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What tradition at Dadeville High School should never be changed?
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Enrollment
534
High
DISTRICT 515 · STATE 682
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TALLAPOOSA COUNTY·NCES 010321001229
Dadeville High School
227 Weldon St, Dadeville, AL 36853 · (256) 825-7848 · Tallapoosa County
GRADES 06–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL534 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 61% 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.
- A-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
21.3:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.4:1 · STATE 17.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
361 students
DISTRICT 56% · 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 | 87 | 16% |
| Grade 7 | 88 | 16% |
| Grade 8 | 69 | 13% |
| Grade 9 | 73 | 14% |
| Grade 10 | 66 | 12% |
| Grade 11 | 64 | 12% |
| Grade 12 | 87 | 16% |
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · 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
31.2%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
19.0%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 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
25.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.9%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Dadeville High School
Dadeville High School's state test result (25.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dadeville High School this school | 534 | 67.6% | 25.6% |
| Winterboro High School Alpine | 380 | 66.6% | 25.2% |
| Carroll High School Ozark | 640 | 63.9% | 14.7% |
| Central High School Rockford | 354 | 66.7% | 24.2% |
| Childersburg High School Childersburg | 374 | 67.4% | 17.6% |
| W S Neal High School East Brewton | 370 | 69.5% | 12.8% |
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 Dadeville High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.6% | #173 of 305 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.0% | #151 of 305 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.2% | #149 of 305 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 534 | #157 of 319 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.3:1 | #297 of 307 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.0% | #90 of 307 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.6% | #80 of 317 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.3% | #107 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
534
+51 (+11%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 651
Student : Teacher
21.3:1
was 17.3:1
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 | 534 | 25.1 | 21.3:1 | 68% (361) |
| 2023-24 | 531 | 28.3 | 18.8:1 | 79% (417) |
| 2022-23 | 522 | 32 | 16.3:1 | 79% (411) |
| 2020-21 | 483 | 28 | 17.3:1 | 69% (333) |
| 2017-18 | 517 | 33.9 | 15.3:1 | 64% (332) |
| 2015-16 | 408 | 24 | 17.0:1 | 65% (266) |
| 2010-11 | 527 | 35 | 15.1:1 | 65% (343) |
| 2000-01 | 634 | 39 | 16.3:1 | 45% (287) |
| 1990-91 | 651 | 32 | 20.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dadeville High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (517 to 534); teachers down 26% (33.9 to 25.1).
About Dadeville High School
Families in Dadeville, Alabama, are served by Dadeville High School, a small high school. In all, 534 students attend the school in grades 6 through 12. That puts enrollment 22% below the 682-student average for high schools in Alabama.
Tallapoosa County has 2,822 students spread across 5 schools.
At Dadeville High School, Black students make up the biggest share, 49%. Smaller groups are 46% White, 3% Hispanic, and 2% multiracial. County-wide, 23% of Tallapoosa County residents are Black. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 55%.
For every teacher at Dadeville High School, there are about 21.3 students; the school has 25.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for high schools in Alabama, 17.2:1, is lower. There are 361 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 68% of enrollment. It compares with 60% for public schools in Tallapoosa County.
Dadeville High School holds a B allk12 Grade, placing it above 61% of Alabama public high schools.
Dadeville High School's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 25.6% is 9.3 points below the 34.9% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
In Tallapoosa County, the median household earns about $59,356 a year, about 20% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 14%. Across Tallapoosa County, 11 public schools serve about 5,658 students.
Dadeville Elementary School, less than a tenth of a mile away, is the closest public school. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Dadeville High School is 8th on average proficiency.
The NCES locale for Dadeville High School is Rural: Distant, which covers schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Federal enrollment counts increased from 483 (2020-21) to 534 (2024-25). Students per teacher increased from 17.3 in 2020-21 to 21.3 in 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at Dadeville High School. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Tallapoosa County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
40,938
Census ACS
Median income
$59,356
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
5,658 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Tallapoosa County
- Horseshoe Bend High SchoolCombined · 776 students
- Dadeville Elementary SchoolElementary · 571 students
- Reeltown High SchoolHigh · 495 students
- Reeltown Elementary SchoolElementary · 446 students
- Edward Bell Career Technical CenterHigh
Nearby schools
- Dadeville Elementary School0.1 mi · 571
- Jim Pearson Elementary School12.4 mi · 704
- Horseshoe Bend High School13.1 mi · 776
- Benjamin Russell High School13.6 mi · 852
- Alexander City Middle School13.8 mi · 430
- Nathaniel H Stephens Elementary School14.2 mi · 436
Frequently asked questions
About Dadeville High SchoolHow many students attend Dadeville High School?
Dadeville High School enrolls approximately 534 students in grades 06-12.
Is Dadeville High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Dadeville High School is a high school covering grades 06-12.
How many students per teacher at Dadeville High School?
Approximately 21.3:1 students per teacher at Dadeville High School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Dadeville High School?
At Dadeville High School, the student body is approximately 46% White, 3% Hispanic, 49% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Dadeville High School?
Dadeville High School is overseen by Tallapoosa County in Tallapoosa County.
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