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Westside High School

Public Grades 9-12

415^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 455 Georgia High Schools

Better than 9% of Georgia high schools

Summary

Westside High School in Macon, GA, serves approximately 1,013 students in grades 9-12 as part of the Bibb County School District, where about 62% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

Westside has shown meaningful progress in recent years, even as it continues to face significant challenges. The graduation rate has climbed from 75% in 2020-2021 to 84.7% in 2024-2025—a gain of nearly 10 points. Test scores are also trending upward: Algebra I proficiency jumped from 6% in 2023-2024 to 18.1% in 2025-2026, and Biology improved from 6.9% to 10.5% over the same period. However, these scores still trail the state averages by wide margins (48.1% for Algebra I and 47.2% for Biology). The school's overall ranking places it in the bottom 10% of Georgia high schools, though it did improve from 425th to 415th out of 455 schools this year. Compared to nearby Rutland High School, which has a similar student body size but a lower poverty rate, Westside trails significantly—Rutland's U.S. History proficiency (33.3%) is nearly triple Westside's (12.4%), and Rutland's graduation rate is 90.4%.

The most pressing concern is chronic absenteeism. Westside's rate spiked dramatically to 47.1% in 2025-2026—up from 32.7% the prior year and far above the district average of 27.5% and state average of 17.7%. This is the highest rate among all comparable schools in the area, and it's puzzling because it comes at a time when test scores are improving. This suggests that while the students who attend regularly are performing better, a growing share of the student body is disengaging. The dropout rate (3.6%) also remains above district and state averages. On a positive note, Westside spends slightly less per student ($13,314) than several peers that perform worse, including Northeast High School ($15,152) and Southwest High School ($14,249), while outperforming both on most metrics. Addressing the absenteeism spike may be the single most important step for sustaining the school's momentum.

1,013

Students ?

17.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,314

Per pupil spending ?

61.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2851 Heath Rd
Macon, GA 31206

(478) 779-3800

District: Bibb County

Feeder schools for Westside High School:

Elementary:	Heritage Elementary School
	Union Elementary School
	Veterans Elementary School
Middle:	Weaver Middle School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

82.6%

Hispanic:

9.6%

Two or more races:

3.5%

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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 — 12th percentile in 2016 → 9th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (14% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (47% vs 18% Georgia)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school14%

District avg21%

Georgia avg45%

415^th of 455

Georgia public high schools ?

Bottom 9%▼ down 3 pts since 2016

From bottom 12% (2016) to bottom 9% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 6High Schools in the Bibb County

164^th of 201Bibb 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	9.0	415 of 455	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.7	424 of 451	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.7	424 of 454	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.3	424 of 448	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.3	408 of 431	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.4	402 of 410	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.4	400 of 438	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.6	386 of 428	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	12.8	376 of 420	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	14.8	375 of 426	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	17.7	373 of 435	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	19.0	380 of 425	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	11.2	400 of 425	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	13.5	365 of 396	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	25.9	340 of 402	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	24.5	327 of 384	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	27.5	313 of 372	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	29.6	297 of 370	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	40.6	240 of 358	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	43.5	209 of 335	37.6%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	15.7	333 of 376	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.9	365 of 391	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.0	353 of 382	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.9	365 of 384	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.3	347 of 372	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	22.6	154 of 173	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.7	178 of 180	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	37.3	94 of 159	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.9	113 of 141	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	9.1	409 of 431	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.6	420 of 438	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.5	415 of 435	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.0	416 of 433	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.8	414 of 430	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	11.8	281 of 298	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.7	302 of 312	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.3	308 of 315	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.2	304 of 308	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.3	283 of 295	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	8.7	406 of 436	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.7	422 of 442	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.4	411 of 436	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.6	415 of 436	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.7	407 of 427	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	20.8	291 of 338	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.5	323 of 347	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.8	312 of 344	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.4	337 of 343	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.6	321 of 331	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)14th percentile+5 vs school

African American (2026)11th percentile+3 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)11th percentile~ school

Male (2026)7th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)6th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2026)5th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I18%-30 vs state

United States History12%-26 vs state

Biology10%-37 vs state

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by a student
Saturday, August 15, 2015

