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Towers High School

Public Grades 9-12

357^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 455 Georgia High Schools

Better than 22% of Georgia high schools

Summary

Towers High School in Decatur, GA, is a public high school serving 876 students in grades 9-12 within the DeKalb County School District, where 100% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

Towers High School is showing real momentum. Its state ranking jumped from the 14th percentile to the 22nd percentile this year, and its graduation rate has climbed steadily from 68.6% in 2021-2022 to 80.1% now—an 11.5-point gain that outpaces both the district (81.4%) and state (87.2%) averages. That said, the school still faces significant challenges. Chronic absenteeism sits at 49.2%, nearly double the district average of 26.7% and almost triple the state rate of 17.7%. While this is a common issue among nearby traditional schools like Stone Mountain High School (51.0%) and Redan High School, it remains a key area of concern. Academically, subject-level results are mixed: Biology (26%) and U.S. History (26.3%) proficiency are comparable to peers, but Algebra I proficiency (18.8%) is low—though it has doubled from just 9% two years ago.

One standout strength is the school’s work with English Language Learner (ELL) students. Towers earns a 3-star rating for ELL support, placing it in the 57th percentile—far above its overall 22nd percentile ranking. This suggests the school has developed effective strategies for this group that could be models for other subjects. The contrast with nearby magnet and city schools is stark: DeKalb School of the Arts (95th percentile) and Decatur High School (93rd percentile) post far higher test scores, graduation rates (100% and 96%), and much lower absenteeism (9.6% and 16.2%). Still, Towers’ graduation rate now matches Columbia High School (80.4%) and beats Clarkston High School (67.1%). With per-student spending of $18,332—higher than several peers—the school is investing heavily in its high-need population, and the upward trend in both ranking and graduation suggests those investments are beginning to pay off.

876

Students ?

16.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,332

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3919 Brookcrest Cir
Decatur, GA 30032

(678) 874-2202

District: DeKalb County

Feeder schools for Towers High School:

Elementary:	Canby Lane Elementary School
	Peachcrest Elementary School
	Rowland Elementary School
Middle:	Mary McLeod Bethune Middle School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

77.2%

Hispanic:

13.8%

Asian:

3.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 15th percentile in 2016 → 22nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (24% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school24%

District avg37%

Georgia avg45%

357^th of 455

Georgia public high schools ?

Bottom 22%▲ up 7 pts since 2016

From bottom 15% (2016) to bottom 22% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

19^th of 23High Schools in the DeKalb County

136^th of 201DeKalb 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	19.7	357 of 455	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.0	388 of 451	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.5	412 of 454	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.8	406 of 448	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.3	389 of 431	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.4	362 of 410	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.5	385 of 438	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.6	380 of 428	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	12.3	380 of 420	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	16.8	363 of 426	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	15.9	378 of 435	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	18.1	384 of 425	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	15.7	390 of 425	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	17.0	357 of 396	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	13.5	372 of 402	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	15.8	350 of 384	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	15.8	345 of 372	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	10.3	350 of 370	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	11.8	336 of 358	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	8.4	322 of 335	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	30.9	235 of 376	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	26.1	300 of 391	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.6	331 of 382	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.4	350 of 384	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.1	323 of 372	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	4.7	62 of 65	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	48.9	75 of 173	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	48.8	70 of 180	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.3	98 of 159	38.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	21.3	340 of 431	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.2	388 of 438	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.5	400 of 435	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.9	388 of 433	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.8	388 of 430	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	20.7	249 of 298	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.3	280 of 312	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.9	304 of 315	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.1	295 of 308	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	29.0	216 of 295	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	18.0	362 of 436	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.5	380 of 442	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.7	403 of 436	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.5	408 of 436	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.0	378 of 427	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	32.1	233 of 338	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	25.3	276 of 347	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.9	323 of 344	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.8	300 of 343	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.6	303 of 331	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2026)57th percentile+35 vs school

African American (2026)38th percentile+16 vs school

Special Education (2026)31st percentile+10 vs school

Female (2026)21st percentile~ school

Male (2026)17th percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2026)16th percentile-5 vs school

