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Shaw High School

Public Grades 9-12

392^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 457 Georgia High Schools

Better than 14% of Georgia high schools

Summary

Shaw High School in Columbus, GA, serves approximately 1,162 students in grades 9-12 as part of the Muscogee County school district, and it has seen its statewide ranking decline over the past decade to the bottom tier of Georgia high schools.

The most striking bright spot at Shaw is its graduation rate. In 2024-2025, 97.0% of Shaw seniors graduated—well above the state average of 87.2% and even slightly above the district's 96.1%. This continues a strong upward trend from 91.8% in 2021-2022. The school also excels with its English Language Learner (ELL) students, ranking in the 65th percentile statewide—the highest of any subgroup at the school. Additionally, chronic absenteeism has dropped dramatically from 29.2% to 17.0% over the past few years, now below both district and state averages. These strengths suggest the school has effective strategies for keeping students engaged and on track to earn diplomas.

However, academic proficiency remains a significant challenge. In 2025-2026, only 3.8% of Shaw students scored proficient on the U.S. History End of Course assessment—a sharp decline from 18.9% the previous year and far below the state's 38.5%. Algebra I proficiency (29.9%) is the second-highest among the district's traditional high schools, trailing only Hardaway High School (26.2%) and Northside High School (41.2%). Shaw's ranking of #391 places it above Spencer High School (#413), Carver High School (#408), and Kendrick High School (#430), though far below the district's magnet schools like Columbus High School (#2) and Rainey McCullers School of the Arts (#29). Per-student spending has increased to $12,851, and the student-teacher ratio improved to 14.5, yet test scores have not shown corresponding gains. The school's strong graduation rates and attendance improvements provide a foundation, but translating those strengths into higher academic proficiency remains the key challenge ahead.

1,162

Students ?

14.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,851

Per pupil spending ?

81%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7579 Raider Way
Columbus, GA 31909

(706) 569-3638

District: Muscogee County

Feeder schools for Shaw High School:

Elementary:	Eagle Ridge Academy
	Mathews Elementary School
	Midland Academy
Middle:	Aaron Cohn Middle School
	Blackmon Road Middle School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

56.4%

Hispanic:

14.6%

White:

14.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 41st percentile in 2016 → 14th in 2026

Strengths

✓97% graduate in 4 years — above the Georgia average (87%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (21% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 27 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school21%

District avg33%

Georgia avg45%

392^nd of 457

Georgia public high schools ?

Bottom 14%▼ down 27 pts since 2016

From bottom 41% (2016) to bottom 14% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 9High Schools in the Muscogee County

149^th of 202Muscogee 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	15.1	392 of 457	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.1	336 of 451	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.3	315 of 454	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.4	302 of 448	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.6	292 of 431	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.3	321 of 410	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.7	305 of 438	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.6	235 of 428	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	29.1	280 of 420	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	34.3	250 of 426	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	39.1	230 of 435	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	58.3	136 of 425	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	46.7	233 of 425	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	56.6	163 of 396	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	57.1	169 of 402	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	48.4	205 of 384	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	57.1	157 of 372	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	55.9	164 of 370	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	54.1	162 of 358	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	59.9	117 of 335	65.1%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	20.2	311 of 377	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.2	259 of 391	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.2	240 of 382	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.9	217 of 384	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.4	208 of 372	44.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	53.9	60 of 173	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	69.4	36 of 180	80.0%	★★★★☆
2024	45.2	69 of 159	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.0	24 of 141	83.0%	★★★★☆
2022	59.0	26 of 102	74.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	11.3	393 of 431	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	22.5	335 of 438	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.9	290 of 435	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.5	294 of 433	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.4	293 of 430	31.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	25.4	234 of 299	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.0	224 of 312	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.6	233 of 315	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.6	240 of 308	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.5	218 of 295	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	18.5	359 of 436	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.5	324 of 442	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.6	325 of 436	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.8	308 of 436	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.0	301 of 427	29.5%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	14.1	113 of 123	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	32.6	106 of 149	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	47.6	78 of 158	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.0	84 of 141	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.0	92 of 126	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	29.4	249 of 339	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	38.4	199 of 347	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.4	210 of 344	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.5	178 of 343	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.7	186 of 331	43.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	11.1	316 of 334	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	22.7	276 of 341	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.0	278 of 346	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.0	311 of 343	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.9	302 of 339	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2026)65th percentile+51 vs school

Special Education (2026)27th percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2026)22nd percentile+8 vs school

Male (2026)18th percentile+3 vs school

African American (2026)18th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)9th percentile-5 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)8th percentile-6 vs school

White (2026)5th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I30%-18 vs state

Biology24%-24 vs state

United States History4%-35 vs state

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What people are saying

by a student
Tuesday, December 21, 2021

Just a bad school it’s disgusting, most people are rude, and they will not not change the dumb one way hallway rule it’s dumb. Close Quote

by a student
Monday, June 7, 2021

It sucks

by a parent
Monday, May 12, 2014

I am puzzled at the high African American percentage since the area around Shaw is only about 20%. Why are the other families sending their kids to private or homeschooling? Close Quote

by a parent
Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Both of our daughters attended Shaw High School and were in the Mass Communications Academy. They both were honor students and one was even valedictorian of her class!!
Shaw's magnet students excel. Students not in the magnet are not given the encooragement and time from home nor the faculty. It is time for the parents to step in up a notch and take control of the children's education keeping God first. It is great to be a Shaw Raider. Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, February 16, 2012

