Summary:
ZIP code 30189 in Woodstock, Georgia, is served by two large public high schools—Etowah High School and Woodstock High School—both part of the highly rated Cherokee County School District, which ranks in the top 11% of Georgia districts.
Both schools are consistently ranked in the top 20% of Georgia high schools, with Woodstock holding a slight edge in recent years (85th percentile vs. Etowah's 83rd percentile for 2025-2026). Woodstock stands out as the graduation and attendance leader: its 96.0% graduation rate is 8.8 points above the state average and 3.5 points higher than Etowah's 92.5%, while its dropout rate (0.7%) is less than one-third of the state's. Woodstock also has lower chronic absenteeism (14.8% vs. Etowah's 17.0%), though both schools exceed the district average of 10.2% in this area. Academically, Woodstock leads in Algebra I (54.5% proficient vs. Etowah's 49.9% in 2025-2026) and Biology (69.5% vs. 65.4%), while Etowah showed stronger U.S. History performance in the prior year (61.8% vs. 61.1%). Both schools dramatically outperform state averages in Biology—by more than 22 percentage points—and in U.S. History, where they exceed the state by roughly 12-17 points.
With nearly identical demographics (free/reduced lunch rates around 34%), per-student spending (about $12,100-$12,800), and identical student-teacher ratios (16.1:1), the performance differences between these schools likely stem from school-specific practices rather than resources. Both schools face a shared challenge in Algebra I, where they trail the district average of 62.3%, and both show elevated chronic absenteeism relative to the district. Note that the most recent test release does not include English Language Arts scores; those will be available in December. The most recent ELA-related data (2024-2025 American Literature) shows both schools above district and state averages, with Etowah at 57.4% and Woodstock at 56.1%.
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