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Central High School

2400 Dobbs Dr, Phenix City, AL 36870 · (334) 298-3626 · Russell County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,579 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 41% of Alabama public high schools
  • C+Test 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
1,579
High
DISTRICT 1,046 · STATE 682
Student : Teacher
18.5:1
85 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.3:1 · STATE 17.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
890 students
DISTRICT 58% · 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 9835%
Grade 1050532%
Grade 1151733%
Grade 1247430%
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 63% · US 70%
White
32921%
DISTRICT 22% · STATE 50% · US 43%
Hispanic
16210%
DISTRICT 11% · STATE 12% · US 30%
Black
1,00664%
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 31% · US 15%
Asian
60%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1% · US 6%
Two+
725%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 4% · US 5%
Native American
20%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
20%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
81852%
Female
76148%

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Test scores

ACAP 2024-25 . % Proficient
English Language Arts
27.3%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
19.8%
AL avg 31.8%

What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 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
26.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.0%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-17.0pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 26% 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 Central High School

Central High School's state test result (26.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Central High School this school1,57956.4%26.0%
Dothan High School
Dothan
1,58861.5%26.4%
McAdory High School
McCalla
1,25952.7%6.9%
Hillcrest High School
Tuscaloosa
1,43450.1%18.2%
Opelika High School
Opelika
1,59063.5%26.8%
Lee High School
Huntsville
87759.7%20.9%
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 Central High School ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Alabama
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
26.0%#170 of 305
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
19.8%#145 of 305
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
27.3%#173 of 305
Enrollment
ranked largest first
1,579#22 of 319
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
18.5:1#232 of 307
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
53.8%#100 of 307
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
56.4%#150 of 317
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+22.9%#19 of 130
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
1,579
+247 (+19%) vs 2020
+22% since 1990-91, when it was 1,299
Student : Teacher
18.5:1
was 16.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-251,57985.318.5:156% (890)
2023-241,56875.320.8:174% (1,154)
2022-231,49579.718.8:174% (1,113)
2020-211,3327916.9:156% (749)
2017-181,28570.118.3:168% (871)
2015-161,3106819.3:166% (864)
2010-111,3467218.7:167% (908)
2000-011,3677817.5:146% (630)
1990-911,2997417.6:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Central High School.

Since 2017-18: students up 23% (1,285 to 1,579); teachers up 22% (70.1 to 85.3).

About Central High School

Central High School is a large high school based in Phenix City, Alabama. The student body numbers 1,579 students, from grades 9 through 12. Average enrollment for high schools in Alabama is about 682, so this school runs 132% above that.

Across its 11 schools, Phenix City enrolls 7,198 students. Central High School is one of those schools.

A majority of students at Central High School, 64%, are Black. Beyond that, enrollment is 21% White, 10% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. The Black share of the county population is lower, at 46%. By the diversity index, Central High School comes in at 54%.

Federal data list 85.3 full-time-equivalent teachers at Central High School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 18.5:1. The average ratio among high schools in Alabama is 17.2:1, lower than at this school. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 56%. Across public schools in Russell County, the average is about the same, 56%.

Central High School is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 41% of Alabama public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.

Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Central High School would score about 43.0%. It scores 26.0%, 17.0 points below that figure.

In Russell County (population about 58,811), median household income is about $51,197, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 18% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 17%. Central High School is one of 18 public schools in Russell County, which together enroll about 10,127 students.

Central Freshman Academy is located less than a tenth of a mile from Central High School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Central High School comes in 7th of 7 nearby schools on average proficiency.

On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.

Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count climbed from 1,332 to 1,579. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (18.5:1) than in 2020-21 (16.9:1).

The Central High School community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.

Russell County at a glance

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Population
58,811
Census ACS
Median income
$51,197
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
17%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
10,127 students

Quick facts

School name
Central High School
District
Phenix City
Address
2400 Dobbs Dr, Phenix City, AL 36870
Phone
(334) 298-3626
County
Russell County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
1,579
Teachers (FTE)
85
Student–teacher ratio
18.5:1
Free and reduced lunch
890 (56%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
010270001088
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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70 other US public schools in 32 states are named Central High. Central High School is the 11th largest of the 71.

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Frequently asked questions

About Central High School
How many students attend Central High School?
Central High School enrolls approximately 1,579 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Central High School serve?
Central High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Central High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Central High School is approximately 18.5:1 (85 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Central High School?
Central High School reports a student body of 21% White, 10% Hispanic, 64% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Central High School?
Central High School is overseen by Phenix City in Russell County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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