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Winder-Barrow High School

Q: Is Winder-Barrow High School a good school?

Winder-Barrow High School ranks 219 th of 457 Georgia high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

219^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 457 Georgia High Schools

Better than 52% of Georgia high schools

Summary

Winder-Barrow High School in Winder, GA, serves approximately 1,869 students in grades 9-12 and is one of two traditional comprehensive high schools in the Barrow County district, alongside Apalachee High School.

Winder-Barrow currently holds a 3-star rating and ranks 218th out of 455 Georgia high schools, a modest improvement from last year's 261st place. The school's graduation rate of 90.7% exceeds the state average of 87.2%, and its U.S. History proficiency rate of 44% actually beats the state average of 38.5%. Biology is another relative strength, with 40.7% of students proficient—significantly outperforming Apalachee's 32.1% in the same subject. The school also provides notably effective support for special education students, who rank in the 57th percentile statewide. However, the most significant academic challenge is Algebra I, where only 22.2% of students are proficient compared to the state average of 48.1%. This gap is particularly stark when compared to nearby Barrow Arts and Sciences Academy, which boasts a 67.5% Algebra I proficiency rate, and Jefferson High School at 67.2%.

Chronic absenteeism is a major concern, with 26.6% of students missing significant school days—nearly 10 percentage points above the state average of 17.7%. This rate has remained stubbornly high over the past three years, hovering between 24-27%, and likely contributes to the school's academic struggles. While the school's spending has increased steadily to $12,641 per student and its student-teacher ratio of 14.8 is favorable compared to many nearby schools, outcomes have not shown corresponding improvement. The school's ranking has been volatile over the past decade, ranging from a high of 147th to a low of 261st. For parents, the picture is mixed: Winder-Barrow offers solid graduation rates, strong history and science performance, and effective special education services, but families should be aware of the significant math challenges and attendance issues that the school is working to address.

1,869

Students ?

14.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,641

Per pupil spending ?

51.0%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

272 N 5th Ave
Winder, GA 30680

(770) 867-4519

District: Barrow County

Feeder schools for Winder-Barrow High School:

Elementary:	Auburn Elementary School
	Bethlehem Elementary School
	Kennedy Elementary School
	Yargo Elementary School
Middle:	Haymon-Morris Middle School
	Westside Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

46.1%

Hispanic:

27.9%

African American:

14.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 60th percentile in 2016 → 52nd in 2026

Strengths

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

✓Above the Georgia median (52nd percentile)

Worth a look

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

!High chronic absenteeism (27% vs 18% Georgia)

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school35%

District avg46%

Georgia avg45%

219^th of 457

Georgia public high schools ?

Top 48%▼ down 8 pts since 2016

From top 40% (2016) to top 48% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3High Schools in the Barrow County

100^th of 202Barrow County 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	40.9	219 of 457	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	36.2	260 of 451	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.9	236 of 454	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.2	156 of 448	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.1	179 of 431	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.7	147 of 410	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.0	176 of 438	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.8	206 of 428	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	39.2	215 of 420	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	47.3	170 of 426	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	53.3	132 of 435	69.7%	★★★★☆
2014	58.4	135 of 425	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	56.0	164 of 425	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	63.2	122 of 396	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	54.9	183 of 402	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	50.8	197 of 384	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	64.2	114 of 372	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	63.6	120 of 370	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	58.8	139 of 358	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	70.5	63 of 335	81.2%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	31.3	234 of 377	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	31.5	248 of 391	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.4	226 of 382	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.9	188 of 384	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.9	214 of 372	42.5%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	13.3	53 of 65	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	5.6	77 of 83	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.7	78 of 84	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.9	71 of 83	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.4	76 of 82	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	39.8	97 of 173	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.7	93 of 180	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.7	60 of 159	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.5	30 of 141	78.7%	★★★★☆
2022	29.5	73 of 102	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	39.9	218 of 431	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.7	244 of 438	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.5	241 of 435	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.5	146 of 433	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.8	211 of 430	50.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	38.9	170 of 299	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	33.6	203 of 312	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.8	202 of 315	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	59.6	88 of 308	71.4%	★★★★☆
2022	37.1	181 of 295	38.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	40.7	221 of 436	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.7	263 of 442	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.2	225 of 436	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.0	168 of 436	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.5	187 of 427	56.2%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	27.1	97 of 123	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	33.4	104 of 149	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.3	111 of 158	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.0	96 of 141	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	8.7	122 of 126	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	48.5	148 of 339	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	41.8	182 of 347	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.4	174 of 344	49.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.4	188 of 343	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.5	221 of 331	33.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	32.0	214 of 334	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	22.9	272 of 341	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.3	258 of 346	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.4	191 of 343	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.1	188 of 339	44.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)56th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)49th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2026)49th percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)44th percentile-8 vs school

Hispanic (2026)43rd percentile-9 vs school

African American (2026)38th percentile-14 vs school

White (2026)36th percentile-16 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)21st percentile-31 vs school

Asian (2026)18th percentile-34 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

