Mary Persons High School serves 1,215 learners in grades 9-12.

Mary Persons High School placed in the upper 30% of all schools in Georgia for cumulative test scores (math proficiency is upper 50%, and reading proficiency is upper 30%) for the 2020-21 school year.

The percentage of learners achieving proficiency in math is 49% (which is higher than the Georgia state average of 42%) for the 2020-21 school year. The percentage of learners achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is 53% (which is higher than the Georgia state average of 42%) for the 2020-21 school year.

The learner:teacher ratio of 16:1 is higher than the Georgia state average of 15:1.

Minority enrollment is 31% of the learner body (majority African-American), which is lower than the Georgia state average of 60% (majority African-American).

School Overview: Mary Persons High School’s learner population of 1,215 learners has stayed flat over five school years.

The teacher population of 75 teachers has grown by 5% over five school years.

School Comparison: Mary Persons High School is ranked within the upper 30% of all 2,188 schools in Georgia (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-21 school year.

The equity score of Mary Persons High School is 0.46, which is less than the equity score at state average of 0.69. The school’s equity has stayed flat over five school years.

Nearby Public Schools: The closest high school to Mary Persons High School is Howard High School (13.0 miles away)

The closest middle school is Monroe County Middle School- Banks Stephens Campus (1.4 miles away)

The closest elementary school is Samuel E. Hubbard Elementary School (1.3 miles away)