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D. M. Therrell High School

Public Grades 9-12

343^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 457 Georgia High Schools

Better than 25% of Georgia high schools

Summary

D. M. Therrell High School is a comprehensive public high school in southwest Atlanta serving 964 students in grades 9–12 as part of Atlanta Public Schools, where 100% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Therrell's most impressive achievement is its graduation rate of 90.5% — matching the district average and exceeding the state average of 87.2%. This is especially notable because it outpaces nearby schools with higher test scores, such as Booker T. Washington High School (85.4%) and Tri-Cities High School (86.1%). The school has also cut its dropout rate by two-thirds over three years, from 6.3% to 2.1% — now below both district and state averages. Perhaps the most dramatic academic turnaround is in Algebra I proficiency, which more than tripled from 8% in 2022-2023 to 35.7% in 2025-2026, narrowing the gap with the district from nearly 19 points to just 6 points. Biology proficiency also jumped from 12.2% to 30.2% over the same period. The school's state ranking has climbed from 418th to 342nd, its best position in recent years.

Therrell shows particular strength in serving student populations that are often underserved. Its African American students rank in the 49th percentile statewide, and its special education students rank in the 50th percentile — both essentially at the state median. The school spends $27,908 per student, well above neighboring Westlake High School's $16,241, and maintains a favorable 14:1 student-teacher ratio. The biggest remaining challenge is chronic absenteeism at 43.9% — 2.5 times the state average — though this has improved from a peak of 51.5%. Given the school's strong graduation outcomes, rapid test score gains, and effective service to historically underserved groups, reducing absenteeism could be the key to unlocking even greater academic progress.

964

Students ?

14.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,908

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3099 Panther Trl SW
Atlanta, GA 30311

(404) 802-5300

District: Atlanta Public Schools

Feeder schools for D. M. Therrell High School:

Elementary:	Continental Colony Elementary School
	Deerwood Academy
	L. O. Kimberly Elementary School
	R. N. Fickett Elementary School
Middle:	Ralph Bunche Middle School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

94.4%

Hispanic:

3.7%

Two or more races:

1.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 14th percentile in 2018 → 25th in 2026

Strengths

✓90% graduate in 4 years — above the Georgia average (87%)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2018

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (29% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (25th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (44% vs 18% Georgia)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school29%

District avg38%

Georgia avg45%

343^rd of 457

Georgia public high schools ?

Bottom 25%▲ up 11 pts since 2018

From bottom 14% (2018) to bottom 25% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

119^th of 202Atlanta 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	22.6	343 of 457	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.8	391 of 451	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.7	416 of 454	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.9	396 of 448	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.5	382 of 431	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.0	381 of 410	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.3	374 of 438	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.4	367 of 428	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	37.4	193 of 377	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	26.7	297 of 391	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.9	337 of 382	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.7	309 of 384	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.2	297 of 372	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	23.7	322 of 431	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.7	372 of 438	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.1	395 of 435	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.7	395 of 433	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.7	385 of 430	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	21.2	336 of 436	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	11.7	406 of 442	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.5	410 of 436	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.7	387 of 436	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.0	383 of 427	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	43.4	170 of 339	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	34.4	220 of 347	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	12.7	342 of 344	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.1	295 of 343	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.4	316 of 331	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2026)50th percentile+25 vs school

African American (2026)49th percentile+24 vs school

Female (2026)25th percentile~ school

Male (2026)23rd percentile~ school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I36%-12 vs state

Biology30%-17 vs state

United States History14%-24 vs state

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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)	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 (2025)	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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
D. M. Therrell High School	Public	9-12	3099 Panther Trl SW	Atlanta	30311	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 802-5300	964	68	14.0	100.0%	2 (0.2%)	910 (94.4%)	36 (3.7%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	10 (1.0%)	22.6	343^rd of 457 public high schools	24.9%		14.8	391^st of 451 public high schools	13.3%	48	35.7	30.2	14.2						$27,908	$1,395	$26,513
Benjamin E. Mays High School	Public	9-12	3450 Benjamin E Mays Dr SW	Atlanta	30331	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 802-5100	1,338	112	11.9	100.0%	1 (0.1%)	1,214 (90.7%)	105 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	14 (1.0%)	28.5	298^th of 457 public high schools	34.8%		25.1	328^th of 451 public high schools	27.3%	30	23.7	35.9	29.5						$26,366	$1,747	$24,619
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%)	19.1	364^th of 457 public high schools	20.4%		16.5	377^th of 451 public high schools	16.4%	13	23.3	25.7	23.8						$17,308	$1,189	$16,119
Promise Career Institute School	Public	9-12	3605 Main Street	College Park	30337	Fulton County	Fulton County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(470) 254-8043	247	23	10.6	76.9%	1 (0.4%)	218 (88.3%)	20 (8.1%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (2.0%)	72.6	60^th of 457 public high schools	86.9%					(n/a)	71.8	60.2
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%)	23.4	336^th of 457 public high schools	26.5%		20	355^th of 451 public high schools	21.3%	19	23.2	17.0	38.2						$27,423	$2,113	$25,310
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%)	21.3	352^nd of 457 public high schools	23.0%		21.2	351^st of 451 public high schools	22.2%	1	27.9	24.7	26.5						$20,374	$980	$19,393
Westlake High School	Public	9-12	2400 Union Rd SW	Atlanta	30331	Fulton County	Fulton County	No	No	No	No	(470) 254-6400	2,056	114	18.0	48.8%	5 (0.2%)	1,920 (93.4%)	69 (3.4%)	8 (0.4%)	4 (0.2%)	3 (0.1%)	47 (2.3%)	40.1	224^th of 457 public high schools	51.0%		50.2	166^th of 451 public high schools	63.2%	58	37.4	49.3	27.7						$16,241	$543	$15,698
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%)	39.1	229^th of 457 public high schools	49.9%		16.7	376^th of 451 public high schools	16.6%	147	21.8	33.8	48.7						$28,684	$1,941	$26,742
Hank Aaron New Beginnings Academy	Public	6-12	2930 Forrest Hills Dr SW	Atlanta	30315	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 802-6950	147	37	3.9	100.0%	1 (0.7%)	141 (95.9%)	3 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	2.9	452^nd of 457 public high schools	1.1%		3.6	450^th of 451 public high schools	0.2%	2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	8.6	0.0	0.0	0.0
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%)	8.4	421^st of 457 public high schools	7.9%		7.5	427^th of 451 public high schools	5.3%	6	8.5	14.6	12.1						$27,778	$1,177	$26,601

Frequently Asked Questions about D. M. Therrell High School

What is the racial makeup of D. M. Therrell High School?

Students at D. M. Therrell High School are 94% African American, 4% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

What schools feed into D. M. Therrell High School?

D. M. Therrell High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Continental Colony Elementary School
Elementary : Deerwood Academy
Elementary : L. O. Kimberly Elementary School
Elementary : R. N. Fickett Elementary School
Middle : Ralph Bunche Middle School

Is D. M. Therrell High School a good school?

D. M. Therrell High School ranks in the bottom 24.9% of Georgia high schools.

How many students attend D. M. Therrell High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 964 students attended D. M. Therrell High School.

What district is D. M. Therrell High School in?

Atlanta Public Schools

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