Enrollment
301
Combined
DISTRICT 424 · STATE 673
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WASHINGTON COUNTY·NCES 010348001336
Fruitdale High School
13077 County Rd 1, Fruitdale, AL 36539 · (251) 827-6655 · Washington County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL301 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 50% of Alabama public K-12 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 K-12 schools
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
164 students
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 58%
Community
0
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 | 17 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 19 | 6% |
| Grade 1 | 21 | 7% |
| Grade 2 | 17 | 6% |
| Grade 3 | 18 | 6% |
| Grade 4 | 34 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 18 | 6% |
| Grade 6 | 19 | 6% |
| Grade 7 | 20 | 7% |
| Grade 8 | 24 | 8% |
| Grade 9 | 29 | 10% |
| Grade 10 | 26 | 9% |
| Grade 11 | 16 | 5% |
| Grade 12 | 23 | 8% |
This year's kindergarten class (19) is 21% smaller than its 8th grade class (24).
Student demographics
42%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
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
58.0%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
27.3%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 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
40.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.4%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 Fruitdale High School
Fruitdale High School's state test result (40.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fruitdale High School this school | 301 | 54.5% | 40.5% |
| Waterloo High School Waterloo | 337 | 51.9% | 44.3% |
| Wadley High School Wadley | 372 | 59.7% | 29.0% |
| East Franklin Junior High School Phil Campbell | 212 | 50.5% | 57.3% |
| Hubbertville School Fayette | 450 | 51.8% | 43.3% |
| Section High School Section | 503 | 58.4% | 43.0% |
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 Fruitdale High School ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.5% | #31 of 62 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.3% | #34 of 62 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #25 of 62 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 301 | #54 of 69 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #7 of 61 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.1% | #23 of 61 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.5% | #38 of 65 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.8% | #5 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
301
-96 (-24%) vs 2020
-42% since 1990-91, when it was 521
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 18.1:1
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 | 301 | 21.1 | 14.3:1 | 54% (164) |
| 2023-24 | 344 | 23 | 15.0:1 | 76% (263) |
| 2022-23 | 366 | 23.1 | 15.9:1 | 77% (282) |
| 2020-21 | 397 | 22 | 18.1:1 | 56% (223) |
| 2017-18 | 395 | 26.2 | 15.1:1 | 66% (260) |
| 2015-16 | 416 | 26 | 16.0:1 | 65% (269) |
| 2010-11 | 426 | 39 | 10.9:1 | 68% (288) |
| 2000-01 | 492 | 33 | 14.9:1 | 59% (289) |
| 1990-91 | 521 | 31 | 16.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fruitdale High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (395 to 301); teachers down 20% (26.2 to 21.1).
About Fruitdale High School
Fruitdale High School is a small combined-grade school for students in Fruitdale, Alabama. The school serves 301 students in pre-K through 12 in 2024-25. For comparison, combined schools in Alabama average about 673 students.
A total of 7 schools make up Washington County, with 2,390 students enrolled.
At Fruitdale High School, White students make up 74% of the student body. After that, the student body is 14% Black, 7% Native American, and 3% multiracial. Census figures show Washington County is about 66% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 42% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal staffing data show 21.1 full-time-equivalent teachers at Fruitdale High School and a ratio of 14.3:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 17.9:1 average for combined schools in Alabama. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 54% of enrollment. For comparison, public schools in Washington County average 53%.
allk12 grades Fruitdale High School a B-. The grade compares the school only with Alabama public K-12 schools, because each state gives its own test.
Test results at Fruitdale High School are 3.9 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (40.5% actual, 44.4% predicted).
Fruitdale High School is located in Washington County, where the median household income is $61,042, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 17% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Fruitdale High School is one of 8 public schools in the county.
Chatom Elementary School is the public school closest to Fruitdale High School, about 11.3 miles away. Nearby schools average 49.3% on proficiency, and Fruitdale High School is below that at 40.5%.
Fruitdale High School has an NCES locale of Rural: Remote.
Enrollment at Fruitdale High School declined 24% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 397 to 301 students. The ratio was 18.1:1 in 2020-21 and 14.3:1 in 2024-25.
Questions about school safety, transportation, and start times can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Washington County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
15,143
Census ACS
Median income
$61,042
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
17%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
2,390 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Washington County
- Millry High SchoolCombined · 509 students
- Leroy High SchoolCombined · 463 students
- Washington County High SchoolHigh · 395 students
- Chatom Elementary SchoolElementary · 313 students
- McIntosh Elementary SchoolElementary · 234 students
- McIntosh High SchoolHigh · 175 students
Nearby schools
- Chatom Elementary School11.3 mi · 313
- Washington County High School12.2 mi · 395
- Buckatunna School15.3 mi · 418
- Leakesville Elem. School15.6 mi · 423
- Leakesville Jr. High15.7 mi · 325
- Greene County High School18.1 mi · 446
Frequently asked questions
About Fruitdale High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Fruitdale High School?
Fruitdale High School enrolls approximately 301 students in grades PK-12.
What age range does Fruitdale High School serve?
Fruitdale High School serves students from grade PK through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Fruitdale High School?
Approximately 14.3:1 students per teacher at Fruitdale High School.
How diverse is Fruitdale High School?
Fruitdale High School reports a student body of 74% White, 1% Hispanic, 14% Black, 3% Two or more.
Is Fruitdale High School public or private?
Fruitdale High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Washington County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.