Enrollment
196
High
DISTRICT 396 · STATE 682
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CALHOUN COUNTY·NCES 010054002665
EXCEL Academy
32 Watson Street, Anniston, AL 36206 · (256) 741-6900 · Calhoun County
GRADES 06–12HIGH23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL196 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
32.7:1
6 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.6:1 · STATE 17.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
118 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 58%
Community
0
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 | 3 | 2% |
| Grade 7 | 11 | 6% |
| Grade 8 | 14 | 7% |
| Grade 9 | 22 | 11% |
| Grade 10 | 40 | 20% |
| Grade 11 | 46 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 60 | 31% |
Student demographics
32%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 42% · 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
26.0%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
7.9%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 8 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
18.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.2%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-22.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 18% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 40% 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 EXCEL Academy
EXCEL Academy's state test result (18.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| EXCEL Academy this school | 196 | 60.2% | 18.1% |
| Cherokee High School Cherokee | 206 | 63.6% | 26.9% |
| Florala High School Florala | 233 | 56.2% | 29.9% |
| Samson High School Samson | 183 | 61.2% | 22.0% |
| Hackleburg High School Hackleburg | 265 | 58.1% | 44.1% |
| Geneva County High School Hartford | 234 | 55.6% | 21.9% |
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 EXCEL Academy ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Calhoun County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 18.1% | #219 of 305 | #11 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 7.9% | #242 of 305 | #11 of 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.0% | #182 of 305 | #11 of 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 196 | #308 of 319 | #12 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.2% | #123 of 317 | #4 of 12 |
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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 196 | 6 | 32.7:1 | 60% (118) |
| 2023-24 | 210 | N/A | N/A | 74% (155) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for EXCEL Academy.
About EXCEL Academy
In Anniston, Alabama, part of Calhoun County, EXCEL Academy is a high school. It reported 196 students in grades 6 through 12 in 2024-25. High schools in Alabama average about 682 students, which makes this school 71% below average.
The 17 schools in Calhoun County enroll 7,997 students altogether, EXCEL Academy among them.
The share of White students at EXCEL Academy is 81%. Other groups make up 12% Black and 4% Hispanic. Calhoun County as a whole is about 70% White, so the school's share is higher. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, EXCEL Academy scores 32%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at EXCEL Academy is 32.7:1, based on 6 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 17.2:1 average for high schools in Alabama, this school's ratio is higher. Lunch program data show 60% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The figure for public schools in Calhoun County is close, at 58%.
EXCEL Academy scores 22.2 points below its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results: 18.1% actual versus 40.2% predicted. That puts it in the bottom 10% of Alabama schools on BeatsExpectations.
In Calhoun County, home to about 116,090 people, median household income comes to about $55,029, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 13% of people live in poverty. There are 38 public schools in the county, enrolling about 16,686, EXCEL Academy among them.
Measured in a straight line, Saks Elementary School is about 0.1 miles from EXCEL Academy. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. EXCEL Academy comes in 6th of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
EXCEL Academy has an NCES locale of Suburb: Small.
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Calhoun County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
116,090
Census ACS
Median income
$55,029
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
38
16,686 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Calhoun County
- Alexandria Elementary SchoolElementary · 712 students
- Saks Elementary SchoolElementary · 625 students
- Wellborn Elementary SchoolElementary · 598 students
- Weaver Elementary SchoolElementary · 544 students
- White Plains Elementary SchoolElementary · 530 students
- Alexandria Middle SchoolMiddle · 503 students
Other schools in Anniston
- Saks Elementary SchoolElementary · 625 students
- Wellborn Elementary SchoolElementary · 598 students
- White Plains Elementary SchoolElementary · 530 students
- Anniston High SchoolHigh · 498 students
- De Armanville Elementary SchoolElementary · 478 students
- Wellborn High SchoolHigh · 425 students
Other EXCEL Academy schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named EXCEL Academy. EXCEL Academy is the 4th largest of the 5.
- Excel AcademyWashington, DC · 363 students
- Excel AcademyDENVER, CO · 227 students
- EXCEL AcademyMcDonough, GA · 213 students
- Excel AcademyBedford, OH · 118 students
Nearby schools
- Saks Elementary School0.1 mi · 625
- Saks High School0.1 mi · 419
- Anniston Middle School0.8 mi · 357
- Cobb Preparatory Academy2.8 mi · 270
- Randolph Park Elementary School2.8 mi · 339
- Anniston High School2.9 mi · 498
Frequently asked questions
About EXCEL AcademyWhat is the total enrollment at EXCEL Academy?
EXCEL Academy enrolls approximately 196 students in grades 06-12.
What grades does EXCEL Academy serve?
EXCEL Academy serves grades 06-12.
How many students per teacher at EXCEL Academy?
Approximately 32.7:1 students per teacher at EXCEL Academy.
How diverse is EXCEL Academy?
EXCEL Academy reports a student body of 81% White, 4% Hispanic, 12% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees EXCEL Academy?
EXCEL Academy is overseen by Calhoun County in Calhoun County.
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