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Shaw High School
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Shaw High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

7579 Raider Way, Columbus, GA 31909 · (706) 569-3638 · Part of Muscogee County School District

Columbus’ School Grade B− better than 45% of Georgia school districts

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Students
1,162
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
81%
Setting
City
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Shaw High School

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Georgia’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 23 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 34 pts below the state

On the path

Where Columbus kids come from and go next. The whole path →

6–813 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Shaw High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency12%
State average 34.8%
Reading / language arts5%
State average 38.5%

Its own letter, D, places these results among Georgia’s 2,141 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

7579 Raider Way, Columbus

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9315
Grade 10248
Grade 11317
Grade 12282
Enrollment over time
1,164’20
1,179’21
1,234’22
1,220’23
1,162’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 56%Hispanic 15%White 14%Two or more races 11%Asian 4%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Shaw High School from Columbus families.

Other schools in Muscogee County School District

The district →
Mary A Buckner Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Columbus
789 students20:1
North Columbus Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Columbus
A−
737 students16:1
Mathews Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Midland
A
702 students16:1
Eagle Ridge Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Columbus
B+
658 students14:1
Midland Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Midland
C+
622 students16:1
Clubview Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Columbus
A−
566 students15:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Georgia’s other public schools; Columbus’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.