Enrollment
354
High
DISTRICT 376 · STATE 682
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COOSA COUNTY·NCES 010090001749
Central High School
97 Coosa County Road 75, Rockford, AL 35136 · (256) 377-4384 · Coosa County
GRADES 07–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL354 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 52% 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.
- 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 17.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
236 students
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 58%
Community
0
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 7 | 47 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 75 | 21% |
| Grade 9 | 59 | 17% |
| Grade 10 | 60 | 17% |
| Grade 11 | 62 | 18% |
| Grade 12 | 51 | 14% |
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · 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 Coosa County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
39.2%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
8.8%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 9 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
24.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.5%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 (24.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central High School this school | 354 | 66.7% | 24.2% |
| Winterboro High School Alpine | 380 | 66.6% | 25.2% |
| Childersburg High School Childersburg | 374 | 67.4% | 17.6% |
| Sheffield High School Sheffield | 305 | 70.8% | 10.1% |
| W S Neal High School East Brewton | 370 | 69.5% | 12.8% |
| Dadeville High School Dadeville | 534 | 67.6% | 25.6% |
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| Measure | This school | In Alabama |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.2% | #180 of 305 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 8.8% | #237 of 305 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.2% | #114 of 305 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 354 | #254 of 319 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.8:1 | #131 of 307 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.2% | #62 of 307 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.7% | #88 of 317 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +29.7% | #9 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 2024-25Enrollment
354
-9 (-2%) vs 2020
-32% since 1990-91, when it was 522
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
was 19.1:1
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 | 354 | 21.1 | 16.8:1 | 67% (236) |
| 2023-24 | 384 | 20.5 | 18.7:1 | 59% (228) |
| 2022-23 | 362 | 17.5 | 20.7:1 | 59% (215) |
| 2020-21 | 363 | 19 | 19.1:1 | 60% (216) |
| 2017-18 | 273 | 13.7 | 19.9:1 | 60% (163) |
| 2015-16 | 314 | 14 | 22.4:1 | 65% (203) |
| 2010-11 | 366 | 19 | 19.3:1 | 66% (241) |
| 2000-01 | 455 | 19 | 23.9:1 | 53% (240) |
| 1990-91 | 522 | 25 | 20.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Central High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 30% (273 to 354); teachers up 53% (13.7 to 21.1).
About Central High School
Central High School, located in Rockford, Alabama, is a low-enrollment high school. It had 354 students in 2024-25, spanning grades 7 through 12. By comparison, high schools in Alabama enroll about 682 students on average.
Central High School falls under Coosa County, which has 2 schools enrolling 751 students.
White students account for 46% of enrollment at Central High School, more than any other group. Smaller groups are 45% Black, 6% Hispanic, and 3% multiracial. County-wide, 66% of Coosa County residents are White. The diversity index for Central High School is 58%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school lists 21.1 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.8:1. The average ratio among high schools in Alabama is similar, at 17.2:1. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 67% of the student body.
On the allk12 Grade, Central High School lands at B-, ahead of 52% of Alabama public high schools.
Central High School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Alabama schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 24.2% and a predicted 35.5%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Coosa County show that median household income comes to about $57,355, roughly 14% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Coosa County counts 2 public schools with about 751 students.
Central Elementary School is less than a tenth of a mile from Central High School, the shortest distance to any other public school. The nearest schools with test data average 41.5%, higher than Central High School's 24.2%.
Federal data place Central High School in the Rural: Remote locale, which means it is in rural territory far from an urban area.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 363 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 354. Its ratio of students to teachers was 19.1:1 in 2020-21, and 16.8:1 in 2024-25.
The discussion board for Central High School is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Coosa County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
10,300
Census ACS
Median income
$57,355
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
14%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
2
751 students
Quick facts
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Nearby schools
- Central Elementary School0.0 mi · 397
- Pinecrest Elementary School11.1 mi · 426
- Sylacauga High School12.1 mi · 627
- BB Comer Memorial Elementary School12.4 mi · 521
- BB Comer Memorial High School12.4 mi · 395
- NicholsLawson Middle School12.7 mi · 446
Frequently asked questions
About Central High SchoolHow large is Central High School?
Central High School enrolls approximately 354 students in grades 07-12.
Is Central High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Central High School is a high school covering grades 07-12.
How many teachers does Central High School have?
Central High School employs 21 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Central High School?
Student demographics at Central High School are roughly 46% White, 6% Hispanic, 45% Black, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Central High School?
Central High School is overseen by Coosa County in Coosa County.
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