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Enrollment
467
High
DISTRICT 516 · STATE 682
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MORGAN COUNTY·NCES 010248001044
Falkville High School
43 Clark Dr, Falkville, AL 35622 · (256) 784-5248 · Morgan County
GRADES 06–12HIGH31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL467 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 59% of Alabama public high schools
- B-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
20.6:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.7:1 · STATE 17.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
297 students
DISTRICT 57% · 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 6 | 70 | 15% |
| Grade 7 | 69 | 15% |
| Grade 8 | 66 | 14% |
| Grade 9 | 74 | 16% |
| Grade 10 | 71 | 15% |
| Grade 11 | 69 | 15% |
| Grade 12 | 48 | 10% |
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 38% · 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
37.0%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
17.3%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 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
26.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.8%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% 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 Falkville High School
Falkville High School's state test result (26.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Falkville High School this school | 467 | 63.6% | 26.8% |
| Gaston High School Gadsden | 380 | 63.9% | 24.1% |
| Dora High School Dora | 476 | 61.3% | 26.1% |
| East Lawrence High School Trinity | 408 | 63.0% | 13.3% |
| Phil Campbell High School Phil Campbell | 382 | 57.6% | 39.5% |
| Brindlee Mountain High School Guntersville | 496 | 58.5% | 31.5% |
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 Falkville High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Morgan County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.8% | #158 of 305 | #7 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.3% | #166 of 305 | #7 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #125 of 305 | #4 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 467 | #193 of 319 | #8 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.6:1 | #288 of 307 | #10 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.9% | #260 of 307 | #10 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 63.6% | #104 of 317 | #4 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +16.2% | #39 of 130 | N/A |
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
467
+51 (+12%) vs 2020
-50% since 1990-91, when it was 943
Student : Teacher
20.6:1
was 19.8:1
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 | 467 | 22.7 | 20.6:1 | 64% (297) |
| 2023-24 | 429 | 23.5 | 18.3:1 | 67% (288) |
| 2022-23 | 411 | 22.5 | 18.3:1 | 64% (261) |
| 2020-21 | 416 | 21 | 19.8:1 | 47% (195) |
| 2017-18 | 402 | 24.2 | 16.6:1 | 51% (205) |
| 2015-16 | 430 | 23 | 18.7:1 | 52% (224) |
| 2010-11 | 415 | 33 | 12.6:1 | 50% (206) |
| 2000-01 | 449 | 30 | 15.0:1 | 31% (138) |
| 1990-91 | 943 | 50 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Falkville High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 16% (402 to 467); teachers down 6% (24.2 to 22.7).
About Falkville High School
Falkville High School is a small high school in Falkville, Alabama, (ZIP code 35622). It serves 467 students in grades 6 through 12. The average among high schools in Alabama is roughly 682 students; this school is 32% smaller than that.
Morgan County oversees Falkville High School and 15 other schools, with 7,619 students in total.
White students are the large majority at Falkville High School, with 90% of enrollment. The next largest groups are 7% Hispanic. In Morgan County overall, about 74% of residents are White. The chance that two students picked at random at Falkville High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 19%.
Staffing totals 22.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 20.6:1. For comparison, high schools in Alabama average 17.2:1. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 64%. The gap from the 56% average for public schools in Morgan County is 8 points.
allk12 grades Falkville High School a B. The grade compares the school only with Alabama public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
A school with Falkville High School's lunch-eligibility share in Alabama is predicted to score 37.8%. Falkville High School scores 26.8%, 10.9 points below that line.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Morgan County show that median household income is about $68,845, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 46 public schools in Morgan County, with a combined enrollment of about 20,204.
Falkville Elementary School is the closest public school, about 0.1 miles away in a straight line. Falkville High School is one of several public schools in the area, with 4 others within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 67.8% proficiency; Falkville High School posts 26.8%.
By NCES locale, the school is Town: Fringe, or in a town close to an urbanized area.
Enrollment was 416 in 2020-21 and 467 in 2024-25, a gain of 51 students.
Community posts for Falkville High School can cover sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Morgan County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
124,471
Census ACS
Median income
$68,845
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
46
20,204 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Morgan County
- Albert P Brewer High SchoolHigh · 757 students
- Priceville Elementary SchoolElementary · 674 students
- West Morgan Middle SchoolMiddle · 561 students
- West Morgan Elementary SchoolElementary · 512 students
- Priceville High SchoolHigh · 506 students
- DanvilleNeel Elementary SchoolElementary · 504 students
Nearby schools
- Falkville Elementary School0.1 mi · 381
- Barkley Bridge Elementary School4.2 mi · 419
- Hartselle Intermediate School4.6 mi · 522
- Hartselle Junior High School4.9 mi · 553
- Crestline Elementary School5.3 mi · 710
- Hartselle High School6.2 mi · 1,027
Frequently asked questions
About Falkville High SchoolHow large is Falkville High School?
Falkville High School enrolls approximately 467 students in grades 06-12.
What grades does Falkville High School serve?
Falkville High School serves grades 06-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Falkville High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Falkville High School is approximately 20.6:1 (23 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Falkville High School?
Student demographics at Falkville High School are roughly 90% White, 7% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Two or more.
What district is Falkville High School in?
Falkville High School is part of Morgan County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.