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Heritage High School

Public Grades 9-12

367^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 457 Georgia High Schools

Better than 20% of Georgia high schools

Summary

Heritage High School in Conyers, GA, serves approximately 1,788 students in grades 9-12 as part of the Rockdale County School District. The school has seen its statewide ranking decline over the past decade, now placing in the bottom fifth of Georgia high schools, while serving a student body where 75% qualify for free or reduced lunch—up from 59% just three years ago.

The most pressing challenge is chronic absenteeism. At 37.8%, Heritage's rate is more than double the state average (17.7%) and nearly four times higher than nearby Union Grove High (9.7%). This gap has widened over five years, suggesting a school-specific issue rather than a statewide trend. Test scores also lag state averages—Algebra I proficiency is 15.7% versus the state's 48.1%, and Biology is 26.4% versus 47.2%. However, Heritage outperforms Salem High School in every tested subject, despite Salem serving a higher-poverty population. The school's American Literature scores (34% proficiency) exceeded its district average and came within 6.4 points of the state average, suggesting literacy is a relative strength.

Despite these academic struggles, Heritage posts a 90.6% graduation rate—above both the district (89.5%) and state (87.2%) averages—and has improved this rate for five consecutive years. The dropout rate of 2.4% matches the state average. The school spends $12,804 per student, less than many comparable schools, yet achieves better outcomes in several areas, indicating efficient resource use. The clearest opportunity for improvement lies in attendance: with chronic absenteeism nearly four times higher than Union Grove, targeted interventions could yield significant academic gains. For parents, this means Heritage offers strong graduation support and relative efficiency, but families should be aware of the attendance challenges and consider how they might partner with the school to ensure consistent student presence.

1,788

Students ?

18.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,804

Per pupil spending ?

75%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2400 Granade Rd SW
Conyers, GA 30094

(770) 483-5428

District: Rockdale County

Feeder schools for Heritage High School:

Elementary:	Lorraine Elementary School
	Sims Elementary School
Middle:	General Ray Davis Middle School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

63.1%

Hispanic:

24.2%

White:

7.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 60th percentile in 2016 → 20th in 2026

Strengths

✓91% graduate in 4 years — above the Georgia average (87%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (22% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (38% vs 18% Georgia)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school22%

District avg25%

Georgia avg45%

367^th of 457

Georgia public high schools ?

Bottom 20%▼ down 40 pts since 2016

From top 40% (2016) to bottom 20% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3High Schools in the Rockdale County

167^th of 202Rockdale 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	18.1	367 of 457	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.1	316 of 451	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.1	267 of 454	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.8	264 of 448	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.9	271 of 431	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	16.9	349 of 410	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.0	237 of 438	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.2	193 of 428	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	36.9	230 of 420	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	47.2	172 of 426	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	45.5	180 of 435	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2014	59.9	127 of 425	70.1%	★★★★☆
2013	59.4	140 of 425	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	56.7	160 of 396	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	69.1	103 of 402	74.4%	★★★★☆
2010	70.3	92 of 384	76.0%	★★★★☆
2009	59.8	139 of 372	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	65.9	107 of 370	71.1%	★★★★☆
2007	61.5	127 of 358	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	72.9	56 of 335	83.3%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	29.8	248 of 377	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	43.4	171 of 391	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.3	110 of 382	71.2%	★★★★☆
2023	54.1	123 of 384	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.0	136 of 372	63.4%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	27.0	138 of 173	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.3	155 of 180	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.3	119 of 159	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.2	133 of 141	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	38.2	51 of 102	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	19.2	349 of 431	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.4	294 of 438	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.0	246 of 435	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.3	249 of 433	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.5	271 of 430	37.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	13.7	276 of 299	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	21.0	263 of 312	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.5	256 of 315	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.2	246 of 308	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.8	242 of 295	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	16.4	371 of 436	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.6	336 of 442	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.6	291 of 436	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.8	278 of 436	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.0	280 of 427	34.4%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	16.4	135 of 149	9.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.4	105 of 141	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	44.3	69 of 126	45.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	35.4	211 of 339	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	31.0	239 of 347	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.8	227 of 344	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.8	208 of 343	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.2	123 of 331	62.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	17.4	289 of 334	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.9	264 of 341	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.7	254 of 346	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.9	211 of 343	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.3	276 of 339	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)38th percentile+18 vs school

African American (2026)34th percentile+15 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)20th percentile~ school

Female (2026)19th percentile~ school

Male (2026)15th percentile-5 vs school

White (2026)13th percentile-6 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)9th percentile-21 vs school

Hispanic (2026)8th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Biology26%-21 vs state

