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Auburn High School

1701 E Samford Avenue, Auburn, AL 36830 · (334) 887-2120 · Lee County
GRADES 10–12HIGH13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL2,227 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 74% of Alabama public high schools
  • ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • C+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

Enrollment
2,227
High
DISTRICT 1,859 · STATE 682
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
127 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.6:1 · STATE 17.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
29%
647 students
DISTRICT 36% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 1075634%
Grade 1178735%
Grade 1268431%
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 63% · US 70%
White
1,23455%
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 50% · US 43%
Hispanic
1919%
DISTRICT 11% · STATE 12% · US 30%
Black
49022%
DISTRICT 21% · STATE 31% · US 15%
Asian
23911%
DISTRICT 12% · STATE 1% · US 6%
Two+
713%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 4% · US 5%
Native American
20%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1% · US 1%
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
Male
1,12050%
Female
1,10750%

School pathway

Feeds from
Auburn Junior High School08–09
Based on grade levels within Auburn City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

ACAP 2024-25 . % Proficient
English Language Arts
41.4%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
48.9%
AL avg 31.8%

What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
46.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.8%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-16.5pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% 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 Auburn High School

Auburn High School's state test result (46.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Auburn High School this school2,22729.1%46.3%
James Clemens High School
Madison
2,15923.3%49.9%
Auburn Junior High School
Auburn
1,49130.3%62.3%
Hoover High School
Hoover
2,91929.6%47.3%
Spain Park High School
Hoover
1,47231.2%49.8%
Bob Jones High School
Madison
2,04825.4%48.5%
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 Auburn High School ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn AlabamaIn Lee County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
46.3%#33 of 305#2 of 7
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
48.9%#16 of 305#2 of 7
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
41.4%#108 of 305#3 of 7
Enrollment
ranked largest first
2,227#3 of 319#1 of 7
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
17.5:1#179 of 307#6 of 7
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
62.5%#39 of 307#2 of 7
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
29.1%#295 of 317#7 of 7
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+20.8%#24 of 130#2 of 6
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 2024-25
Enrollment
2,227
+202 (+10%) vs 2020
+137% since 1990-91, when it was 938
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
was 17.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-252,22712717.5:129% (647)
2023-242,16312517.3:130% (656)
2022-232,14310720.0:127% (576)
2020-212,02511617.5:119% (384)
2017-181,844111.516.5:120% (364)
2015-161,74810516.6:124% (426)
2010-111,4139015.7:123% (330)
2000-011,2637916.0:117% (217)
1990-919385517.1:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Auburn High School.

Since 2017-18: students up 21% (1,844 to 2,227); teachers up 14% (111.5 to 127).

About Auburn High School

Auburn High School is a high school located in Auburn, Alabama, in Lee County. The school counted 2,227 students in 2024-25, covering grades 10 through 12. That puts enrollment 227% larger than the 682-student average for high schools in Alabama.

A total of 14 schools make up Auburn City, with 9,488 students enrolled.

The share of White students at Auburn High School is 55%, a majority. The school is also 22% Black, 11% Asian, 9% Hispanic, and 3% multiracial. That is lower than the 66% White share among all Lee County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 62%.

Auburn High School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.5:1, with 127 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for high schools in Alabama is about 17.2:1. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 29% at Auburn High School. Across public schools in Lee County, the average is 48%.

Among Alabama public high schools, Auburn High School outscored 74%, which works out to a B+ on the allk12 Grade.

Auburn High School's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (46.3%) and its predicted rate (62.8%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Alabama schools.

American Community Survey estimates for Lee County show that the median household earns about $65,824 a year, about 42% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Across Lee County, 41 public schools serve about 24,812 students.

Auburn High School's nearest public school is Dean Road Elementary School (about 1.1 miles). Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Auburn High School is 6th of 6 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.

Under the NCES locale system, Auburn High School is City: Small.

Over 4 years, enrollment increased by 202 students, from 2,025 to 2,227.

On allk12, people connected to Auburn High School can post about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.

Lee County at a glance

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Population
181,134
Census ACS
Median income
$65,824
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
41
24,812 students

Quick facts

School name
Auburn High School
District
Auburn City
Address
1701 E Samford Avenue, Auburn, AL 36830
Phone
(334) 887-2120
County
Lee County
Level
High
Grade range
10–12
Total enrollment
2,227
Teachers (FTE)
127
Student–teacher ratio
17.5:1
Free and reduced lunch
647 (29%)
Locale
13-City: Small
NCES ID
010021000036
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Auburn City
Other schools in Auburn
Other Auburn High schools

5 other US public schools in 5 states are named Auburn High. Auburn High School is the largest of the 6.

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Frequently asked questions

About Auburn High School
How large is Auburn High School?
Auburn High School enrolls approximately 2,227 students in grades 10-12.
What age range does Auburn High School serve?
Auburn High School serves students from grade 10 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Auburn High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Auburn High School is approximately 17.5:1 (127 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Auburn High School?
Auburn High School reports a student body of 55% White, 9% Hispanic, 22% Black, 11% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Auburn High School?
Auburn High School is overseen by Auburn City in Lee County.
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