Towns County High School
1400 Hwy 76 East Hiawassee GA, 30546, Towns County Phone: 706-896-4131 Ranking: (146 out of 392, top 37%)* Type: Regular High School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12 School District: Towns County School District Title I Eligible School: No 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: | 24 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | |||||||
Total Students: | 366 | 350 | 324 | 339 | 317 | 332 | 339 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 110 | 30.1% | 91 | 26.0% | 99 | 30.6% | 101 | 29.8% | 91 | 28.7% | 87 | 26.2% | 112 | 33.0% |
Grade 10: | 83 | 22.7% | 96 | 27.4% | 91 | 28.1% | 90 | 26.5% | 74 | 23.3% | 99 | 29.8% | 88 | 26.0% |
Grade 11: | 89 | 24.3% | 92 | 26.3% | 76 | 23.5% | 69 | 20.4% | 89 | 28.1% | 76 | 22.9% | 82 | 24.2% |
Grade 12: | 84 | 23.0% | 71 | 20.3% | 58 | 17.9% | 79 | 23.3% | 63 | 19.9% | 70 | 21.1% | 57 | 16.8% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 181 | 49.5% | 171 | 48.9% | 155 | 47.8% | 166 | 49.0% | 150 | 47.3% | 168 | 50.6% | 165 | 48.7% |
Female: | 185 | 50.5% | 179 | 51.1% | 169 | 52.2% | 173 | 51.0% | 167 | 52.7% | 155 | 46.7% | 169 | 49.9% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.9% | 6 | 1.8% | 4 | 1.3% | 3 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.6% |
Hispanic: | 7 | 1.9% | 7 | 2.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | 1.2% | 4 | 1.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 5 | 1.5% |
Black: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
White: | 354 | 96.7% | 336 | 96.0% | 317 | 97.8% | 327 | 96.5% | 308 | 97.2% | 327 | 98.5% | 331 | 97.6% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 4 | 1.1% | 6 | 1.7% | 4 | 1.2% | 2 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 155 | 42.3% | 140 | 40.0% | 116 | 35.8% | 122 | 36.0% | 115 | 36.3% | 92 | 27.7% | 72 | 21.2% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 33 | 9.0% | 40 | 11.4% | 41 | 12.7% | 41 | 12.1% | 36 | 11.4% | 36 | 10.8% | 39 | 11.5% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.12 | 13.46 | 12.96 | 13.40 | 13.49 | 13.70 | 14.20 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
EOCT | ||||||
2006 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 86% | 62% | 64% |
2007 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 74.3% | 58.9% | 65% |
2008 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 60.8% | 60.8% | 55% |
2009 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 0% | 0% | 40% |
2007 | American Literature and Composition | End of course | % met std | 68.5% | 79.5% | 81% |
2008 | American Literature and Composition | End of course | % met std | 76% | 76% | 84% |
2009 | American Literature and Composition | End of course | % met std | 87% | 87% | 86% |
2010 | American Literature and Composition | End of course | % met std | 81.3% | 81.3% | 86.1% |
2011 | American Literature and Composition | End of course | % met std | 83.7% | 83.7% | 88.1% |
2012 | American Literature and Composition | End of course | % met std | 87.7% | 87.7% | 89.2% |
2013 | American Literature and Composition | End of course | % met std | 85.2% | 85.2% | N/A |
2007 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 80.9% | 64.3% | 58% |
2008 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 95.8% | 95.8% | 62% |
2009 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 83.4% | 83.4% | 64% |
2011 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 95.8% | 95.8% | 69.9% |
2012 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 86% | 86% | 72.7% |
2013 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 90.4% | 90.4% | N/A |
2013 | Coordinate Algebra | End of course | % met std | 40.5% | 40.5% | 36.9% |
2007 | Economics/Business/Free Enterprise | End of course | % met std | 92.9% | 53.3% | 66% |
2008 | Economics/Business/Free Enterprise | End of course | % met std | 76.5% | 76.5% | 68% |
2009 | Economics/Business/Free Enterprise | End of course | % met std | 87.5% | 87.5% | 68% |
2010 | Economics/Business/Free Enterprise | End of course | % met std | 90% | 90% | 70.3% |
2011 | Economics/Business/Free Enterprise | End of course | % met std | 82.8% | 82.8% | 72.2% |
2012 | Economics/Business/Free Enterprise | End of course | % met std | 82.3% | 82.3% | 77.3% |
2013 | Economics/Business/Free Enterprise | End of course | % met std | 71.1% | 71.1% | 78.9% |
2006 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 52% | 43% | 62% |
2007 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 78.3% | 62.5% | 63% |
