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Josey High School

Public Grades 9-12

432^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 455 Georgia High Schools

Better than 5% of Georgia high schools

Summary

Josey High School is a public high school in Augusta, GA, serving 625 students in grades 9-12 within the Richmond County School District, where 100% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

Josey faces significant challenges, most notably a chronic absenteeism rate of 54.4%—meaning more than half of students miss 10% or more of school days. This is nearly double the district rate (30.3%) and more than triple the state rate (17.7%). While this represents an improvement from last year's 62.1%, it remains the school's most pressing issue. Test scores are critically low: only 9.8% of students are proficient in Algebra I, 9.7% in Biology, and 7.5% in U.S. History, compared to state averages of 48.1%, 47.2%, and 38.5% respectively. The graduation rate of 66.1% trails the district (81.7%) and state (87.2%), and the dropout rate of 5.8% is more than double the state average. On a positive note, Biology proficiency has improved nearly five-fold over three years, and the school's special education services rank in the 21st percentile statewide—its only area of relative strength.

The contrast with nearby schools is stark. Just 1.4 miles away, Davidson Fine Arts Magnet ranks 17th in the state with 100% graduation, while Johnson Health Science and Engineering Magnet School ranks 128th. Both serve far fewer economically disadvantaged students. Among traditional peers, Josey's graduation rate is lower than Westside High School (84.3%), Butler High School (78.3%), and Laney High School (74.0%). Notably, Josey spends $16,022 per student—higher than most comparable schools—yet outcomes remain among the district's lowest, suggesting that addressing attendance must be the first priority before academic gains can take hold.

625

Students ?

15.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,022

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1701 15th St
Augusta, GA 30901

(706) 737-7360

District: Richmond County

Racial breakdown:

African American:

83.4%

Hispanic:

12.5%

White:

2.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 6th percentile in 2016 → 5th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (9% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Georgia average (66% vs 87%)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school9%

District avg17%

Georgia avg45%

432^nd of 455

Georgia public high schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 11High Schools in the Richmond County

179^th of 201Richmond 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	6.3	432 of 455	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	5.3	436 of 451	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.1	445 of 454	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.1	439 of 448	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.2	421 of 431	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.3	410 of 410	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.3	416 of 438	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.8	412 of 428	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	9.8	393 of 420	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	9.2	400 of 426	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	11.7	404 of 435	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	8.0	403 of 425	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	7.6	410 of 425	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	6.8	384 of 396	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	7.4	387 of 402	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	9.4	362 of 384	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	8.8	356 of 372	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	3.6	363 of 370	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	2.6	353 of 358	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	3.2	332 of 335	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	12.1	355 of 376	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	10.4	378 of 391	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.1	374 of 382	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.5	378 of 384	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.7	364 of 372	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	7.0	420 of 431	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	6.2	426 of 438	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.6	430 of 435	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.1	427 of 433	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.3	425 of 430	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	6.0	291 of 298	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	6.6	306 of 312	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.6	314 of 315	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.5	285 of 308	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	5.2	422 of 436	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	4.4	435 of 442	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.1	430 of 436	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.7	426 of 436	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.0	415 of 427	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	25.9	267 of 338	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.8	328 of 347	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.9	334 of 344	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.0	340 of 343	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.4	330 of 331	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)21st percentile+16 vs school

African American (2026)6th percentile~ school

Male (2026)3rd percentile~ school

Female (2026)3rd percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2026)2nd percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I10%-38 vs state

