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Johnson High School

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Johnson High School ranks 191 st of 455 Georgia high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

191^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 455 Georgia High Schools

Better than 58% of Georgia high schools

Summary

Johnson High School is a comprehensive public high school in Gainesville, GA, serving 1,318 students in grades 9-12 within the Hall County School District, where about 71% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

Johnson High has several notable strengths. The school consistently outperforms both the district and state in U.S. History, with 45.1% of students scoring proficient in 2025-2026—well above the district's 28.6% and the state's 38.5%. Biology is also a bright spot, with 44.4% proficiency, slightly above the district average. Hispanic students at Johnson perform particularly well, ranking in the 62nd percentile statewide. However, Algebra I remains a persistent challenge, with only 19.7% proficiency compared to the state's 48.1%. The school's overall ranking improved this year to 191st out of 455 Georgia high schools (58th percentile, 3 stars), up from 241st last year. Chronic absenteeism has also improved significantly, dropping from 32.4% to 25.2%, though it remains above the state average of 17.7%.

Compared to nearby schools, Johnson faces some headwinds. Its graduation rate of 80.6% trails the district (88.5%) and state (87.2%), and is notably lower than Cherokee Bluff High School (96.7%), located just 5.5 miles away. Johnson also spends more per student ($13,561) than Cherokee Bluff ($11,999) and has a favorable student-teacher ratio of 14.5:1, yet outcomes differ significantly. The school's dropout rate of 3.5% is higher than the district (1.8%) and state (2.4%). While Johnson's performance with English Language Learners and Special Education students (both ranking in the 39th-42nd percentile) shows room for growth, the school's recent rebound in ranking and attendance, combined with its strengths in history and biology, offers cautious optimism for continued improvement.

1,318

Students ?

14.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,561

Per pupil spending ?

70.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3155 Robert Wood Johnson Drive
Gainesville, GA 30507

(770) 536-2394

District: Hall County

Feeder schools for Johnson High School:

Elementary:	Chicopee Elementary School
	Myers Elementary School
Middle:	South Hall Middle School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

80.6%

White:

12.3%

African American:

3.6%

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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: Rebounding — 47th percentile in 2025 → 58th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 58th (2026) from a 47th-percentile low (2025)

✓Above the Georgia median (58th percentile)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (38% vs 45% meeting standards)

!Graduation rate below the Georgia average (81% vs 87%)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school38%

District avg37%

Georgia avg45%

191^st of 455

Georgia public high schools ?

Top 42%▼ down 10 pts since 2016

From top 32% (2016) to top 42% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 8High Schools in the Hall County

118^th of 201Hall 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	45.1	191 of 455	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	38.4	240 of 451	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.5	218 of 454	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.2	228 of 448	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.1	206 of 431	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.2	176 of 410	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.5	161 of 438	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.3	200 of 428	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	44.3	180 of 420	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	53.1	138 of 426	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	48.0	157 of 435	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2014	43.2	250 of 425	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	44.9	252 of 425	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	38.3	271 of 396	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	49.0	232 of 402	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	54.1	169 of 384	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	56.5	163 of 372	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	56.7	158 of 370	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	52.9	168 of 358	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2006	54.5	143 of 335	57.3%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2023	48.5	145 of 384	62.2%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	36.7	106 of 173	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	28.9	137 of 180	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.9	95 of 159	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.5	104 of 141	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	52.2	33 of 102	67.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	39.5	221 of 431	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	30.8	286 of 438	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.6	255 of 435	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.6	254 of 433	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.8	246 of 430	42.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	50.4	112 of 298	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	37.7	185 of 312	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.5	173 of 315	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.3	186 of 308	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.2	169 of 295	42.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	49.3	170 of 436	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	44.8	194 of 442	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.7	182 of 436	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.9	195 of 436	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.7	186 of 427	56.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	39.3	195 of 338	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	64.6	85 of 347	75.5%	★★★★☆
2024	72.5	55 of 344	84.0%	★★★★☆
2023	61.7	91 of 343	73.5%	★★★★☆
2022	59.5	87 of 331	73.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	42.6	168 of 334	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	59.3	105 of 341	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.2	115 of 346	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.3	113 of 343	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.5	114 of 339	66.4%	★★★☆☆

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)62nd percentile+4 vs school

African American (2023)62nd percentile+13 vs school

Male (2026)61st percentile+3 vs school

White (2026)50th percentile-8 vs school

Female (2026)49th percentile-9 vs school

Special Education (2026)42nd percentile-16 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)39th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

United States History45%+7 vs state

Biology44%-3 vs state

Algebra I20%-28 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Thursday, November 9, 2017

