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Newnan High School

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Newnan High School ranks 154 th of 457 Georgia high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

154^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 457 Georgia High Schools

Better than 66% of Georgia high schools

Summary

Newnan High School serves about 2,214 students in grades 9-12 in Newnan, GA, as part of the Coweta County School District, which ranks in the top 20% of Georgia districts.

Newnan High is a solid, mid-tier school with a few standout strengths and some areas that need attention. The school's overall state ranking is 153 out of 455 high schools (66th percentile, 3 stars), which is a slight dip from last year but still above average. One of its biggest academic bright spots is U.S. History, where 56% of students scored proficient—well above the state average of 38.5%, and a pattern that has held for several years. The school also does exceptionally well supporting Hispanic students, ranking in the 81st percentile statewide for that group—its highest-performing subgroup. The graduation rate is strong at 91.3%, beating the state average of 87.2%. However, there are challenges. Chronic absenteeism is a concern at 24.9%, notably higher than the district (19.2%) and state (17.7%) averages. Algebra I proficiency also lags, with only 39% of students proficient compared to about 48% statewide. When compared to nearby Northgate High School in the same district, Newnan trails in most subjects—for example, Northgate posts 64.9% proficiency in Algebra I and a 93.9% graduation rate. That said, Newnan actually has a lower chronic absenteeism rate than Northgate (24.9% vs. 27.7%), and it spends more per student ($13,091 vs. $12,000).

Newnan High is more closely aligned with East Coweta High School in overall performance, and it serves a more diverse, middle-income student body (about 49% qualify for free/reduced lunch) compared to some neighboring schools. The school has shown some volatility in rankings over the past decade, ranging from the 78th percentile to the 53rd percentile, but it has consistently exceeded the state average in graduation rates. For parents, the key takeaways are: strong history instruction, excellent support for Hispanic students, a solid graduation rate, but real opportunities to improve in math and attendance. If your child needs extra help in Algebra I or struggles with attendance, it's worth asking the school about specific interventions.

2,214

Students ?

16.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,091

Per pupil spending ?

48.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

190 Lagrange St
Newnan, GA 30263

(770) 254-2880

District: Coweta County

Feeder schools for Newnan High School:

Elementary:	Arnco-Sargent Elementary School
	Atkinson Elementary School
	Elm Street Elementary School
	Glanton Elementary
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	Moreland Elementary School
	Northside Elementary School
	Ruth Hill Elementary School
	Western Elementary School
Middle:	Evans Middle School
	Smokey Road Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

56.1%

African American:

25.4%

Hispanic:

13.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 78th percentile in 2019 → 66th in 2026

Strengths

✓91% graduate in 4 years — above the Georgia average (87%)

✓Above the Georgia median (66th percentile)

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (25% vs 18% Georgia)

!Ranking has slipped from its 78th-percentile peak (2019) to 66th (2026)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school46%

District avg51%

Georgia avg45%

154^th of 457

Georgia public high schools ?

Top 34%▲ up 7 pts since 2016

From top 41% (2016) to top 34% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3High Schools in the Coweta County

36^th of 202Coweta 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	52.7	154 of 457	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	57.2	136 of 451	69.8%	★★★★☆
2024	56.3	148 of 454	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.0	101 of 448	77.5%	★★★★☆
2022	56.4	136 of 431	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.6	194 of 410	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.3	95 of 438	78.3%	★★★★☆
2018	61.3	109 of 428	74.5%	★★★★☆
2017	47.9	160 of 420	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	46.8	175 of 426	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	51.6	146 of 435	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	57.0	149 of 425	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	54.4	178 of 425	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	63.0	125 of 396	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	69.6	98 of 402	75.6%	★★★★☆
2010	68.5	105 of 384	72.7%	★★★★☆
2009	68.6	96 of 372	74.2%	★★★★☆
2008	68.3	96 of 370	74.1%	★★★★☆
2007	66.6	94 of 358	73.7%	★★★★☆
2006	62.9	101 of 335	69.9%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	39.3	184 of 377	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	43.5	170 of 391	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.4	203 of 382	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	58.4	112 of 384	70.8%	★★★★☆
2022	45.3	163 of 372	56.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	52.9	142 of 431	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	55.9	142 of 438	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.6	134 of 435	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.5	107 of 433	75.3%	★★★★☆
2022	62.4	115 of 430	73.3%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	63.2	58 of 299	80.6%	★★★★☆
2025	57.7	86 of 312	72.4%	★★★★☆
2024	60.2	88 of 315	72.1%	★★★★☆
2023	60.2	82 of 308	73.4%	★★★★☆
2022	65.4	77 of 295	73.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	52.3	156 of 436	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.6	127 of 442	71.3%	★★★★☆
2024	54.5	154 of 436	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.6	89 of 436	79.6%	★★★★☆
2022	58.9	130 of 427	69.6%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	31.0	85 of 123	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.3	79 of 149	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.2	122 of 158	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	56.6	59 of 141	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.4	83 of 126	34.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	35.1	212 of 339	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.9	160 of 347	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.4	109 of 344	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.5	88 of 343	74.3%	★★★★☆
2022	50.8	126 of 331	61.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	48.5	137 of 334	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	50.4	133 of 341	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.7	154 of 346	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.8	108 of 343	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.3	119 of 339	64.9%	★★★☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2026)81st percentile+14 vs school

Female (2026)67th percentile~ school

Male (2026)64th percentile~ school

White (2026)59th percentile-7 vs school

African American (2026)51st percentile-15 vs school

Special Education (2026)37th percentile-29 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)31st percentile-35 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

