Summary:
Zip code 30184 (White, Georgia) is home to a single public high school, Cass High School, which serves grades 9 through 12 as part of the Bartow County School District.
Cass High School is on a strong upward trajectory. Its state ranking improved dramatically from 218th in 2023-2024 to 149th in 2025-2026, moving from the 52nd to the 67th percentile among roughly 455 Georgia high schools. This improvement is backed by significant year-over-year gains on state Milestones assessments: Biology proficiency jumped 12 points, Algebra I rose by 9.1 points, and U.S. History improved by 5.8 points. The school now outperforms the state average in Biology (48.9% vs. 47.2%) and U.S. History (47.6% vs. 38.5%), though it still trails the state in Algebra I (41.4% vs. 48.1%) and lags its district by 12.5 points in that subject. Graduation rates are a clear strength at 93.1%, well above the state average of 87.2%, and the dropout rate of 0.8% is just one-third of the state figure.
The most notable concern is chronic absenteeism. At 25.7%, it is nearly 10 points higher than the district (15.8%) and 8 points above the state (17.7%), which is unusual given the school’s strong graduation and dropout numbers. With 62.3% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, the school serves a population with above-average economic need, yet still achieves competitive test scores and a high graduation rate. Per-student spending of $13,644 appears reasonable, and the combination of improving outcomes and moderate costs suggests efficient resource use. The persistent absenteeism issue, however, remains the biggest risk to sustaining this momentum, and families should be aware that while academics are improving, attendance challenges could affect future performance.
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