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North Murray High School

Q: Is North Murray High School a good school?

North Murray High School ranks 197 th of 455 Georgia high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

197^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 455 Georgia High Schools

Better than 57% of Georgia high schools

Summary

North Murray High School in Chatsworth, GA, serves approximately 961 students in grades 9-12 as part of the Murray County School District. The school has earned a 3-star rating, ranking in the 57th percentile statewide—a modest improvement from the previous year—and serves a student body where over 83% qualify for free or reduced lunch, a significant increase from 57% just two years prior.

One of the most encouraging stories here is the dramatic improvement in Algebra I proficiency. In 2022-2023, only 20.9% of students scored proficient, well below the state average. By 2025-2026, that figure jumped to 51.6%, surpassing both the district (46.7%) and state (48.1%) averages—a remarkable 30.7-point gain in three years. This makes North Murray the strongest Algebra I performer among comparable regional schools, even exceeding Ringgold High School (42.6%), which serves a wealthier population. The school also outperforms its same-district counterpart, Murray County High School, in nearly every subject, and posts a graduation rate of 93.9%—well above the state average of 87.2% and maintained above 92% for five consecutive years. This success comes despite serving a higher-poverty population than nearby Northwest Whitfield County High School, while spending less per student ($12,976 vs. $13,590).

However, challenges remain. Chronic absenteeism sits at 27.4%, nearly double that of Northwest Whitfield (9.0%) and Coahulla Creek High School (12.4%), though it has improved from a peak of 41.6% in 2022-2023. Additionally, subgroup data shows the school is notably more effective at serving its male students (61st percentile statewide) than its female students (47th percentile), a reversal of typical statewide patterns. Overall, North Murray appears to be on a genuine upward trajectory—rising test scores, strong graduation rates, and increased per-student investment (up 26.6% over three years) suggest meaningful progress, with chronic absenteeism and closing subgroup gaps as the key areas for continued focus.

961

Students ?

14.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,976

Per pupil spending ?

83.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2662 Mount Carmel Church Rd
Chatsworth, GA 30705

(706) 695-7760

District: Murray County

Feeder schools for North Murray High School:

Elementary:	Eton Elementary School
	Northwest Elementary School
	Woodlawn Elementary School
Middle:	Bagley Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

71.7%

Hispanic:

26.5%

Two or more races:

0.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 47th percentile in 2024 → 57th in 2026

Strengths

✓94% graduate in 4 years — above the Georgia average (87%)

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 57th (2026) from a 47th-percentile low (2024)

✓Above the Georgia median (57th percentile)

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (27% vs 18% Georgia)

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

!Biology scores 10 pts below the Georgia average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school42%

District avg36%

Georgia avg45%

197^th of 455

Georgia public high schools ?

Top 43%▼ down 5 pts since 2016

From top 38% (2016) to top 43% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3High Schools in the Murray County

96^th of 201Murray 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	44.3	197 of 455	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	41.2	222 of 451	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.3	239 of 454	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.8	223 of 448	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.3	158 of 431	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.4	122 of 410	70.2%	★★★★☆
2019	40.6	216 of 438	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.8	188 of 428	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	43.0	187 of 420	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	48.2	163 of 426	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	52.8	137 of 435	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	51.2	200 of 425	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	58.4	144 of 425	66.1%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	17.1	176 of 180	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	37.8	230 of 431	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.8	263 of 438	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.9	277 of 435	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.1	257 of 433	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.7	162 of 430	62.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	39.9	166 of 298	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.5	199 of 312	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.9	192 of 315	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.7	165 of 308	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.9	122 of 295	58.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	49.4	169 of 436	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	46.0	189 of 442	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.9	204 of 436	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.5	186 of 436	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.2	154 of 427	63.9%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	49.7	142 of 338	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	25.0	277 of 347	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.6	181 of 344	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.4	252 of 343	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.4	172 of 331	48.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	23.3	257 of 334	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.6	277 of 341	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.7	304 of 346	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.2	290 of 343	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.5	223 of 339	34.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)61st percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2026)58th percentile~ school

Female (2026)47th percentile-10 vs school

Hispanic (2026)44th percentile-12 vs school

White (2026)23rd percentile-34 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)2nd percentile-49 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I52%+4 vs state

United States History39%~ state avg

Biology37%-10 vs state

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by a parent
Saturday, August 19, 2017

North Murray high school is an excellent school. They have a high graduation rate and also have high dual enrollments , with students getting college credits while in high school. They offer lots of clubs and sports,including archery which a lot of students that may not be athletic can join and feel like they are part if the school. North Murray has awesome leadership beginning with Dr Marie Bradley and her staff. They have awesome teachers that care about their students and know their students .When students have issues at home, they work with the students and families. Their is not enough room to tell you everything about this school. I also have to mention their great counselors , that encourage students and there helping them whenever they are doing college dual enrollments clssses or other classes , they take time to help their students.
NORTH MURRAY YOU ARE AWESOME , THANK YOU FOR HELPING MY SON BECOME THE STUDENT HE IS TODAY AND GETTING HIM READY FOR COLLEGE AND ALLOWING HIM TGE OPPORTUNITY TO TSKE COLLEGE CLASSES....THANK YOU!!!@ Close Quote

