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East Coweta High School

Q: Is East Coweta High School a good school?

East Coweta High School ranks 139 th of 457 Georgia high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

139^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 457 Georgia High Schools

Better than 70% of Georgia high schools

Summary

East Coweta High School is a large public high school in Sharpsburg, GA, serving 3,001 students in grades 9-12 and operating within the Coweta County School District, which ranks in the 83rd percentile statewide. The school currently ranks 139th out of 455 Georgia high schools (69th percentile, 3 stars), a slight dip from recent years but consistent with its decade-long pattern of ranking between the 65th and 76th percentiles.

The most significant challenge facing East Coweta is chronic absenteeism. At 34.2% for the 2025-2026 school year, this rate is nearly double the state average (17.7%) and well above the district average (19.2%). This pattern has persisted for five years, with rates consistently between 30.8% and 37.3%. By contrast, nearby schools like Whitewater High School (12.8%) and Starrs Mill High School (11.0%) have rates less than half of East Coweta's. This attendance challenge likely suppresses test scores, particularly in Algebra I, where East Coweta's proficiency rate (42.6%) trails both the district (48.5%) and state (48.1%) averages. However, the school shows clear strengths: U.S. History proficiency (53.3%) exceeds the state average by nearly 15 percentage points, and Biology proficiency (48%) is slightly above the state average (47.2%).

Despite these academic challenges, East Coweta posts a strong graduation rate of 92.7%—a significant jump from 89.8% the previous year and well above the state average of 87.2%. The school also maintains a low dropout rate (1.5%) and operates efficiently, spending $12,143 per student, which is among the lowest of comparable area schools. Within the same district, Northgate High School ranks considerably higher (62nd statewide) and outperforms East Coweta in Algebra I (64.9% vs. 42.6%), though both schools face elevated chronic absenteeism. East Coweta's ability to address its attendance issues while building on its U.S. History strength and graduation rate gains will be key to improving its statewide ranking.

3,001

Students ?

17.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,143

Per pupil spending ?

38.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

400 Highway 154
Sharpsburg, GA 30277

(770) 254-2850

District: Coweta County

Feeder schools for East Coweta High School:

Elementary:	Eastside Elementary School
	Newnan Crossing Elementary School
	Poplar Road Elementary School
	Welch Elementary School
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	Willis Road Elementary
Middle:	Arnall Middle School
	East Coweta Middle School
	Lee Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

46.3%

African American:

29.7%

Hispanic:

14.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 69th percentile in 2016 → 70th in 2026

Strengths

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

✓Above the Georgia median (70th percentile)

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (34% vs 18% Georgia)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school48%

District avg51%

Georgia avg45%

139^th of 457

Georgia public high schools ?

Top 30%▲ up 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	54.6	139 of 457	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	57.7	132 of 451	70.7%	★★★★☆
2024	63.9	111 of 454	75.6%	★★★★☆
2023	59.4	125 of 448	72.1%	★★★★☆
2022	56.4	135 of 431	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.8	136 of 410	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.3	130 of 438	70.3%	★★★★☆
2018	56.2	127 of 428	70.3%	★★★★☆
2017	49.4	149 of 420	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	53.9	134 of 426	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	56.0	121 of 435	72.2%	★★★★☆
2014	53.8	176 of 425	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	52.5	189 of 425	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	61.3	139 of 396	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	65.5	121 of 402	69.9%	★★★★☆
2010	67.4	111 of 384	71.1%	★★★★☆
2009	68.3	98 of 372	73.7%	★★★★☆
2008	72.9	73 of 370	80.3%	★★★★☆
2007	72.7	65 of 358	81.8%	★★★★☆
2006	66.7	82 of 335	75.5%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	42.7	165 of 377	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	53.8	121 of 391	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.9	131 of 382	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.4	139 of 384	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.0	142 of 372	61.8%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	48.2	33 of 65	49.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	40.6	52 of 83	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.7	47 of 84	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.3	41 of 83	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.7	22 of 82	73.2%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	49.6	74 of 173	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	44.2	88 of 180	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.2	43 of 159	73.0%	★★★★☆
2023	65.6	21 of 141	85.1%	★★★★☆
2022	50.3	36 of 102	64.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	58.5	115 of 431	73.3%	★★★★☆
2025	60.0	124 of 438	71.7%	★★★★☆
2024	64.4	109 of 435	74.9%	★★★★☆
2023	62.1	115 of 433	73.4%	★★★★☆
2022	62.1	117 of 430	72.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	51.3	108 of 299	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	53.0	101 of 312	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.1	79 of 315	74.9%	★★★★☆
2023	62.7	71 of 308	76.9%	★★★★☆
2022	58.1	96 of 295	67.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	50.6	163 of 436	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	55.9	140 of 442	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.0	113 of 436	74.1%	★★★★☆
2023	56.2	137 of 436	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.6	126 of 427	70.5%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	55.0	50 of 123	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	43.9	82 of 149	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.8	73 of 158	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.1	64 of 141	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.3	77 of 126	38.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	42.4	179 of 339	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.8	156 of 347	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.7	108 of 344	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.6	158 of 343	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.8	95 of 331	71.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	53.6	119 of 334	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	50.2	135 of 341	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.4	108 of 346	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.7	136 of 343	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.9	127 of 339	62.5%	★★★☆☆

