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Social Circle High School

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Social Circle High School ranks 290 th of 455 Georgia high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

290^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 455 Georgia High Schools

Better than 36% of Georgia high schools

Summary

Social Circle High School serves approximately 629 students in grades 9-12 in the small town of Social Circle, GA, making it the smallest high school in its comparison group—roughly half the size of nearby Morgan County High School and nearly six times smaller than Grayson High School. The school currently ranks 290th out of 455 Georgia high schools (36th percentile, 2 stars), a notable decline from its peak of 111th in the state (4 stars) in 2018-2019. The Social Circle City district ranks 105th out of 201 Georgia districts, placing it below surrounding districts like Walton County (80th percentile) and Morgan County (84th percentile).

The most significant academic challenge is Algebra I, where only 19.7% of students scored proficient in 2025-2026, compared to the state average of 48.1%—a gap of nearly 29 percentage points. This follows several years of very low proficiency rates (3.3% in 2023-2024 and 6.6% in 2022-2023), though the school has shown steady improvement. By contrast, nearby Loganville High School and Walnut Grove High School post Algebra I proficiency rates above 64%. Social Circle performs much better in Biology (32.9% proficient) and U.S. History (36% proficient), with the latter nearly matching the state average of 38.5%. The school also outperforms several larger Newton County schools in these subjects.

Despite academic struggles, Social Circle maintains strong graduation rates—88.7% in 2024-2025, above the state average of 87.2%, and consistently above 93% in prior years. Chronic absenteeism has improved dramatically, dropping from 34.0% in 2021-2022 to 16.0% in 2025-2026, now below the state average. The school also benefits from a favorable student-teacher ratio of 14.9:1 and per-student spending of $14,018, higher than several nearby schools. However, the percentage of students eligible for free or reduced lunch has nearly doubled in three years, from 29.4% to 57.1%, reflecting a significant demographic shift. With its small size and improving attendance, the school has a foundation to build on, but the persistent Algebra I gap remains an urgent priority for intervention.

629

Students ?

14.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,018

Per pupil spending ?

57.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

154 Alcova Dr
Social Circle, GA 30025

(770) 464-2611

District: Social Circle City

Racial breakdown:

White:

68.8%

African American:

21.0%

Hispanic:

4.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 62nd percentile in 2016 → 36th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (29% vs 45% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 26 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school29%

District avg34%

Georgia avg45%

290^th of 455

Georgia public high schools ?

Bottom 36%▼ down 26 pts since 2016

From top 38% (2016) to bottom 36% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

105^th of 201Social Circle City 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	29.1	290 of 455	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	40.3	231 of 451	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.2	234 of 454	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.6	220 of 448	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.8	174 of 431	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	31.1	263 of 410	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.6	111 of 438	74.7%	★★★★☆
2018	40.7	212 of 428	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	42.3	190 of 420	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	48.7	160 of 426	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	45.7	175 of 435	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	38.5	277 of 425	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	34.0	311 of 425	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	46.7	224 of 396	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	58.9	155 of 402	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	55.5	164 of 384	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	56.7	161 of 372	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	57.9	145 of 370	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	66.8	92 of 358	74.3%	★★★★☆
2006	53.3	154 of 335	54.0%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	17.2	323 of 376	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.9	294 of 391	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.7	249 of 382	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.6	302 of 384	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.9	181 of 372	51.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	27.8	298 of 431	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.4	205 of 438	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.5	220 of 435	49.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.8	222 of 433	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.6	192 of 430	55.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	28.2	294 of 436	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.0	254 of 442	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.8	242 of 436	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.8	229 of 436	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.2	149 of 427	65.1%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	19.4	299 of 338	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.8	288 of 347	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.1	242 of 344	29.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	15.0	299 of 334	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.0	271 of 341	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.7	266 of 346	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.5	241 of 343	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.6	212 of 339	37.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Male (2026)33rd percentile-4 vs school

