Summary:
Zip code 30344, located in the East Point area of Georgia, is served by a single high school, Tri-Cities High School, which enrolls students in grades 9 through 12 as part of the Fulton County School District.
Tri-Cities High School is the only high school in this zip code, and it faces significant challenges. The school serves a student body where 100% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, and it spends a substantial $17,308 per student. Despite this high level of investment, academic proficiency rates are well below both district and state averages across all tested subjects. For example, in the most recent 2025-2026 school year, only 23.3% of students were proficient in Algebra I, compared to 60.6% district-wide and 48.1% statewide. Similar gaps exist in Biology (25.7% proficient) and U.S. History (23.8% proficient). The school’s graduation rate of 86.1% is close to the state average of 87.2%, but its dropout rate of 4.6% is nearly double the state rate of 2.4%. Perhaps most concerning is the chronic absenteeism rate of 54.3%, which is more than three times the district rate of 16.6% and the state rate of 17.7%.
There are some positive signs. U.S. History proficiency improved dramatically from 9% in 2024-2025 to 23.8% in 2025-2026, a 164% relative increase. The school’s state ranking has also improved modestly, moving from 380th in 2023-2024 to 363rd in 2025-2026, though it remains in the bottom quintile of Georgia high schools. The disconnect between a relatively solid graduation rate and low proficiency scores suggests students may be graduating without full college and career readiness. Given the concentration of poverty and high absenteeism, families should be aware that while the school is making incremental progress, it faces substantial hurdles that require comprehensive support beyond academics alone.
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