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Enrollment
494
High
DISTRICT 848 · STATE 682
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ELMORE COUNTY·NCES 010129000463
Elmore County High School
155 N College St, Eclectic, AL 36024 · (334) 541-3661 · Elmore County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL494 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 75% of Alabama public high schools
- ATest 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
17.6:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.6:1 · STATE 17.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
163 students
DISTRICT 47% · 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 | 125 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 146 | 30% |
| Grade 11 | 117 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 106 | 21% |
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · 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
56.1%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
29.0%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 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
44.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.0%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% 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 Elmore County High School
Elmore County High School's state test result (44.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elmore County High School this school | 494 | 33.0% | 44.5% |
| Lauderdale County High School Rogersville | 542 | 33.2% | 43.1% |
| Corner High School Dora | 492 | 32.9% | 35.0% |
| Wicksburg High School Newton | 461 | 32.8% | 64.1% |
| Rogers High School Florence | 510 | 36.5% | 32.0% |
| Baldwin Preparatory Academy Loxley | 528 | 34.1% | N/A |
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 Elmore County High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.5% | #39 of 305 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.0% | #77 of 305 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.1% | #26 of 305 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 494 | #178 of 319 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.6:1 | #187 of 307 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.1% | #240 of 307 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.0% | #286 of 317 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.7% | #111 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
494
-7 (-1%) vs 2020
-7% since 1990-91, when it was 532
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
was 17.9:1
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 | 494 | 28 | 17.6:1 | 33% (163) |
| 2023-24 | 494 | 26 | 19.0:1 | 48% (237) |
| 2022-23 | 516 | 27 | 19.1:1 | 48% (249) |
| 2020-21 | 501 | 28 | 17.9:1 | 40% (199) |
| 2017-18 | 481 | 25 | 19.2:1 | 48% (230) |
| 2015-16 | 466 | 25 | 18.6:1 | 53% (245) |
| 2010-11 | 553 | 32 | 17.3:1 | 42% (235) |
| 2000-01 | 718 | 38 | 18.9:1 | 30% (216) |
| 1990-91 | 532 | 26 | 20.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Elmore County High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (481 to 494); teachers up 12% (25 to 28).
About Elmore County High School
Elmore County High School is a small high school for students in Eclectic, Alabama. The school runs grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 494 students. That compares with an average of about 682 students for high schools in Alabama.
Within Elmore County, Elmore County High School is one of 16 schools. The district enrolls 11,741 students.
Of every 100 students at Elmore County High School, about 87 are White. After that, the student body is 9% Black and 2% Hispanic. Census figures show Elmore County is about 73% White. A diversity index of 24% means there is a 24% chance two randomly chosen students at Elmore County High School are from different groups.
Classroom staffing at Elmore County High School totals 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 17.6:1. It is about the same as the 17.2:1 average for high schools in Alabama. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Elmore County High School is about 33%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Elmore County is 47%.
Elmore County High School holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 75% of Alabama public high schools.
Elmore County High School is 15.5 points below its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (44.5% versus 60.0%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Alabama.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Elmore County show that the median household earns about $78,243 a year, about 25% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 9%. Across Elmore County, 26 public schools serve about 13,867 students.
A public school about 0.2 miles away, Eclectic Middle School, is the closest to Elmore County High School. In all, 2 other public schools sit within five miles of Elmore County High School. On proficiency, Elmore County High School is behind the 51.8% nearby average, ranking 7th of 9.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Distant, or in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Elmore County High School had 501 students in 2020-21 and 494 in 2024-25, nearly the same.
This page collects posts and questions about Elmore County High School, such as open houses, carpools, and field trips. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Elmore County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
89,526
Census ACS
Median income
$78,243
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
13,867 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Elmore County
- Wetumpka High SchoolHigh · 1,219 students
- Stanhope Elmore High SchoolHigh · 1,123 students
- Millbrook Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,071 students
- Holtville Elementary SchoolElementary · 877 students
- Wetumpka Elementary SchoolElementary · 868 students
- Coosada Elementary SchoolElementary · 797 students
Other schools in Eclectic
- Eclectic Elementary SchoolElementary · 689 students
- Eclectic Middle SchoolMiddle · 468 students
Nearby schools
- Eclectic Middle School0.2 mi · 468
- Eclectic Elementary School0.3 mi · 689
- Tallassee Elementary School9.5 mi · 609
- Redland Elementary School9.8 mi · 730
- Tallassee High School10.2 mi · 474
- Southside Middle School10.8 mi · 424
Frequently asked questions
About Elmore County High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Elmore County High School?
Elmore County High School enrolls approximately 494 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Elmore County High School serve?
Elmore County High School serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Elmore County High School?
Approximately 17.6:1 students per teacher at Elmore County High School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Elmore County High School?
At Elmore County High School, the student body is approximately 87% White, 2% Hispanic, 9% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Elmore County High School?
Elmore County High School is overseen by Elmore County in Elmore County.
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