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Claxton High School

Public Grades 9-12

381^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 455 Georgia High Schools

Better than 16% of Georgia high schools

Summary

Claxton High School in Claxton, GA, serves 471 students in grades 9-12 within the Evans County School District, a rural area where 100% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

The most striking thing about Claxton High is the gap between its graduation rate and its test scores. The school boasts an exceptional 98.1% graduation rate for 2024-2025, far above the state average of 87.2% and higher than nearby Southeast Bulloch High School (91.5%) and Bryan County High School (89.0%). However, on End of Course Milestones assessments, proficiency rates are dramatically low—just 17.2% in Algebra I and 13.2% in Biology, compared to state averages around 48%. This means the school is very effective at getting students across the graduation stage, but test results suggest many may not be fully prepared for college-level work. There is some encouraging news: Algebra I proficiency has climbed from just 2% in 2022-2023 to 17.2% in 2025-2026, showing recent improvement, though it still trails Tattnall County High School (37.4%) and Metter High School in most subjects.

Chronic absenteeism is a significant concern, with 24.8% of students missing substantial school time—well above the state average of 17.7%, though improved from a peak of 52.8% a few years ago. Biology scores have also been highly volatile, jumping from 22.1% to 73.7% in one year, then dropping back to around 14%, suggesting instability in instruction or testing cohorts. The school spends $13,465 per student, more than Tattnall County but less than Bryan County. Overall, Claxton High is a school that clearly prioritizes graduating its students, but families should be aware that academic proficiency on state tests remains a major challenge that the school is working to address.

471

Students ?

16.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,465

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

602 Hendrix Street
Claxton, GA 30417

(912) 739-5221

District: Evans County

Feeder schools for Claxton High School:

Elementary:	Claxton Elementary School
Middle:	Claxton Middle School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

33.5%

White:

32.7%

Hispanic:

30.8%

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Test scores delayed: 2026 rankings for Georgia do not yet include English Language Arts scores, which will not be released by the Georgia Department of Education until winter 2026.

At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 24th percentile in 2016 → 16th in 2026

Strengths

✓98% graduate in 4 years — above the Georgia average (87%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (19% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school19%

District avg18%

Georgia avg45%

381^st of 455

Georgia public high schools ?

Bottom 16%▼ down 8 pts since 2016

From bottom 24% (2016) to bottom 16% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

182^nd of 201Evans 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	16.4	381 of 455	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.7	346 of 451	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.8	375 of 454	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.8	351 of 448	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.4	314 of 431	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.4	260 of 410	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.8	191 of 438	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.8	191 of 428	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	30.9	268 of 420	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	25.2	322 of 426	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	18.6	365 of 435	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	31.8	325 of 425	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	46.2	239 of 425	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	44.4	237 of 396	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	49.1	231 of 402	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	39.7	259 of 384	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	29.7	303 of 372	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	51.0	196 of 370	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	36.6	260 of 358	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	38.0	238 of 335	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	12.3	354 of 376	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	24.6	308 of 391	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.5	367 of 382	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.9	372 of 384	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.7	305 of 372	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	24.9	147 of 173	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	44.4	87 of 180	51.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	14.1	377 of 431	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.1	381 of 438	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	7.0	417 of 435	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.6	365 of 433	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.7	343 of 430	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	17.3	261 of 298	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.3	276 of 312	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.9	305 of 315	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.7	294 of 308	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.2	279 of 295	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	18.2	360 of 436	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.6	300 of 442	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	15.2	381 of 436	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.5	327 of 436	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.1	300 of 427	29.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2022	15.4	329 of 331	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	11.5	314 of 334	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	21.2	283 of 341	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	4.6	337 of 346	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.5	294 of 343	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.9	296 of 339	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Male (2026)17th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2026)15th percentile~ school

Female (2026)13th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2026)12th percentile-4 vs school

White (2026)6th percentile-10 vs school

African American (2026)6th percentile-10 vs school

Special Education (2022)1st percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

United States History31%-7 vs state

Algebra I17%-31 vs state

Biology13%-34 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	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
Claxton High School	Public	9-12	602 Hendrix Street	Claxton	30417	Evans County	Evans County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 739-5221	471	29	16.1	100.0%	154 (32.7%)	158 (33.5%)	145 (30.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.5%)	16.4	381^st of 455 public high schools	16.3%		21.7	346^th of 451 public high schools	23.3%	35	17.2	13.2	31.3	$13,465	$1,003	$12,462
Second Chance	Public	6-12	102 North Clark Street	Claxton	30417	Evans County	Evans County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 739-3993	55	3	18.9	100.0%	13 (23.6%)	25 (45.5%)	10 (18.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.5%)								(n/a)	5.6
Claxton Regional Youth Detention Center	Public	5-12	3609 Bill Hodges Rd	Claxton	30417	Evans County	Department of Juvenile Justice	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 739-4807	10	2	5.0	70.0%	3 (30.0%)	7 (70.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Tattnall County High School	Public	9-12	1 Battle Creek Warrior Blvd	Reidsville	30453	Tattnall County	Tattnall County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 557-4374	1,043	69	15.1	96.4%	507 (48.6%)	265 (25.4%)	225 (21.6%)	10 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	33 (3.2%)	42.1	210^th of 455 public high schools	53.8%		46.4	188^th of 451 public high schools	58.3%	22	37.4	27.3	56.2	$11,211	$1,072	$10,140
Metter High School	Public	9-12	34905 Ga Highway 129 S	Metter	30439	Candler County	Candler County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 685-2134	484	27	18.1	85.1%	205 (42.4%)	151 (31.2%)	117 (24.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.1%)	37.2	244^th of 455 public high schools	46.4%		37.6	247^th of 451 public high schools	45.2%	3	22.3	55.7	15.0	$15,419	$1,018	$14,402
Metter College and Career Academy	Public	6-12	34905 Ga Highway 129 S	Metter	30439	Candler County	Candler County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 685-5713	179	12	14.4	100.0%	86 (48.0%)	43 (24.0%)	38 (21.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.7%)	26.3	307^th of 455 public high schools	32.5%		13.3	399^th of 451 public high schools	11.5%	92	14.6	51.3	17.2
Bryan County High School	Public	9-12	1234 Camellia Dr	Pembroke	31321	Bryan County	Bryan County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 626-5060	522	48	10.9	64.2%	324 (62.1%)	125 (23.9%)	32 (6.1%)	7 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (6.5%)	57.6	123^rd of 455 public high schools	73.0%		58.4	128^th of 451 public high schools	71.6%	5	44.4	51.8	48.9	$16,927	$646	$16,281
Southeast Bulloch High School	Public	9-12	9184 Brooklet Denmark Rd	Brooklet	30415	Bulloch County	Bulloch County	No	No	No	No	(912) 842-8440	1,118	64	17.4	72.1%	842 (75.3%)	133 (11.9%)	73 (6.5%)	18 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	49 (4.4%)	54.1	141^st of 455 public high schools	69.0%		50.9	163^rd of 451 public high schools	63.9%	22	49.6	52.9	39.4	$13,706	$552	$13,154

Frequently Asked Questions about Claxton High School

What schools feed into Claxton High School?

Claxton High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Claxton Elementary School
Middle : Claxton Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Claxton High School?

Students at Claxton High School are 34% African American, 33% White, 31% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

What district is Claxton High School in?

Evans County

Is Claxton High School a good school?

Claxton High School ranks in the bottom 16.3% of Georgia high schools.

How many students attend Claxton High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 471 students attended Claxton High School.

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