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Enrollment
620
High
DISTRICT 1,109 · STATE 682
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MOBILE COUNTY·NCES 010237000964
CF Vigor High School
913 N Wilson Ave, Prichard, AL 36610 · (251) 221-3045 · Mobile County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL620 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.1:1 · STATE 17.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
525 students
DISTRICT 70% · 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 | 161 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 169 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 149 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 141 | 23% |
Student demographics
4%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · 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
8.0%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
3.6%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 8 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 4 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
8.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.5%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 9% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 22% 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 CF Vigor High School
CF Vigor High School's state test result (8.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| CF Vigor High School this school | 620 | 84.7% | 8.7% |
| John L Leflore Magnet School Mobile | 582 | 85.7% | 8.9% |
| Sumter Central High School York | 526 | 85.2% | 14.5% |
| Selma High School Selma | 680 | 87.1% | 14.3% |
| Acceleration Day and Evening Academy MOBILE | 513 | 83.2% | 7.9% |
| Fairfield High Preparatory School Fairfield | 519 | 84.4% | 3.4% |
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 CF Vigor High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Mobile County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 8.7% | #278 of 305 | #15 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 3.6% | #279 of 305 | #16 of 17 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 8.0% | #285 of 305 | #16 of 17 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 620 | #130 of 319 | #12 of 18 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.8:1 | #130 of 307 | #7 of 18 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 4.4% | #305 of 307 | #18 of 18 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 84.7% | #16 of 317 | #4 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.3% | #163 of 164 | #12 of 12 |
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
620
+127 (+26%) vs 2020
-64% since 1990-91, when it was 1,742
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
was 12.6:1
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 | 620 | 37 | 16.8:1 | 85% (525) |
| 2023-24 | 607 | 38 | 16.0:1 | 86% (524) |
| 2022-23 | 547 | 36 | 15.2:1 | 86% (471) |
| 2020-21 | 493 | 39 | 12.6:1 | 86% (425) |
| 2017-18 | 622 | 38 | 16.4:1 | 86% (537) |
| 2015-16 | 710 | 41 | 17.3:1 | 72% (511) |
| 2010-11 | 845 | 48 | 17.6:1 | 85% (716) |
| 2000-01 | 1,336 | 77 | 17.4:1 | 78% (1,044) |
| 1990-91 | 1,742 | 80 | 21.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CF Vigor High School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (622 to 620); teachers down 3% (38 to 37).
About CF Vigor High School
CF Vigor High School is a high school in Prichard, Alabama, reachable at (251) 221-3045. The school's enrollment of 620 students covers grades 9 through 12.
Mobile County counts 85 schools and 49,946 students, including CF Vigor High School.
Black students make up 98% of enrollment at CF Vigor High School. Census figures show Mobile County is about 36% Black. CF Vigor High School's diversity index is 4%, against a US figure of 70%.
Its 37 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 16.8:1. For comparison, high schools in Alabama average 17.2:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 85%. The rate at public schools in Mobile County averages 67%, lower than here.
Schools in Alabama with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 22.5%. CF Vigor High School scores 8.7%.
Census estimates describe Mobile County this way: the median household income is $58,880, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides CF Vigor High School, Mobile County has 106 other public schools.
Nearby, Whitley Elementary School is about 0.8 miles away. Within five miles of CF Vigor High School, there are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 22.3%; CF Vigor High School's is 8.7%, ranking 7th of 7.
In the federal locale system, CF Vigor High School is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
2024-25 enrollment was 620, a 26% gain from 493 in 2020-21. The ratio of students to teachers went from 12.6:1 to 16.8:1 over the same years.
Questions about school safety, transportation, and start times can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Mobile County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
412,590
Census ACS
Median income
$58,880
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
107
59,070 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Mobile County
- Baker High SchoolHigh · 2,271 students
- Mary G Montgomery High SchoolHigh · 1,888 students
- Alma Bryant High SchoolHigh · 1,624 students
- WP Davidson High SchoolHigh · 1,470 students
- Bernice J Causey Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,339 students
- Theodore High SchoolHigh · 1,218 students
Other schools in Prichard
- Grant Elementary SchoolElementary · 285 students
- WD Robbins Elementary SchoolElementary · 265 students
- Whitley Elementary SchoolElementary · 237 students
- TL Faulkner SchoolHigh
Nearby schools
- Whitley Elementary School0.8 mi · 237
- Grant Elementary School0.9 mi · 285
- Chickasaw City High School1.0 mi · 241
- Alabama Destinations Career Academy1.0 mi · 1,663
- Chickasaw Middle School1.0 mi · 143
- WD Robbins Elementary School1.0 mi · 265
Frequently asked questions
About CF Vigor High SchoolHow many students attend CF Vigor High School?
CF Vigor High School enrolls approximately 620 students in grades 09-12.
Is CF Vigor High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
CF Vigor High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at CF Vigor High School?
Approximately 16.8:1 students per teacher at CF Vigor High School.
How diverse is CF Vigor High School?
CF Vigor High School reports a student body of 0% White, 1% Hispanic, 98% Black, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
What district is CF Vigor High School in?
CF Vigor High School is part of Mobile County.
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