SchoolGrade

The grade is the share of students at or above the GA proficiency bar. The projection is what a school with this student body and community would be expected to reach.

Actual vs projected proficiency

Actual 16%Projected 18%

Booker T. Washington High School Exceeds Expectations for its students’ context.

Actual is the share of tested students who met the GA proficiency bar.
Projected is what a school with this student body and community would be expected to reach.
Impact is the gap in one phrase: greatly exceeds, exceeds, meets, or below expectations.

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Academics

Proficiency on state assessments by subject against the GA average, then graduation and college coursework.

Academic performance

Math proficiency

School 17%GA 40%

English proficiency

School 14%GA 37%

Science proficiency

School 18%GA 38%

College preparedness

Graduation rate

80%

Graduating in four years.

Enrolled in AP classes

3%

Students in at least one AP course. 4 AP courses offered.

Dual enrollment

6%

Taking college courses during high school.

Enrolled in IB classes6%
AP courses offered4
AP enrollment by subject

AP science

1%
4%

AP computer science

0%
1%

AP math

3%
2%

Gold marks the GA average.

Neighborhood

Safety and economics around the school. Context for families, never part of the grade.

Crime Grade

Overall crime

D-

65.84 incidents per 1,000 residents

Violent crime

D-

12.19 per 1,000 residents

Property crime

D+

34.38 per 1,000 residents

What is Crime Grade?

Crime Grade combines official crime reports from the FBI, state and local law enforcement with models that fill reporting gaps, producing one letter grade for a neighborhood’s overall safety. It appears here so families can see how safe the community around a school is. It never feeds the school’s grade.

Economics and housing

Median household income

$44,940

GA average $85,989

Median home value

$284,221

GA average $295,153

Median rent

$1,098 /mo

GA average $1,429

Unemployment rate

10.6%

GA average 5.2%

Adults with a high school diploma

Here 87.1%GA 88.9%

Teachers and staff

Teacher and support staff capacity, qualifications and pay.

Staffing

Student to teacher ratio

14:1

GA average 13:1

Teachers

62

Full-time equivalent teachers.

Average teacher salary

$83,366

All teachers in Atlanta Public Schools.

Student to counselor ratio GA average 455:1208:1
Support staff11
Psychologists0
Nurses2
Social workers1
Law enforcement officers4
Security staff0

Qualifications

Certified teachers

School 100%GA 93%

Experienced teachers

School 55%GA 67%

Environment and safety

Suspensions, expulsions and reported bullying, as counts for the school year.

In-school suspension days254
Out-of-school suspension days6
Total days missed to suspension1059
Expulsions with services7
Expulsions without services2
Zero-tolerance expulsions2
Bullying incidents by victim type
Gender-based0
Sexual orientation0
Race-based0
Disability-based0
Religion-based0

Resources and finance

District-level spending, per student and by purpose.

Spending per student

$12967 /yr

District-level spending per student.

Instruction vs administration

$8.16

Spent on instruction for every $1 on administration.

Equity and access

Who the school serves: enrollment by reported group.

Race and ethnicity

White

0%

Native American

0%

Asian or Pacific Islander

0%

Black

98%

Latino

2%

Multiracial

0%

Native Hawaiian or Alaskan

0%

Student groups

Economically disadvantaged100%
Students with disabilities10%
English as a second language0%
Gifted and talented0%
Foster care0%
Military connected0%
Homeless20%
Migratory0%

High schools nearest to Booker T. Washington High School

Nearby high schools with their actual and projected test scores.

Frederick Douglass High School

  • Actual: 21%
  • Projected: 16%
  • Distance: 2.8 mi
Carver High School Early College

  • Actual: 22%
  • Projected: 20%
  • Distance: 3.0 mi
Midtown High School

  • Actual: 57%
  • Projected: 66%
  • Distance: 3.4 mi
Maynard Jackson High School

  • Actual: 35%
  • Projected: 50%
  • Distance: 3.5 mi
B.e.s.t Academy

  • Actual: 26%
  • Projected: 20%
  • Distance: 4.1 mi
Corretta Scott King Young Womens' Leadership Academy

  • Actual: 32%
  • Projected: 29%
  • Distance: 4.2 mi
Tri-cities High School

  • Actual: 21%
  • Projected: 27%
  • Distance: 4.9 mi
Benjamin E. Mays High School

  • Actual: 22%
  • Projected: 21%
  • Distance: 5.0 mi
D. M. Therrell High School

  • Actual: 18%
  • Projected: 12%
  • Distance: 5.5 mi
Mcnair High School

  • Actual: 16%
  • Projected: 14%
  • Distance: 6.4 mi