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Cedar Shoals High School

Q: Is Cedar Shoals High School a good school?

Cedar Shoals High School ranks 282 nd of 455 Georgia high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

282^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 455 Georgia High Schools

Better than 38% of Georgia high schools

Summary

Cedar Shoals High School is a comprehensive public high school in Athens, GA, serving 1,489 students in grades 9-12 within the Clarke County School District, where 100% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

Cedar Shoals is showing real momentum. After a decade of ranking in the bottom quarter of Georgia high schools, the school jumped to the 38th percentile statewide in the most recent year—its best ranking in over a decade and a significant leap from the 21st percentile the year before. This improvement is driven by notable gains in Algebra I, where proficiency jumped from 15.4% to 24.5% in a single year, and U.S. History, where 35.1% of students now score proficient—actually exceeding the district average of 32.9%. The school also stands out for its exceptional work with specific student groups: English Language Learners rank in the 79th percentile statewide (a 4-star rating), White students rank in the 74th percentile, and special education students rank in the 69th percentile. These are all substantially higher than the school's overall standing, suggesting effective, targeted support for students who are often underserved elsewhere.

Compared to nearby schools, Cedar Shoals spends significantly more per student ($19,146) than North Oconee High School ($11,494) or Oconee County High School ($11,884), though those schools serve far fewer low-income students. Within its own district, Cedar Shoals trails Clarke Central High School in overall ranking (38th vs. 42nd percentile) and graduation rate (79.5% vs. 84.1%), but Cedar Shoals is improving while Clarke Central has declined. The biggest challenge remains chronic absenteeism at 42.8%—more than double the state average—though the school has cut this rate from 57.6% in recent years. With a dropout rate of just 1.1% (better than the state average), the school appears to be turning a corner, and addressing attendance could unlock even greater gains.

1,489

Students ?

13.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,146

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1300 Cedar Shoals Dr
Athens, GA 30605

(706) 546-5375

District: Clarke County

Feeder schools for Cedar Shoals High School:

Elementary:	Barnett Shoals Elementary School
	Fowler Drive Elementary School
	Gaines Elementary School
	Howard B. Stroud Elementary School
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	Judia Jackson Harris Elementary
	Whit Davis Road Elementary School
	Winterville Elementary School
Middle:	Coile Middle School
	Hilsman Middle School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

47.4%

Hispanic:

34.6%

White:

12.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 27th percentile in 2015 → 38th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (31% vs 45% meeting standards)

!Graduation rate below the Georgia average (80% vs 87%)

!High chronic absenteeism (43% vs 18% Georgia)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school31%

District avg36%

Georgia avg45%

282^nd of 455

Georgia public high schools ?

Bottom 38%▲ up 17 pts since 2016

From bottom 21% (2016) to bottom 38% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3High Schools in the Clarke County

137^th of 201Clarke 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	30.5	282 of 455	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	19.7	358 of 451	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.1	367 of 454	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.9	330 of 448	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.0	326 of 431	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.8	315 of 438	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.6	315 of 428	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	26.3	302 of 420	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.2	337 of 426	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	26.3	318 of 435	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	27.1	351 of 425	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	30.2	329 of 425	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	22.2	339 of 396	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	25.2	343 of 402	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	34.2	291 of 384	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	50.3	207 of 372	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	46.7	217 of 370	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	47.1	203 of 358	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	42.4	214 of 335	36.1%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	32.8	224 of 376	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	24.1	313 of 391	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.6	345 of 382	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.5	327 of 384	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.8	304 of 372	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	66.5	37 of 173	78.6%	★★★★☆
2025	46.4	80 of 180	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	27.7	121 of 159	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	47.2	56 of 141	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	23.2	85 of 102	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	29.9	283 of 431	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	18.9	362 of 438	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.3	356 of 435	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.7	330 of 433	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.3	332 of 430	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	33.9	187 of 298	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	19.9	267 of 312	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.3	280 of 315	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.0	234 of 308	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.1	255 of 295	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	30.3	277 of 436	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	19.8	355 of 442	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.7	368 of 436	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.6	334 of 436	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.0	338 of 427	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2023	22.4	114 of 141	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.3	109 of 126	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	58.7	104 of 338	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	35.7	211 of 347	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.9	247 of 344	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.8	190 of 343	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.4	145 of 331	56.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	63.3	86 of 334	74.3%	★★★★☆
2025	39.4	185 of 341	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.8	141 of 346	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.2	146 of 343	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.0	108 of 339	68.1%	★★★☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2026)79th percentile+41 vs school

White (2026)74th percentile+36 vs school

Special Education (2026)69th percentile+31 vs school

African American (2026)40th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)37th percentile~ school

Male (2026)36th percentile~ school

Female (2026)34th percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)19th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

United States History35%-3 vs state

Biology34%-13 vs state

Algebra I24%-24 vs state

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by a parent
Saturday, April 28, 2018

