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Chattooga High School

Public Grades 9-12

354^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 455 Georgia High Schools

Better than 22% of Georgia high schools

Summary

Chattooga High School in Summerville, GA, serves approximately 775 students in grades 9-12 as part of the Chattooga County School District, a rural district that ranks in the bottom third of Georgia districts. The school has seen its statewide ranking slip from the 42nd percentile in 2017-2018 to the 22nd percentile in 2025-2026, and it serves a student body where 78.2% qualify for free or reduced lunch.

Academically, Chattooga's test scores trail state averages by roughly 20 percentage points across core subjects. In the most recent testing year, Algebra I proficiency was 28% (vs. 48.1% statewide), Biology was 29.9% (vs. 47.2%), and US History was 18.4% (vs. 38.5%). The gap is stark when compared to nearby Model High (74.8% Algebra I) and Armuchee High (69% Algebra I). However, there are bright spots: the school's graduation rate of 89.9% exceeds the state average of 87.2%, and its dropout rate of 1.2% is half the state's 2.4%. Biology scores also reached 42.6% proficiency in 2023-2024, nearly matching the state average, showing the school can approach state-level performance.

The most pressing challenge is chronic absenteeism. At 28.1%, Chattooga's rate is nearly 10 points above the district average and more than 10 points above the state average. It's dramatically higher than nearby schools like Trion High (10.1%), Coosa High (9.9%), and Model High (7.4%). The contrast with Trion—just 5 miles away—is particularly telling: Trion ranks in the 75th percentile statewide, has double the Algebra I proficiency, and graduates 97.9% of students. While Chattooga spends less per student ($12,608 vs. Trion's $15,826), the attendance gap appears to be the most impactful factor. Addressing chronic absenteeism could be the single most effective lever for improving both academic outcomes and school culture.

775

Students ?

16.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,608

Per pupil spending ?

78.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

989 Highway 114
Summerville, GA 30747

(706) 857-2402

District: Chattooga County

Feeder schools for Chattooga High School:

Elementary:	Leroy Massey Elementary School
	Lyerly Elementary School
	Menlo Elementary School
Middle:	Summerville Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

76.6%

African American:

9.2%

Hispanic:

8.6%

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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 — 20th percentile in 2016 → 22nd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (26% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school26%

District avg26%

Georgia avg45%

354^th of 455

Georgia public high schools ?

Bottom 22%▲ up 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

139^th of 201Chattooga 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	20.6	354 of 455	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.1	322 of 451	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.2	316 of 454	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.3	332 of 448	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.1	324 of 431	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.9	250 of 410	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.2	256 of 438	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.8	250 of 428	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	22.2	327 of 420	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	20.8	340 of 426	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	28.0	311 of 435	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	38.8	275 of 425	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	25.3	352 of 425	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	29.0	310 of 396	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	33.9	315 of 402	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	40.3	256 of 384	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	35.7	280 of 372	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	26.4	307 of 370	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	39.4	248 of 358	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	46.4	196 of 335	41.5%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	20.9	332 of 391	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.6	232 of 382	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.2	320 of 384	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	22.4	330 of 431	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.6	346 of 438	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.6	346 of 435	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.6	371 of 433	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.1	316 of 430	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	19.6	253 of 298	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.0	226 of 312	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.7	272 of 315	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	18.8	354 of 436	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.0	278 of 442	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.3	268 of 436	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.6	293 of 436	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.6	311 of 427	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	15.5	318 of 338	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	20.5	303 of 347	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.1	304 of 344	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.9	312 of 343	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	29.5	244 of 331	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	7.2	321 of 334	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.8	324 of 341	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.7	326 of 346	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.6	330 of 343	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.9	326 of 339	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Female (2026)23rd percentile~ school

Male (2026)19th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2026)15th percentile-7 vs school

African American (2025)15th percentile-14 vs school

Special Education (2026)6th percentile-16 vs school

White (2026)4th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Biology30%-17 vs state

