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Peach County High School

Public Grades 9-12
344th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 457 Georgia High Schools
Better than 25% of Georgia high schools
Summary

Peach County High School in Fort Valley, Georgia, serves approximately 1,162 students in grades 9-12 as part of the Peach County school district. The school has faced academic challenges in recent years, ranking in the bottom quarter of Georgia high schools, but it stands out for its strong graduation and dropout rates despite serving a student body where 100% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

The most encouraging news for parents is that Peach County High graduates students at a rate of 91.7%—above both the district (87.9%) and state (87.2%) averages. This is especially notable given that every student at the school qualifies for economic assistance, and it outperforms several nearby schools with better test scores, including Westside High School (84.7%), Northside High School (87.8%), and Warner Robins High School (90.5%). The dropout rate is also remarkably low at 1.1%, less than half the state average of 2.8%. Additionally, the school shows relative strength in Biology, with 36.5% proficiency that exceeds the district average (33.7%) and beats several comparable schools like Rutland High School (24.9%) and Crawford County High School (28.6%). Special education students also perform relatively well, ranking in the 42nd percentile statewide.

The biggest academic concern is Algebra I, where only 16.5% of students scored proficient—far below the state average of 48.1%, though this does represent improvement from 4.4% three years ago. Chronic absenteeism (31.6%) is nearly double the state rate and remains a key barrier, though it has improved from 37.4%. The school spends $12,139 per student, less than several nearby schools with similar outcomes, suggesting it achieves its graduation success with modest resources. For parents, this is a school that clearly keeps students on track to graduate, but academic proficiency—especially in math—remains an area needing attention.

1,162
Students ?
16.1
Student/teacher ratio ?
$12,139
Per pupil spending ?
100%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 3665 Peachparkway
       Fort Valley, GA  31030

(478) 825-8258

District: Peach County


Feeder schools for Peach County High School:

Elementary:    Byron Elementary School
    Hunt Elementary School
    Kay Road Elementary
Middle:    Byron Middle School
    Fort Valley Middle School
Racial breakdown:

African American:
49.9%
White:
29.3%
Hispanic:
16.7%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 71st percentile in 2016 → 25th in 2026
Strengths
✓92% graduate in 4 years — above the Georgia average (87%)
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Georgia average (24% vs 45% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (25th percentile)
!High chronic absenteeism (32% vs 18% Georgia)
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school24%
District avg28%
Georgia avg45%
344th of 457
Georgia public high schools ?
Bottom 25%▼ down 47 pts since 2016
From top 29% (2016) to bottom 25% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
1st of 2High Schools in the Peach County
143rd of 202Peach 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankGeorgia percentileRating
202622.3344 of 45724.7%★☆☆☆☆
202519.4362 of 45119.7%★☆☆☆☆
202422.2340 of 45425.1%★☆☆☆☆
202321.6339 of 44824.3%★☆☆☆☆
202226.9294 of 43131.8%★★☆☆☆
202122.7319 of 41022.2%★☆☆☆☆
201923.5327 of 43825.3%★☆☆☆☆
201841.8207 of 42851.6%★★★☆☆
201748.8153 of 42063.6%★★★☆☆
201656.5122 of 42671.4%★★★★☆
201536.6252 of 43542.1%★★☆☆☆
201427.8344 of 42519.1%★☆☆☆☆
201330.2330 of 42522.4%★☆☆☆☆
201233.9291 of 39626.5%★☆☆☆☆
201125.3342 of 40214.9%★☆☆☆☆
201038.5269 of 38429.9%★★☆☆☆
200933.4287 of 37222.8%★☆☆☆☆
200827.9303 of 37018.1%★☆☆☆☆
200740.9237 of 35833.8%★★☆☆☆
200631.4260 of 33522.4%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankGeorgia percentileRating
202622.4298 of 37721.0%★☆☆☆☆
202521.8327 of 39116.4%★☆☆☆☆
202420.2334 of 38212.6%★☆☆☆☆
202320.3334 of 38413.0%★☆☆☆☆
202222.3310 of 37216.7%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankGeorgia percentileRating
202532.9122 of 18032.2%★★☆☆☆
202318.7137 of 1412.8%☆☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankGeorgia percentileRating
202622.5329 of 43123.7%★☆☆☆☆
202518.6366 of 43816.4%★☆☆☆☆
202419.8350 of 43519.5%★☆☆☆☆
202319.2348 of 43319.6%★☆☆☆☆
202223.0325 of 43024.4%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankGeorgia percentileRating
202618.9258 of 29913.7%★☆☆☆☆
202526.9237 of 31224.0%★☆☆☆☆
202428.4235 of 31525.4%★☆☆☆☆
202324.9243 of 30821.1%★☆☆☆☆
202230.4212 of 29528.1%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankGeorgia percentileRating
202621.4335 of 43623.2%★☆☆☆☆
202519.5358 of 44219.0%★☆☆☆☆
202422.9328 of 43624.8%★☆☆☆☆
202322.7333 of 43623.6%★☆☆☆☆
202220.4330 of 42722.7%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankGeorgia percentileRating
202639.1198 of 33941.6%★★☆☆☆
202520.4306 of 34711.8%★☆☆☆☆
202453.2121 of 34464.8%★★★☆☆
202342.8163 of 34352.5%★★★☆☆
202243.0152 of 33154.1%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankGeorgia percentileRating
202621.4267 of 33420.1%★☆☆☆☆
202511.0319 of 3416.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202420.4292 of 34615.6%★☆☆☆☆
202318.5295 of 34314.0%★☆☆☆☆
202215.8299 of 33911.8%★☆☆☆☆
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)
Special Education (2026)42nd percentile+17 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)32nd percentile+12 vs school
Female (2026)24th percentile~ school
Male (2026)23rd percentile~ school
African American (2026)21st percentile-4 vs school
White (2026)20th percentile-5 vs school
Hispanic (2026)14th percentile-11 vs school
By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?
Biology36%-11 vs state
United States History23%-16 vs state
Algebra I16%-32 vs state

