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Hiram High School

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Hiram High School ranks 318 th of 455 Georgia high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

318^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 455 Georgia High Schools

Better than 30% of Georgia high schools

Summary

Hiram High School in Hiram, GA, serves approximately 1,460 students in grades 9-12 as part of the Paulding County School District. The school currently holds a 2-star rating and ranks in the 30th percentile statewide, a decline from its 44th percentile ranking just a few years ago. About 63% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a figure notably higher than most neighboring schools in the district.

Academically, Hiram trails both district and state averages across core subjects. In Algebra I, only 26.5% of students scored proficient, compared to 48.1% statewide—a gap of nearly 22 points. Biology proficiency sits at 28.6% versus 47.2% statewide, and U.S. History at 29.6% versus 38.5% statewide. Within Paulding County, Hiram is the lowest-performing of the four comprehensive high schools. For example, Paulding County High School achieves 42.1% proficiency in Algebra I and 53.7% in U.S. History—both far above Hiram’s results. Chronic absenteeism is also elevated at 22.8%, though this mirrors a district-wide challenge, with all Paulding high schools above 22%. The graduation rate dipped to 86.1% in 2024-2025, below the district average of 91.6%.

There are some encouraging signs. Biology proficiency reached 42.8% in 2022-2023, showing that stronger results are possible. Per-student spending has risen to $13,382, which exceeds most district peers and is comparable to higher-performing schools like Hillgrove High School in Cobb County. Notably, McEachern High School serves a similar poverty rate (69%) yet ranks in the 58th percentile, suggesting that targeted interventions—especially around attendance and instructional support—could help Hiram improve. Parents may want to ask school leaders about plans to address absenteeism and boost math and science proficiency.

1,460

Students ?

16.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,382

Per pupil spending ?

63.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

702 Virgie Ballentine Dr
Hiram, GA 30141

(770) 443-1182

District: Paulding County

Feeder schools for Hiram High School:

Elementary:	Bessie L. Baggett Elementary
	Hal Hutchens Elementary
	Hiram Elementary School
	Sam D. Panter Elementary School
Middle:	J. A. Dobbins Middle School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

54.0%

White:

20.5%

Hispanic:

18.3%

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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: Declining — 52nd percentile in 2016 → 30th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (28% vs 45% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 22 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school28%

District avg45%

Georgia avg45%

318^th of 455

Georgia public high schools ?

Bottom 30%▼ down 22 pts since 2016

From top 48% (2016) to bottom 30% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 5High Schools in the Paulding County

87^th of 201Paulding 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	25.3	318 of 455	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	32.3	284 of 451	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.4	306 of 454	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.1	252 of 448	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.8	267 of 431	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.7	231 of 410	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.2	207 of 438	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.8	221 of 428	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	35.5	238 of 420	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	42.7	204 of 426	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	31.7	283 of 435	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	57.8	139 of 425	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	54.8	175 of 425	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	48.6	213 of 396	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	50.2	218 of 402	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	48.2	207 of 384	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	61.4	133 of 372	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	63.6	118 of 370	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	56.5	148 of 358	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	55.5	136 of 335	59.4%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	36.3	196 of 376	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.7	158 of 391	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.7	207 of 382	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.0	131 of 384	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.9	145 of 372	61.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	29.8	123 of 173	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	36.2	113 of 180	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	61.7	35 of 159	78.0%	★★★★☆
2023	39.9	72 of 141	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.4	49 of 102	52.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	22.8	326 of 431	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	35.9	259 of 438	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.6	325 of 435	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.7	241 of 433	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.7	277 of 430	35.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	29.1	214 of 298	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.3	235 of 312	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.7	228 of 315	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.3	206 of 308	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.1	180 of 295	39.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	26.4	306 of 436	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	28.9	299 of 442	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.0	276 of 436	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.5	259 of 436	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.8	249 of 427	41.7%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	9.8	117 of 123	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	23.3	119 of 149	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.3	137 of 158	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.3	130 of 141	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.5	121 of 126	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	32.2	232 of 338	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.8	193 of 347	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.3	230 of 344	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.0	170 of 343	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	31.7	228 of 331	31.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	20.1	276 of 334	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.3	262 of 341	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.7	255 of 346	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.6	244 of 343	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.1	272 of 339	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2026)48th percentile+18 vs school

Special Education (2026)31st percentile~ school

Male (2026)30th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2026)29th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)28th percentile~ school

Female (2026)24th percentile-6 vs school

White (2026)17th percentile-13 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)5th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

