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Americus Sumter County High South High School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceSchool District

805 Harrold Ave

Americus GA, 31709, Sumter County

Phone: 229-924-3653

Ranking:

(342 out of 392, bottom 13%)*

Type: Regular High School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12

School District: Sumter County School District

Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA

Magnet: NA

Charter: NA

Shared-Time School: NA

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014		2012-2013		2011-2012		2010-2011		2009-2010		2008-2009		2007-2008
	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%
Total Teachers:	54		58		59		56		56		56		59
Total Students:	950		924		906		928		900		960		1,075
Grade 9:	64	6.7%	66	7.1%	45	5.0%	62	6.7%	8	0.9%	17	1.8%	15	1.4%
Grade 10:	356	37.5%	317	34.3%	327	36.1%	330	35.6%	343	38.1%	347	36.1%	411	38.2%
Grade 11:	278	29.3%	279	30.2%	282	31.1%	280	30.2%	264	29.3%	303	31.6%	355	33.0%
Grade 12:	252	26.5%	262	28.4%	252	27.8%	256	27.6%	285	31.7%	293	30.5%	294	27.3%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	454	47.8%	446	48.3%	441	48.7%	457	49.2%	428	47.6%	432	45.0%	496	46.1%
Female:	496	52.2%	478	51.7%	465	51.3%	471	50.8%	472	52.4%	512	53.3%	564	52.5%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	0.2%	3	0.3%	3	0.3%	2	0.2%
Asian:	11	1.2%	7	0.8%	10	1.1%	17	1.8%	16	1.8%	22	2.3%	9	0.8%
Hispanic:	46	4.8%	39	4.2%	44	4.9%	45	4.8%	30	3.3%	25	2.6%	26	2.4%
Black:	742	78.1%	726	78.6%	704	77.7%	700	75.4%	662	73.6%	693	72.2%	785	73.0%
White:	147	15.5%	146	15.8%	144	15.9%	163	17.6%	187	20.8%	209	21.8%	242	22.5%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	0	0.0%	1	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	4	0.4%	5	0.5%	4	0.4%	1	0.1%	2	0.2%	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	655	68.9%	637	68.9%	625	69.0%	661	71.2%	631	70.1%	674	70.2%	660	61.4%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	95	10.0%	93	10.1%	91	10.0%	79	8.5%	102	11.3%	109	11.4%	126	11.7%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	17.46		16.01		15.38		16.57		16.19		17.20		18.30

