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 55%Projected 66%

Etowah High School Meets 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 44%GA 40%

English proficiency

School 57%GA 37%

Science proficiency

School 62%GA 38%

College preparedness

Graduation rate

89%

Graduating in four years.

Enrolled in AP classes

26%

Students in at least one AP course. 23 AP courses offered.

Dual enrollment

4%

Taking college courses during high school.

Enrolled in IB classes4%
AP courses offered23
AP enrollment by subject

AP science

8%
4%

AP computer science

3%
1%

AP math

5%
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

B

21.25 incidents per 1,000 residents

Violent crime

B+

2.15 per 1,000 residents

Property crime

A-

10.30 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

$122,916

GA average $85,989

Median home value

$350,756

GA average $295,153

Median rent

$1,821 /mo

GA average $1,429

Unemployment rate

3.6%

GA average 5.2%

Adults with a high school diploma

Here 94.5%GA 88.9%

Teachers and staff

Teacher and support staff capacity, qualifications and pay.

Staffing

Student to teacher ratio

16:1

GA average 13:1

Teachers

143

Full-time equivalent teachers.

Average teacher salary

$76,986

All teachers in Cherokee County.

Student to counselor ratio GA average 455:1407:1
Support staff9
Psychologists1
Nurses1
Social workers0
Law enforcement officers1
Security staff0

Qualifications

Certified teachers

School 100%GA 93%

Experienced teachers

School 75%GA 67%

Environment and safety

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

In-school suspension days125
Out-of-school suspension days350
Total days missed to suspension635
Expulsions with services10
Expulsions without services18
Zero-tolerance expulsions18
Bullying incidents by victim type
Gender-based0
Sexual orientation4
Race-based5
Disability-based0
Religion-based3

Resources and finance

District-level spending, per student and by purpose.

Spending per student

$7808 /yr

District-level spending per student.

Instruction vs administration

$10.03

Spent on instruction for every $1 on administration.

Equity and access

Who the school serves: enrollment by reported group.

Race and ethnicity

White

59%

Native American

0%

Asian or Pacific Islander

3%

Black

11%

Latino

24%

Multiracial

5%

Native Hawaiian or Alaskan

0%

Student groups

Economically disadvantaged28%
Students with disabilities16%
English as a second language6%
Gifted and talented0%
Foster care0%
Military connected0%
Homeless1%
Migratory0%

High schools nearest to Etowah High School

Nearby high schools with their actual and projected test scores.

Woodstock High School

  • Actual: 58%
  • Projected: 61%
  • Distance: 1.6 mi
Kell High School

  • Actual: 59%
  • Projected: 67%
  • Distance: 4.6 mi
River Ridge High School

  • Actual: 66%
  • Projected: 68%
  • Distance: 4.8 mi
North Cobb High School

  • Actual: 49%
  • Projected: 63%
  • Distance: 7.1 mi
Lassiter High School

  • Actual: 77%
  • Projected: 82%
  • Distance: 7.2 mi
Sprayberry High School

  • Actual: 48%
  • Projected: 63%
  • Distance: 8.2 mi
Sequoyah High School

  • Actual: 59%
  • Projected: 72%
  • Distance: 8.6 mi
Kennesaw Mountain High School

  • Actual: 62%
  • Projected: 70%
  • Distance: 8.7 mi
Cherokee High School

  • Actual: 45%
  • Projected: 58%
  • Distance: 8.9 mi
Pope High School

  • Actual: 77%
  • Projected: 81%
  • Distance: 9.0 mi