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Lamar County High School

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Lamar County High School ranks 231 st of 455 Georgia high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

231^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 455 Georgia High Schools

Better than 49% of Georgia high schools

Summary

Lamar County High School in Barnesville, GA, serves approximately 831 students in grades 9–12 and is part of the Lamar County district, located about 60 miles south of Atlanta.

One of the most pressing challenges at Lamar County High is chronic absenteeism. At 24.0%, the rate is significantly higher than the district average of 16.9% and the state average of 17.7%. In fact, it's nearly double the rate at nearby Pike County High School (9.3%) and Mary Persons High School (12.9%). While the trend is improving—down from 29.1% a few years ago—it remains a key area of focus. On a positive note, the school has shown remarkable progress in Algebra I, jumping from 22.6% proficiency in 2023–2024 to 47.4% in 2025–2026, essentially matching the state average of 48.1%. This puts Lamar ahead of several neighbors, including Pike County High (33.0%) and Upson-Lee High School (34.3%).

Biology, however, is a different story. Only 28.3% of students scored proficient on the Biology End-of-Course assessment, compared to the state average of 47.2%—a 19-point gap. This is a sharp decline from the previous year (38.9%) and lags far behind Mary Persons High (69.0%) and Pike County High (54.7%). U.S. History is a relative strength, with 40.7% proficiency, slightly above the state average. The school also maintains a graduation rate of 87.6%, just above the state's 87.2%, and a dropout rate of 2.3%—below the state average. The student body has undergone significant change, with free/reduced lunch eligibility surging from 48.4% to 91.1% in just three years, reflecting a major shift in the school's socioeconomic landscape. Despite these challenges, the school has shown resilience, and reducing absenteeism could be a powerful lever for improving outcomes across all subjects.

831

Students ?

15.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,011

Per pupil spending ?

91.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1 Trojan Way
Barnesville, GA 30204

(770) 358-8641

District: Lamar County

Feeder schools for Lamar County High School:

Elementary:	Lamar County Elementary School
	Lamar County Primary School
Middle:	Lamar County Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

56.0%

African American:

34.3%

Two or more races:

4.9%

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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: Improving — 44th percentile in 2016 → 49th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (39% vs 45% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Biology scores 19 pts below the Georgia average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school39%

District avg39%

Georgia avg45%

231^st of 455

Georgia public high schools ?

Bottom 49%▲ up 6 pts since 2016

From bottom 44% (2016) to bottom 49% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

115^th of 201Lamar 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	38.6	231 of 455	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.7	238 of 451	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.0	326 of 454	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.9	241 of 448	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.9	226 of 431	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.9	264 of 410	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.3	236 of 438	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.1	240 of 428	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	31.4	263 of 420	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	35.8	240 of 426	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	38.7	235 of 435	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	45.6	236 of 425	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	46.6	236 of 425	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	48.1	216 of 396	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	38.6	284 of 402	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	46.2	218 of 384	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	37.2	272 of 372	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	34.9	277 of 370	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	33.3	272 of 358	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	41.6	219 of 335	34.6%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	29.1	254 of 376	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	30.9	252 of 391	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.3	315 of 382	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.1	258 of 384	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.3	276 of 372	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	39.9	219 of 431	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.8	239 of 438	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	19.3	357 of 435	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.5	281 of 433	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.8	291 of 430	32.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	37.3	240 of 436	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.7	238 of 442	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.0	282 of 436	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.3	200 of 436	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.4	233 of 427	45.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	32.7	226 of 338	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.4	236 of 344	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.6	289 of 343	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.8	227 of 331	31.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	32.8	213 of 334	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	27.1	251 of 341	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.7	322 of 346	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	28.4	245 of 343	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.9	264 of 339	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Female (2026)49th percentile~ school

Male (2026)45th percentile-4 vs school

White (2026)36th percentile-13 vs school

Special Education (2026)33rd percentile-16 vs school

African American (2026)32nd percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I47%~ state avg

