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Guntersville High School

14227 Highway 431 South, Guntersville, AL 35976 · (256) 582-2046 · Marshall County
GRADES 09–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL556 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 55% of Alabama public high 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 high schools

Enrollment
556
High
DISTRICT 453 · STATE 682
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.9:1 · STATE 17.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
280 students
DISTRICT 51% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 915728%
Grade 1012122%
Grade 1112823%
Grade 1215027%
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 63% · US 70%
White
40773%
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 50% · US 43%
Hispanic
448%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 12% · US 30%
Black
7313%
DISTRICT 14% · STATE 31% · US 15%
Asian
102%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 1% · US 6%
Two+
173%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 4% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
41%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
28451%
Female
27249%

School pathway

Feeds from
Guntersville Middle School06–08
Based on grade levels within Guntersville City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

ACAP 2024-25 . % Proficient
English Language Arts
27.4%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
31.7%
AL avg 31.8%

What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
31.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.4%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-16.0pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 Guntersville High School

Guntersville High School's state test result (31.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Guntersville High School this school55650.4%31.4%
Lawrence County High School
Moulton
58650.3%16.6%
New Hope High School
New Hope
59848.3%46.3%
Alexandria High School
Alexandria
48046.5%36.4%
Hamilton High School
Hamilton
44950.1%29.4%
Hatton High School
Town Creek
53647.6%19.4%
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 Guntersville High School ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn AlabamaIn Marshall County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
31.4%#122 of 305#4 of 8
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
31.7%#61 of 305#2 of 8
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
27.4%#171 of 305#6 of 8
Enrollment
ranked largest first
556#146 of 319#6 of 9
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
15.0:1#43 of 307#2 of 9
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
43.9%#155 of 307#6 of 9
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
50.4%#190 of 317#7 of 9
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-7.9%#118 of 164N/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 2024-25
Enrollment
556
-21 (-4%) vs 2020
-4% since 1990-91, when it was 580
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 16.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2555637.215.0:150% (280)
2023-2452336.214.5:152% (272)
2022-2356536.215.6:145% (256)
2020-215773516.5:133% (188)
2017-1860435.716.9:137% (222)
2015-166123617.0:140% (244)
2010-115743914.7:137% (211)
2000-015183415.2:115% (78)
1990-915803019.3:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Guntersville High School.

Since 2017-18: students down 8% (604 to 556); teachers up 4% (35.7 to 37.2).

About Guntersville High School

Guntersville High School is a small high school in Guntersville, Alabama. The school reports 556 students in grades 9 through 12.

Enrollment across the 4 schools in Guntersville City totals 1,810 students.

Guntersville High School's enrollment is 73% White. Enrollment also includes 13% Black, 8% Hispanic, and 3% multiracial. The chance that two students picked at random at Guntersville High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 44%.

Federal staffing data show 37.2 full-time-equivalent teachers at Guntersville High School and a ratio of 15.0:1. That ratio is under the 17.2:1 average for high schools in Alabama. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 50% of students. For comparison, public schools in Marshall County average 59%.

Measured against Alabama public high schools, Guntersville High School receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.

A school with Guntersville High School's lunch-eligibility share in Alabama is predicted to score 47.4%. Guntersville High School scores 31.4%, 16.0 points below that line.

Census estimates describe Marshall County this way: median household income is about $62,571, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Marshall County number 37 and enroll about 19,416.

Of nearby public schools, Cherokee Elementary School is the closest, at about 1.1 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 4 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 49.3% proficiency; Guntersville High School posts 31.4%.

The school is in a town some distance from an urbanized area, according to its NCES locale (Town: Distant).

Guntersville High School had 577 students in 2020-21 and 556 in 2024-25, a 4% decrease. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 16.5:1 to 15.0:1.

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Marshall County at a glance

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Population
99,748
Census ACS
Median income
$62,571
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
37
19,416 students

Quick facts

School name
Guntersville High School
District
Guntersville City
Address
14227 Highway 431 South, Guntersville, AL 35976
Phone
(256) 582-2046
County
Marshall County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
556
Teachers (FTE)
37
Student–teacher ratio
15.0:1
Free and reduced lunch
280 (50%)
Locale
32-Town: Distant
NCES ID
010169000582
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Guntersville High School
How many students attend Guntersville High School?
Guntersville High School enrolls approximately 556 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Guntersville High School serve?
Guntersville High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Guntersville High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Guntersville High School is approximately 15.0:1 (37 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Guntersville High School?
At Guntersville High School, the student body is approximately 73% White, 8% Hispanic, 13% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Guntersville High School public or private?
Guntersville High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Guntersville City.
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