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If you could change one rule at Belgreen High School, what would it be?
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Enrollment
588
Combined
DISTRICT 352 · STATE 673
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FRANKLIN COUNTY·NCES 010159000541
Belgreen High School
14220 Highway 187, Russellville, AL 35653 · (256) 332-1376 · Franklin County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL588 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 58% 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.
- 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
15.9:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
335 students
DISTRICT 55% · 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 | 18 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 49 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 48 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 47 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 39 | 7% |
| Grade 4 | 48 | 8% |
| Grade 5 | 35 | 6% |
| Grade 6 | 40 | 7% |
| Grade 7 | 42 | 7% |
| Grade 8 | 39 | 7% |
| Grade 9 | 46 | 8% |
| Grade 10 | 53 | 9% |
| Grade 11 | 49 | 8% |
| Grade 12 | 35 | 6% |
This year's kindergarten class (49) is 26% larger than its 8th grade class (39).
Student demographics
48%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · 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
52.4%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
31.9%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 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
42.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.6%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 Belgreen High School
Belgreen High School's state test result (42.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgreen High School this school | 588 | 57.0% | 42.0% |
| Sylvania School Sylvania | 915 | 58.5% | 36.3% |
| Appalachian School Oneonta | 699 | 52.9% | 41.4% |
| Southeastern School Remlap | 822 | 50.7% | 39.7% |
| Plainview School Rainsville | 1,167 | 53.0% | 54.8% |
| Geraldine School Geraldine | 1,211 | 61.6% | 43.3% |
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 Belgreen High School ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #27 of 62 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.9% | #21 of 62 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.4% | #38 of 62 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 588 | #26 of 69 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #22 of 61 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.0% | #15 of 61 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.0% | #34 of 65 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.3% | #10 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
588
+41 (+7%) vs 2020
+43% since 1990-91, when it was 411
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 15.2:1
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 | 588 | 37 | 15.9:1 | 57% (335) |
| 2023-24 | 566 | 36 | 15.7:1 | 68% (387) |
| 2022-23 | 546 | 36 | 15.2:1 | 61% (331) |
| 2020-21 | 547 | 36 | 15.2:1 | 49% (270) |
| 2017-18 | 543 | 32.8 | 16.6:1 | 69% (374) |
| 2015-16 | 450 | 27 | 16.7:1 | 34% (152) |
| 2010-11 | 435 | 40 | 10.9:1 | 66% (288) |
| 2000-01 | 518 | 29 | 17.9:1 | 54% (278) |
| 1990-91 | 411 | 29 | 14.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Belgreen High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (543 to 588); teachers up 13% (32.8 to 37).
About Belgreen High School
Belgreen High School is a mid-sized school serving multiple grade levels serving families in Russellville, Alabama. Enrollment totals 588 students across pre-K through 12.
Franklin County enrolls 3,563 students, and its 9 schools include Belgreen High School.
The largest group at Belgreen High School is White students, at 67%. Other groups make up 27% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. The diversity index for Belgreen High School is 48%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Its ratio of 15.9:1 is based on 37 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for combined schools in Alabama is 17.9:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. In all, 57% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Franklin County average a similar 57%.
Belgreen High School holds a B allk12 Grade, placing it above 58% of Alabama public K-12 schools.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Belgreen High School is 42.6%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 42.0%.
For the population of Franklin County, median household income comes to about $53,338, 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Franklin County counts 15 public schools with about 6,178 students.
A public school about 7.7 miles away, Russellville Elementary School, is the closest to Belgreen High School. Belgreen High School has 4 other public schools within ten miles. Nearby schools with test data average 49.6% proficiency; Belgreen High School posts 42.0%.
NCES assigns Belgreen High School the locale Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment was 588 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 547.
This page is set up for the Belgreen High School community to discuss open houses, carpools, and field trips. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Franklin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
31,966
Census ACS
Median income
$53,338
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
6,178 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Franklin County
- Tharptown Elementary SchoolElementary · 541 students
- Phil Campbell Elementary SchoolElementary · 441 students
- Red Bay ElementaryElementary · 410 students
- Tharptown High SchoolHigh · 410 students
- Phil Campbell High SchoolHigh · 382 students
- Red Bay High SchoolHigh · 322 students
Other schools in Russellville
- Russellville High SchoolHigh · 753 students
- West Elementary SchoolElementary · 686 students
- Russellville Middle SchoolMiddle · 600 students
- Russellville Elementary SchoolElementary · 576 students
- Tharptown Elementary SchoolElementary · 541 students
- Tharptown High SchoolHigh · 410 students
Nearby schools
- Russellville Elementary School7.7 mi · 576
- West Elementary School7.8 mi · 686
- Russellville High School8.0 mi · 753
- Russellville Middle School8.1 mi · 600
- Phil Campbell Elementary School12.4 mi · 441
- Phil Campbell High School12.5 mi · 382
Frequently asked questions
About Belgreen High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Belgreen High School?
Belgreen High School enrolls approximately 588 students in grades PK-12.
What age range does Belgreen High School serve?
Belgreen High School serves students from grade PK through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Belgreen High School?
Approximately 15.9:1 students per teacher at Belgreen High School.
What is the student diversity at Belgreen High School?
Student demographics at Belgreen High School are roughly 67% White, 27% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Belgreen High School public or private?
Belgreen High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Franklin County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.