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Heritage High School

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Heritage High School ranks 87 th of 455 Georgia high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

87^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 455 Georgia High Schools

Better than 81% of Georgia high schools

Summary

Heritage High School in Ringgold, GA, is a large public high school serving 1,268 students in grades 9-12 within the highly rated Catoosa County School District, a 4-star district ranked 48th out of 201 districts in Georgia.

Heritage is a consistently high-performing school, holding a 4-star rating for the past decade and ranking 87th out of 455 high schools statewide in the 2025-2026 school year (81st percentile). It stands out from its district peers in several key ways. For example, Heritage's proficiency rates on End of Course assessments are notably strong: 54.9% in Algebra I, 69.1% in Biology, and 36.8% in U.S. History. The Biology score is particularly impressive, surpassing the district average by 13.3 percentage points and the state average by 21.9 points. This academic strength is reflected in its state ranking, which is significantly higher than Ringgold High School (145th) and Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe High School (182nd). Heritage also excels in supporting its special education students, ranking 45th out of 338 schools statewide for this subgroup (87th percentile).

Beyond academics, Heritage demonstrates a strong culture of attendance and engagement. Its chronic absenteeism rate is just 14.2%, dramatically lower than the state average (17.7%) and far below Ringgold High (24.9%) and Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe (28.8%). The graduation rate has also climbed from 87.5% in 2023-2024 to 93.2% in 2024-2025, well above the state average of 87.2%. Heritage even competes favorably with Gordon Lee High School, a top-ranked school in the nearby 5-star Chickamauga City district, outperforming it in Biology (69.1% vs. 62.8%) while spending less per student ($12,744) than many lower-performing peers. For parents seeking a high-achieving, efficient, and supportive public high school in northwest Georgia, Heritage is a compelling choice.

1,268

Students ?

14.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,744

Per pupil spending ?

31.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3960 Poplar Springs Rd
Ringgold, GA 30736

(706) 937-6464

District: Catoosa County

Feeder schools for Heritage High School:

Elementary:	Battlefield Elementary School
	Battlefield Primary
	Boynton Elementary School
	Woodstation Elementary School
Middle:	Heritage Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

88.2%

Hispanic:

4.7%

Two or more races:

3.3%

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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 — 79th percentile in 2016 → 81st in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Georgia average (57% vs 45% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 19% of Georgia high schools

✓93% graduate in 4 years — above the Georgia average (87%)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school57%

District avg51%

Georgia avg45%

87^th of 455

Georgia public high schools ?

Top 19%▲ up 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3High Schools in the Catoosa County

48^th of 201Catoosa 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	65.3	87 of 455	80.9%	★★★★☆
2025	71.4	81 of 451	82.0%	★★★★☆
2024	74.1	74 of 454	83.7%	★★★★☆
2023	73.8	65 of 448	85.5%	★★★★☆
2022	64.6	101 of 431	76.6%	★★★★☆
2021	71.7	52 of 410	87.3%	★★★★☆
2019	65.0	94 of 438	78.5%	★★★★☆
2018	68.9	79 of 428	81.5%	★★★★☆
2017	63.4	87 of 420	79.3%	★★★★☆
2016	62.8	91 of 426	78.6%	★★★★☆
2015	68.4	74 of 435	83.0%	★★★★☆
2014	70.0	79 of 425	81.4%	★★★★☆
2013	70.0	84 of 425	80.2%	★★★★☆
2012	74.4	72 of 396	81.8%	★★★★☆
2011	59.1	153 of 402	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	67.0	113 of 384	70.6%	★★★★☆
2009	59.8	138 of 372	62.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	65.4	89 of 431	79.4%	★★★★☆
2025	70.0	84 of 438	80.8%	★★★★☆
2024	72.6	72 of 435	83.4%	★★★★☆
2023	77.2	56 of 433	87.1%	★★★★☆
2022	72.1	77 of 430	82.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2024	52.3	118 of 315	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.7	75 of 308	75.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	66.3	83 of 436	81.0%	★★★★☆
2025	72.6	74 of 442	83.3%	★★★★☆
2024	74.6	72 of 436	83.5%	★★★★☆
2023	70.7	78 of 436	82.1%	★★★★☆
2022	68.5	89 of 427	79.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	78.9	45 of 338	86.7%	★★★★☆
2025	80.6	45 of 347	87.0%	★★★★☆
2024	68.6	66 of 344	80.8%	★★★★☆
2023	67.0	75 of 343	78.1%	★★★★☆
2022	78.0	39 of 331	88.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	47.9	142 of 334	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	49.4	139 of 341	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.0	139 of 346	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.5	127 of 343	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.0	132 of 339	61.1%	★★★☆☆

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)87th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2026)81st percentile~ school

Female (2026)79th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2024)63rd percentile-21 vs school

White (2026)57th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Biology69%+22 vs state