Asian (2026)5th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

United States History26%-12 vs state

Biology26%-21 vs state

Algebra I19%-29 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
Towers High School	Public	9-12	3919 Brookcrest Cir	Decatur	30032	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 874-2202	876	53	16.5	100.0%	21 (2.4%)	676 (77.2%)	121 (13.8%)	31 (3.5%)	5 (0.6%)	3 (0.3%)	19 (2.2%)	19.7	357^th of 455 public high schools	21.5%		15	388^th of 451 public high schools	14.0%	31	18.8	26.0	26.3							$18,332	$1,720	$16,613
Columbia High School	Public	9-12	2106 Columbia Dr	Decatur	30032	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 874-0802	877	63	13.9	100.0%	3 (0.3%)	803 (91.6%)	47 (5.4%)	10 (1.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.4%)	27.4	303^rd of 455 public high schools	33.4%		17.1	374^th of 451 public high schools	17.1%	71	27.9	34.5	29.7							$20,258	$2,270	$17,988
DeKalb School of the Arts	Public	8-12	1192 Clarendon Ave	Avondale Estates	30002	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	No	(678) 676-2502	298	23	13.2	35.6%	72 (24.2%)	172 (57.7%)	24 (8.1%)	7 (2.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (7.4%)	85	24^th of 455 public high schools	94.7%		93.2	11^th of 451 public high schools	97.6%	13	73.8	69.8	92.2							$25,160	$2,670	$22,490
The Anchor School	Public, Charter	6-12	2460 Wesley Chapel Road	Decatur	30035	DeKalb County	State Specialty Schools II- The Anchor School	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(678) 503-4880	208	15	13.5	100.0%	4 (1.9%)	182 (87.5%)	7 (3.4%)	13 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	33.4			14.4	11.0	22.1	19.5	2.4		$14,927	$2,325	$12,602
Southwest DeKalb High School	Public	9-12	2863 Kelley Chapel Rd	Decatur	30034	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 874-1902	1,237	81	15.2	99.4%	2 (0.2%)	1,164 (94.1%)	38 (3.1%)	6 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	24 (1.9%)	29.2	289^th of 455 public high schools	36.5%		36.7	253^rd of 451 public high schools	43.9%	36	40.1	25.8	31.5							$18,040	$1,913	$16,127
Clarkston High School	Public	9-12	618 N Indian Creek Dr	Clarkston	30021	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 676-5302	1,441	107	13.4	100.0%	125 (8.7%)	712 (49.4%)	122 (8.5%)	449 (31.2%)	8 (0.6%)	5 (0.3%)	20 (1.4%)	41.5	212^th of 455 public high schools	53.4%		19.9	357^th of 451 public high schools	20.8%	145	40.7	43.2	38.0							$19,406	$1,923	$17,483
Redan High School	Public	9-12	5247 Redan Rd	Stone Mountain	30088	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 676-3602	1,052	59	17.8	100.0%	12 (1.1%)	894 (85.0%)	96 (9.1%)	19 (1.8%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	25 (2.4%)	22.1	344^th of 455 public high schools	24.4%		29.7	301^st of 451 public high schools	33.3%	43	28.6	24.9	26.1							$18,491	$1,960	$16,531
Decatur High School	Public	9-12	310 N McDonough St	Decatur	30030	DeKalb County	City Schools of Decatur	No	No	No	No	(404) 370-4420	1,901	132	14.3	16.6%	1,127 (59.3%)	437 (23.0%)	109 (5.7%)	79 (4.2%)	5 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	144 (7.6%)	83.5	30^th of 455 public high schools	93.4%		82	44^th of 451 public high schools	90.2%	14	67.2	78.2	56.2							$17,609	$405	$17,204
Charles Drew Charter Ja/Senior Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	300 E Lake Blvd SE	Atlanta	30317	DeKalb County	Atlanta Public Schools	Yes	No	No	No	(404) 687-0001	941	88	10.6	42.2%	165 (17.5%)	703 (74.7%)	28 (3.0%)	8 (0.9%)	3 (0.3%)	4 (0.4%)	30 (3.2%)	70.4	66^th of 455 public high schools	85.5%		62.9	110^th of 451 public high schools	75.6%	44	70.2	57.9	54.6	65.8	67.6	76.8	47.0	53.0	98.1	$29,100	$62	$29,038
DeKalb Regional Youth Detention Center	Public	5-12	2946 Clifton Springs Rd	Decatur	30034	DeKalb County	Department of Juvenile Justice	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 244-2183	11	5	2.2	72.7%	0 (0.0%)	9 (81.8%)	2 (18.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Towers High School

What schools feed into Towers High School?

Towers High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Canby Lane Elementary School
Elementary : Peachcrest Elementary School
Elementary : Rowland Elementary School
Middle : Mary McLeod Bethune Middle School

How many students attend Towers High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 876 students attended Towers High School.

What is the racial makeup of Towers High School?

Students at Towers High School are 77% African American, 14% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 2% White, 2% Two or more races.

Is Towers High School a good school?

Towers High School ranks in the bottom 21.5% of Georgia high schools.

What district is Towers High School in?

DeKalb County

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