My daughter attends there and the level of academics has been impressive. She is coming from a gifted program in California, and she has continued to be challenged at Shaw High with her all honors classes. 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)	Milestones Assessment HS Physical Science (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 6th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Social Studies 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment HS Physical Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Shaw High School	Public	9-12	7579 Raider Way	Columbus	31909	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	No	No	No	(706) 569-3638	1,162	80	14.5	81.0%	165 (14.2%)	655 (56.4%)	170 (14.6%)	41 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.6%)	124 (10.7%)	15.1	392^nd of 457 public high schools	14.2%		24.1	336^th of 451 public high schools	25.5%	56	29.9	23.5	3.8							$12,851	$899	$11,952
Northside High School	Public	9-12	2002 American Way	Columbus	31909	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	No	No	No	(706) 748-2920	1,405	90	15.5	55.2%	558 (39.7%)	508 (36.2%)	182 (13.0%)	43 (3.1%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	110 (7.8%)	50.5	169^th of 457 public high schools	63.0%		59.2	123^rd of 451 public high schools	72.7%	46	41.2	57.8	32.5							$12,035	$503	$11,532
Muscogee Youth Development Campus	Public	5-12	7700 Chattsworth Rd	Midland	31820	Muscogee County	Department of Juvenile Justice	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 569-2863	0	1	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Aaron Cohn Regional Youth Detention Center	Public	5-12	7700-B Chattsworth Rd	Midland	31820	Muscogee County	Department of Juvenile Justice	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 568-2498	19	6	3.1	84.2%	7 (36.8%)	12 (63.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Hardaway High School	Public	9-12	2901 College Dr	Columbus	31906	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 748-2766	1,067	80	13.3	100.0%	145 (13.6%)	713 (66.8%)	115 (10.8%)	10 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	81 (7.6%)	22	347^th of 457 public high schools	24.1%		21.2	350^th of 451 public high schools	22.4%	3	26.2	43.9	16.7							$13,596	$1,438	$12,158
Jordan Vocational High School	Public	9-12	3200 Howard Ave	Columbus	31904	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 748-2819	1,040	82	12.6	100.0%	205 (19.7%)	501 (48.2%)	242 (23.3%)	10 (1.0%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	78 (7.5%)	14.6	394^th of 457 public high schools	13.8%		13	405^th of 451 public high schools	10.2%	11	24.7	15.4	20.9							$13,915	$1,655	$12,260
Rainey McCullers School of the Arts	Public	6-12	1700 Midtown Dr	Columbus	31906	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	No	No	No	(706) 748-3304	420	33	12.7	60.0%	143 (34.0%)	170 (40.5%)	57 (13.6%)	10 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (9.3%)	83.7	29^th of 457 public high schools	93.7%		79.4	50^th of 451 public high schools	88.9%	21	76.3	70.8	72.1	57.5	63.5	75.1	45.4	66.7	65.4	$15,042	$525	$14,518
Columbus High School	Public	9-12	1700 Cherokee Ave	Columbus	31906	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	No	No	No	(706) 748-2534	1,161	61	19.0	20.7%	478 (41.2%)	253 (21.8%)	150 (12.9%)	189 (16.3%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	88 (7.6%)	95.6	2^nd of 457 public high schools	99.6%		96.2	3^rd of 451 public high schools	99.3%	1	98.6	88.0	87.6							$11,583	$528	$11,055
Kendrick High School	Public	9-12	6015 Georgetown Dr	Columbus	31907	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 565-2960	840	56	14.9	100.0%	17 (2.0%)	726 (86.4%)	46 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	49 (5.8%)	7	431^st of 457 public high schools	5.7%		11	414^th of 451 public high schools	8.2%	17	7.4	8.3	12.0							$12,569	$1,383	$11,186
Carver High School	Public	9-12	3100 8th St	Columbus	31906	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 748-2499	887	62	14.4	100.0%	19 (2.1%)	793 (89.4%)	40 (4.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	32 (3.6%)	10.5	409^th of 457 public high schools	10.5%		12.2	410^th of 451 public high schools	9.1%	1	14.9	15.6	14.8							$12,725	$1,386	$11,339

Frequently Asked Questions about Shaw High School

Is Shaw High School a good school?

Shaw High School ranks in the bottom 14.2% of Georgia high schools.

What district is Shaw High School in?

Muscogee County

What schools feed into Shaw High School?

Shaw High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Eagle Ridge Academy
Elementary : Mathews Elementary School
Elementary : Midland Academy
Middle : Aaron Cohn Middle School
Middle : Blackmon Road Middle School

How many students attend Shaw High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,162 students attended Shaw High School.

What is the racial makeup of Shaw High School?

Students at Shaw High School are 56% African American, 15% Hispanic, 14% White, 11% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

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