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North Clayton High School

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North Clayton High School ranks 243 rd of 457 Georgia high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

243^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 457 Georgia High Schools

Better than 47% of Georgia high schools

Summary

North Clayton High School in College Park, GA, serves approximately 1,124 students in grades 9-12 as part of the Clayton County School District, and it has made remarkable strides in recent years, climbing from the 10th percentile statewide in 2021-2022 to the 47th percentile in 2025-2026—a jump of 147 positions in just four years.

The most striking improvement is in core subjects. Algebra I proficiency soared from 9.9% in 2022-2023 to 43.4% in 2025-2026, now exceeding the district average (31%) and nearly matching the state average (48.1%). This outpaces nearby schools like Forest Park High School (33.7%), Riverdale High School (26.1%), and Charles R. Drew High School (21.1%). U.S. History proficiency also stands at 45.9%, surpassing the state average of 38.5% and dramatically outperforming Tri-Cities High School (23.8%) and Banneker High School (27.6%). The school also ranks in the 65th percentile statewide for African American students and the 63rd for Hispanic students, showing strong support for all learners. However, Biology proficiency remains a challenge at 26%, below the district (29.6%) and state (47.2%) averages, suggesting a targeted focus on science could yield further gains.

Graduation rates have held steady at 84.3%, close to the district average of 86.3%, though the dropout rate of 4.5% is nearly double the state average. Chronic absenteeism at 42.1% remains a persistent issue, more than double the state rate, though it is comparable to neighboring schools. Per-student spending has increased from $9,284 to $14,140 over four years, correlating with academic gains. While the school trails Promise Career Institute School in some metrics, its overall trajectory—from bottom 10% to near-average—demonstrates that investment and targeted strategies are driving meaningful progress for students facing significant economic challenges.

1,124

Students ?

17.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,140

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1525 Norman Dr
College Park, GA 30349

(770) 994-4035

District: Clayton County

Feeder schools for North Clayton High School:

Elementary:	Martin Luther King- Junior Elementary School
	Northcutt Elementary School
	Oliver Elementary School
	West Clayton Elementary School
Middle:	North Clayton Middle School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

83.3%

Hispanic:

11.5%

Asian:

2.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 15th percentile in 2016 → 47th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 32 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (37% vs 45% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (42% vs 18% Georgia)

!Biology scores 21 pts below the Georgia average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school37%

District avg29%

Georgia avg45%

243^rd of 457

Georgia public high schools ?

Bottom 47%▲ up 32 pts since 2016

From bottom 15% (2016) to bottom 47% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 13High Schools in the Clayton County

164^th of 202Clayton 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	38.0	243 of 457	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.7	200 of 451	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	23.6	334 of 454	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.7	399 of 448	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.6	392 of 431	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.8	352 of 410	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.0	361 of 438	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.1	341 of 428	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	18.5	348 of 420	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	17.1	362 of 426	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	20.9	352 of 435	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	20.1	377 of 425	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	26.2	349 of 425	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	21.5	342 of 396	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	30.3	328 of 402	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	25.9	325 of 384	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	26.9	317 of 372	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	13.8	340 of 370	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	21.6	314 of 358	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	19.4	299 of 335	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	52.7	131 of 377	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	60.0	101 of 391	74.2%	★★★★☆
2024	35.5	219 of 382	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.9	315 of 384	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.8	314 of 372	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	35.0	112 of 173	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	74.0	28 of 180	84.4%	★★★★☆
2024	34.9	99 of 159	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.5	110 of 141	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.2	89 of 102	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	40.4	213 of 431	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	45.6	197 of 438	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	23.8	323 of 435	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.8	375 of 433	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.6	387 of 430	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	50.6	110 of 299	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	48.3	120 of 312	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.9	170 of 315	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	12.7	289 of 308	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.3	262 of 295	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	35.1	246 of 436	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	43.5	209 of 442	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	22.1	333 of 436	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.9	406 of 436	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.7	392 of 427	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	35.8	209 of 339	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	24.3	284 of 347	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.8	297 of 344	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.3	310 of 343	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.2	309 of 331	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)65th percentile+18 vs school

Hispanic (2026)63rd percentile+16 vs school

Female (2026)51st percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)44th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2026)38th percentile-8 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)35th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