Really good teachers, great office staff, lots of extracurricular activities, and a lot of options for students that make good grades (college courses, AP, Advanced, etc). You have to WANT to do good and that's NOT the schools fault. 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
Cedar Shoals High School	Public	9-12	1300 Cedar Shoals Dr	Athens	30605	Clarke County	Clarke County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 546-5375	1,489	110	13.5	100.0%	190 (12.8%)	706 (47.4%)	515 (34.6%)	20 (1.3%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (3.8%)	30.5	282^nd of 455 public high schools	38.0%		19.7	358^th of 451 public high schools	20.6%	76	24.5	34.1	35.1	$19,146	$1,731	$17,416
Clarke Central High School	Public	9-12	350 S Milledge Ave	Athens	30605	Clarke County	Clarke County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 357-5200	1,907	120	15.8	82.5%	502 (26.3%)	748 (39.2%)	523 (27.4%)	34 (1.8%)	4 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	94 (4.9%)	34.1	262^nd of 455 public high schools	42.4%		44.3	204^th of 451 public high schools	54.8%	58	23.1	40.4	33.8	$17,068	$1,332	$15,736
Classic City High School	Public	9-12	440 Dearing Ext	Athens	30606	Clarke County	Clarke County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 353-2323	58	7	8.2	82.8%	0 (0.0%)	54 (93.1%)	1 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.2%)	4.8	442^nd of 455 public high schools	2.9%		4	447^th of 451 public high schools	0.9%	5	0.0	0.0	8.6
Foothills Regional High School	Public	9-12	2415 Jefferson Rd Ste B	Athens	30607	Clarke County	State Specialty Schools I- Foothills Regional High School	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 795-2191	1,475	29	51.5	73.4%	574 (38.9%)	589 (39.9%)	204 (13.8%)	13 (0.9%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	92 (6.2%)	17.7	369^th of 455 public high schools	18.9%		30.5	291^st of 451 public high schools	35.5%	78	21.7	24.2	20.4	$15,437	$1,117	$14,320
Oconee County High School	Public	9-12	2721 Hog Mountain Rd	Watkinsville	30677	Oconee County	Oconee County	No	No	No	No	(706) 769-6655	1,313	84	15.6	15.7%	1,054 (80.3%)	59 (4.5%)	91 (6.9%)	55 (4.2%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	51 (3.9%)	86.7	19^th of 455 public high schools	95.8%		90	21^st of 451 public high schools	95.3%	2	88.4	72.3	57.3	$11,884	$233	$11,651
North Oconee High School	Public	9-12	1081 Rocky Branch Rd	Bogart	30622	Oconee County	Oconee County	No	No	No	No	(706) 769-7760	1,432	85	16.8	15.0%	1,080 (75.4%)	45 (3.1%)	120 (8.4%)	115 (8.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	69 (4.8%)	86.5	21^st of 455 public high schools	95.4%		92.4	15^th of 451 public high schools	96.7%	6	79.6	72.2	75.2	$11,494	$185	$11,309
Oglethorpe County High School	Public	9-12	749 Athens Rd	Lexington	30648	Oglethorpe County	Oglethorpe County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 743-8124	690	43	16.1	79.0%	417 (60.4%)	127 (18.4%)	101 (14.6%)	17 (2.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.9%)	34.9	256^th of 455 public high schools	43.7%		41.9	215^th of 451 public high schools	52.3%	41	38.7	35.7	34.4	$11,943	$613	$11,329
Madison County High School	Public	9-12	600 Madison St	Danielsville	30633	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	No	(706) 795-2197	1,525	95	16.1	82.6%	962 (63.1%)	186 (12.2%)	241 (15.8%)	53 (3.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	82 (5.4%)	40.6	219^th of 455 public high schools	51.9%		45.6	193^rd of 451 public high schools	57.2%	26	31.9	48.9	31.9	$12,507	$206	$12,302
East Jackson Comprehensive High School	Public	8-12	1435 Hoods Mill Rd	Commerce	30529	Jackson County	Jackson County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 336-8900	1,395	90	15.4	61.1%	885 (63.4%)	92 (6.6%)	324 (23.2%)	23 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (5.0%)	48.9	171^st of 455 public high schools	62.4%		49.3	172^nd of 451 public high schools	61.9%	1	40.8	48.3	40.0	$14,235	$488	$13,747
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Cedar Shoals High School

Is Cedar Shoals High School a good school?

Cedar Shoals High School ranks 282^nd of 455 Georgia high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Cedar Shoals High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,489 students attended Cedar Shoals High School.

What district is Cedar Shoals High School in?

Clarke County

What schools feed into Cedar Shoals High School?

Cedar Shoals High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Barnett Shoals Elementary School
Elementary : Fowler Drive Elementary School
Elementary : Gaines Elementary School
Elementary : Howard B. Stroud Elementary School
Elementary : Judia Jackson Harris Elementary
Elementary : Whit Davis Road Elementary School
Elementary : Winterville Elementary School
Middle : Coile Middle School
Middle : Hilsman Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Cedar Shoals High School?

Students at Cedar Shoals High School are 47% African American, 35% Hispanic, 13% White, 4% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

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