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Enrollment
366
High
DISTRICT 452 · STATE 682
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROANOKE CITY·NCES 010285001126
Handley High School
100 Tiger Circle, Roanoke, AL 36274 · (334) 539-5266 · Randolph County
GRADES 09–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL366 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 81% 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.
- ABeats 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
13.3:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 17.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
224 students
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 58%
Community
2
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 9 | 98 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 82 | 22% |
| Grade 11 | 86 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 100 | 27% |
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · 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
36.6%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
28.1%
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 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
33.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.5%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 Handley High School
Handley High School's state test result (33.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Handley High School this school | 366 | 61.2% | 33.4% |
| Goshen High School Goshen | 356 | 61.0% | 32.2% |
| Bibb County High School Centreville | 428 | 59.8% | 15.2% |
| Ashford High School Ashford | 413 | 60.5% | 25.5% |
| BB Comer Memorial High School Sylacauga | 395 | 64.8% | 26.5% |
| Andalusia High School Andalusia | 471 | 58.2% | 29.3% |
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 Handley High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.4% | #108 of 305 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.1% | #84 of 305 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.6% | #128 of 305 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 366 | #250 of 319 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #13 of 307 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.0% | #115 of 307 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.2% | #120 of 317 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.8% | #31 of 164 |
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
366
-104 (-22%) vs 2020
-32% since 1990-91, when it was 540
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
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 | 366 | 27.5 | 13.3:1 | 61% (224) |
| 2023-24 | 424 | 27.5 | 15.4:1 | 52% (221) |
| 2022-23 | 457 | 28 | 16.3:1 | 52% (239) |
| 2020-21 | 470 | 26 | 18.1:1 | 52% (246) |
| 2017-18 | 493 | 26 | 19.0:1 | 52% (258) |
| 2015-16 | 465 | 25 | 18.6:1 | 52% (244) |
| 2010-11 | 477 | 29 | 16.4:1 | 57% (273) |
| 2000-01 | 425 | 26 | 16.4:1 | 44% (185) |
| 1990-91 | 540 | 26 | 20.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Handley High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 26% (493 to 366); teachers up 6% (26 to 27.5).
About Handley High School
Federal records list Handley High School as a high school in Roanoke, Alabama. The school's 366 students are in grades 9 through 12. Enrollment is 46% lower than the average for high schools in Alabama, which is about 682.
Roanoke City enrolls 1,355 students in 3 schools, including Handley High School.
Handley High School is 57% White by enrollment. The remaining students are 39% Black and 2% multiracial. Among people living in Randolph County, the White share is about 76%. Pick two students at random and there is a 52% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal staffing data show 27.5 full-time-equivalent teachers at Handley High School and a ratio of 13.3:1. This ratio sits 3.9 below the 17.2:1 average for high schools in Alabama. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 61% of students. For comparison, public schools in Randolph County average 63%.
Measured against Alabama public high schools, Handley High School receives an A-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Handley High School, the prediction is 39.5% and the result is 33.4%.
Census estimates describe Randolph County this way: the median household income is $52,338, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Handley High School, Randolph County has 11 other public schools.
The nearest other public school, Knight Enloe Elementary School, is about 0.6 miles away. There are 3 more public schools inside five miles. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, Handley High School ranks 6th on average proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Remote: in rural territory far from an urban area.
Enrollment has fallen by 104 students since 2020-21, to 366. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 18.1:1 to 13.3:1.
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Randolph County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
22,510
Census ACS
Median income
$52,338
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
3,444 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Roanoke City
- Knight Enloe Elementary SchoolElementary · 506 students
- Handley Middle SchoolMiddle · 483 students
- RandolphRoanoke Career Technology CenterHigh
Other schools in Roanoke
- Knight Enloe Elementary SchoolElementary · 506 students
- Handley Middle SchoolMiddle · 483 students
- Rock Mills Junior High SchoolElementary · 177 students
Nearby schools
- Knight Enloe Elementary School0.6 mi · 506
- Handley Middle School1.2 mi · 483
- Rock Mills Junior High School4.6 mi · 177
- Wadley High School11.9 mi · 372
- Randolph County High School12.8 mi · 441
- Wedowee Middle School13.4 mi · 199
Frequently asked questions
About Handley High SchoolHow large is Handley High School?
Handley High School enrolls approximately 366 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Handley High School serve?
Handley High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Handley High School?
Approximately 13.3:1 students per teacher at Handley High School.
What is the student diversity at Handley High School?
Student demographics at Handley High School are roughly 57% White, 2% Hispanic, 39% Black, 2% Two or more.
Is Handley High School public or private?
Handley High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Roanoke City.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.