United States History41%~ state avg

Biology28%-19 vs state

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Monday, January 13, 2020

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Schools Near Lamar County High School

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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
Lamar County High School	Public	9-12	1 Trojan Way	Barnesville	30204	Lamar County	Lamar County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 358-8641	831	52	15.9	91.1%	465 (56.0%)	285 (34.3%)	37 (4.5%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (4.9%)	38.6	231^st of 455 public high schools	49.2%		38.7	238^th of 451 public high schools	47.2%	7	47.4	28.3	40.7	$12,011	$992	$11,020
Pike County High School	Public	9-12	331 Pirate Dr	Zebulon	30295	Pike County	Pike County	No	No	No	No	(770) 567-8770	1,075	72	15.0	36.5%	934 (86.9%)	72 (6.7%)	34 (3.2%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (3.0%)	44.5	195^th of 455 public high schools	57.1%		46.3	189^th of 451 public high schools	58.1%	6	33.0	54.7	28.0	$13,342	$1,312	$12,030
Zebulon High School	Public, Virtual	9-12	7360 Highway 19 S	Zebulon	30295	Pike County	Pike County	No	No	Yes	No	(770) 567-8489	34	2	17.0	55.9%	30 (88.2%)	2 (5.9%)	2 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Upson-Lee High School	Public	9-12	268 Knight Trl	Thomaston	30286	Upson County	Thomaston-Upson County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 647-8171	1,177	80	14.6		602 (51.1%)	440 (37.4%)	68 (5.8%)	9 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (4.8%)	35.2	255^th of 455 public high schools	44.0%		22.8	341^st of 451 public high schools	24.4%	86	34.3	44.0	25.4	$13,256	$788	$12,469
Spalding High School	Public	9-12	433 Wilson Rd	Griffin	30224	Spalding County	Griffin-Spalding County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 229-3775	1,208	79	15.2	82.4%	433 (35.8%)	553 (45.8%)	146 (12.1%)	10 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	62 (5.1%)	23.5	333^rd of 455 public high schools	26.8%		27.8	311^th of 451 public high schools	31.0%	22	28.4	33.5	19.9	$14,283	$1,230	$13,053
Mary Persons High School	Public	9-12	310 Montpelier Ave	Forsyth	31029	Monroe County	Monroe County	No	No	No	No	(478) 994-2812	1,323	84	15.7	43.7%	892 (67.4%)	313 (23.7%)	55 (4.2%)	14 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (3.6%)	68.3	73^rd of 455 public high schools	84.0%		69.8	85^th of 451 public high schools	81.2%	12	43.4	69.0	49.0	$12,641	$267	$12,374
AZ Kelsey Academy	Public	9-12	200 A Z Kelsey Ave	Griffin	30223	Spalding County	Griffin-Spalding County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 229-4365	47	7	6.6	97.9%	15 (31.9%)	24 (51.1%)	3 (6.4%)	1 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (8.5%)								(n/a)
Griffin High School	Public	9-12	1617 W Poplar St	Griffin	30224	Spalding County	Griffin-Spalding County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 229-3752	1,505	86	17.5	98.7%	241 (16.0%)	929 (61.7%)	246 (16.3%)	10 (0.7%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	74 (4.9%)	16.4	382^nd of 455 public high schools	16.0%		16	381^st of 451 public high schools	15.5%	1	19.2	18.3	25.5	$12,859	$1,139	$11,720

Frequently Asked Questions about Lamar County High School

What is the racial makeup of Lamar County High School?

Students at Lamar County High School are 56% White, 34% African American, 5% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic.

What schools feed into Lamar County High School?

Lamar County High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Lamar County Elementary School
Elementary : Lamar County Primary School
Middle : Lamar County Middle School

Is Lamar County High School a good school?

Lamar County High School ranks 231^st of 455 Georgia high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Lamar County High School in?

Lamar County

How many students attend Lamar County High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 831 students attended Lamar County High School.

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