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What's one thing Alexandria High School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
480
High
DISTRICT 396 · STATE 682
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CALHOUN COUNTY·NCES 010054000232
Alexandria High School
353 Stadium Dr, Alexandria, AL 36250 · (256) 741-4400 · Calhoun County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL480 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 68% of Alabama public high schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Alabama public high schools
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.6:1 · STATE 17.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
223 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 58%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 119 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 120 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 114 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 127 | 26% |
Student demographics
33%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
38.4%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
25.7%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Alabama schools, those numbers are about 53 and 32.
Source: ACAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
36.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.2%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Alexandria High School
Alexandria High School's state test result (36.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandria High School this school | 480 | 46.5% | 36.4% |
| Hatton High School Town Creek | 536 | 47.6% | 19.4% |
| Cherokee County High School Centre | 448 | 47.8% | 39.8% |
| Flomaton High School Flomaton | 559 | 47.9% | 41.4% |
| Guntersville High School Guntersville | 556 | 50.4% | 31.4% |
| Lawrence County High School Moulton | 586 | 50.3% | 16.6% |
Matched among Alabama high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Alexandria High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Calhoun County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.4% | #85 of 305 | #5 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.7% | #105 of 305 | #4 of 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.4% | #115 of 305 | #10 of 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 480 | #185 of 319 | #4 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.3:1 | #162 of 307 | #10 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.1% | #200 of 307 | #8 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.5% | #226 of 317 | #8 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.9% | #52 of 164 | #2 of 7 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
480
-26 (-5%) vs 2020
-53% since 1990-91, when it was 1,014
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
was 18.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 480 | 27.8 | 17.3:1 | 46% (223) |
| 2023-24 | 486 | 29.3 | 16.6:1 | 59% (285) |
| 2022-23 | 513 | 30.2 | 17.0:1 | 58% (300) |
| 2020-21 | 506 | 28 | 18.1:1 | 50% (251) |
| 2017-18 | 592 | 36.6 | 16.2:1 | 41% (242) |
| 2015-16 | 1,071 | 63 | 17.0:1 | 49% (520) |
| 2010-11 | 1,024 | 67 | 15.3:1 | 47% (481) |
| 2000-01 | 973 | 51 | 19.1:1 | 29% (283) |
| 1990-91 | 1,014 | 41 | 24.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Alexandria High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (592 to 480); teachers down 24% (36.6 to 27.8).
About Alexandria High School
Alexandria High School is a high school in Alexandria, Alabama, according to federal school records. The school reports 480 students in grades 9 through 12. The typical figure for high schools in Alabama is about 682 students.
Calhoun County (17 schools, 7,997 students) runs Alexandria High School.
At Alexandria High School, White students make up 81% of the student body. Smaller groups are 12% Black and 4% Hispanic. County-wide, 70% of Calhoun County residents are White. By the diversity index, Alexandria High School comes in at 33%.
The count of teachers at Alexandria High School is 27.8 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 17.3:1. High schools in Alabama average about 17.2:1, a similar figure. The school counts 223 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 46%. That rate is below the 58% average among public schools in Calhoun County.
Alexandria High School is graded B+ by allk12, scoring above 68% of Alabama public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On BeatsExpectations, Alexandria High School is 13.8 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Alabama schools.
Calhoun County has about 116,090 residents, and median household income is about $55,029, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 21% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 13%. Federal data list 38 public schools in Calhoun County, with a combined enrollment of about 16,686.
The closest public school to Alexandria High School is Alexandria Middle School, about 0.1 miles away. Within five miles of Alexandria High School, there are 4 other public schools. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, Alexandria High School ranks 4th on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Alexandria High School as Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.
Alexandria High School saw enrollment fall 5% between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Calhoun County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
116,090
Census ACS
Median income
$55,029
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
38
16,686 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Calhoun County
- Alexandria Elementary SchoolElementary · 712 students
- Saks Elementary SchoolElementary · 625 students
- Wellborn Elementary SchoolElementary · 598 students
- Weaver Elementary SchoolElementary · 544 students
- White Plains Elementary SchoolElementary · 530 students
- Alexandria Middle SchoolMiddle · 503 students
Other schools in Alexandria
- Alexandria Elementary SchoolElementary · 712 students
- Alexandria Middle SchoolMiddle · 503 students
Nearby schools
- Alexandria Middle School0.1 mi · 503
- Alexandria Elementary School0.2 mi · 712
- Weaver High School3.8 mi · 468
- Weaver Elementary School4.4 mi · 544
- Saks High School5.8 mi · 419
- Anniston Middle School5.9 mi · 357
Frequently asked questions
About Alexandria High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Alexandria High School?
Alexandria High School enrolls approximately 480 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Alexandria High School serve?
Alexandria High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Alexandria High School?
Approximately 17.3:1 students per teacher at Alexandria High School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Alexandria High School?
At Alexandria High School, the student body is approximately 81% White, 4% Hispanic, 12% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Alexandria High School public or private?
Alexandria High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Calhoun County.
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