Americus Sumter County High South High School
805 Harrold Ave
Americus GA, 31709, Sumter County
Phone: 229-924-3653
Ranking: 
(342 out of 392, bottom 13%)*
(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% | 64% |
| 2007 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 34.5% | 43.9% | 65% |
| 2008 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 22.7% | 43.9% | 55% |
| 2009 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 27.4% | 30.2% | 40% |
| 2006 | American Literature and Composition | End of course | % met std | 71% | 71% | 81% |
| 2007 | American Literature and Composition | End of course | % met std | 59.1% | 59.1% | 81% |
| 2008 | American Literature and Composition | End of course | % met std | 64.6% | 64.6% | 84% |
| 2009 | American Literature and Composition | End of course | % met std | 72.8% | 70.9% | 86% |
| 2010 | American Literature and Composition | End of course | % met std | 79% | 79% | 86.1% |
| 2011 | American Literature and Composition | End of course | % met std | 84% | 84% | 88.1% |
| 2012 | American Literature and Composition | End of course | % met std | 78.6% | 78.6% | 89.2% |
| 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% | 57% |
| 2007 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 15.7% | 30.3% | 58% |
| 2008 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 32% | 44.4% | 62% |
| 2009 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 33.3% | 44% | 64% |
| 2010 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 26.6% | 38.7% | 66.1% |
| 2011 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 56.3% | 60.7% | 69.9% |
| 2012 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 42.3% | 68.1% | 72.7% |
| 2013 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 33.7% | 68% | N/A |
| 2006 | Economics/Business/Free Enterprise | End of course | % met std | 19% | 19% | 58% |
| 2007 | Economics/Business/Free Enterprise | End of course | % met std | 28.9% | 28% | 66% |
| 2008 | Economics/Business/Free Enterprise | End of course | % met std | 38.7% | 38% | 68% |
| 2009 | Economics/Business/Free Enterprise | End of course | % met std | 43.2% | 45.1% | 68% |
| 2010 | Economics/Business/Free Enterprise | End of course | % met std | 50% | 53.5% | 70.3% |
| 2011 | Economics/Business/Free Enterprise | End of course | % met std | 61.9% | 61.9% | 72.2% |
| 2012 | Economics/Business/Free Enterprise | End of course | % met std | 66.1% | 66.1% | 77.3% |
| 2013 | Economics/Business/Free Enterprise | End of course | % met std | 76.1% | 76.1% | 78.9% |
| 2006 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 25% | 34% | 62% |
| 2007 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 14.9% | 32.5% | 63% |
| 2008 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 33.6% | 41% | 61% |
| 2009 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 26.9% | 26.9% | 47% |
| 2012 | Mathematics I | End of course | % met std | 12.5% | 42.4% | 65.2% |
| 2013 | Mathematics I | End of course | % met std | 0% | 0% | N/A |
| 2010 | Mathematics II | End of course | % met std | 31.4% | 34% | 52.3% |
| 2011 | Mathematics II | End of course | % met std | 25.3% | 25.3% | 54.8% |
| 2012 | Mathematics II | End of course | % met std | 28.6% | 28.6% | 53.9% |
| 2013 | Mathematics II | End of course | % met std | 35.2% | 35.2% | 59.1% |
| 2006 | Ninth Grade Literature and Composition | End of course | % met std | 60% | 53% | 65% |
| 2007 | Ninth Grade Literature and Composition | End of course | % met std | 46.2% | 52.5% | 68% |
| 2008 | Ninth Grade Literature and Composition | End of course | % met std | 60% | 52% | 73% |
| 2012 | Ninth Grade Literature and Composition | End of course | % met std | 76.4% | 72.4% | 84.1% |
| 2006 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 42% | 41% | 61% |
| 2007 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 47.4% | 47.8% | 62% |
| 2008 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 44.8% | 44.5% | 63% |
| 2009 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 66.2% | 66.4% | 67% |
| 2010 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 70.4% | 70.9% | 72.2% |
| 2011 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 60.9% | 60.9% | 76.2% |
| 2012 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 65.7% | 65.9% | 77.5% |
| 2013 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 75.4% | 74.7% | 82.7% |
| 2006 | United States History | End of course | % met std | 54% | 54% | 71% |
| 2007 | United States History | End of course | % met std | 52% | 52% | 71% |
| 2008 | United States History | End of course | % met std | 41.8% | 41.4% | 59% |
| 2009 | United States History | End of course | % met std | 47.3% | 46.8% | 60% |
| 2010 | United States History | End of course | % met std | 61.9% | 61.9% | 61.8% |
| 2011 | United States History | End of course | % met std | 63.1% | 63.1% | 66.2% |
| 2012 | United States History | End of course | % met std | 49.9% | 49.9% | 68.3% |
| 2013 | United States History | End of course | % met std | 46.2% | 46.2% | 72.6% |
| GHSGT (GPS) | ||||||
| 2008 | English Language Arts | End of course | % met std | 86.5% | 86.5% | 90% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | End of course | % met std | 86.5% | 86.5% | 89.98% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | End of course | % met std | 82.9% | 82.9% | 90.1% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | End of course | % met std | 83% | 83% | 91% |
| 2011 | Math | End of course | % met std | 72% | 72% | 84% |
| 2008 | Science | End of course | % met std | 80.6% | 80.6% | 86.2% |
| 2009 | Science | End of course | % met std | 82.12% | 82.2% | 87.85% |
| 2010 | Science | End of course | % met std | 81.7% | 81.7% | 90% |
| 2011 | Science | End of course | % met std | 89% | 89% | 93% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | End of course | % met std | 67.3% | 67.3% | 77.9% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | End of course | % met std | 72% | 72% | 80% |
| GHSGT (QCC) | ||||||
| 2006 | English | End of course | % met std | 91% | 91% | 96% |
| 2007 | English | End of course | % met std | 94.4% | 94.4% | 96.2% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | End of course | % met std | 84% | 84% | 92% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | End of course | % met std | 84.8% | 84.8% | 91.7% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | End of course | % met std | 89% | 89% | 92% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | End of course | % met std | 88.69% | 89% | 93.51% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | End of course | % met std | 86% | 86% | 91% |
| 2006 | Science | End of course | % met std | 52% | 52% | 73% |
| 2007 | Science | End of course | % met std | 56.9% | 56.9% | 73.6% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | End of course | % met std | 75% | 75% | 86% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | End of course | % met std | 78.7% | 78.7% | 87.1% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | End of course | % met std | 81% | 81% | 86% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | End of course | % met std | 80.59% | 81% | 87.24% |
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.