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How has Boaz High School changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
721
High
DISTRICT 521 · STATE 682
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BOAZ CITY·NCES 010001200874
Boaz High School
907 Brown St, Boaz, AL 35957 · (256) 593-2401 · Marshall County
GRADES 09–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL721 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.8:1 · STATE 17.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
466 students
DISTRICT 67% · 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 9 | 191 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 176 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 178 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 176 | 24% |
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Boaz City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
23.8%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
28.7%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 24 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 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
26.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.0%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 Boaz High School
Boaz High School's state test result (26.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boaz High School this school | 721 | 64.6% | 26.1% |
| Douglas High School Douglas | 727 | 64.8% | 29.9% |
| Jemison High School Jemison | 702 | 67.4% | 20.4% |
| Fort Payne High School Fort Payne | 1,106 | 62.2% | 27.7% |
| West Morgan High School Trinity | 476 | 66.8% | 13.6% |
| Susan Moore High School Blountsville | 440 | 64.1% | 20.3% |
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 Boaz High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Marshall County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.1% | #167 of 305 | #6 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.7% | #78 of 305 | #3 of 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 23.8% | #197 of 305 | #7 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 721 | #110 of 319 | #4 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.6:1 | #183 of 307 | #5 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.2% | #70 of 307 | #1 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.6% | #97 of 317 | #3 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +11.8% | #59 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
721
-6 (-1%) vs 2020
+10% since 2010-11, when it was 656
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
was 18.6:1
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 | 721 | 40.9 | 17.6:1 | 65% (466) |
| 2023-24 | 722 | 43.2 | 16.7:1 | 70% (507) |
| 2022-23 | 714 | 42.5 | 16.8:1 | 70% (502) |
| 2020-21 | 727 | 39 | 18.6:1 | 51% (374) |
| 2017-18 | 645 | 38.4 | 16.8:1 | 60% (390) |
| 2015-16 | 626 | 39 | 16.1:1 | 54% (341) |
| 2010-11 | 656 | 42 | 15.6:1 | 44% (286) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Boaz High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 12% (645 to 721); teachers up 7% (38.4 to 40.9).
About Boaz High School
Families in Boaz, Alabama, are served by Boaz High School, a mid-sized high school. Students in grades 9 through 12 make up the school's enrollment of 721 students.
Boaz High School is among 5 schools run by Boaz City, which serves 2,607 students.
The biggest share of students at Boaz High School, 46%, is Hispanic. Next come 46% White and 3% Black. That compares with about 17% Hispanic among all Marshall County residents. A diversity index of 57% means there is a 57% chance two randomly chosen students at Boaz High School are from different groups.
The school's 40.9 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.6:1. It is about the same as the 17.2:1 average for high schools in Alabama. At Boaz High School, 65% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25.
Boaz High School's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (26.1%) and its predicted rate (37.0%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Alabama schools.
In the surrounding county, Marshall County, the median household earns about $62,571 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 22%, and about 12% of people live in poverty. Counting Boaz High School, Marshall County has 37 public schools.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Boaz Middle School, is about 0.2 miles. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Boaz High School ranks 6th of 7 on average proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is Town: Distant, or in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Enrollment at Boaz High School was 727 in 2020-21 and 721 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (17.6:1) than in 2020-21 (18.6:1).
The allk12 page for Boaz High School lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
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 Boaz City
- Boaz Middle SchoolMiddle · 583 students
- Boaz Elementary SchoolElementary · 513 students
- Corley Elementary SchoolElementary · 429 students
- Boaz Intermediate SchoolElementary · 361 students
Other schools in Boaz
- Boaz Middle SchoolMiddle · 583 students
- Boaz Elementary SchoolElementary · 513 students
- Corley Elementary SchoolElementary · 429 students
- Whitesboro Elementary SchoolElementary · 423 students
- Boaz Intermediate SchoolElementary · 361 students
- Carlisle Elementary SchoolElementary · 343 students
Nearby schools
- Boaz Middle School0.2 mi · 583
- Boaz Intermediate School0.3 mi · 361
- Corley Elementary School0.8 mi · 429
- Boaz Elementary School0.9 mi · 513
- Sardis High School3.4 mi · 546
- Sardis Middle School3.5 mi · 381
Frequently asked questions
About Boaz High SchoolHow large is Boaz High School?
Boaz High School enrolls approximately 721 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Boaz High School serve?
Boaz High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Boaz High School?
Approximately 17.6:1 students per teacher at Boaz High School.
How diverse is Boaz High School?
Boaz High School reports a student body of 46% White, 46% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Boaz High School public or private?
Boaz High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Boaz City.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.