United States History56%+18 vs state

Biology46%~ state avg

Algebra I39%-9 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)	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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Newnan High School	Public	9-12	190 Lagrange St	Newnan	30263	Coweta County	Coweta County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 254-2880	2,214	138	16.0	48.8%	1,243 (56.1%)	563 (25.4%)	291 (13.1%)	13 (0.6%)	7 (0.3%)	1 (0.0%)	96 (4.3%)	52.7	154^th of 457 public high schools	66.3%		57.2	136^th of 451 public high schools	69.8%	18	39.0	46.2	56.0	$13,091	$641	$12,449
East Coweta High School	Public	9-12	400 Highway 154	Sharpsburg	30277	Coweta County	Coweta County	No	No	No	No	(770) 254-2850	3,001	170	17.7	38.4%	1,390 (46.3%)	891 (29.7%)	426 (14.2%)	132 (4.4%)	7 (0.2%)	3 (0.1%)	152 (5.1%)	54.6	139^th of 457 public high schools	69.6%		57.7	132^nd of 451 public high schools	70.7%	7	42.6	48.0	53.3	$12,143	$631	$11,512
Northgate High School	Public	9-12	3220 Fischer Rd	Newnan	30265	Coweta County	Coweta County	No	No	No	No	(770) 463-5585	2,142	122	17.5	32.4%	1,237 (57.7%)	434 (20.3%)	295 (13.8%)	57 (2.7%)	10 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	109 (5.1%)	71.7	62^nd of 457 public high schools	86.4%		75	64^th of 451 public high schools	85.8%	2	64.9	56.0	65.0	$12,000	$696	$11,305
McIntosh High School	Public	9-12	201 Walt Banks Rd	Peachtree City	30269	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	No	(770) 631-3232	1,762	101	17.4	19.0%	911 (51.7%)	184 (10.4%)	279 (15.8%)	276 (15.7%)	7 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	103 (5.8%)	87.4	18^th of 457 public high schools	96.1%		92.3	16^th of 451 public high schools	96.5%	2	76.7	76.5	65.3	$12,260	$218	$12,042
Sandy Creek High School	Public	9-12	360 Jenkins Rd	Tyrone	30290	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	No	(770) 969-2840	1,189	88	13.5	45.1%	124 (10.4%)	740 (62.2%)	220 (18.5%)	30 (2.5%)	6 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	68 (5.7%)	51.6	160^th of 457 public high schools	65.0%		63.8	106^th of 451 public high schools	76.5%	54	28.0	53.3	41.5	$14,852	$420	$14,433
Starrs Mill High School	Public	9-12	193 Panther Path	Fayetteville	30215	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	No	(770) 486-2710	1,357	85	16.0	12.7%	935 (68.9%)	134 (9.9%)	133 (9.8%)	71 (5.2%)	5 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	77 (5.7%)	88.4	16^th of 457 public high schools	96.5%		90.5	20^th of 451 public high schools	95.6%	4	70.7	83.2	82.6	$13,648	$220	$13,428
Creekside High School	Public	9-12	7405 Herndon Rd	Fairburn	30213	Fulton County	Fulton County	No	No	No	Yes	(470) 254-4300	1,745	101	17.2	100.0%	15 (0.9%)	1,418 (81.3%)	272 (15.6%)	7 (0.4%)	4 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	28 (1.6%)	33	270^th of 457 public high schools	40.9%		30	297^th of 451 public high schools	34.1%	27	28.8	30.5	40.9	$16,357	$1,140	$15,216
Heard County High School	Public	9-12	545 Main St	Franklin	30217	Heard County	Heard County	No	No	No	No	(706) 675-3656	672	43	15.5	80.7%	544 (81.0%)	70 (10.4%)	26 (3.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (4.6%)	60.6	107^th of 457 public high schools	76.6%		50.1	167^th of 451 public high schools	63.0%	60	55.1	51.0	53.4	$14,114	$434	$13,680
Whitewater High School	Public	9-12	100 Wildcat Way	Fayetteville	30215	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	No	(770) 460-3935	1,303	84	15.5	24.2%	708 (54.3%)	325 (24.9%)	149 (11.4%)	41 (3.1%)	5 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	74 (5.7%)	81.3	36^th of 457 public high schools	92.1%		83	39^th of 451 public high schools	91.4%	3	63.6	73.5	73.9	$13,726	$222	$13,504
Central High School	Public	9-12	113 Central High Rd	Carrollton	30116	Carroll County	Carroll County	No	No	No	No	(770) 834-3386	1,338	68	19.6	38.5%	969 (72.4%)	139 (10.4%)	155 (11.6%)	4 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (5.1%)	41.2	216^th of 457 public high schools	52.7%		58.2	130^th of 451 public high schools	71.2%	86	40.3	45.7	33.0	$11,229	$371	$10,858

Frequently Asked Questions about Newnan High School

What schools feed into Newnan High School?

Newnan High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Arnco-Sargent Elementary School
Elementary : Atkinson Elementary School
Elementary : Elm Street Elementary School
Elementary : Glanton Elementary
Elementary : Moreland Elementary School
Elementary : Northside Elementary School
Elementary : Ruth Hill Elementary School
Elementary : Western Elementary School
Middle : Evans Middle School
Middle : Smokey Road Middle School

How many students attend Newnan High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,214 students attended Newnan High School.

What district is Newnan High School in?

Coweta County

Is Newnan High School a good school?

Newnan High School ranks 154^th of 457 Georgia high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Newnan High School?

Students at Newnan High School are 56% White, 25% African American, 13% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

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