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2025)			Milestones Assessment Science (2025)	Milestones Assessment Social Studies (2025)	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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Milestones Assessment American Literature and Composition End of Course	Milestones Assessment Algebra I End of Course	Milestones Assessment Biology End of Course	Milestones Assessment United States History End of Course	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 6th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 7th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 8th Grade	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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	16.7	377^th of 452 public high schools	16.6%		9.5	422^nd of 458 public high schools	7.9%	45	13.9	17.1	17.0	27.2									$28,684	$1,941	$26,742
Kipp Atlanta Collegiate Charter School	Public, Charter	9-12	98 Anderson Ave NW	Atlanta	30314	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(404) 326-4858	874	70	12.5	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	856 (97.9%)	9 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	7 (0.8%)	21.2	352^nd of 452 public high schools	22.1%		14.9	397^th of 458 public high schools	13.3%	45	32.0	17.3	20.5	17.7									$20,374	$980	$19,393
Frederick Douglass High School	Public	9-12	225 Hamilton E Holmes Dr NW	Atlanta	30318	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 802-3100	1,296	87	14.9	100.0%	1 (0.1%)	1,165 (89.9%)	103 (7.9%)	3 (0.2%)	5 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (1.5%)	20	356^th of 452 public high schools	21.2%		13.9	402^nd of 458 public high schools	12.2%	46	11.0	18.2	30.7	24.5									$27,423	$2,113	$25,310
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%)	7.5	428^th of 452 public high schools	5.3%		6.9	439^th of 458 public high schools	4.1%	11	11.4	5.4	10.3	6.5									$27,778	$1,177	$26,601
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%)	22.3	345^th of 452 public high schools	23.7%		40	241^st of 458 public high schools	47.4%	104	24.4	14.4	26.0	24.5									$29,385	$2,112	$27,273
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%)	72.5	76^th of 452 public high schools	83.2%		76.4	60^th of 458 public high schools	86.9%	16	62.2	50.2	60.2	41.0									$23,302	$917	$22,385
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%)	37.4	250^th of 452 public high schools	44.7%		39.6	245^th of 458 public high schools	46.5%	5	33.3	28.8	43.3	18.1									$24,806	$1,585	$23,220
B.E.S.T Academy	Public	6-12	1190 Northwest Dr NW	Atlanta	30318	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 802-4950	268	34	7.8	96.6%	1 (0.4%)	249 (92.9%)	14 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	32.8	281^st of 452 public high schools	37.8%		13.1	406^th of 458 public high schools	11.4%	125	24.1	30.4	23.4	63.6	27.0	25.0	21.7	27.0	25.0	39.1	21.1	21.7	$43,336	$2,621	$40,715
Coretta Scott King Young Women's Leadership Academy	Public	6-12	1190 Northwest Dr NW	Atlanta	30318	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 802-4900	377	48	7.9	97.9%	1 (0.3%)	353 (93.6%)	15 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.1%)	44.8	200^th of 452 public high schools	55.8%		47.9	199^th of 458 public high schools	56.6%	1	24.0	34.9	46.8	48.8	47.6	26.6	34.7	14.3	14.1	26.5	24.5	14.3	$37,604	$1,644	$35,959
Tri-Cities High School	Public	9-12	2575 Harris St	East Point	30344	Fulton County	Fulton County	No	No	No	Yes	(470) 254-8200	1,748	114	15.3	100.0%	13 (0.7%)	1,189 (68.0%)	507 (29.0%)	6 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (1.7%)	16.5	378^th of 452 public high schools	16.4%		17.3	380^th of 458 public high schools	17.0%	2	20.4	20.7	23.2	9.0									$17,308	$1,189	$16,119

Frequently Asked Questions about Booker T. Washington High School

What is the racial makeup of Booker T. Washington High School?

Students at Booker T. Washington High School are 95% African American, 2% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

What district is Booker T. Washington High School in?

Atlanta Public Schools

Is Booker T. Washington High School a good school?

Booker T. Washington High School ranks in the bottom 16.6% of Georgia high schools.

What schools feed into Booker T. Washington High School?

Booker T. Washington High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : M. A. Jones Elementary School
Elementary : Michael R. Hollis Innovation Academy
Elementary : Tuskegee Airman Global Academy
Middle : Herman J. Russell West End Academy

How many students attend Booker T. Washington High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 856 students attended Booker T. Washington High School.

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