Biology10%-38 vs state

United States History8%-31 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)	Milestones Assessment Mathematics (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	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 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
Josey High School	Public	9-12	1701 15th St	Augusta	30901	Richmond County	Richmond County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 737-7360	625	41	15.2	100.0%	15 (2.4%)	521 (83.4%)	78 (12.5%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.1%)	6.3	432^nd of 455 public high schools	5.1%		5.3	436^th of 451 public high schools	3.3%	4	9.8	9.7	7.5						$16,022	$1,565	$14,456
Johnson Health Science and Engineering Magnet School	Public, Magnet	6-12	1324 Laney Walker Blvd	Augusta	30901	Richmond County	Richmond County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(706) 823-6933	640	40	16.1	69.8%	106 (16.6%)	425 (66.4%)	56 (8.8%)	18 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	32 (5.0%)	56.4	128^th of 455 public high schools	71.9%		77.8	53^rd of 451 public high schools	88.2%	75	50.4	63.3	38.4	63.2	73.3	60.3	82.9	53.1	$13,343	$1,078	$12,264
Academy of Richmond County High School	Public	9-12	910 Russell St	Augusta	30904	Richmond County	Richmond County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 737-7152	1,178	66	17.9	85.1%	170 (14.4%)	837 (71.1%)	87 (7.4%)	7 (0.6%)	7 (0.6%)	20 (1.7%)	50 (4.2%)	10	411^th of 455 public high schools	9.7%		16.2	379^th of 451 public high schools	16.0%	32	13.7	16.4	12.9						$12,336	$1,209	$11,127
Laney High School	Public	9-12	1339 Laney Walker Blvd	Augusta	30901	Richmond County	Richmond County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 823-6900	736	43	17.1	100.0%	18 (2.4%)	678 (92.1%)	26 (3.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.8%)	8.9	419^th of 455 public high schools	7.9%		8.7	419^th of 451 public high schools	7.1%		15.3	16.4	7.8						$13,004	$1,704	$11,300
Davidson Fine Arts Magnet	Public, Magnet	6-12	615 12th St	Augusta	30901	Richmond County	Richmond County	No	Yes	No	No	(706) 823-6924	747	44	17.0	42.0%	264 (35.3%)	339 (45.4%)	43 (5.8%)	38 (5.1%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	59 (7.9%)	88.2	17^th of 455 public high schools	96.3%		95.6	4^th of 451 public high schools	99.1%	13	93.1	83.0	52.7	80.6	85.2	93.7	91.3	77.0	$13,406	$1,119	$12,287
Butler High School	Public	9-12	2011 Lumpkin Rd	Augusta	30906	Richmond County	Richmond County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 796-4959	878	52	17.0	100.0%	37 (4.2%)	770 (87.7%)	49 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.4%)	6	434^th of 455 public high schools	4.6%		4.1	446^th of 451 public high schools	1.1%	12	6.3	7.8	9.6						$12,383	$1,628	$10,755
Richmond County Technical Career Magnet School	Public	6-12	3200 Augusta Tech Dr # B	Augusta	30906	Richmond County	Richmond County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 823-5580	433	31	14.1	82.0%	53 (12.2%)	324 (74.8%)	30 (6.9%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	19 (4.4%)	56.2	130^th of 455 public high schools	71.4%		65.4	102^nd of 451 public high schools	77.4%	28	40.9	62.9		29.9	24.0	46.9	18.3	36.7	$16,291	$1,111	$15,180
Glenn Hills High School	Public	9-12	2840 Glenn Hills Dr	Augusta	30906	Richmond County	Richmond County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 796-4924	839	48	17.3	100.0%	16 (1.9%)	739 (88.1%)	61 (7.3%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	17 (2.0%)	8.3	421^st of 455 public high schools	7.5%		5.5	433^rd of 451 public high schools	4.0%	12	10.1	7.0	16.9						$12,180	$1,414	$10,766
Augusta Regional Youth Detention Center	Public	5-12	3485 Mike Padgett Hwy	Augusta	30906	Richmond County	Department of Juvenile Justice	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 771-7854	11	2	5.5	72.7%	1 (9.1%)	10 (90.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3.5	448^th of 455 public high schools	1.5%					(n/a)	5.6	0.0
Augusta Youth Development Campus	Public	5-12	3481 Mike Padgett Hwy	Augusta	30906	Richmond County	Department of Juvenile Justice	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 792-7521	28	7	4.0	89.3%	10 (35.7%)	14 (50.0%)	3 (10.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.6%)								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Josey High School

What schools feed into Josey High School?

Josey High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Bayvale Elementary School
Elementary : Jenkins-White Elementary School
Elementary : Wheeless Road Elementary School
Elementary : Wilkinson Gardens Elementary School
Middle : Murphey Middle School

Is Josey High School a good school?

Josey High School ranks in the bottom 5.1% of Georgia high schools.

How many students attend Josey High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 625 students attended Josey High School.

What district is Josey High School in?

Richmond County

What is the racial makeup of Josey High School?

Students at Josey High School are 83% African American, 12% Hispanic, 2% White, 1% Two or more races.

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