United States History44%+6 vs state

Biology41%-6 vs state

Algebra I22%-26 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)	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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Winder-Barrow High School	Public	9-12	272 N 5th Ave	Winder	30680	Barrow County	Barrow County	No	No	No	No	(770) 867-4519	1,869	126	14.8	51.0%	862 (46.1%)	274 (14.7%)	522 (27.9%)	113 (6.0%)	5 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	93 (5.0%)	40.9	219^th of 457 public high schools	52.1%		36.2	260^th of 451 public high schools	42.4%	41	22.2	40.7	44.0	$12,641	$752	$11,890
Apalachee High School	Public	9-12	940 Haymon Morris Rd	Winder	30680	Barrow County	Barrow County	No	No	No	No	(770) 586-5111	1,949	132	14.7	60.9%	784 (40.2%)	380 (19.5%)	611 (31.3%)	74 (3.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	99 (5.1%)	35	258^th of 457 public high schools	43.5%		28.8	305^th of 451 public high schools	32.4%	47	42.7	32.1	33.9	$13,226	$721	$12,505
Barrow Arts and Sciences Academy	Public	9-12	1007 Austin Rd	Winder	30680	Barrow County	Barrow County	No	No	No	No	(678) 425-2903	967	59	16.3	47.1%	521 (53.9%)	115 (11.9%)	222 (23.0%)	54 (5.6%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	52 (5.4%)	81.1	37^th of 457 public high schools	91.9%		86.2	28^th of 451 public high schools	93.8%	9	67.5	71.8	65.9	$12,392	$404	$11,988
Jackson County High School	Public	9-12	152 Jaxco Jct	Hoschton	30548	Jackson County	Jackson County	No	No	No	No	(706) 367-5003	2,222	105	21.1	39.5%	1,272 (57.2%)	256 (11.5%)	491 (22.1%)	95 (4.3%)	9 (0.4%)	4 (0.2%)	95 (4.3%)	53.3	148^th of 457 public high schools	67.6%		55.6	143^rd of 451 public high schools	68.3%	5	34.8	57.4	41.9	$11,774	$329	$11,445
Dacula High School	Public	9-12	123 Broad St	Dacula	30019	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	No	(770) 963-6664	2,481	145	17.0	55.7%	377 (15.2%)	1,200 (48.4%)	677 (27.3%)	110 (4.4%)	4 (0.2%)	4 (0.2%)	109 (4.4%)	53.6	147^th of 457 public high schools	67.8%		59.6	121^st of 451 public high schools	73.2%	26	49.9	48.2	43.8	$12,531	$433	$12,097
Mill Creek High School	Public	9-12	4400 Braselton Hwy	Hoschton	30548	Jackson County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	No	(678) 714-5850	2,782	164	16.9	29.7%	1,121 (40.3%)	684 (24.6%)	453 (16.3%)	355 (12.8%)	6 (0.2%)	5 (0.2%)	158 (5.7%)	74.9	55^th of 457 public high schools	88.0%		80.7	47^th of 451 public high schools	89.6%	8	56.6	64.4	62.6	$13,202	$463	$12,739
Archer High School	Public	9-12	2255 New Hope Rd	Lawrenceville	30045	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	No	(678) 407-7700	3,058	155	19.6	52.5%	448 (14.7%)	1,746 (57.1%)	621 (20.3%)	107 (3.5%)	6 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	128 (4.2%)	65.5	86^th of 457 public high schools	81.2%		64.8	103^rd of 451 public high schools	77.2%	17	60.9	50.4	56.6	$11,432	$396	$11,036
Jefferson High School	Public	9-12	575 Washington St	Jefferson	30549	Jackson County	Jefferson City	No	No	No	No	(706) 367-2881	1,339	80	16.6	25.8%	967 (72.2%)	130 (9.7%)	140 (10.5%)	43 (3.2%)	5 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (4.0%)	76	52^nd of 457 public high schools	88.6%		81.6	45^th of 451 public high schools	90.0%	7	67.2	69.6	53.8	$11,677	$523	$11,155
Seckinger High School	Public	9-12	3655 Sardis Church Road	Buford	30519	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(678) 288-0800	2,318	127	18.2	44.0%	608 (26.2%)	661 (28.5%)	497 (21.4%)	424 (18.3%)	9 (0.4%)	3 (0.1%)	116 (5.0%)	64	93^rd of 457 public high schools	79.6%		76.9	57^th of 451 public high schools	87.4%	36	52.4	59.6	45.0	$12,034	$297	$11,738
Monroe Area High School	Public	9-12	300 Double Springs Church Rd S	Monroe	30656	Walton County	Walton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 266-4599	1,233	87	14.1	57.5%	558 (45.3%)	437 (35.4%)	147 (11.9%)	30 (2.4%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	57 (4.6%)	51	165^th of 457 public high schools	63.9%		49.9	170^th of 451 public high schools	62.3%	5	43.8	47.5	43.9	$13,495	$832	$12,663

Frequently Asked Questions about Winder-Barrow High School

What district is Winder-Barrow High School in?

Barrow County

How many students attend Winder-Barrow High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,869 students attended Winder-Barrow High School.

Is Winder-Barrow High School a good school?

Winder-Barrow High School ranks 219^th of 457 Georgia high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Winder-Barrow High School?

Students at Winder-Barrow High School are 46% White, 28% Hispanic, 15% African American, 6% Asian, 5% Two or more races.

What schools feed into Winder-Barrow High School?

Winder-Barrow High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Auburn Elementary School
Elementary : Bethlehem Elementary School
Elementary : Kennedy Elementary School
Elementary : Yargo Elementary School
Middle : Haymon-Morris Middle School
Middle : Westside Middle School

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