2008 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 64.1% | 64.1% | 61% |
2009 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 30% | 30% | 47% |
2010 | Mathematics I | End of course | % met std | 63.4% | 63.4% | 64.4% |
2011 | Mathematics I | End of course | % met std | 59.2% | 59.2% | 61.3% |
2012 | Mathematics I | End of course | % met std | 60% | 60% | 65.2% |
2010 | Mathematics II | End of course | % met std | 40.4% | 40.4% | 52.3% |
2011 | Mathematics II | End of course | % met std | 65.3% | 65.3% | 54.8% |
2012 | Mathematics II | End of course | % met std | 73.3% | 73.3% | 53.9% |
2013 | Mathematics II | End of course | % met std | 33.3% | 33.3% | 59.1% |
2006 | Ninth Grade Literature and Composition | End of course | % met std | 80% | 75% | 65% |
2007 | Ninth Grade Literature and Composition | End of course | % met std | 64.7% | 63.8% | 68% |
2008 | Ninth Grade Literature and Composition | End of course | % met std | 75.7% | 75.7% | 73% |
2009 | Ninth Grade Literature and Composition | End of course | % met std | 88.1% | 88.1% | 76% |
2010 | Ninth Grade Literature and Composition | End of course | % met std | 70.4% | 70.4% | 79.4% |
2011 | Ninth Grade Literature and Composition | End of course | % met std | 75% | 75% | 82.3% |
2012 | Ninth Grade Literature and Composition | End of course | % met std | 94.6% | 94.6% | 84.1% |
2013 | Ninth Grade Literature and Composition | End of course | % met std | 89.7% | 89.7% | 85.7% |
2006 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 81% | 63% | 61% |
2007 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 80.4% | 62.2% | 62% |
2008 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 80.4% | 80.4% | 63% |
2009 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 63.3% | 63.3% | 67% |
2010 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 86% | 86% | 72.2% |
2011 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 89.5% | 89.5% | 76.2% |
2012 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 79.5% | 79.5% | 77.5% |
2013 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 90.5% | 90.5% | 82.7% |
2007 | United States History | End of course | % met std | 96.4% | 68.1% | 71% |
2008 | United States History | End of course | % met std | 42.2% | 42.2% | 59% |
2009 | United States History | End of course | % met std | 65.9% | 65.9% | 60% |
2010 | United States History | End of course | % met std | 54.5% | 54.5% | 61.8% |
2011 | United States History | End of course | % met std | 69.3% | 69.3% | 66.2% |
2012 | United States History | End of course | % met std | 53.3% | 53.3% | 68.3% |
2013 | United States History | End of course | % met std | 100% | 100% | 72.6% |
GHSGT (GPS) | ||||||
2008 | English Language Arts | End of course | % met std | 89.1% | 89.1% | 90% |
2009 | English Language Arts | End of course | % met std | 86.15% | 86.2% | 89.98% |
2010 | English Language Arts | End of course | % met std | 91% | 91% | 90.1% |
2011 | English Language Arts | End of course | % met std | 85% | 85% | 91% |
2011 | Math | End of course | % met std | 74% | 74% | 84% |
2008 | Science | End of course | % met std | 89.2% | 89.2% | 86.2% |
2009 | Science | End of course | % met std | 79.99% | 80% | 87.85% |
2010 | Science | End of course | % met std | 90.8% | 90.8% | 90% |
2011 | Science | End of course | % met std | 98% | 98% | 93% |
2010 | Social Studies | End of course | % met std | 78.4% | 78.4% | 77.9% |
2011 | Social Studies | End of course | % met std | 82% | 82% | 80% |
GHSGT (QCC) | ||||||
2006 | English | End of course | % met std | 99% | 97% | 96% |
2007 | English | End of course | % met std | 100% | 95% | 96.2% |
2006 | Mathematics | End of course | % met std | 91% | 88% | 92% |
2007 | Mathematics | End of course | % met std | 91.9% | 90.2% | 91.7% |
2008 | Mathematics | End of course | % met std | 96% | 96% | 92% |
2009 | Mathematics | End of course | % met std | 90.77% | 91% | 93.51% |
2010 | Mathematics | End of course | % met std | 94% | 94% | 91% |
2006 | Science | End of course | % met std | 73% | 67% | 73% |
2007 | Science | End of course | % met std | 86.9% | 79% | 73.6% |
2006 | Social Studies | End of course | % met std | 88% | 84% | 86% |
2007 | Social Studies | End of course | % met std | 91.9% | 85.2% | 87.1% |
2008 | Social Studies | End of course | % met std | 85% | 85% | 86% |
2009 | Social Studies | End of course | % met std | 80% | 80% | 87.24% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Towns County High School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.