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
EOCT
2006	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	31%	42%	N/A
2007	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	34.5%	43.9%	N/A
2008	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	22.7%	43.9%	N/A
2009	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	27.4%	30.2%	N/A
2006	American Literature and Composition	End of course	% met std	71%	71%	N/A
2007	American Literature and Composition	End of course	% met std	59.1%	59.1%	N/A
2008	American Literature and Composition	End of course	% met std	64.6%	64.6%	N/A
2009	American Literature and Composition	End of course	% met std	72.8%	70.9%	N/A
2010	American Literature and Composition	End of course	% met std	79%	79%	N/A
2011	American Literature and Composition	End of course	% met std	84%	84%	N/A
2012	American Literature and Composition	End of course	% met std	78.6%	78.6%	N/A
2013	American Literature and Composition	End of course	% met std	80.6%	80.6%	N/A
2006	Biology	End of course	% met std	23%	29%	N/A
2007	Biology	End of course	% met std	15.7%	30.3%	N/A
2008	Biology	End of course	% met std	32%	44.4%	N/A
2009	Biology	End of course	% met std	33.3%	44%	N/A
2010	Biology	End of course	% met std	26.6%	38.7%	N/A
2011	Biology	End of course	% met std	56.3%	60.7%	N/A
2012	Biology	End of course	% met std	42.3%	68.1%	N/A
2013	Biology	End of course	% met std	33.7%	68%	N/A
2006	Economics/Business/Free Enterprise	End of course	% met std	19%	19%	N/A
2007	Economics/Business/Free Enterprise	End of course	% met std	28.9%	28%	N/A
2008	Economics/Business/Free Enterprise	End of course	% met std	38.7%	38%	N/A
2009	Economics/Business/Free Enterprise	End of course	% met std	43.2%	45.1%	N/A
2010	Economics/Business/Free Enterprise	End of course	% met std	50%	53.5%	N/A
2011	Economics/Business/Free Enterprise	End of course	% met std	61.9%	61.9%	N/A
2012	Economics/Business/Free Enterprise	End of course	% met std	66.1%	66.1%	N/A
2013	Economics/Business/Free Enterprise	End of course	% met std	76.1%	76.1%	N/A
2006	Geometry	End of course	% met std	25%	34%	N/A
2007	Geometry	End of course	% met std	14.9%	32.5%	N/A
2008	Geometry	End of course	% met std	33.6%	41%	N/A
2009	Geometry	End of course	% met std	26.9%	26.9%	N/A
2012	Mathematics I	End of course	% met std	12.5%	42.4%	N/A
2013	Mathematics I	End of course	% met std	0%	0%	N/A
2010	Mathematics II	End of course	% met std	31.4%	34%	N/A
2011	Mathematics II	End of course	% met std	25.3%	25.3%	N/A
2012	Mathematics II	End of course	% met std	28.6%	28.6%	N/A
2013	Mathematics II	End of course	% met std	35.2%	35.2%	N/A
2006	Ninth Grade Literature and Composition	End of course	% met std	60%	53%	N/A
2007	Ninth Grade Literature and Composition	End of course	% met std	46.2%	52.5%	N/A
2008	Ninth Grade Literature and Composition	End of course	% met std	60%	52%	N/A
2012	Ninth Grade Literature and Composition	End of course	% met std	76.4%	72.4%	N/A
2006	Physical Science	End of course	% met std	42%	41%	N/A
2007	Physical Science	End of course	% met std	47.4%	47.8%	N/A
2008	Physical Science	End of course	% met std	44.8%	44.5%	N/A
2009	Physical Science	End of course	% met std	66.2%	66.4%	N/A
2010	Physical Science	End of course	% met std	70.4%	70.9%	N/A
2011	Physical Science	End of course	% met std	60.9%	60.9%	N/A
2012	Physical Science	End of course	% met std	65.7%	65.9%	N/A
2013	Physical Science	End of course	% met std	75.4%	74.7%	N/A
2006	United States History	End of course	% met std	54%	54%	N/A
2007	United States History	End of course	% met std	52%	52%	N/A
2008	United States History	End of course	% met std	41.8%	41.4%	N/A
2009	United States History	End of course	% met std	47.3%	46.8%	N/A
2010	United States History	End of course	% met std	61.9%	61.9%	N/A
2011	United States History	End of course	% met std	63.1%	63.1%	N/A
2012	United States History	End of course	% met std	49.9%	49.9%	N/A
2013	United States History	End of course	% met std	46.2%	46.2%	N/A
GHSGT (GPS)
2008	English Language Arts	End of course	% met std	86.5%	86.5%	N/A
2009	English Language Arts	End of course	% met std	86.5%	86.5%	N/A
2010	English Language Arts	End of course	% met std	82.9%	82.9%	N/A
2011	English Language Arts	End of course	% met std	83%	83%	N/A
2011	Math	End of course	% met std	72%	72%	N/A
2008	Science	End of course	% met std	80.6%	80.6%	N/A
2009	Science	End of course	% met std	82.12%	82.2%	N/A
2010	Science	End of course	% met std	81.7%	81.7%	N/A
2011	Science	End of course	% met std	89%	89%	N/A
2010	Social Studies	End of course	% met std	67.3%	67.3%	N/A
2011	Social Studies	End of course	% met std	72%	72%	N/A
GHSGT (QCC)
2006	English	End of course	% met std	91%	91%	N/A
2007	English	End of course	% met std	94.4%	94.4%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	End of course	% met std	84%	84%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	End of course	% met std	84.8%	84.8%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	End of course	% met std	89%	89%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	End of course	% met std	88.69%	89%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	End of course	% met std	86%	86%	N/A
2006	Science	End of course	% met std	52%	52%	N/A
2007	Science	End of course	% met std	56.9%	56.9%	N/A
2006	Social Studies	End of course	% met std	75%	75%	N/A
2007	Social Studies	End of course	% met std	78.7%	78.7%	N/A
2008	Social Studies	End of course	% met std	81%	81%	N/A
2009	Social Studies	End of course	% met std	80.59%	81%	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

* Americus Sumter County High South High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.