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Albert P Brewer High School
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientWhat this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Alabama schools, those numbers are about 53 and 32.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% typical for Alabama schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Alabama's top nor bottom 10%.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Albert P Brewer High School
Albert P Brewer High School is a high school of mid-sized scale in Somerville, Alabama, operated by Morgan County, teacheing 757 students in grades 9 through 12.
Morgan County comprises 16 schools with combined enrollment of 7,619 students; Albert P Brewer High School is among them.
In terms of who attends, Albert P Brewer High School records that 81% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder breaks down as 13% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, 2% Black.
Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Albert P Brewer High School has 50 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.2:1 average. Around 54% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, Albert P Brewer High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 44.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 28.5%.
In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Morgan County indicate the typical household earns roughly $68,845 per year, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Morgan County runs 46 public schools (combined enrollment of about 20,204 students), of which Albert P Brewer High School is one.
The closest other public school is Cotaco School, roughly 4.2 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 3 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Albert P Brewer High School at 9th of 9; the average score across the group is 34.6%.
The campus sits in a countryside setting.
Trend over the last 7 years. Albert P Brewer High School's enrollment has showed little movement since 2018, when it stood at 759 (now 757). White enrollment moved from 91% to 81% across the same window.
On the community side, members of the Albert P Brewer High School community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
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