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Enrollment
699
Combined
DISTRICT 761 · STATE 673
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BLOUNT COUNTY·NCES 010042000203
Appalachian School
350 County Highway 12, Oneonta, AL 35121 · (205) 775-1970 · Blount County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL699 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 54% of Alabama public K-12 schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats 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
18.7:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.6:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
370 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 58%
Community
6
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 | 38 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 56 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 57 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 64 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 52 | 7% |
| Grade 4 | 63 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 47 | 7% |
| Grade 6 | 47 | 7% |
| Grade 7 | 44 | 6% |
| Grade 8 | 56 | 8% |
| Grade 9 | 37 | 5% |
| Grade 10 | 43 | 6% |
| Grade 11 | 45 | 6% |
| Grade 12 | 50 | 7% |
This year's kindergarten class (56) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (56).
Student demographics
33%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 34% · 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
60.2%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
27.1%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 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
41.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.5%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 Appalachian School
Appalachian School's state test result (41.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Appalachian School this school | 699 | 52.9% | 41.4% |
| Southeastern School Remlap | 822 | 50.7% | 39.7% |
| Isabella High School Maplesville | 789 | 44.7% | 38.5% |
| Fyffe High School Fyffe | 954 | 49.2% | 52.4% |
| Sylvania School Sylvania | 915 | 58.5% | 36.3% |
| Plainview School Rainsville | 1,167 | 53.0% | 54.8% |
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 Appalachian School ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.4% | #28 of 62 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.1% | #35 of 62 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.2% | #21 of 62 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 699 | #17 of 69 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.7:1 | #50 of 61 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.4% | #32 of 61 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.9% | #43 of 65 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +24.2% | #5 of 21 |
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
699
+100 (+17%) vs 2020
+28% since 1990-91, when it was 547
Student : Teacher
18.7:1
was 17.6:1
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 | 699 | 37.5 | 18.7:1 | 53% (370) |
| 2023-24 | 664 | 38.3 | 17.3:1 | 57% (381) |
| 2022-23 | 636 | 37 | 17.2:1 | 57% (362) |
| 2020-21 | 599 | 34 | 17.6:1 | 51% (308) |
| 2017-18 | 563 | 34.7 | 16.2:1 | 58% (329) |
| 2015-16 | 582 | 37 | 15.7:1 | 61% (357) |
| 2010-11 | 641 | 44 | 14.6:1 | 56% (356) |
| 2000-01 | 640 | 35 | 18.3:1 | 43% (277) |
| 1990-91 | 547 | 28 | 19.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Appalachian School.
Since 2017-18: students up 24% (563 to 699); teachers up 8% (34.7 to 37.5).
About Appalachian School
Appalachian School is a medium-sized combined-grade school based in Oneonta, Alabama. A federal count lists 699 students at the school, in pre-K through 12.
Blount County is the district for Appalachian School. It has 14 schools and 7,600 students.
At 80%, White students outnumber all other groups at Appalachian School combined. Smaller groups are 18% Hispanic. County-wide, 88% of Blount County residents are White. By the diversity index, Appalachian School comes in at 33%.
Dividing enrollment by its 37.5 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 18.7:1. The average ratio among combined schools in Alabama is 17.9:1, lower than at this school. Appalachian School reports 53% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
The allk12 Grade for Appalachian School is B-. Compared with Alabama public K-12 schools, the school scored higher than 54% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On BeatsExpectations, Appalachian School is 4.1 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Alabama schools.
County data help place the school in context: in Blount County, median household income is about $64,190, about 16% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 9%. Appalachian School is among the 20 public schools in Blount County.
Oneonta Elementary School is the public school closest to Appalachian School, about 6.6 miles away. Appalachian School has at least 8 other public schools within ten miles. Nearby schools average 51.3% on proficiency, and Appalachian School is below that at 41.4%.
Federal data place Appalachian School in the Rural: Distant locale, which means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The student count in 2024-25 was 699, 17% above the 599 of 2020-21. The number of students per teacher rose from 17.6 to 18.7 over 4 years.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Appalachian School covering things like enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Blount County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
59,518
Census ACS
Median income
$64,190
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
20
8,980 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Blount County
- Southeastern SchoolCombined · 822 students
- Hayden High SchoolHigh · 798 students
- Blountsville Elementary SchoolElementary · 648 students
- Susan Moore Elementary SchoolElementary · 582 students
- Locust Fork ElementaryElementary · 534 students
- Hayden Primary SchoolElementary · 530 students
Other schools in Oneonta
- Oneonta Elementary SchoolElementary · 663 students
- Oneonta High SchoolHigh · 401 students
- Oneonta Middle SchoolMiddle · 316 students
- Allgood Alternative SchoolCombined
Nearby schools
- Oneonta Elementary School6.6 mi · 663
- Oneonta High School6.6 mi · 401
- Oneonta Middle School6.6 mi · 316
- Springville High School7.5 mi · 772
- Springville Elementary School8.6 mi · 779
- Springville Middle School8.6 mi · 723
Frequently asked questions
About Appalachian SchoolHow large is Appalachian School?
Appalachian School enrolls approximately 699 students in grades PK-12.
What grades does Appalachian School serve?
Appalachian School serves grades PK-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Appalachian School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Appalachian School is approximately 18.7:1 (37 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Appalachian School?
At Appalachian School, the student body is approximately 80% White, 18% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Appalachian School?
Appalachian School is overseen by Blount County in Blount County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.