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Enrollment
659
High
DISTRICT 465 · STATE 682
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MARSHALL COUNTY·NCES 010000600872
Asbury High School
1990 Asbury Rd, Albertville, AL 35951 · (256) 878-4068 · Marshall County
GRADES 06–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL659 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 49% of Alabama public high schools
- CTest 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.9:1 · STATE 17.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
478 students
DISTRICT 60% · 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 6 | 108 | 16% |
| Grade 7 | 107 | 16% |
| Grade 8 | 97 | 15% |
| Grade 9 | 94 | 14% |
| Grade 10 | 96 | 15% |
| Grade 11 | 81 | 12% |
| Grade 12 | 76 | 12% |
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · 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
30.1%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
13.6%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 14 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
20.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.3%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% 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 Asbury High School
Asbury High School's state test result (20.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asbury High School this school | 659 | 72.5% | 20.8% |
| Jemison High School Jemison | 702 | 67.4% | 20.4% |
| Douglas High School Douglas | 727 | 64.8% | 29.9% |
| Boaz High School Boaz | 721 | 64.6% | 26.1% |
| Tharptown High School Russellville | 410 | 62.9% | 16.2% |
| Albertville High School Albertville | 1,244 | 64.1% | 20.2% |
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 Asbury High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Marshall County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 20.8% | #203 of 305 | #7 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 13.6% | #198 of 305 | #8 of 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.1% | #155 of 305 | #5 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 659 | #121 of 319 | #5 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.7:1 | #189 of 307 | #6 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.0% | #96 of 307 | #4 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 72.5% | #64 of 317 | #1 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +22.5% | #20 of 130 | N/A |
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
659
+31 (+5%) vs 2020
+123% since 1990-91, when it was 295
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
was 19.0:1
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 | 659 | 37.3 | 17.7:1 | 73% (478) |
| 2023-24 | 650 | 36.3 | 17.9:1 | 84% (543) |
| 2022-23 | 664 | 34.3 | 19.4:1 | 84% (555) |
| 2020-21 | 628 | 33 | 19.0:1 | 83% (524) |
| 2017-18 | 538 | 28.6 | 18.8:1 | 84% (450) |
| 2015-16 | 538 | 28 | 19.2:1 | 87% (469) |
| 2010-11 | 963 | 66 | 14.6:1 | 82% (786) |
| 2000-01 | 373 | 26 | 14.3:1 | 77% (289) |
| 1990-91 | 295 | 16 | 18.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Asbury High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 22% (538 to 659); teachers up 30% (28.6 to 37.3).
About Asbury High School
Asbury High School is a mid-sized high school serving families in Albertville, Alabama. The school enrolls 659 students in grades 6 through 12.
District-wide, Marshall County has 14 schools and 6,494 students.
About 55% of the student body at Asbury High School is Hispanic. The remaining students are 40% White and 3% Black. Among people living in Marshall County, the Hispanic share is about 17%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 54, compared with 70 nationally.
There are 37.3 full-time-equivalent teachers at Asbury High School, giving a ratio of 17.7:1. That is in line with the 17.2:1 average for high schools in Alabama. A total of 478 students, or 73%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is higher than the 59% average for public schools in Marshall County.
Among Alabama public high schools, Asbury High School outscored 49%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Asbury High School is 31.3%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 20.8%.
For Marshall County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $62,571, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 22%, and about 12% of people live in poverty. There are 37 public schools in the county, enrolling about 19,416, Asbury High School among them.
Asbury High School's closest public school neighbor is Asbury Elementary School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Within ten miles of Asbury High School, there are at least 8 other public schools. On proficiency, Asbury High School is behind the 34.3% nearby average, ranking 5th of 6.
Asbury High School is in rural territory some distance from an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Distant.
Federal enrollment counts increased from 628 (2020-21) to 659 (2024-25). From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 19.0:1 to 17.7:1.
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Marshall County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
99,748
Census ACS
Median income
$62,571
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
37
19,416 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Marshall County
- Asbury Elementary SchoolElementary · 729 students
- Douglas High SchoolHigh · 727 students
- Robert D Sloman PrimaryElementary · 613 students
- Kate D Smith DAR Elementary SchoolElementary · 546 students
- Douglas Elementary SchoolElementary · 521 students
- Douglas Middle SchoolMiddle · 512 students
Other schools in Albertville
- Albertville High SchoolHigh · 1,244 students
- Albertville Primary SchoolElementary · 990 students
- Albertville Elementary SchoolElementary · 911 students
- Albertville Middle SchoolMiddle · 849 students
- Albertville Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 843 students
- Asbury Elementary SchoolElementary · 729 students
Nearby schools
- Asbury Elementary School0.0 mi · 729
- Albertville Kindergarten and PreK5.8 mi · 566
- Albertville Intermediate School7.6 mi · 843
- Albertville Innovation Academy7.8 mi · 507
- Albertville High School7.9 mi · 1,244
- Geraldine School7.9 mi · 1,211
Frequently asked questions
About Asbury High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Asbury High School?
Asbury High School enrolls approximately 659 students in grades 06-12.
What grades does Asbury High School serve?
Asbury High School serves grades 06-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Asbury High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Asbury High School is approximately 17.7:1 (37 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Asbury High School?
Student demographics at Asbury High School are roughly 40% White, 55% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Asbury High School?
Asbury High School is overseen by Marshall County in Marshall County.
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