United States History30%-9 vs state

Biology29%-19 vs state

Algebra I26%-22 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)	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
Hiram High School	Public	9-12	702 Virgie Ballentine Dr	Hiram	30141	Paulding County	Paulding County	No	No	No	No	(770) 443-1182	1,460	91	16.1	63.2%	299 (20.5%)	789 (54.0%)	267 (18.3%)	7 (0.5%)	2 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	93 (6.4%)	25.3	318^th of 455 public high schools	30.1%		32.3	284^th of 451 public high schools	37.0%	34	26.5	28.6	29.6	$13,382	$381	$13,000
Paulding County High School	Public	9-12	1297 Villa Rica Hwy	Dallas	30157	Paulding County	Paulding County	No	No	No	No	(770) 443-8008	2,099	120	17.4	59.1%	898 (42.8%)	776 (37.0%)	275 (13.1%)	17 (0.8%)	4 (0.2%)	1 (0.0%)	128 (6.1%)	48.1	173^rd of 455 public high schools	62.0%		40.7	226^th of 451 public high schools	49.9%	53	42.1	37.5	53.7	$11,883	$408	$11,475
East Paulding High School	Public	9-12	3320 E Paulding Dr	Dallas	30157	Paulding County	Paulding County	No	No	No	No	(770) 445-5100	1,985	114	17.3	48.5%	823 (41.5%)	699 (35.2%)	307 (15.5%)	31 (1.6%)	2 (0.1%)	6 (0.3%)	117 (5.9%)	43.4	207^th of 455 public high schools	54.5%		36.6	254^th of 451 public high schools	43.7%	47	39.3	38.6	42.1	$12,327	$415	$11,912
McEachern High School	Public	9-12	2400 New Macland Rd	Powder Springs	30127	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	No	(770) 222-3710	2,175	126	17.2	69.3%	123 (5.7%)	1,433 (65.9%)	509 (23.4%)	12 (0.6%)	3 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	95 (4.4%)	44.9	192^nd of 455 public high schools	57.8%		42.3	211^th of 451 public high schools	53.2%	19	33.6	35.7	51.1	$13,650	$366	$13,284
Hillgrove High School	Public	9-12	4165 Luther Ward Rd	Powder Springs	30127	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	No	(678) 331-3961	2,282	125	18.2	30.3%	890 (39.0%)	822 (36.0%)	360 (15.8%)	79 (3.5%)	4 (0.2%)	3 (0.1%)	124 (5.4%)	79.4	40^th of 455 public high schools	91.2%		83	41^st of 451 public high schools	90.9%	1	67.1	69.8	56.8	$12,833	$380	$12,452
South Paulding High School	Public	9-12	1364 Winn Rd	Douglasville	30134	Paulding County	Paulding County	No	No	No	No	(770) 949-9221	1,881	110	17.1	46.9%	1,072 (57.0%)	502 (26.7%)	200 (10.6%)	7 (0.4%)	4 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	93 (4.9%)	45.2	189^th of 455 public high schools	58.5%		40.3	230^th of 451 public high schools	49.0%	41	32.4	43.3	44.3	$12,258	$273	$11,984
Harrison High School	Public	9-12	4500 Due West Rd NW	Kennesaw	30152	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	No	(678) 594-8104	2,224	119	18.6	16.0%	1,489 (67.0%)	308 (13.8%)	206 (9.3%)	103 (4.6%)	7 (0.3%)	1 (0.0%)	110 (4.9%)	86.4	22^nd of 455 public high schools	95.2%		88.1	25^th of 451 public high schools	94.5%	3	75.5	78.3	66.2	$12,550	$425	$12,125
Douglas County High School	Public	9-12	8705 Campbellton St	Douglasville	30134	Douglas County	Douglas County	No	No	No	No	(770) 651-6500	1,958	114	17.1	70.3%	101 (5.2%)	1,379 (70.4%)	349 (17.8%)	28 (1.4%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	96 (4.9%)	50.9	163^rd of 455 public high schools	64.2%		36.6	256^th of 451 public high schools	43.2%	93	43.8	45.6	45.6	$11,846	$462	$11,384
South Cobb High School	Public	9-12	1920 Clay Rd	Austell	30106	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 819-2611	2,081	132	15.8	90.3%	122 (5.9%)	1,141 (54.8%)	738 (35.5%)	22 (1.1%)	1 (0.0%)	4 (0.2%)	53 (2.5%)	47.4	178^th of 455 public high schools	60.9%		42.8	210^th of 451 public high schools	53.4%	32	37.4	40.7	50.6	$15,348	$892	$14,456
Lithia Springs Comprehensive High School	Public	9-12	2520 E County Line Rd	Lithia Springs	30122	Douglas County	Douglas County	No	No	No	No	(770) 651-6700	1,460	83	17.6	79.7%	104 (7.1%)	684 (46.8%)	614 (42.1%)	7 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	10 (0.7%)	40 (2.7%)	17.2	373^rd of 455 public high schools	18.0%		17.8	372^nd of 451 public high schools	17.5%	1	29.2	23.3	17.5	$12,252	$478	$11,774

Frequently Asked Questions about Hiram High School

How many students attend Hiram High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,460 students attended Hiram High School.

What schools feed into Hiram High School?

Hiram High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Bessie L. Baggett Elementary
Elementary : Hal Hutchens Elementary
Elementary : Hiram Elementary School
Elementary : Sam D. Panter Elementary School
Middle : J. A. Dobbins Middle School

Is Hiram High School a good school?

Hiram High School ranks 318^th of 455 Georgia high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Hiram High School?

Students at Hiram High School are 54% African American, 20% White, 18% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races.

What district is Hiram High School in?

Paulding County

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