by a teacher
Sunday, March 29, 2015

This is a brand new school that has not been open very long at the time these statistics were posted. I love working there, and I know how hard it has been to get the school started up, so I think our scores, etc. are more reflective now than then. For example, our ELA department had a 100% pass rate on their EOC tests last year in 9th grade. There are many things about this school that makes it wonderful, but this short rating doesn't show that. 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)	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
North Murray High School	Public	9-12	2662 Mount Carmel Church Rd	Chatsworth	30705	Murray County	Murray County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 695-7760	961	64	14.9	83.4%	689 (71.7%)	6 (0.6%)	255 (26.5%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.7%)	44.3	197^th of 455 public high schools	56.7%		41.2	222^nd of 451 public high schools	50.8%	25	51.6	36.8	39.0	$12,976	$512	$12,465
Murray County High School	Public	9-12	1001 Green Rd	Chatsworth	30705	Murray County	Murray County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 695-1414	1,068	65	16.4	93.2%	700 (65.5%)	7 (0.7%)	348 (32.6%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.7%)	31.5	277^th of 455 public high schools	39.1%		44.1	208^th of 451 public high schools	53.9%	69	32.7	34.8	29.9	$11,525	$408	$11,117
Pleasant Valley Innovative School	Public	6-12	273 Harris Street	Eton	30724	Murray County	Murray County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 517-5355	64	10	6.5	100.0%	42 (65.6%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (29.7%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.1%)	5.3	439^th of 455 public high schools	3.5%		4.2	444^th of 451 public high schools	1.6%	5	4.0	0.0	8.5
Phoenix High School	Public	9-12	2300 Maddox Chapel Rd NE	Dalton	30721	Whitfield County	Whitfield County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 876-3600	141	10	13.9	100.0%	83 (58.9%)	5 (3.5%)	47 (33.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.8%)	5.4	437^th of 455 public high schools	4.0%		3.8	448^th of 451 public high schools	0.7%	11		4.0	6.7
Elbert Shaw Regional Youth Detention Center	Public	5-12	2735 Underwood Rd NE	Dalton	30721	Whitfield County	Department of Juvenile Justice	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 272-2309	9	3	3.0	33.3%	3 (33.3%)	3 (33.3%)	2 (22.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (11.1%)								(n/a)
The Dalton Academy	Public	9-12	1250 Cross Plains Trai1	Dalton	30721	Whitfield County	Dalton Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 876-4700	469	51	9.2	58.4%	44 (9.4%)	16 (3.4%)	387 (82.5%)	7 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.0%)	16.7	380^th of 455 public high schools	16.5%		16.4	378^th of 451 public high schools	16.2%	2	31.4	22.5	15.8	$19,102	$945	$18,157
Coahulla Creek High School	Public	9-12	3361 Crow Rd NE	Dalton	30721	Whitfield County	Whitfield County	No	No	No	No	(706) 694-4900	1,041	57	18.2	79.3%	574 (55.1%)	18 (1.7%)	395 (37.9%)	8 (0.8%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (4.0%)	36.1	249^th of 455 public high schools	45.3%		41.7	216^th of 451 public high schools	52.1%	33	37.8	35.6	36.1	$12,280	$536	$11,744
Southeast Whitfield County High School	Public	9-12	1954 Riverbend Rd	Dalton	30721	Whitfield County	Whitfield County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 226-2753	1,453	88	16.4	94.9%	363 (25.0%)	16 (1.1%)	1,042 (71.7%)	4 (0.3%)	6 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (1.5%)	39.3	226^th of 455 public high schools	50.3%		29.9	299^th of 451 public high schools	33.7%	73	30.8	35.3	46.8	$12,214	$578	$11,635
Dalton High School	Public	9-12	1500 Manly St	Dalton	30720	Whitfield County	Dalton Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 278-8757	1,919	113	16.9	62.5%	345 (18.0%)	91 (4.7%)	1,387 (72.3%)	54 (2.8%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	39 (2.0%)	44.4	196^th of 455 public high schools	56.9%		41.1	223^rd of 451 public high schools	50.6%	27	47.6	45.6	31.5	$12,396	$415	$11,981
Northwest Whitfield County High School	Public	9-12	1651 Tunnel Hill Varnell Rd	Tunnel Hill	30755	Whitfield County	Whitfield County	No	No	No	No	(706) 673-6533	1,098	74	14.8	71.4%	629 (57.3%)	17 (1.5%)	393 (35.8%)	7 (0.6%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	47 (4.3%)	53.9	142^nd of 455 public high schools	68.8%		51.5	160^th of 451 public high schools	64.5%	18	55.6	52.9	36.3	$13,590	$501	$13,090

Frequently Asked Questions about North Murray High School

Is North Murray High School a good school?

North Murray High School ranks 197^th of 455 Georgia high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of North Murray High School?

Students at North Murray High School are 72% White, 27% Hispanic.

How many students attend North Murray High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 961 students attended North Murray High School.

What schools feed into North Murray High School?

North Murray High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Eton Elementary School
Elementary : Northwest Elementary School
Elementary : Woodlawn Elementary School
Middle : Bagley Middle School

What district is North Murray High School in?

Murray County

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