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Creekside High School

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Creekside High School ranks 270 th of 457 Georgia high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

270^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 457 Georgia High Schools

Better than 41% of Georgia high schools

Summary

Creekside High School in Fairburn, GA, serves approximately 1,745 students in grades 9-12 as part of the Fulton County School District, and has climbed from the 12th to the 41st percentile in statewide rankings over the past decade—a steady upward trajectory that has earned it a 2-star rating.

The school’s most notable strength is its work with English Language Learners, ranking in the 78th percentile statewide (4-star) for this group—a standout compared to nearby schools like Langston Hughes High School and Banneker High School, which don’t show similar results. Creekside also performs well with its African American students (62nd percentile, 3-star), outpacing its overall ranking. The graduation rate is a bright spot: 92.2% for 2024-2025, exceeding both the district (91.9%) and state (87.2%) averages, and up from 84.4% just four years ago. In fact, Creekside’s graduation rate beats Westlake High School (91.9%) and far surpasses Banneker (84.6%). Test scores are improving too—Algebra I proficiency rose from 23.2% to 28.8%, and U.S. History proficiency (40.9%) now tops the state average (38.5%).

Chronic absenteeism remains the biggest challenge at 32.9%, nearly double the district average (16.6%), though it’s down sharply from a peak of 52.1% in 2021-2022. Compared to neighbors, Creekside has significantly lower absenteeism than Langston Hughes (48.4%) and Banneker (54.0%). While Global Impact Academy (89th percentile) posts higher test scores, it serves a very different population with far fewer students in poverty. Creekside serves a 100% free/reduced lunch student body, and its per-student spending ($16,357) is on par with other Fulton County schools. The story here is one of consistent, meaningful progress—especially in graduation and attendance—even as core academic proficiency remains a work in progress.

1,745

Students ?

17.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,357

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7405 Herndon Rd
Fairburn, GA 30213

(470) 254-4300

District: Fulton County

Racial breakdown:

African American:

81.3%

Hispanic:

15.6%

Two or more races:

1.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 12th percentile in 2016 → 41st in 2026

Strengths

✓92% graduate in 4 years — above the Georgia average (87%)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 29 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (33% vs 45% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (33% vs 18% Georgia)

!Algebra I scores 19 pts below the Georgia average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school33%

District avg57%

Georgia avg45%

270^th of 457

Georgia public high schools ?

Bottom 41%▲ up 29 pts since 2016

From bottom 12% (2016) to bottom 41% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

17^th of 22High Schools in the Fulton County

48^th of 202Fulton 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	33.0	270 of 457	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	30.0	297 of 451	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.5	304 of 454	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.2	343 of 448	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.8	321 of 431	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.3	292 of 410	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.7	366 of 438	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.9	362 of 428	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	15.9	357 of 420	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	14.8	374 of 426	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	17.2	374 of 435	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	22.8	366 of 425	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	28.8	340 of 425	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	31.2	302 of 396	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	31.6	323 of 402	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	35.3	285 of 384	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	30.8	297 of 372	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	33.8	282 of 370	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	19.3	318 of 358	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	28.3	273 of 335	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	49.4	144 of 377	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	44.8	167 of 391	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.6	168 of 382	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.4	215 of 384	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.7	184 of 372	50.5%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	66.4	38 of 173	78.0%	★★★★☆
2024	50.2	59 of 159	62.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	37.5	235 of 431	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	29.7	292 of 438	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.0	276 of 435	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.7	335 of 433	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.6	310 of 430	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	37.3	173 of 299	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	46.7	128 of 312	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.7	189 of 315	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.9	173 of 308	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.1	214 of 295	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	28.0	296 of 436	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	29.5	295 of 442	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.3	320 of 436	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.5	348 of 436	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.5	326 of 427	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	40.4	189 of 339	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	31.8	230 of 347	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.2	237 of 344	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.6	213 of 343	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.2	250 of 331	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)78th percentile+37 vs school

African American (2026)62nd percentile+21 vs school

Female (2026)45th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2026)44th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2026)42nd percentile~ school

Male (2026)32nd percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

United States History41%~ state avg

Biology30%-17 vs state

Algebra I29%-19 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 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
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
Langston Hughes High School	Public	9-12	7501 Hall Rd	Fairburn	30213	Fulton County	Fulton County	No	No	No	Yes	(470) 254-3620	1,891	104	18.1	100.0%	7 (0.4%)	1,748 (92.4%)	97 (5.1%)	3 (0.2%)	5 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	30 (1.6%)	46.7	182^nd of 457 public high schools	60.2%		36.6	255^th of 451 public high schools	43.5%	73	44.1	37.7	50.5					$15,880	$1,135	$14,745
Atlanta Youth Development Campus	Public	5-12	5651 Stonewall Tell Rd	College Park	30349	Fulton County	Department of Juvenile Justice	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 656-4522	24	6	4.0	87.5%	6 (25.0%)	17 (70.8%)	1 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2.8	453^rd of 457 public high schools	0.9%					(n/a)	0.0	0.0
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
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
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
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
New Manchester High School	Public	9-12	4925 Highway 92/166	Douglasville	30135	Douglas County	Douglas County	No	No	No	No	(770) 651-2700	1,894	103	18.4	65.6%	82 (4.3%)	1,441 (76.1%)	278 (14.7%)	13 (0.7%)	5 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (4.0%)	44.7	195^th of 457 public high schools	57.3%		35.7	264^th of 451 public high schools	41.5%	69	40.5	49.3	32.8					$11,925	$454	$11,471
Westlake High School	Public	9-12	2400 Union Rd SW	Atlanta	30331	Fulton County	Fulton County	No	No	No	No	(470) 254-6400	2,056	114	18.0	48.8%	5 (0.2%)	1,920 (93.4%)	69 (3.4%)	8 (0.4%)	4 (0.2%)	3 (0.1%)	47 (2.3%)	40.1	224^th of 457 public high schools	51.0%		50.2	166^th of 451 public high schools	63.2%	58	37.4	49.3	27.7					$16,241	$543	$15,698

Frequently Asked Questions about Creekside High School

What is the racial makeup of Creekside High School?

Students at Creekside High School are 81% African American, 16% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

What schools feed into Creekside High School?

Creekside High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : E. C. West Elementary School
Elementary : Nolan Elementary School
Elementary : Oakley Elementary School
Elementary : Palmetto Elementary School
Middle : Bear Creek Middle School

Is Creekside High School a good school?

Creekside High School ranks 270^th of 457 Georgia high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Creekside High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,745 students attended Creekside High School.

What district is Creekside High School in?

Fulton County

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2024–25 dropout ratesFeb 19, 2026

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