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Enrollment
408
High
DISTRICT 388 · STATE 682
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAWRENCE COUNTY·NCES 010204001546
East Lawrence High School
55 County Road 370, Trinity, AL 35673 · (256) 905-2430 · Lawrence County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL408 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 17.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
257 students
DISTRICT 60% · 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 | 80 | 20% |
| Grade 10 | 111 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 107 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 110 | 27% |
Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 40% · 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
7.2%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
14.4%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 7 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 14 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of AL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
13.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.2%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-24.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 13% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 38% typical for Alabama schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 East Lawrence High School
East Lawrence High School's state test result (13.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Lawrence High School this school | 408 | 63.0% | 13.3% |
| Gaston High School Gadsden | 380 | 63.9% | 24.1% |
| Etowah High School Attalla | 453 | 62.7% | 22.5% |
| Cottonwood High School Cottonwood | 379 | 59.6% | 34.0% |
| Dora High School Dora | 476 | 61.3% | 26.1% |
| Falkville High School Falkville | 467 | 63.6% | 26.8% |
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 East Lawrence High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 13.3% | #248 of 305 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.4% | #191 of 305 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 7.2% | #289 of 305 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 408 | #219 of 319 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #63 of 307 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.6% | #165 of 307 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 63.0% | #109 of 317 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +16.2% | #38 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
408
+13 (+3%) vs 2020
-48% since 1990-91, when it was 790
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 18.8:1
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 | 408 | 26.3 | 15.5:1 | 63% (257) |
| 2023-24 | 439 | 28.6 | 15.4:1 | 67% (293) |
| 2022-23 | 474 | 28.6 | 16.6:1 | 67% (318) |
| 2020-21 | 395 | 21 | 18.8:1 | 41% (162) |
| 2017-18 | 351 | 19.5 | 18.0:1 | 58% (205) |
| 2015-16 | 398 | 20 | 19.9:1 | 59% (234) |
| 2010-11 | 483 | 29 | 16.7:1 | 60% (290) |
| 2000-01 | 465 | 29 | 16.0:1 | 28% (128) |
| 1990-91 | 790 | 34 | 23.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for East Lawrence High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 16% (351 to 408); teachers up 35% (19.5 to 26.3).
About East Lawrence High School
East Lawrence High School is a small high school based in Trinity, Alabama. The school had 408 students in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. Average enrollment for high schools in Alabama is about 682, so this school runs 40% smaller than that.
The 12 schools of Lawrence County, including East Lawrence High School, enroll 4,676 students.
A majority of students at East Lawrence High School, 75%, are White. The next largest groups are 12% Black, 8% Hispanic, and 4% Native American. County-wide, about 76% of residents are White. East Lawrence High School has a diversity index of 42%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Its teaching staff equals 26.3 full-time positions, a ratio of 15.5:1. For comparison, high schools in Alabama average 17.2:1. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 63%.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, East Lawrence High School ranks in the bottom 10% of Alabama schools. It scores 13.3%; the prediction is 38.2%.
East Lawrence High School is located in Lawrence County, where median household income is about $66,071, roughly 15% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 14 public schools in Lawrence County, with a combined enrollment of about 4,676.
The nearest other public school, Lawrence County Developmental, is less than a tenth of a mile away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 3. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 40.0%; East Lawrence High School's is 13.3%, ranking 8th of 8.
East Lawrence High School falls in the Rural: Fringe locale category, used for schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment up 3%, from 395 to 408. The ratio of students to teachers went from 18.8:1 to 15.5:1 over the same years.
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Lawrence County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
33,276
Census ACS
Median income
$66,071
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
4,676 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lawrence County
- Moulton Elementary SchoolElementary · 695 students
- Lawrence County High SchoolHigh · 586 students
- East Lawrence Elementary SchoolElementary · 576 students
- Hatton High SchoolHigh · 536 students
- Moulton Middle SchoolMiddle · 505 students
- Hatton Elementary SchoolElementary · 424 students
Other schools in Trinity
- East Lawrence Elementary SchoolElementary · 576 students
- West Morgan Middle SchoolMiddle · 561 students
- West Morgan Elementary SchoolElementary · 512 students
- West Morgan High SchoolHigh · 476 students
- East Lawrence Middle SchoolMiddle · 409 students
- Lawrence County DevelopmentalHigh · 21 students
Nearby schools
- Lawrence County Developmental0.0 mi · 21
- East Lawrence Middle School0.1 mi · 409
- East Lawrence Elementary School0.2 mi · 576
- West Morgan Middle School5.5 mi · 561
- West Morgan High School5.6 mi · 476
- West Morgan Elementary School6.5 mi · 512
Frequently asked questions
About East Lawrence High SchoolHow large is East Lawrence High School?
East Lawrence High School enrolls approximately 408 students in grades 09-12.
Is East Lawrence High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
East Lawrence High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does East Lawrence High School have?
East Lawrence High School employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.5:1.
How diverse is East Lawrence High School?
East Lawrence High School reports a student body of 75% White, 8% Hispanic, 12% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is East Lawrence High School public or private?
East Lawrence High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Lawrence County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.