Algebra I55%+7 vs state

United States History37%~ state avg

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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
Heritage High School	Public	9-12	3960 Poplar Springs Rd	Ringgold	30736	Catoosa County	Catoosa County	No	No	No	No	(706) 937-6464	1,268	89	14.1	31.8%	1,119 (88.2%)	20 (1.6%)	59 (4.7%)	27 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (3.3%)	65.3	87^th of 455 public high schools	80.9%		71.4	81^st of 451 public high schools	82.0%	6	54.9	69.1	36.8	$12,744	$240	$12,503
Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe High School	Public	9-12	1850 Battlefield Pkwy	Fort Oglethorpe	30742	Catoosa County	Catoosa County	No	No	No	No	(706) 866-0342	963	81	11.8	87.7%	691 (71.8%)	74 (7.7%)	114 (11.8%)	29 (3.0%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.4%)	50 (5.2%)	46.5	182^nd of 455 public high schools	60.0%		37.6	246^th of 451 public high schools	45.5%	64	49.7	36.2	43.3	$14,429	$1,037	$13,392
Ringgold High School	Public	9-12	29 Tiger Trl	Ringgold	30736	Catoosa County	Catoosa County	No	No	No	No	(706) 935-2254	1,052	82	12.8	46.0%	907 (86.2%)	35 (3.3%)	48 (4.6%)	16 (1.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (4.2%)	53.8	145^th of 455 public high schools	68.1%		57.7	133^rd of 451 public high schools	70.5%	12	42.6	56.4	38.8	$13,185	$477	$12,707
Gordon Lee High School	Public	9-12	105 Lee Cir	Chickamauga	30707	Walker County	Chickamauga City	No	No	No	No	(706) 382-3100	410	29	14.1	24.9%	391 (95.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	72.7	59^th of 455 public high schools	87.0%		73.6	72^nd of 451 public high schools	84.0%	13	55.4	62.8	79.1	$14,028	$432	$13,596
Ridgeland High School	Public	9-12	2478 Happy Valley Rd	Rossville	30741	Walker County	Walker County	No	No	No	No	(706) 820-9361	1,284	89	14.4	95.6%	1,006 (78.3%)	108 (8.4%)	87 (6.8%)	5 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (6.1%)	27.7	299^th of 455 public high schools	34.3%		28.5	309^th of 451 public high schools	31.5%	10	35.2	39.6	15.3	$12,834	$968	$11,865
Northwest Whitfield County High School	Public	9-12	1651 Tunnel Hill Varnell Rd	Tunnel Hill	30755	Whitfield County	Whitfield County	No	No	No	No	(706) 673-6533	1,098	74	14.8	71.4%	629 (57.3%)	17 (1.5%)	393 (35.8%)	7 (0.6%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	47 (4.3%)	53.9	142^nd of 455 public high schools	68.8%		51.5	160^th of 451 public high schools	64.5%	18	55.6	52.9	36.3	$13,590	$501	$13,090
LaFayette High School	Public	9-12	100 Rambler Dr	La Fayette	30728	Walker County	Walker County	No	No	No	No	(706) 638-2342	1,157	83	13.9	94.2%	993 (85.8%)	37 (3.2%)	48 (4.1%)	8 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (6.0%)	50.6	166^th of 455 public high schools	63.5%		52.6	156^th of 451 public high schools	65.4%	10	50.1	40.1	44.7	$13,233	$1,438	$11,795
Dalton High School	Public	9-12	1500 Manly St	Dalton	30720	Whitfield County	Dalton Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 278-8757	1,919	113	16.9	62.5%	345 (18.0%)	91 (4.7%)	1,387 (72.3%)	54 (2.8%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	39 (2.0%)	44.4	196^th of 455 public high schools	56.9%		41.1	223^rd of 451 public high schools	50.6%	27	47.6	45.6	31.5	$12,396	$415	$11,981
Coahulla Creek High School	Public	9-12	3361 Crow Rd NE	Dalton	30721	Whitfield County	Whitfield County	No	No	No	No	(706) 694-4900	1,041	57	18.2	79.3%	574 (55.1%)	18 (1.7%)	395 (37.9%)	8 (0.8%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (4.0%)	36.1	249^th of 455 public high schools	45.3%		41.7	216^th of 451 public high schools	52.1%	33	37.8	35.6	36.1	$12,280	$536	$11,744
The Dalton Academy	Public	9-12	1250 Cross Plains Trai1	Dalton	30721	Whitfield County	Dalton Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 876-4700	469	51	9.2	58.4%	44 (9.4%)	16 (3.4%)	387 (82.5%)	7 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.0%)	16.7	380^th of 455 public high schools	16.5%		16.4	378^th of 451 public high schools	16.2%	2	31.4	22.5	15.8	$19,102	$945	$18,157

Frequently Asked Questions about Heritage High School

What schools feed into Heritage High School?

Heritage High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Battlefield Elementary School
Elementary : Battlefield Primary
Elementary : Boynton Elementary School
Elementary : Woodstation Elementary School
Middle : Heritage Middle School

How many students attend Heritage High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,268 students attended Heritage High School.

What is the racial makeup of Heritage High School?

Students at Heritage High School are 88% White, 5% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 2% African American.

Is Heritage High School a good school?

Heritage High School ranks 87^th of 455 Georgia high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Heritage High School in?

Catoosa County

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