Shaw High School, 7579 Raider Way, Columbus: grades 9-12, 1,233 students, 2025 CCRPI score 69.3. Office: 706-569-3638.
Last checked Oct. 6, 2026. Sources: Muscogee County School District and its high school directory, the state’s 2025 School Grades data, the federal NCES school directory and the GHSA.
Shaw High School is a Muscogee County School District high school for grades 9 to 12 at 7579 Raider Way, Columbus, GA 31909. The front office number is 706-569-3638.
The district’s bus zone tool lists the school as William H. Shaw High School and its magnet list as William Henry Shaw High School. It sits on Raider Way in north Columbus, the same road as Eagle Ridge Academy at 7576 Raider Way.
Who to call
- Front office: 706-569-3638, 7579 Raider Way, Columbus, GA 31909
- School website: sites.muscogee.k12.ga.us/shaw
- Enrolling a new student: the district’s online registration, or the Public Education Center, 2960 Macon Road, 706-748-2000
- Buses: district transportation dispatch, 706-748-2876; request bus service
- Magnet programs: Pre-K-12 Curriculum and Instruction, 706-748-2055
| Address | 7579 Raider Way, Columbus, GA 31909 |
| Phone | 706-569-3638 |
| Grades | Grades 9 to 12 |
| School day | 8:45 a.m. to 4 p.m. |
| District | Muscogee County School District |
| Program | Mass Communication Academy |
Principal
Principal Sureya Hendrick, according to the district’s high school directory.
Enrollment and teachers
- Federal count: 1,220 students in the 2023-24 school year, with 73 full-time-equivalent teachers, according to the NCES directory. That works out to about 17 students per teacher.
- State count: 1,233 students in the state’s 2025 School Grades report, down from 1,321 in 2024.
State report card
Georgia grades schools with the College and Career Ready Performance Index (CCRPI), which the Georgia Department of Education calls “Georgia’s annual tool for measuring how well schools, districts, and the state are preparing students for the next educational level,” according to its accountability page. Its five components are each scored from 0 to 100. The district’s own 2025 score was 69.3.
| Report year | CCRPI score | Four-year graduation rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 69.3 | 97% |
| 2024 | 70.2 | 95.1% |
| 2023 | 62.3 | 94.3% |
The 2025 score breaks down into content mastery 53.7, progress 84, closing gaps 20.4, readiness 76.2 and graduation 96.9, each a component score out of 100.
Georgia Milestones, 2025 end-of-course tests (share of tested students at the proficient and distinguished levels):
| Subject | Proficient | Distinguished |
|---|---|---|
| English language arts | 28.2% | 2% |
| Math | 22.4% | 6.1% |
| Science | 21.8% | 2.1% |
| Social studies | 38.1% | 12.3% |
See the full report on the state’s School Grades page for Shaw High, linked from the district’s directory, or on GaDOE’s CCRPI reporting site. Both are interactive dashboards; the figures above come from the state’s downloadable data file.
Programs
The district’s magnet program list names the school’s Mass Communication Academy. Students zoned to the school attend as usual; according to the district’s magnet programs page, magnet applicants apply online when the application opens in the fall and must meet each program’s entrance and continuation standards. Questions go to the district’s Pre-K-12 Curriculum and Instruction office, 706-748-2055.
Attendance zone
Zones do not follow neighborhood or ZIP code lines. Check any address with the district’s infoFinder address lookup, linked from its school bus zones page; it shows the zoned elementary, middle and high school and the nearest bus stop. The district does not publish a separate feeder list on its website, so confirm the middle and high school for a specific address in infoFinder.
Calendar and bell times
From the district’s 2026-27 calendar:
- Oct. 9-12: fall break, Friday through Monday
- Wednesday, Nov. 11: Veterans Day, no school
- Nov. 23-27: Thanksgiving break
- Dec. 21 to Jan. 1: winter break; the second semester starts Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2027
- Friday, May 21, 2027: last day for students
The district’s schools page lists high school hours as 8:45 a.m. to 4 p.m.. Its bus zone tool gives the same times for this school.
Sports and activities
Shaw plays in Region 1-AAAA for 2026-27, according to the GHSA region alignments. The region’s other schools are Bainbridge, Cairo, Columbus, Dougherty, Hardaway, Monroe, Spencer and Westover.
The district’s high school athletics page lists football, cross country, volleyball, softball, spirit and competition cheerleading and girls flag football in the fall; basketball, swimming, wrestling and rifle in the winter; and baseball, track, soccer, tennis and golf in the spring. Girls lacrosse is offered only at Columbus High.
District high schools share stadiums. The rest of the regular season, from the district’s varsity football schedule updated Oct. 5:
- Thursday, Oct. 8: Shaw at Cairo, 7:30 p.m.
- Friday, Oct. 16: Shaw at Spencer, Odis Spencer Stadium, 7 p.m.
- Friday, Oct. 23: Hardaway at Shaw, Kinnett Stadium, 7 p.m.
- Thursday, Nov. 5: Monroe at Shaw, Kinnett Stadium, 7 p.m.
Follow the teams on our Friday night football page and the high school scoreboard.
More on Columbus schools
- The school’s website and the district’s high school directory
- Every public school in Columbus
- Our Columbus schools guide for enrollment documents, the calendar and board meetings
Frequently asked questions
What grades does Shaw High School serve?
Shaw High School serves grades 9 to 12, according to the state’s 2025 report card. It is a Muscogee County School District school at 7579 Raider Way, Columbus.
What is Shaw High School’s CCRPI score?
Shaw High School scored 69.3 on Georgia’s College and Career Ready Performance Index in the state’s 2025 School Grades report, down from 70.2 in 2024. Its four-year graduation rate was 97%.
What time does Shaw High School start?
The district lists high school hours as 8:45 a.m. to 4 p.m., and its bus zone tool gives the same times for this school.
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