United States History22%-16 vs state

Algebra I16%-32 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 (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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Heritage High School	Public	9-12	2400 Granade Rd SW	Conyers	30094	Rockdale County	Rockdale County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 483-5428	1,788	99	18.0	75.0%	136 (7.6%)	1,128 (63.1%)	433 (24.2%)	17 (1.0%)	3 (0.2%)	7 (0.4%)	64 (3.6%)	18.1	367^th of 457 public high schools	19.7%		27.1	316^th of 451 public high schools	29.9%	51	15.7	26.4	22.0	$12,804	$802	$12,002
Rockdale County High School	Public	9-12	1174 Bulldog Cir NE	Conyers	30012	Rockdale County	Rockdale County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 483-8754	2,336	128	18.2	78.6%	123 (5.3%)	1,669 (71.4%)	410 (17.6%)	42 (1.8%)	7 (0.3%)	7 (0.3%)	78 (3.3%)	23.8	333^rd of 457 public high schools	27.1%		26.7	318^th of 451 public high schools	29.5%	15	17.3	34.5	21.9	$13,126	$743	$12,382
Salem High School	Public	9-12	3551 Underwood Rd SE	Conyers	30013	Rockdale County	Rockdale County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 929-0176	1,118	67	16.7	90.2%	28 (2.5%)	911 (81.5%)	128 (11.4%)	5 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.5%)	39 (3.5%)	12	405^th of 457 public high schools	11.4%		14	395^th of 451 public high schools	12.4%	10	16.3	16.0	18.3	$14,865	$1,082	$13,783
Arabia Mountain High School - Academy of Engineering- Medic	Public	9-12	6610 Browns Mill Rd	Lithonia	30038	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 875-3602	1,224	73	16.7	65.2%	1 (0.1%)	1,148 (93.8%)	43 (3.5%)	6 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	23 (1.9%)	47	180^th of 457 public high schools	60.6%		55.4	145^th of 451 public high schools	67.8%	35	49.6	46.8	32.1	$17,247	$1,601	$15,646
Newton High School	Public	9-12	1 Ram Way	Covington	30014	Newton County	Newton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 787-2250	2,499	124	20.2	91.0%	150 (6.0%)	1,964 (78.6%)	284 (11.4%)	17 (0.7%)	1 (0.0%)	12 (0.5%)	71 (2.8%)	17	380^th of 457 public high schools	16.8%		21.1	352^nd of 451 public high schools	22.0%	28	18.6	24.5	21.9	$13,131	$870	$12,261
Woodland High School	Public	9-12	800 Moseley Dr	Stockbridge	30281	Henry County	Henry County	No	No	No	No	(770) 389-2784	1,251	71	17.7	57.7%	126 (10.1%)	819 (65.5%)	201 (16.1%)	28 (2.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	75 (6.0%)	33.6	268^th of 457 public high schools	41.4%		38.8	237^th of 451 public high schools	47.5%	31	20.1	43.0	28.6	$13,439	$398	$13,041
Miller Grove High School	Public	9-12	2645 Dekalb Medical Pkwy	Lithonia	30058	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 875-1102	1,073	72	14.9	100.0%	6 (0.6%)	983 (91.6%)	63 (5.9%)	7 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.1%)	25.6	317^th of 457 public high schools	30.6%		30.2	294^th of 451 public high schools	34.8%	23	32.1	30.9	25.1	$19,071	$1,964	$17,108
Lithonia High School	Public	9-12	2440 Phillips Rd	Lithonia	30058	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 676-2902	1,547	95	16.2	100.0%	24 (1.6%)	1,362 (88.0%)	105 (6.8%)	14 (0.9%)	8 (0.5%)	2 (0.1%)	32 (2.1%)	38.3	239^th of 457 public high schools	47.7%		23.3	340^th of 451 public high schools	24.6%	101	36.1	39.3	35.9	$17,439	$1,887	$15,552
Martin Luther King- Junior High School	Public	9-12	3991 Snapfinger Rd	Lithonia	30038	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 874-5402	1,370	84	16.3	100.0%	11 (0.8%)	1,254 (91.5%)	66 (4.8%)	6 (0.4%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (2.1%)	19.9	357^th of 457 public high schools	21.9%		14.5	392^nd of 451 public high schools	13.1%	35	22.0	28.9	22.1	$18,800	$2,089	$16,710
Union Grove High	Public	9-12	120 E Lake Rd	McDonough	30252	Henry County	Henry County	No	No	No	No	(678) 583-8502	1,622	86	18.8	35.8%	358 (22.1%)	895 (55.2%)	155 (9.6%)	112 (6.9%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	99 (6.1%)	55.7	135^th of 457 public high schools	70.5%		71	82^nd of 451 public high schools	81.8%	53	34.6	53.4	49.8	$12,504	$406	$12,097

Frequently Asked Questions about Heritage High School

What district is Heritage High School in?

Rockdale County

What is the racial makeup of Heritage High School?

Students at Heritage High School are 63% African American, 24% Hispanic, 8% White, 4% Two or more races.

What schools feed into Heritage High School?

Heritage High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Lorraine Elementary School
Elementary : Sims Elementary School
Middle : General Ray Davis Middle School

Is Heritage High School a good school?

Heritage High School ranks in the bottom 19.7% of Georgia high schools.

How many students attend Heritage High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,788 students attended Heritage High School.

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