Algebra I28%-20 vs state

United States History18%-20 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)	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 Science 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
Chattooga High School	Public	9-12	989 Highway 114	Summerville	30747	Chattooga County	Chattooga County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 857-2402	775	48	16.1	78.2%	594 (76.6%)	71 (9.2%)	67 (8.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (5.3%)	20.6	354^th of 455 public high schools	22.2%		26.1	322^nd of 451 public high schools	28.6%	32	28.0	29.9	18.4							$12,608	$1,137	$11,472
Trion High School	Public	9-12	919 Allgood St Ste 3	Trion	30753	Chattooga County	Trion City	No	No	No	No	(706) 734-7316	380	31	12.4	52.9%	252 (66.3%)	4 (1.1%)	105 (27.6%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.9%)	59	116^th of 455 public high schools	74.5%		68.7	87^th of 451 public high schools	80.7%	29	60.5	38.6	54.7							$15,826	$384	$15,443
Armuchee High School	Public	6-12	4203 Martha Berry Hwy NW	Rome	30165	Floyd County	Floyd County	No	No	No	No	(706) 236-1888	953	57	16.8	47.8%	760 (79.7%)	57 (6.0%)	66 (6.9%)	23 (2.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (4.8%)	63.2	94^th of 455 public high schools	79.3%		74.9	65^th of 451 public high schools	85.6%	29	69.0	55.3	37.7	50.8	53.9	66.9	13.5	54.5	48.2	$12,926	$649	$12,276
Coosa High School	Public	8-12	4454 Alabama Hwy NW	Rome	30165	Floyd County	Floyd County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 236-1870	861	54	15.8	70.8%	464 (53.9%)	92 (10.7%)	245 (28.5%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	52 (6.0%)	55.9	134^th of 455 public high schools	70.5%		61.8	111^th of 451 public high schools	75.4%	23	57.3	55.1	34.3			55.8	35.5	24.0	78.6	$14,075	$634	$13,441
Bob Richards Regional Youth Detention Center	Public	5-12	200 Marable Way NW	Rome	30165	Floyd County	Department of Juvenile Justice	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 295-6035	14	2	7.0	50.0%	5 (35.7%)	7 (50.0%)	1 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (7.1%)								(n/a)
Rome High School	Public	9-12	1000 Veterans Memorial Hwy NE	Rome	30161	Floyd County	Rome City	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 235-9653	1,986	123	16.1	88.7%	452 (22.8%)	604 (30.4%)	769 (38.7%)	46 (2.3%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	113 (5.7%)	32.1	275^th of 455 public high schools	39.6%		32.9	278^th of 451 public high schools	38.4%	3	38.2	32.4	33.0							$12,956	$830	$12,125
Model High	Public	8-12	3252 Calhoun Rd NE	Rome	30161	Floyd County	Floyd County	No	No	No	No	(706) 236-1895	915	52	17.5	39.7%	751 (82.1%)	56 (6.1%)	58 (6.3%)	11 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (4.3%)	65	88^th of 455 public high schools	80.7%		71.7	80^th of 451 public high schools	82.3%	8	74.8	54.0	36.4			69.2	34.0	60.4	86.3	$14,022	$688	$13,334
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Chattooga High School

What is the racial makeup of Chattooga High School?

Students at Chattooga High School are 77% White, 9% African American, 9% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races.

What schools feed into Chattooga High School?

Chattooga High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Leroy Massey Elementary School
Elementary : Lyerly Elementary School
Elementary : Menlo Elementary School
Middle : Summerville Middle School

Is Chattooga High School a good school?

Chattooga High School ranks in the bottom 22.2% of Georgia high schools.

How many students attend Chattooga High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 775 students attended Chattooga High School.

What district is Chattooga High School in?

Chattooga County

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2024–25 dropout ratesFeb 19, 2026

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Georgia Department of Education.

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