Very hard working school. So many changes have been made to keep it a highly respected school. The Football team is AMAZING, As well as the Marching band and other activities. The engineering program is very nice, and all of the teachers at the school know what they are doing. I would like to call out two AMAZING teachers: Mr. Scott and Mr. Womack. 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)	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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Westside High School	Public	9-12	2851 Heath Rd	Macon	31206	Bibb County	Bibb County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 779-3800	1,013	58	17.3	61.6%	31 (3.1%)	837 (82.6%)	97 (9.6%)	9 (0.9%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (3.5%)	9	415^th of 455 public high schools	8.8%		7.7	424^th of 451 public high schools	6.0%	9	18.1	10.5	12.4	$13,314	$1,715	$11,599
Southwest High School	Public	9-12	1775 Williamson Rd	Macon	31206	Bibb County	Bibb County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 779-4459	860	52	16.5	70.6%	14 (1.6%)	792 (92.1%)	42 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.3%)	5.6	435^th of 455 public high schools	4.4%		6.5	430^th of 451 public high schools	4.7%	5	9.9	8.0	4.8	$14,249	$1,690	$12,558
Central High School	Public	9-12	2155 Napier Ave	Macon	31204	Bibb County	Bibb County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 779-2292	892	58	15.4	55.5%	56 (6.3%)	758 (85.0%)	38 (4.3%)	10 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	29 (3.3%)	17.8	367^th of 455 public high schools	19.3%		29.2	303^rd of 451 public high schools	32.8%	64	20.2	29.2	18.5	$14,706	$1,641	$13,064
Rutland High School	Public	9-12	6250 Skipper Rd	Macon	31216	Bibb County	Bibb County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 779-3041	921	54	17.1	48.8%	208 (22.6%)	514 (55.8%)	151 (16.4%)	11 (1.2%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (3.7%)	21.2	352^nd of 455 public high schools	22.6%		25.5	325^th of 451 public high schools	27.9%	27	13.3	24.9	33.3	$13,124	$1,301	$11,823
Howard High School	Public	9-12	6400 Forsyth Rd	Macon	31210	Bibb County	Bibb County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 779-7852	1,145	73	15.6	48.8%	132 (11.5%)	815 (71.2%)	87 (7.6%)	35 (3.1%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	72 (6.3%)	28.7	294^th of 455 public high schools	35.4%		24.6	332^nd of 451 public high schools	26.4%	38	23.1	38.8	28.6	$13,469	$1,420	$12,049
Northeast High School	Public	9-12	1646 Upper River Rd	Macon	31211	Bibb County	Bibb County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 779-4157	794	52	15.2	63.6%	19 (2.4%)	739 (93.1%)	15 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.5%)	8.9	418^th of 455 public high schools	8.1%		8.3	421^st of 451 public high schools	6.7%	3	15.5	17.0	7.6	$15,152	$1,778	$13,375
Macon Youth Development Campus	Public	5-12	4160 Riggins Mill Rd	Macon	31217	Bibb County	Department of Juvenile Justice	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 751-3432	36	5	7.2	69.4%	3 (8.3%)	32 (88.9%)	1 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Department of Juvenile Justice Bibb ETC	Public	6-12	4160 Riggins Mill Rd	Macon	31217	Bibb County	Department of Juvenile Justice	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(478) 207-1401	0	1	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Macon Regional Youth Detention Center	Public	5-12	4164 Riggins Mill Rd	Macon	31217	Bibb County	Department of Juvenile Justice	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 751-3400	18	5	3.6	83.3%	2 (11.1%)	14 (77.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (11.1%)								(n/a)
Northside High School	Public	9-12	926 Green St	Warner Robins	31093	Houston County	Houston County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 929-7858	1,949	119	16.3	100.0%	374 (19.2%)	1,091 (56.0%)	325 (16.7%)	35 (1.8%)	4 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	119 (6.1%)	23	339^th of 455 public high schools	25.5%		31.6	286^th of 451 public high schools	36.6%	53	31.3	46.6	8.7	$12,993	$1,005	$11,988

Frequently Asked Questions about Westside High School

What is the racial makeup of Westside High School?

Students at Westside High School are 83% African American, 10% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 3% White.

Is Westside High School a good school?

Westside High School ranks in the bottom 8.8% of Georgia high schools.

How many students attend Westside High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,013 students attended Westside High School.

What district is Westside High School in?

Bibb County

What schools feed into Westside High School?

Westside High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Heritage Elementary School
Elementary : Union Elementary School
Elementary : Veterans Elementary School
Middle : Weaver Middle School

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