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Apalachee High School

Q: Is Apalachee High School a good school?

Apalachee High School ranks 257 th of 455 Georgia high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

257^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 455 Georgia High Schools

Better than 44% of Georgia high schools

Summary

Apalachee High School in Winder, GA, serves approximately 1,949 students in grades 9-12 as part of the Barrow County School District, and has earned a 2-star rating with a state ranking that improved from the 32nd to the 44th percentile in the most recent school year.

One of the most pressing concerns for parents to know is the school's chronic absenteeism rate, which sits at 28.5%—nearly double the state average of 17.7% and significantly higher than the district's 17.0%. This has been a persistent challenge for several years, with rates hovering around 28-30% since 2022-2023. Despite this, the school boasts a strong graduation rate of 92.5%, exceeding the state average of 87.2% and nearly matching the district's 92.7%. This suggests that while many students are missing significant school days, the school has effective systems—likely credit recovery or flexible learning options—to help those who stay enrolled ultimately earn their diplomas. Test scores, however, trail both district and state averages in key subjects like Algebra I (42.7% proficient vs. 48.1% statewide) and Biology (32.1% vs. 47.2% statewide), though the school has shown meaningful improvement in these areas over the past year.

When comparing Apalachee to nearby schools, the contrast is stark. Barrow Arts and Sciences Academy, a magnet school in the same district, ranks in the 92nd percentile with dramatically higher proficiency rates (67.5% in Algebra I and 71.8% in Biology), though it serves a different student population. Apalachee outperforms Winder-Barrow High School in Algebra I (42.7% vs. 22.2%) but trails in Biology and U.S. History. The school also spends more per student ($13,226) than several nearby Gwinnett County schools like Grayson High School ($12,441) and Mill Creek High School ($13,202), yet those schools achieve higher proficiency rates. With 60.85% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch—up from 49% a few years ago—Apalachee serves a growing economically diverse population, and its recent upward test score trend suggests the increased investment may be starting to pay off.

1,949

Students ?

14.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,226

Per pupil spending ?

60.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

940 Haymon Morris Rd
Winder, GA 30680

(770) 586-5111

District: Barrow County

Feeder schools for Apalachee High School:

Elementary:	Bramlett Elementary School
	County Line Elementary School
	Holsenbeck Elementary School
	Statham Elementary School
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	Winder Elementary School
Middle:	Bear Creek Middle School
	Russell Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

40.2%

Hispanic:

31.3%

African American:

19.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 61st percentile in 2016 → 44th in 2026

Strengths

✓92% graduate in 4 years — above the Georgia average (87%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (36% vs 45% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (28% vs 18% Georgia)

!Ranking has slipped — down 17 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school36%

District avg46%

Georgia avg45%

257^th of 455

Georgia public high schools ?

Bottom 44%▼ down 18 pts since 2016

From top 39% (2016) to bottom 44% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3High Schools in the Barrow County

99^th of 201Barrow 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	34.9	257 of 455	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	28.8	305 of 451	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.6	232 of 454	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.5	262 of 448	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.2	234 of 431	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.2	217 of 410	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.5	190 of 438	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.6	168 of 428	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	47.4	163 of 420	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	48.0	165 of 426	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	37.4	246 of 435	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	53.1	184 of 425	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	51.2	200 of 425	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	58.1	153 of 396	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	57.6	163 of 402	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	55.4	165 of 384	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	59.5	142 of 372	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	70.3	89 of 370	75.9%	★★★★☆
2007	52.9	169 of 358	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	62.4	107 of 335	68.1%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	45.5	157 of 376	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	30.0	260 of 391	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.8	196 of 382	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.7	249 of 384	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.8	157 of 372	57.8%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	3.1	81 of 83	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.7	70 of 84	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	7.1	79 of 83	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.8	82 of 82	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	42.3	89 of 173	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	40.3	98 of 180	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	69.1	24 of 159	84.9%	★★★★☆
2023	57.4	38 of 141	73.0%	★★★★☆
2022	35.9	55 of 102	46.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	35.9	245 of 431	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	27.8	306 of 438	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.1	223 of 435	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.5	261 of 433	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.8	215 of 430	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	34.3	184 of 298	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	32.1	208 of 312	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.0	147 of 315	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.1	181 of 308	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.9	198 of 295	32.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	33.4	253 of 436	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	29.7	294 of 442	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.4	234 of 436	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.0	257 of 436	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.6	229 of 427	46.4%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	35.1	80 of 123	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	27.5	116 of 149	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.1	134 of 158	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.7	109 of 141	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.8	100 of 126	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	38.4	201 of 338	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.7	217 of 347	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.2	196 of 344	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.6	172 of 343	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.3	134 of 331	59.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	20.1	277 of 334	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.5	305 of 341	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.6	256 of 346	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.7	293 of 343	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.1	242 of 339	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2026)58th percentile+15 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)49th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)43rd percentile~ school

