📍 330 Tomlinson St, McDonough, Henry County, 30253
EXCEL Academy is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in McDonough, Henry County. The school has 154 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Henry County school district. It serves grades 6–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 15.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.1:1. 25% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 10%. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
EXCEL Academy enrolls 154 students across grades 6–12. The student body is 71% male and 29% female. A teaching staff of 15.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 75% Black or African American, 14% White and 5.8% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 115 | 75% |
| White | 21 | 14% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 9 | 5.8% |
| Two or more races | 9 | 5.8% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
97 of the school's 154 students (63%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 89 qualify for free lunch and 8 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
EXCEL Academy is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district GA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 17, state house district 111.
EXCEL Academy is one of 50 schools in Henry County, based in McDonough, Georgia. The district serves 43,012 students district-wide and employs 2,625 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 154 students, EXCEL Academy is smaller than the district average of about 860 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large