The 2017-2018 school year principle is wonderful and so many great improvements have been made! The location of this school also allows students to easily attend Lanier Career, UNG, etc. and the students from Davinci Academy and World Language academy feed into this district. Facilities are being renovated and expanded for 2018-19 school years. My son has loved this schoool thus far. Great size- not overwhelming and very friendly staff. 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)	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	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 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
Johnson High School	Public	9-12	3155 Robert Wood Johnson Drive	Gainesville	30507	Hall County	Hall County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 536-2394	1,318	90	14.5	70.7%	162 (12.3%)	48 (3.6%)	1,062 (80.6%)	19 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (2.0%)	45.1	191^st of 455 public high schools	58.0%		38.4	240^th of 451 public high schools	46.8%	49	19.7	44.4	45.1				$13,561	$918	$12,643
Lanier College and Career Academy	Public	9-12	2723 Tumbling Creek Rd	Gainesville	30504	Hall County	Hall County	No	No	No	No	(770) 531-2330	169	25	6.8	67.5%	55 (32.5%)	9 (5.3%)	98 (58.0%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.0%)	6.3	431^st of 455 public high schools	5.3%		6.7	429^th of 451 public high schools	4.9%	2	5.6	8.1	8.9				$32,035	$2,826	$29,209
The Foundry	Public	6-12	2723 Tumbling Creek Rd	Gainesville	30504	Hall County	Hall County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 531-2330	28	5	6.2	82.1%	9 (32.1%)	4 (14.3%)	15 (53.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)				0.0	0.0	0.0
West Hall High School	Public	9-12	5500 McEver Rd	Oakwood	30566	Hall County	Hall County	No	No	No	No	(770) 967-9826	1,274	75	16.9	66.4%	326 (25.6%)	113 (8.9%)	772 (60.6%)	19 (1.5%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	40 (3.1%)	19.6	359^th of 455 public high schools	21.1%		17.8	370^th of 451 public high schools	18.0%	11	13.5	30.2	21.2				$12,040	$362	$11,678
Flowery Branch High	Public	9-12	4450 Hog Mountain Rd	Flowery Branch	30542	Hall County	Hall County	No	No	No	No	(770) 967-8000	1,304	83	15.7	40.6%	699 (53.6%)	77 (5.9%)	433 (33.2%)	44 (3.4%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	48 (3.7%)	41.2	213^th of 455 public high schools	53.2%		55.7	141^st of 451 public high schools	68.7%	72	19.8	55.5	27.1				$12,003	$463	$11,540
Gainesville High School	Public	9-12	830 Century Pl	Gainesville	30501	Hall County	Gainesville City	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 536-4441	2,077	137	15.2	56.8%	299 (14.4%)	369 (17.8%)	1,248 (60.1%)	88 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.0%)	72 (3.5%)	27.2	305^th of 455 public high schools	33.0%		37.1	252^nd of 451 public high schools	44.1%	53	16.4	32.6	36.1				$14,910	$785	$14,125
Horizon Academy School	Public	9-12	332 Washington Street	Gainesville	30501	Hall County	Gainesville City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(770) 536-5276	464	17	28.1	84.1%	32 (6.9%)	68 (14.7%)	354 (76.3%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	4.1	444^th of 455 public high schools	2.4%					(n/a)	0.8	3.1	6.0
Cherokee Bluff High School	Public	9-12	6603 Spout Springs Rd	Flowery Branch	30542	Hall County	Hall County	No	No	No	No	(770) 534-1080	1,202	74	16.2	31.5%	751 (62.5%)	76 (6.3%)	311 (25.9%)	24 (2.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	37 (3.1%)	47.8	175^th of 455 public high schools	61.5%		61	115^th of 451 public high schools	74.5%	60	37.0	49.8	38.1				$11,999	$444	$11,555
Gainesville Regional Youth Detention Center	Public	5-12	450 Crescent Dr	Gainesville	30501	Hall County	Department of Juvenile Justice	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 535-5457	17	5	3.4	82.4%	4 (23.5%)	7 (41.2%)	3 (17.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (17.6%)								(n/a)
East Forsyth High School	Public	9-12	8910 Jot Em Down Rd	Gainesville	30506	Forsyth County	Forsyth County	No	No	No	No	(770) 888-1235	1,588	98	16.1	34.8%	1,099 (69.2%)	40 (2.5%)	370 (23.3%)	24 (1.5%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	50 (3.1%)	42.3	209^th of 455 public high schools	54.1%		59.8	120^th of 451 public high schools	73.4%	89	33.7	53.3	28.0				$12,762	$202	$12,560

Frequently Asked Questions about Johnson High School

Is Johnson High School a good school?

Johnson High School ranks 191^st of 455 Georgia high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Johnson High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,318 students attended Johnson High School.

What is the racial makeup of Johnson High School?

Students at Johnson High School are 81% Hispanic, 12% White, 4% African American, 2% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What district is Johnson High School in?

Hall County

What schools feed into Johnson High School?

Johnson High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Chicopee Elementary School
Elementary : Myers Elementary School
Middle : South Hall Middle School

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