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If you had an hour of school board time for Clements High School, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
525
High
DISTRICT 741 · STATE 682
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LIMESTONE COUNTY·NCES 010210000799
Clements High School
7730 Highway 72 W, Athens, AL 35611 · (256) 729-6564 · Limestone County
GRADES 06–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL525 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.9:1 · STATE 17.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
345 students
DISTRICT 59% · 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 6 | 64 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 69 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 73 | 14% |
| Grade 9 | 95 | 18% |
| Grade 10 | 84 | 16% |
| Grade 11 | 64 | 12% |
| Grade 12 | 76 | 14% |
Student demographics
46%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · 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
41.1%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
17.0%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 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
27.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.2%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% 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 Clements High School
Clements High School's state test result (27.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clements High School this school | 525 | 65.7% | 27.5% |
| Elkmont High School Elkmont | 597 | 64.8% | 28.6% |
| Wellborn High School Anniston | 425 | 68.2% | 26.6% |
| Etowah High School Attalla | 453 | 62.7% | 22.5% |
| Randolph County High School Wedowee | 441 | 63.7% | 27.6% |
| East Lawrence High School Trinity | 408 | 63.0% | 13.3% |
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 Clements High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Limestone County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.5% | #149 of 305 | #7 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.0% | #169 of 305 | #7 of 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.1% | #110 of 305 | #6 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 525 | #164 of 319 | #7 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.7:1 | #122 of 307 | #2 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.4% | #141 of 307 | #5 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.7% | #92 of 317 | #2 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.8% | #153 of 164 | 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
525
-25 (-5%) vs 2020
-45% since 1990-91, when it was 951
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
was 19.0:1
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 | 525 | 31.5 | 16.7:1 | 66% (345) |
| 2023-24 | 560 | 30.5 | 18.4:1 | 69% (385) |
| 2022-23 | 554 | 29.5 | 18.8:1 | 68% (374) |
| 2020-21 | 550 | 29 | 19.0:1 | 55% (300) |
| 2017-18 | 540 | 29.3 | 18.4:1 | 50% (268) |
| 2015-16 | 560 | 27 | 20.7:1 | 52% (289) |
| 2010-11 | 610 | 40 | 15.3:1 | 48% (292) |
| 2000-01 | 1,073 | 68 | 15.8:1 | 48% (515) |
| 1990-91 | 951 | 52 | 18.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Clements High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (540 to 525); teachers up 8% (29.3 to 31.5).
About Clements High School
Clements High School is a small high school located in Athens, Alabama. The latest federal count shows 525 students in grades 6 through 12. Against the 682-student average for high schools in Alabama, enrollment here is 23% lower.
Clements High School is part of Limestone County, where 16 schools serve 16,694 students.
At 70%, White students outnumber all other groups at Clements High School combined. It is also 19% Hispanic, 8% Black, and 2% multiracial. That is close to the 74% White share among all Limestone County residents. By the diversity index, Clements High School comes in at 46%.
The school has about 16.7 students per teacher and 31.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. High schools in Alabama average about 17.2:1, a similar figure. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 66%. On average, public schools in Limestone County report 54%.
A school with Clements High School's lunch-eligibility share in Alabama is predicted to score 36.2%. Clements High School scores 27.5%, 8.7 points below that line.
County data help place the school in context: in Limestone County, median household income is about $83,629, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 30%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Clements High School is among the 27 public schools in Limestone County.
The next-closest public school is Blue Springs Elementary School, about 1.7 miles away. In all, 4 other public schools sit within ten miles of Clements High School. Its average proficiency rate of 27.5% is below the 47.9% average for nearby schools.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Distant. That means it sits in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The number of students dropped from 550 to 525 over 4 years. Students per teacher fell from 19.0 in 2020-21 to 16.7 in 2024-25.
Parents and students can post about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Clements High School. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Limestone County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
111,233
Census ACS
Median income
$83,629
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
27
24,258 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Limestone County
- Alabama Connections AcademyCombined · 7,822 students
- East Limestone High SchoolHigh · 1,216 students
- Ardmore High SchoolHigh · 964 students
- West Limestone High SchoolHigh · 736 students
- Sugar Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 631 students
- Elkmont Elementary SchoolElementary · 599 students
Other schools in Athens
- Alabama Connections AcademyCombined · 7,822 students
- Athens High SchoolHigh · 1,278 students
- East Limestone High SchoolHigh · 1,216 students
- Athens Middle SchoolMiddle · 935 students
- Athens Intermediate SchoolElementary · 641 students
- Athens Renaissance SchoolCombined · 606 students
Other Clements High schools
One other US public school is named Clements High. Clements High School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Clements High SchoolSUGAR LAND, TX · 2,641 students
Nearby schools
- Blue Springs Elementary School1.7 mi · 558
- Lauderdale County High School6.3 mi · 542
- Lauderdale Elementary School6.3 mi · 746
- Alabama Connections Academy8.6 mi · 7,822
- West Limestone High School10.1 mi · 736
- Sugar Creek Elementary School10.5 mi · 631
Frequently asked questions
About Clements High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Clements High School?
Clements High School enrolls approximately 525 students in grades 06-12.
Is Clements High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Clements High School is a high school covering grades 06-12.
How many teachers does Clements High School have?
Clements High School employs 32 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.7:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Clements High School?
At Clements High School, the student body is approximately 70% White, 19% Hispanic, 8% Black, 2% Two or more.
What district is Clements High School in?
Clements High School is part of Limestone County.
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