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Enrollment
453
High
DISTRICT 487 · STATE 682
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ATTALLA CITY·NCES 010018000033
Etowah High School
201 Case Avenue SE, Attalla, AL 35954 · (256) 538-8381 · Etowah County
GRADES 09–12HIGH23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL453 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 39% 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.
- 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
14.7:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.8:1 · STATE 17.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
284 students
DISTRICT 69% · 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 | 119 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 127 | 28% |
| Grade 11 | 104 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 103 | 23% |
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Attalla City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
22.5%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
14.0%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 23 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
22.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.4%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 Etowah High School
Etowah High School's state test result (22.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Etowah High School this school | 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% |
| Central High School of Clay County Lineville | 533 | 58.5% | 17.1% |
| Colbert County High School Leighton | 438 | 59.8% | 27.3% |
| Wellborn High School Anniston | 425 | 68.2% | 26.6% |
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 Etowah High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Etowah County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.5% | #189 of 305 | #7 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.0% | #195 of 305 | #6 of 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 22.5% | #210 of 305 | #7 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 453 | #198 of 319 | #4 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #37 of 307 | #1 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.7% | #120 of 307 | #2 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.7% | #111 of 317 | #3 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.6% | #37 of 164 | #2 of 6 |
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
453
-45 (-9%) vs 2020
-48% since 1990-91, when it was 867
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 15.1:1
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 | 453 | 30.8 | 14.7:1 | 63% (284) |
| 2023-24 | 468 | 30.3 | 15.4:1 | 79% (368) |
| 2022-23 | 472 | 29.5 | 16.0:1 | 79% (372) |
| 2020-21 | 498 | 33 | 15.1:1 | 60% (301) |
| 2017-18 | 593 | 42 | 14.1:1 | 62% (365) |
| 2015-16 | 679 | 41 | 16.6:1 | 62% (422) |
| 2010-11 | 704 | 47 | 15.0:1 | 63% (445) |
| 2000-01 | 683 | 45 | 15.2:1 | 37% (251) |
| 1990-91 | 867 | 45 | 19.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Etowah High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (593 to 453); teachers down 27% (42 to 30.8).
About Etowah High School
Among the schools in Attalla, Alabama, is Etowah High School, a small high school. The school runs grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 453 students. That compares with an average of about 682 students for high schools in Alabama.
The Attalla City system has 3 schools and 1,460 students.
The student body at Etowah High School is 67% White. Beyond that, enrollment is 14% Black, 11% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. The White share of the county population is higher, at 77%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 52%.
With 30.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 14.7:1. The average for high schools in Alabama is 17.2:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Etowah High School, 63% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Etowah High School holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 39% of Alabama public high schools.
In Alabama, Etowah High School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 22.5% actual against a predicted 38.4%.
The school is in Etowah County, where the median household earns about $54,563 a year, about 18% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 12%. Etowah High School shares Etowah County with 41 other public schools.
Etowah High School's closest public school neighbor is Etowah Middle School, about 0.2 miles away. Within five miles of Etowah High School, there are at least 8 other public schools. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, Etowah High School ranks 8th on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Etowah High School as Suburb: Small, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 453, down from 498 in 2020-21.
On allk12, people connected to Etowah High School can post about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Etowah County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
103,105
Census ACS
Median income
$54,563
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
42
15,139 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Attalla City
- Attalla Elementary SchoolElementary · 665 students
- Etowah Middle SchoolMiddle · 342 students
Other schools in Attalla
- Attalla Elementary SchoolElementary · 665 students
- Etowah Middle SchoolMiddle · 342 students
- Duck Springs Elementary SchoolElementary · 207 students
- Ivalee Elementary SchoolElementary · 200 students
- Career Technical CenterHigh
- The Etowah County Refocus CenterCombined
Other Etowah High schools
One other US public school is named Etowah High. Etowah High School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Etowah High SchoolWoodstock, GA · 2,393 students
Nearby schools
- Etowah Middle School0.2 mi · 342
- Attalla Elementary School0.9 mi · 665
- Ivalee Elementary School2.9 mi · 200
- Walnut Park Elementary School3.3 mi · 218
- Gadsden City High School4.2 mi · 1,361
- Rainbow Middle School4.4 mi · 634
Frequently asked questions
About Etowah High SchoolHow many students attend Etowah High School?
Etowah High School enrolls approximately 453 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Etowah High School serve?
Etowah High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Etowah High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Etowah High School is approximately 14.7:1 (31 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Etowah High School?
At Etowah High School, the student body is approximately 67% White, 11% Hispanic, 14% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Etowah High School public or private?
Etowah High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Attalla City.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.