Male (2026)42nd percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)41st percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2026)38th percentile-5 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)35th percentile-9 vs school

White (2026)17th percentile-26 vs school

Asian (2025)2nd percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I43%-5 vs state

United States History34%-5 vs state

Biology32%-15 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Monday, January 28, 2019

Don't even care bout growth of 9th grade students for future personal and team building skills
Coaching staff of football and basketball have no clue on personal care and growth of players to achieve success and people skills,,starts at 9th grade ,which they care nothing about and it shows in the win/ loss records and lackluster communication with parents of players and the " I really don't want to hear it" attitude Close Quote

by a student
Sunday, July 31, 2011

apalachee is terrible, the kids are horrible and the teachers dont care, some of them shouldnt even be allowed to teach. 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 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 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
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%)	34.9	257^th of 455 public high schools	43.5%		28.8	305^th of 451 public high schools	32.4%	48	42.7	32.1	33.9						$13,226	$721	$12,505
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%)	40.8	218^th of 455 public high schools	52.1%		36.2	260^th of 451 public high schools	42.4%	42	22.2	40.7	44.0						$12,641	$752	$11,890
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%)	65.4	86^th of 455 public high schools	81.1%		64.8	103^rd of 451 public high schools	77.2%	17	60.9	50.4	56.6						$11,432	$396	$11,036
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%)	53.4	147^th of 455 public high schools	67.7%		59.6	121^st of 451 public high schools	73.2%	26	49.9	48.2	43.8						$12,531	$433	$12,097
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 455 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
Loganville High School	Public	9-12	100 Trident Trail	Loganville	30052	Walton County	Walton County	No	No	No	No	(678) 684-2880	1,911	114	16.7	44.0%	856 (44.8%)	566 (29.6%)	336 (17.6%)	50 (2.6%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	100 (5.2%)	63.1	95^th of 455 public high schools	79.1%		70.6	83^rd of 451 public high schools	81.6%	12	64.2	48.2	49.4						$11,103	$259	$10,844
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%)	50.9	164^th of 455 public high schools	64.0%		49.9	170^th of 451 public high schools	62.3%	6	43.8	47.5	43.9						$13,495	$832	$12,663
Grayson High School	Public	9-12	50 Hope Hollow Rd	Loganville	30052	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	No	(770) 554-1071	3,627	211	17.2	51.6%	379 (10.4%)	2,100 (57.9%)	699 (19.3%)	252 (6.9%)	13 (0.4%)	5 (0.1%)	179 (4.9%)	67.6	79^th of 455 public high schools	82.6%		72.2	78^th of 451 public high schools	82.7%	1	50.6	58.4	61.5						$12,441	$368	$12,073
Mill Creek High School	Public	9-12	4400 Braselton Hwy	Hoschton	30548	Gwinnett 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 455 public high schools	87.9%		80.7	47^th of 451 public high schools	89.6%	8	56.6	64.4	62.6						$13,202	$463	$12,739
Gwinnett InterVention Education (GIVE) Center East	Public	6-12	723 Hi Hope Rd	Lawrenceville	30043	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 338-4855	334	42	8.0	71.3%	20 (6.0%)	204 (61.1%)	88 (26.3%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.8%)	7.7	425^th of 455 public high schools	6.6%		8.3	422^nd of 451 public high schools	6.4%	3	3.3	3.1	19.4	0.0	13.6	12.3	13.5	7.0

Frequently Asked Questions about Apalachee High School

What is the racial makeup of Apalachee High School?

Students at Apalachee High School are 40% White, 31% Hispanic, 19% African American, 5% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

What schools feed into Apalachee High School?

Apalachee High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Bramlett Elementary School
Elementary : County Line Elementary School
Elementary : Holsenbeck Elementary School
Elementary : Statham Elementary School
Elementary : Winder Elementary School
Middle : Bear Creek Middle School
Middle : Russell Middle School

Is Apalachee High School a good school?

Apalachee High School ranks 257^th of 455 Georgia high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Apalachee High School in?

Barrow County

How many students attend Apalachee High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,949 students attended Apalachee High School.

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