Enrollment
258
Combined
DISTRICT 330 · STATE 673
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MARION COUNTY·NCES 010231000861
Brilliant School
10180 State Highway 129, Brilliant, AL 35548 · (205) 465-2323 · Marion County
GRADES KG–12COMBINED43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL258 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 57% of Alabama public K-12 schools
- C+Test 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
16.1:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.0:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
168 students
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 58%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 24 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 17 | 7% |
| Grade 2 | 23 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 19 | 7% |
| Grade 4 | 19 | 7% |
| Grade 5 | 18 | 7% |
| Grade 6 | 16 | 6% |
| Grade 7 | 15 | 6% |
| Grade 8 | 16 | 6% |
| Grade 9 | 21 | 8% |
| Grade 10 | 27 | 10% |
| Grade 11 | 16 | 6% |
| Grade 12 | 27 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (24) is 50% larger than its 8th grade class (16).
Student demographics
12%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 28% · 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
54.1%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
30.0%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 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
38.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.7%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% 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 Brilliant School
Brilliant School's state test result (38.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brilliant School this school | 258 | 65.1% | 38.8% |
| Vina High School Vina | 257 | 61.9% | 42.1% |
| McKenzie High School McKenzie | 487 | 55.4% | 47.0% |
| Brantley High School Brantley | 572 | 64.3% | 41.1% |
| Woodville High School Woodville | 504 | 59.5% | 33.8% |
| Gaylesville High School Gaylesville | 341 | 61.9% | 34.7% |
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 Brilliant School ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.8% | #35 of 62 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.0% | #27 of 62 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.1% | #37 of 62 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 258 | #56 of 69 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #24 of 61 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 11.9% | #52 of 61 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.1% | #19 of 65 |
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
258
+13 (+5%) vs 2020
+9% since 1990-91, when it was 236
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 14.4:1
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 | 258 | 16 | 16.1:1 | 65% (168) |
| 2023-24 | 268 | 16.5 | 16.2:1 | 77% (207) |
| 2022-23 | 255 | 16 | 15.9:1 | 78% (198) |
| 2020-21 | 245 | 17 | 14.4:1 | 63% (155) |
| 2017-18 | 133 | 11.5 | 11.6:1 | 84% (112) |
| 2015-16 | 152 | 8 | 19.0:1 | 76% (116) |
| 2010-11 | 189 | 13 | 14.5:1 | 59% (111) |
| 2000-01 | 252 | 19 | 13.3:1 | 54% (135) |
| 1990-91 | 236 | 13 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Brilliant School.
Since 2017-18: students up 94% (133 to 258); teachers up 39% (11.5 to 16).
About Brilliant School
Brilliant School is the name of a very small school serving multiple grade levels in Brilliant, Alabama. There are 258 students enrolled, covering kindergarten through 12. The school is 62% below the average for combined schools in Alabama.
Brilliant School is in Marion County, a district with 3,302 students across 10 schools.
At Brilliant School, 94% of students are White. The school is also 3% Hispanic. Census estimates put Marion County at about 90% White, close to the school's figure. The diversity index for Brilliant School is 12%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Brilliant School has 16 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.1:1. By comparison, the average for combined schools in Alabama is 17.9:1. At Brilliant School, 65% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The 55% average for public schools in Marion County is 10 points lower.
On the allk12 Grade, Brilliant School lands at B, ahead of 57% of Alabama public K-12 schools.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Brilliant School, the prediction is 36.7% and the result is 38.8%.
In the surrounding county, Marion County, median household income comes to about $50,088, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 13% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. The county's public schools total 14, with about 4,506 students.
About 6.8 miles separate Brilliant School from the closest public school, Winfield Elementary School. The ten-mile area around Brilliant School holds 5 other public schools. Brilliant School ranks 7th of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 38.8% against a local average of 52.2%.
For locale, NCES codes Brilliant School as Rural: Remote.
From 245 students in 2020-21, enrollment rose to 258 by 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio increased from 14.4:1 to 16.1:1.
People who know Brilliant School can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Marion County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
29,184
Census ACS
Median income
$50,088
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
13%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
4,506 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Marion County
- Hamilton Elementary SchoolElementary · 638 students
- Hamilton Middle SchoolMiddle · 463 students
- Hamilton High SchoolHigh · 449 students
- Guin Elementary SchoolElementary · 308 students
- Hackleburg High SchoolHigh · 265 students
- Hackleburg Elementary SchoolElementary · 258 students
Nearby schools
- Winfield Elementary School6.8 mi · 499
- Winfield High School6.8 mi · 344
- Winfield Middle School7.1 mi · 361
- Marion County High School9.5 mi · 223
- Guin Elementary School9.5 mi · 308
- Lynn High School12.4 mi · 256
Frequently asked questions
About Brilliant SchoolHow large is Brilliant School?
Brilliant School enrolls approximately 258 students in grades KG-12.
Is Brilliant School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Brilliant School is a combined-grade school covering grades KG-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Brilliant School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Brilliant School is approximately 16.1:1 (16 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Brilliant School?
At Brilliant School, the student body is approximately 94% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Brilliant School public or private?
Brilliant School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Marion County.
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