High Schools in Houston County

The Houston County school district in Georgia is home to 5 high schools, serving students in grades 9-12. These schools include Houston County High School, Northside High School, Veterans High School, Warner Robins High School, and Perry High School. The data reveals significant performance differences between these schools, with Veterans High School and Houston County High School standing out as the top-performing schools in the district.

Veterans High School is the highest-ranked school in the data set, placed 50th out of 458 Georgia high schools. It boasts impressive proficiency rates on state assessments and a 94.2% four-year graduation rate. In contrast, Northside High School and Warner Robins High School have significantly lower graduation rates of 79.9% and 87.7%, respectively. The data suggests a potential correlation between socioeconomic status, as measured by free/reduced lunch rates, and academic performance across the schools.

While funding and student-teacher ratios vary across the schools, these factors do not appear to be the primary drivers of the performance differences. Veterans High School, the top-performing school, has the lowest spending per student and the highest student-teacher ratio among the schools in the data set. These findings highlight the complex nature of academic achievement and the need for a multifaceted approach to supporting student success in the Houston County school district.