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Lanier College and Career Academy

Public Grades 9-12

431^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 455 Georgia High Schools

Better than 5% of Georgia high schools

Summary

Lanier College and Career Academy is a small, specialized high school in Gainesville, GA, serving 169 students in grades 9–12 as part of the Hall County district, with a mission focused on career, technical, and agricultural education for students who may need an alternative to a traditional high school setting.

This school faces significant challenges, and the data reflects that clearly. The graduation rate for 2024–2025 was 63.7%, which is far below the district average of 88.5% and the state average of 87.2%. For comparison, nearby traditional high schools like Cherokee Bluff High School (96.7%) and West Hall High School (94.3%) graduate students at much higher rates. Chronic absenteeism is also a major concern—58.0% of students were chronically absent in 2025–2026, more than three times the district rate of 18.6%. Academic proficiency on End-of-Course assessments is very low, with only 5.6% of students proficient in Algebra I and 8.1% in Biology, compared to district rates of 38.7% and 41.5%, respectively. It’s important to note that English Language Arts (ELA) scores are not included in this release; they will be available in December.

Despite these struggles, there are signs of progress. The graduation rate has climbed from 40.8% in 2020–2021, and chronic absenteeism has dropped from a peak of 70.9%. The school invests heavily in its students, spending $32,035 per pupil—more than double what nearby schools like Chestatee High School ($12,480) spend—and maintains a very low student-teacher ratio of 6.8 to 1. This suggests a high-support, resource-intensive approach. However, the school’s mission is different from that of a traditional high school; it serves a highly at-risk population, and its success may be better measured by re-engaging students and providing alternative pathways to a diploma rather than by standardized test scores alone. Similar alternative schools in the area, like The Foundry, show comparable patterns, indicating these challenges are common in alternative education settings.

169

Students ?

6.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$32,035

Per pupil spending ?

67.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2723 Tumbling Creek Rd
Gainesville, GA 30504

(770) 531-2330

District: Hall County

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

58.0%

White:

32.5%

African American:

5.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 4th percentile in 2016 → 5th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 7 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (8% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Georgia average (64% vs 87%)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school8%

District avg37%

Georgia avg45%

431^st of 455

Georgia public high schools ?

Bottom 5%▲ up 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2018	3.8	539 of 543	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	5.2	533 of 539	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	3.7	541 of 545	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	3.7	535 of 537	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	12.2	481 of 521	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	3.0	514 of 527	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	2.1	494 of 508	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	0.2	500 of 504	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	0.6	481 of 494	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	0.6	453 of 466	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	0.2	457 of 462	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	0.6	438 of 445	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	6.3	431 of 455	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	6.7	429 of 451	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.0	409 of 454	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.0	411 of 448	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.3	420 of 431	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.3	396 of 410	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.0	411 of 438	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.9	402 of 428	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	6.8	408 of 420	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	8.5	408 of 426	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	10.2	412 of 435	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	11.2	398 of 425	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	1.3	424 of 425	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	16.0	360 of 396	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	11.1	377 of 402	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	8.8	364 of 384	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	33.6	285 of 372	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	21.5	323 of 370	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	28.7	291 of 358	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	20.3	297 of 335	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	36.7	111 of 180	38.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	10.3	402 of 431	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	5.3	430 of 438	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.9	405 of 435	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.2	422 of 433	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.8	428 of 430	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	3.4	296 of 298	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	5.6	307 of 312	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.6	310 of 315	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.1	293 of 308	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.1	293 of 295	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	3.7	428 of 436	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.9	415 of 442	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.4	393 of 436	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.7	358 of 436	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.1	385 of 427	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2024	8.0	329 of 346	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	1.1	341 of 343	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	1.8	336 of 339	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

High school

English Language Learner (2025)38th percentile+33 vs school

Female (2026)7th percentile~ school

White (2024)5th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2026)2nd percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2026)1st percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

United States History9%-30 vs state

Biology8%-39 vs state

Algebra I6%-42 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	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
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
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
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
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
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
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)
Chestatee High School	Public	9-12	3005 Sardis Rd	Gainesville	30506	Hall County	Hall County	No	No	No	No	(770) 532-1162	1,245	82	15.1	62.6%	487 (39.1%)	27 (2.2%)	703 (56.5%)	8 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	18 (1.4%)	24.6	325^th of 455 public high schools	28.6%		30.1	296^th of 451 public high schools	34.4%	29	11.7	39.7	21.0				$12,480	$350	$12,130

Frequently Asked Questions about Lanier College and Career Academy

What district is Lanier College and Career Academy in?

Hall County

How many students attend Lanier College and Career Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 169 students attended Lanier College and Career Academy.

What is the racial makeup of Lanier College and Career Academy?

Students at Lanier College and Career Academy are 58% Hispanic, 33% White, 5% African American, 3% Two or more races.

Is Lanier College and Career Academy a good school?

Lanier College and Career Academy ranks in the bottom 5.3% of Georgia high schools.

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