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What's the biggest difference between Excel High School and what you expected?
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Enrollment
1,010
Combined
DISTRICT 645 · STATE 673
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONROE COUNTY·NCES 010240000975
Excel High School
3010 Hwy 136 W, Excel, AL 36439 · (251) 765-9146 · Monroe County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,010 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 71% of Alabama public K-12 schools
- BTest 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 K-12 schools
Student : Teacher
18.5:1
55 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
602 students
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 58%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 18 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 81 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 61 | 6% |
| Grade 2 | 72 | 7% |
| Grade 3 | 71 | 7% |
| Grade 4 | 71 | 7% |
| Grade 5 | 62 | 6% |
| Grade 6 | 91 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 78 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 82 | 8% |
| Grade 9 | 75 | 7% |
| Grade 10 | 81 | 8% |
| Grade 11 | 95 | 9% |
| Grade 12 | 72 | 7% |
This year's kindergarten class (81) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (82).
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · 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
56.3%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
27.7%
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 28 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
43.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.7%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 Excel High School
Excel High School's state test result (43.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Excel High School this school | 1,010 | 59.6% | 43.2% |
| Highland Home School Highland Home | 746 | 64.6% | 31.6% |
| Billingsley High School Billingsley | 586 | 57.7% | 33.4% |
| Sweet Water High School Sweet Water | 600 | 58.3% | 46.1% |
| Sulligent School Sulligent | 684 | 54.1% | 48.0% |
| Cedar Bluff High School Cedar Bluff | 623 | 56.0% | 46.5% |
Matched among Alabama K-12 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 High School ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.2% | #23 of 62 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.7% | #33 of 62 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.3% | #28 of 62 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,010 | #3 of 69 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.5:1 | #49 of 61 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.8% | #19 of 61 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.6% | #27 of 65 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.0% | #35 of 37 |
Ranked against other public K-12 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
1,010
+10 (+1%) vs 2020
+21% since 1990-91, when it was 838
Student : Teacher
18.5:1
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 | 1,010 | 54.5 | 18.5:1 | 60% (602) |
| 2023-24 | 1,015 | 53.5 | 19.0:1 | 67% (684) |
| 2022-23 | 1,031 | 53 | 19.4:1 | 67% (695) |
| 2020-21 | 1,000 | 56 | 17.9:1 | 54% (542) |
| 2017-18 | 1,020 | 61 | 16.7:1 | 50% (511) |
| 2015-16 | 1,040 | 59 | 17.6:1 | 47% (489) |
| 2010-11 | 1,067 | 70 | 15.2:1 | 53% (563) |
| 2000-01 | 920 | 57 | 16.1:1 | 38% (346) |
| 1990-91 | 838 | 46 | 18.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Excel High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (1,020 to 1,010); teachers down 11% (61 to 54.5).
About Excel High School
Excel High School is a high-enrollment combined-grade school based in Excel, Alabama. The school reports 1,010 students in pre-K through 12. The school's enrollment is 50% larger than the 673 average for combined schools in Alabama.
Across its 7 schools, Monroe County enrolls 2,963 students. Excel High School is one of those schools.
At 71%, White students outnumber all other groups at Excel High School combined. Other students are 21% Black, 4% multiracial, and 3% Hispanic. By comparison, Monroe County residents are about 54% White. The chance that two students picked at random at Excel High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 45%.
The school employs the equivalent of 54.5 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 18.5:1. Combined schools in Alabama average about 17.9:1, a similar figure. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Excel High School is 60%.
allk12 grades Excel High School a B+. The grade compares the school only with Alabama public K-12 schools, because each state gives its own test.
Excel High School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Alabama schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 43.2% and a predicted 40.7%.
Monroe County has these Census figures: median household income is about $42,292, about 12% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 14%. Excel High School is among the 9 public schools in Monroe County.
Nearby, Monroe County High School is about 3.6 miles away. Excel High School is one of several public schools in the area, with 4 others within ten miles. Nearby schools average 29.6% on proficiency, and Excel High School is above that at 43.2%.
NCES describes the area around Excel High School as Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 1,000 in 2020-21 and 1,010 in 2024-25.
Discussion on this page can cover sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Monroe County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
19,388
Census ACS
Median income
$42,292
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
12%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
2,963 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Monroe County
- J U Blacksher SchoolCombined · 747 students
- Monroeville Elementary SchoolElementary · 406 students
- Monroe County High SchoolHigh · 302 students
- Monroeville Middle SchoolMiddle · 264 students
- J F Shields High SchoolCombined · 179 students
- Monroe Intermediate SchoolElementary · 55 students
Other Excel High schools
One other US public school is named Excel High. Excel High School is the largest of the 2.
- Excel High SchoolSouth Boston, MA · 301 students
Nearby schools
- Monroe County High School3.6 mi · 302
- Monroeville Elementary School6.3 mi · 406
- Monroeville Middle School6.4 mi · 264
- Repton Junior High School6.5 mi · 129
- J U Blacksher School13.0 mi · 747
- Huxford Elementary School16.0 mi · 276
Frequently asked questions
About Excel High SchoolHow large is Excel High School?
Excel High School enrolls approximately 1,010 students in grades PK-12.
Is Excel High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Excel High School is a combined-grade school covering grades PK-12.
How many teachers does Excel High School have?
Excel High School employs 55 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.5:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Excel High School?
At Excel High School, the student body is approximately 71% White, 3% Hispanic, 21% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Excel High School?
Excel High School is overseen by Monroe County in Monroe County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.