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by a citizen
Tuesday, February 11, 2014

Open Quote As a former student, I can speak from personal experience about this school. As the other review has stated, this school system is more concerned about their football team than anything else in the school. So many excuses are made up for the players who do poorly in classes (I've heard plenty of players brag about it) that it's pathetic. The incompetent teachers outnumber competent teachers by miles. Off the top of my head, I can only name about 10 teachers that I had in all of my four years as teachers who truly cared about their students successes and what they learned. Most of my teachers couldn't teach or didn't teach at all. I had teachers who would tell you what pages to look at and do whatever work they assigned, but classes like math were not taught. They just assumed you could teach yourself. Students ended up teaching other students in the class, but then if we failed our EOCTs or any other tests, the teachers would lecture us about how they work too hard for students who don't care about their grades or their future. Many students have reported teachers, but they go unanswered. Some teachers treated their classes like parties. I'm in my fourth year of college and I can tell you now that Peach County had me nowhere near the level I needed to be in during my first year. I had to take remedial math twice in my first year. I had to get four tutors for four different subjects and still managed to drop from a 3.8 GPA in PCHS to a 1.80 GPA in college. I worked my butt off at PCHS to try and learn my material for homework that was almost never graded, lessons hardly taught unless you had the right teacher, and most of the time, the better teachers belonged to all gifted/AP students. If you weren't gifted, tough luck. If you made it into AP, you had your work cut out for you, but both of my AP teachers helped me in every possible way that they could and if I could thank them for their hard work right now, I would. I am totally angry at this school because as hard as I worked to be prepared for college, I almost flunked out my first year and had to relearn everything they should have taught me in the first place. It's pathetic when your professors literally tell you how sorry they are for you getting such a bad education. On top of their poor education, they have the worst support system if you're a student who gets bullied. Only three people on staff supported me and it had to take a death threat against me for it to reach the principal's attention.

If you are a parent and you are reading this, do not send your children here. It's not worth it! Close Quote


by a citizen
Saturday, August 21, 2010

Open Quote The leaders are more concerned about athletics and make excuses for academic failures. Bizarre attitude. Close Quote





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Frequently Asked Questions about Peach County High School

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

Students at Peach County High School are 50% African American, 29% White, 17% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

Peach County High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Byron Elementary School
Elementary : Hunt Elementary School
Elementary : Kay Road Elementary
Middle : Byron Middle School
Middle : Fort Valley Middle School

Peach County High School ranks in the bottom 24.7% of Georgia high schools.

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2025–26 attendance dataAug 6, 2026
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2021–22 through 2024–25 Milestones Assessment scores (updated)Aug 6, 2026
2024–25 dropout ratesFeb 19, 2026


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Georgia Department of Education.

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