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)73rd percentile+4 vs school

White (2026)64th percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2026)64th percentile-6 vs school

Male (2026)63rd percentile-7 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)59th percentile-10 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)57th percentile-12 vs school

African American (2026)56th percentile-13 vs school

Asian (2026)49th percentile-20 vs school

Special Education (2026)47th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

United States History53%+15 vs state

Biology48%~ state avg

Algebra I43%-5 vs state

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by a parent
Monday, August 6, 2018

Very impressed with ECHS AP program. My son is always well prepared for AP exams and feels that the knowledge gained throughout the year is relevant. Great teachers and a diverse group of after school activities for all interests. Close Quote

by a student
Monday, September 5, 2011

This school is terrible!!!!!! I moved here from Parkview High School. That school is way better. The teachers are horrible and bad scheduling. I was out of school for 4 days because of being so sick I couldn't stay awake for more then an hour and all of my teachers said they would give me only 3 days to make up that 4 days of work on top of all the home work I already had for those days. also school runs way to late. it gets out at 3 30. At Parkview I got out at 2 10 so if your kid wants to work it will be very hard because they have homework on top of getting out at 3 30. This school also has an administration that does not help kids being bullied. Teacher involvement sucks!!! 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 (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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Fayette County High School	Public	9-12	1 Tiger Trl	Fayetteville	30214	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	No	(770) 460-3540	1,360	93	14.5	52.6%	136 (10.0%)	831 (61.1%)	235 (17.3%)	68 (5.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	89 (6.5%)	56.7	126^th of 457 public high schools	72.4%		59.1	125^th of 451 public high schools	72.3%	1	48.0	48.7	49.6	$14,095	$385	$13,710
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
Global Impact Academy	Public	9-12	115 Shaw Drive	Fairburn	30213	Fulton County	Fulton County	No	No	No	Yes	(470) 254-3900	572	36	16.1	56.5%	8 (1.4%)	507 (88.6%)	41 (7.2%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.9%)	76.7	49^th of 457 public high schools	89.3%		74.4	69^th of 451 public high schools	84.7%	20	68.7	68.7	51.1	$17,755	$534	$17,221

Frequently Asked Questions about East Coweta High School

How many students attend East Coweta High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 3,001 students attended East Coweta High School.

What is the racial makeup of East Coweta High School?

Students at East Coweta High School are 46% White, 30% African American, 14% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

Is East Coweta High School a good school?

East Coweta High School ranks 139^th of 457 Georgia high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is East Coweta High School in?

Coweta County

What schools feed into East Coweta High School?

East Coweta High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Eastside Elementary School
Elementary : Newnan Crossing Elementary School
Elementary : Poplar Road Elementary School
Elementary : Welch Elementary School
Elementary : Willis Road Elementary
Middle : Arnall Middle School
Middle : East Coweta Middle School
Middle : Lee Middle School

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