United States History46%+7 vs state

Algebra I43%-5 vs state

Biology26%-21 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)	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 (2025)	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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
North Clayton High School	Public	9-12	1525 Norman Dr	College Park	30349	Fulton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 994-4035	1,124	64	17.5	100.0%	4 (0.4%)	936 (83.3%)	129 (11.5%)	26 (2.3%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	25 (2.2%)	38	243^rd of 457 public high schools	46.8%		44.7	200^th of 451 public high schools	55.7%	43	43.4	26.0	45.9						$14,140	$1,449	$12,691
Skyview High School	Public, Charter	9-12	5134 Old National Hwy	College Park	30349	Fulton County	Fulton County	Yes	No	No	Yes	(404) 418-8812	346	11	32.9	88.4%	0 (0.0%)	314 (90.8%)	25 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	3.7	449^th of 457 public high schools	1.8%		3.7	449^th of 451 public high schools	0.4%		0.0	0.0	3.6						$11,982	$725	$11,257
Charles R. Drew High School	Public	9-12	6237 Garden Walk Blvd	Riverdale	30274	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 473-2700	1,708	96	17.7	100.0%	15 (0.9%)	978 (57.3%)	642 (37.6%)	34 (2.0%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (2.1%)	30	288^th of 457 public high schools	37.0%		27.8	312^th of 451 public high schools	30.8%	24	21.1	30.3	39.5						$13,751	$1,366	$12,385
Promise Career Institute School	Public	9-12	3605 Main Street	College Park	30337	Fulton County	Fulton County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(470) 254-8043	247	23	10.6	76.9%	1 (0.4%)	218 (88.3%)	20 (8.1%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (2.0%)	72.6	60^th of 457 public high schools	86.9%					(n/a)	71.8	60.2
Hapeville Charter Career Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	6045 Buffington Rd	Union City	30349	Fulton County	Fulton County	Yes	No	No	Yes	(404) 766-0101	638	39	16.3	99.8%	2 (0.3%)	569 (89.2%)	53 (8.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.9%)	25.1	323^rd of 457 public high schools	29.3%		16	382^nd of 451 public high schools	15.3%	59	42.3	35.1	9.1						$13,075	$571	$12,504
Riverdale High School	Public	9-12	160 Roberts Dr	Riverdale	30274	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 473-2905	1,359	70	19.4	100.0%	15 (1.1%)	973 (71.6%)	303 (22.3%)	31 (2.3%)	5 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	31 (2.3%)	19.2	362^nd of 457 public high schools	20.8%		25.9	324^th of 451 public high schools	28.2%	38	26.1	28.9	18.2						$13,595	$1,547	$12,049
Banneker High School	Public	9-12	6015 Feldwood Rd	College Park	30349	Fulton County	Fulton County	No	No	No	Yes	(470) 254-3410	1,695	125	13.5	100.0%	7 (0.4%)	1,541 (90.9%)	104 (6.1%)	6 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	34 (2.0%)	34.3	262^nd of 457 public high schools	42.7%		22.5	343^rd of 451 public high schools	23.9%	81	27.6	35.7	43.4						$18,662	$1,246	$17,416
Forest Park High School	Public	9-12	5452 Phillips Dr	Forest Park	30297	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 362-3890	1,711	99	17.2	100.0%	39 (2.3%)	642 (37.5%)	898 (52.5%)	85 (5.0%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (2.6%)	23.6	335^th of 457 public high schools	26.7%		24.3	335^th of 451 public high schools	25.7%		33.7	28.0	22.6						$13,791	$1,403	$12,389
Hank Aaron New Beginnings Academy	Public	6-12	2930 Forrest Hills Dr SW	Atlanta	30315	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 802-6950	147	37	3.9	100.0%	1 (0.7%)	141 (95.9%)	3 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	2.9	452^nd of 457 public high schools	1.1%		3.6	450^th of 451 public high schools	0.2%	2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	8.6	0.0	0.0	0.0
Tri-Cities High School	Public	9-12	2575 Harris St	East Point	30344	Fulton County	Fulton County	No	No	No	Yes	(470) 254-8200	1,748	114	15.3	100.0%	13 (0.7%)	1,189 (68.0%)	507 (29.0%)	6 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (1.7%)	19.1	364^th of 457 public high schools	20.4%		16.5	377^th of 451 public high schools	16.4%	13	23.3	25.7	23.8						$17,308	$1,189	$16,119

Frequently Asked Questions about North Clayton High School

Is North Clayton High School a good school?

North Clayton High School ranks 243^rd of 457 Georgia high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into North Clayton High School?

North Clayton High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Martin Luther King- Junior Elementary School
Elementary : Northcutt Elementary School
Elementary : Oliver Elementary School
Elementary : West Clayton Elementary School
Middle : North Clayton Middle School

What district is North Clayton High School in?

Clayton County

What is the racial makeup of North Clayton High School?

Students at North Clayton High School are 83% African American, 11% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend North Clayton High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,124 students attended North Clayton High School.

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