Enrollment
142
Combined
DISTRICT 322 · STATE 673
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MARENGO COUNTY·NCES 010225000852
Amelia L Johnson High School
Coates St, Thomaston, AL 36783 · (334) 627-3364 · Marengo County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL142 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 31% of Alabama public K-12 schools
- C-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 K-12 schools
Student : Teacher
10.1:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
119 students
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 58%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 5 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 9 | 6% |
| Grade 1 | 10 | 7% |
| Grade 2 | 8 | 6% |
| Grade 3 | 12 | 8% |
| Grade 4 | 11 | 8% |
| Grade 5 | 8 | 6% |
| Grade 6 | 15 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 6 | 4% |
| Grade 8 | 19 | 13% |
| Grade 9 | 7 | 5% |
| Grade 10 | 14 | 10% |
| Grade 11 | 9 | 6% |
| Grade 12 | 9 | 6% |
Student demographics
4%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · 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
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ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
40.0%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
12.5%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 13 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
24.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.1%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% 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 Amelia L Johnson High School
Amelia L Johnson High School's state test result (24.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amelia L Johnson High School this school | 142 | 83.8% | 24.3% |
| J F Shields High School Beatrice | 179 | 81.0% | 16.6% |
| Marengo High School Dixons Mills | 223 | 86.5% | 24.8% |
| Autaugaville School Autaugaville | 255 | 78.8% | 16.7% |
| Notasulga High School Notasulga | 258 | 78.3% | 17.9% |
| Francis Marion School Marion | 413 | 82.3% | 19.4% |
Matched among Alabama K-12 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 Amelia L Johnson High School ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.3% | #53 of 62 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 12.5% | #56 of 62 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #52 of 62 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 142 | #65 of 69 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 83.8% | #4 of 65 |
Ranked against other public K-12 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
142
-9 (-6%) vs 2020
-72% since 1990-91, when it was 508
Student : Teacher
10.1:1
was 10.8:1
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 | 142 | 14 | 10.1:1 | 84% (119) |
| 2023-24 | 156 | 16 | 9.8:1 | 94% (147) |
| 2022-23 | 144 | 16 | 9.0:1 | 92% (133) |
| 2020-21 | 151 | 14 | 10.8:1 | 97% (147) |
| 2017-18 | 174 | 11.4 | 15.3:1 | 98% (171) |
| 2015-16 | 177 | 13 | 13.6:1 | 93% (164) |
| 2010-11 | 249 | 23 | 10.8:1 | 96% (239) |
| 2000-01 | 413 | 30 | 13.8:1 | 92% (381) |
| 1990-91 | 508 | 34 | 14.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Amelia L Johnson High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (174 to 142); teachers up 23% (11.4 to 14).
About Amelia L Johnson High School
Amelia L Johnson High School is a combined-grade school in Thomaston, Alabama, and it is part of Marengo County. Classes run from pre-K through 12, and the school has 142 students. Against the 673-student average for combined schools in Alabama, enrollment here is 79% lower.
Marengo County counts 965 students in its 3 schools, and Amelia L Johnson High School is one of them.
The student body at Amelia L Johnson High School is 98% Black. Other groups include 2% White. By comparison, Marengo County residents are about 51% Black. Amelia L Johnson High School's diversity index is 4%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal data list 14 full-time-equivalent teachers at Amelia L Johnson High School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 10.1:1. That is 7.7 students per teacher below the 17.9:1 average for combined schools in Alabama. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 84%. For comparison, public schools in Marengo County average 64%.
Measured against Alabama public K-12 schools, Amelia L Johnson High School receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Amelia L Johnson High School is +1.2 points: 24.3% actual, 23.1% predicted.
Within Marengo County, the median household income is $43,825, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Amelia L Johnson High School, Marengo County has 9 other public schools.
The closest public school to Amelia L Johnson High School is George P Austin Junior High School, about 9.2 miles away. Amelia L Johnson High School is one of several public schools in the area, with 3 others within ten miles. The nearest schools with test data average 25.7%, higher than Amelia L Johnson High School's 24.3%.
Federal data place Amelia L Johnson High School in the Rural: Remote locale, which means it is in rural territory far from an urban area.
Enrollment has fallen by 9 students since 2020-21, to 142.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Amelia L Johnson High School. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Marengo County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
18,851
Census ACS
Median income
$43,825
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
3,270 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Marengo County
- Sweet Water High SchoolCombined · 600 students
- Marengo High SchoolCombined · 223 students
Nearby schools
- George P Austin Junior High School9.2 mi · 77
- Linden Elementary School9.7 mi · 184
- Linden High School9.9 mi · 126
- Robert C Hatch High School13.2 mi · 402
- ABC Elementary15.9 mi · 103
- Sweet Water High School18.6 mi · 600
Frequently asked questions
About Amelia L Johnson High SchoolHow large is Amelia L Johnson High School?
Amelia L Johnson High School enrolls approximately 142 students in grades PK-12.
What age range does Amelia L Johnson High School serve?
Amelia L Johnson High School serves students from grade PK through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Amelia L Johnson High School?
Approximately 10.1:1 students per teacher at Amelia L Johnson High School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Amelia L Johnson High School?
At Amelia L Johnson High School, the student body is approximately 2% White, 98% Black.
Who oversees Amelia L Johnson High School?
Amelia L Johnson High School is overseen by Marengo County in Marengo County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.