Female (2026)31st percentile-5 vs school

African American (2026)14th percentile-22 vs school

Special Education (2026)12th percentile-25 vs school

White (2026)10th percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

United States History36%~ state avg

Biology33%-14 vs state

Algebra I20%-28 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
Social Circle High School	Public	9-12	154 Alcova Dr	Social Circle	30025	Walton County	Social Circle City	No	No	No	No	(770) 464-2611	629	42	14.9	57.1%	433 (68.8%)	132 (21.0%)	29 (4.6%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.5%)	29.1	290^th of 455 public high schools	36.3%		40.3	231^st of 451 public high schools	48.8%	59	19.7	32.9	36.0	$14,018	$373	$13,646
Eastside High School	Public	9-12	140 Highway 142	Covington	30014	Newton County	Newton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 784-2920	1,590	84	18.9	69.0%	599 (37.7%)	720 (45.3%)	170 (10.7%)	25 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (4.8%)	32.6	272^nd of 455 public high schools	40.2%		43	209^th of 451 public high schools	53.7%	63	25.4	38.2	32.2	$13,952	$751	$13,202
Walnut Grove High School	Public	9-12	4863 Guthrie Cemetery Rd	Loganville	30052	Walton County	Walton County	No	No	No	No	(678) 507-3900	1,511	97	15.5	39.7%	1,033 (68.4%)	231 (15.3%)	179 (11.8%)	15 (1.0%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	48 (3.2%)	68.8	71^st of 455 public high schools	84.4%		73	73^rd of 451 public high schools	83.8%	2	64.3	57.7	50.6	$12,064	$369	$11,694
Monroe Area High School	Public	9-12	300 Double Springs Church Rd S	Monroe	30656	Walton County	Walton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 266-4599	1,233	87	14.1	57.5%	558 (45.3%)	437 (35.4%)	147 (11.9%)	30 (2.4%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	57 (4.6%)	50.9	164^th of 455 public high schools	64.0%		49.9	170^th of 451 public high schools	62.3%	6	43.8	47.5	43.9	$13,495	$832	$12,663
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%)	16.8	379^th of 455 public high schools	16.7%		21.1	352^nd of 451 public high schools	22.0%	27	18.6	24.5	21.9	$13,131	$870	$12,261
Loganville High School	Public	9-12	100 Trident Trail	Loganville	30052	Walton County	Walton County	No	No	No	No	(678) 684-2880	1,911	114	16.7	44.0%	856 (44.8%)	566 (29.6%)	336 (17.6%)	50 (2.6%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	100 (5.2%)	63.1	95^th of 455 public high schools	79.1%		70.6	83^rd of 451 public high schools	81.6%	12	64.2	48.2	49.4	$11,103	$259	$10,844
Alcovy High School	Public	9-12	14567 Highway 36	Covington	30014	Newton County	Newton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 784-4995	1,968	100	19.7	92.8%	351 (17.8%)	1,297 (65.9%)	208 (10.6%)	9 (0.5%)	2 (0.1%)	7 (0.4%)	94 (4.8%)	9.9	412^th of 455 public high schools	9.5%		18	368^th of 451 public high schools	18.4%	44	9.4	17.3	14.1	$13,204	$801	$12,402
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%)	11.9	404^th of 455 public high schools	11.2%		14	395^th of 451 public high schools	12.4%	9	16.3	16.0	18.3	$14,865	$1,082	$13,783
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%)	23.7	332^nd of 455 public high schools	27.0%		26.7	318^th of 451 public high schools	29.5%	14	17.3	34.5	21.9	$13,126	$743	$12,382
Morgan County High School	Public	9-12	1231 College Dr	Madison	30650	Morgan County	Morgan County	No	No	No	No	(706) 752-4900	1,117	75	14.8	45.6%	716 (64.1%)	261 (23.4%)	84 (7.5%)	8 (0.7%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	44 (3.9%)	43.8	199^th of 455 public high schools	56.3%		60.4	118^th of 451 public high schools	73.8%	81	39.0	45.7	40.1	$14,745	$347	$14,398

Frequently Asked Questions about Social Circle High School

How many students attend Social Circle High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 629 students attended Social Circle High School.

Is Social Circle High School a good school?

Social Circle High School ranks 290^th of 455 Georgia high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Social Circle High School?

Students at Social Circle High School are 69% White, 21% African American, 5% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What district is Social Circle High School in?

Social Circle City

What schools feed into Social Circle High School?

Social Circle High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Social Circle Elementary School
Middle : Social Circle Middle School

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