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Enrollment
456
High
DISTRICT 939 · STATE 682
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TUSCALOOSA COUNTY·NCES 010339001282
Holt High School
301 44th Ct NE, Tuscaloosa, AL 35404 · (205) 342-2768 · Tuscaloosa County
GRADES 09–12HIGH22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL456 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 22% of Alabama public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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
16.3:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.7:1 · STATE 17.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
357 students
DISTRICT 53% · 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 9 | 120 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 132 | 29% |
| Grade 11 | 102 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 102 | 22% |
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · 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
6.8%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
5.6%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 7 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 6 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
10.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.1%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-17.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 10% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 27% 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 Holt High School
Holt High School's state test result (10.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holt High School this school | 456 | 78.3% | 10.1% |
| Tanner High School Tanner | 410 | 78.8% | 21.7% |
| Montevallo High School Montevallo | 485 | 77.7% | 20.2% |
| Tarrant High School Tarrant | 597 | 78.7% | 10.7% |
| Fultondale High School Birmingham | 848 | 71.6% | 21.7% |
| Career Academies of Decatur Decatur | 269 | 73.2% | N/A |
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 Holt High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Tuscaloosa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 10.1% | #267 of 305 | #7 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 5.6% | #254 of 305 | #7 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 6.8% | #292 of 305 | #9 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 456 | #196 of 319 | #9 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.3:1 | #98 of 307 | #1 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.8% | #25 of 307 | #1 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 78.3% | #45 of 317 | #1 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +17.5% | #34 of 130 | #1 of 8 |
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
456
+53 (+13%) vs 2020
-57% since 1990-91, when it was 1,070
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
was 17.5:1
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 | 456 | 28 | 16.3:1 | 78% (357) |
| 2023-24 | 424 | 29.1 | 14.6:1 | 73% (310) |
| 2022-23 | 435 | 26.1 | 16.7:1 | 90% (390) |
| 2020-21 | 403 | 23 | 17.5:1 | 84% (339) |
| 2017-18 | 388 | 27.3 | 14.2:1 | 73% (284) |
| 2015-16 | 450 | 25 | 18.0:1 | 65% (292) |
| 2010-11 | 468 | 30 | 15.6:1 | 71% (331) |
| 2000-01 | 849 | 60 | 14.2:1 | 55% (465) |
| 1990-91 | 1,070 | 62 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Holt High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 18% (388 to 456); teachers up 3% (27.3 to 28).
About Holt High School
Holt High School is a small high school that serves part of Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The school enrolls 456 students, from grades 9 through 12. An average school in this group (high schools in Alabama) has about 682 students.
Holt High School sits within Tuscaloosa County, which has 35 schools and 19,278 students.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at Holt High School. The largest is Black students, at 42%. The remaining students are 36% Hispanic and 21% White. Census figures show Tuscaloosa County is about 31% Black. Pick two students at random and there is a 65% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school has about 16.3 students per teacher and 28 full-time-equivalent teachers. This ratio sits 0.9 below the 17.2:1 average for high schools in Alabama. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 78%. The 54% average for public schools in Tuscaloosa County is 24 points lower.
allk12 grades Holt High School a C-. The grade compares the school only with Alabama public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
The model predicts 27.1% for a school in Alabama with Holt High School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Holt High School posts 10.1%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Tuscaloosa County, the median household income is $66,231, about 32% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Holt High School is one of 58 public schools in the county.
The closest public school to Holt High School is Holt Elementary School, about 0.6 miles away. Holt High School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 48.8% proficiency; Holt High School posts 10.1%.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Mid-size. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 53 more students in 2024-25. The school's ratio fell from 17.5:1 to 16.3:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Holt High School covering things like sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Tuscaloosa County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
237,552
Census ACS
Median income
$66,231
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
58
30,508 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Tuscaloosa County
- Tuscaloosa County High SchoolHigh · 1,607 students
- Hillcrest High SchoolHigh · 1,434 students
- Brookwood High SchoolHigh · 1,076 students
- Lake View Elementary SchoolElementary · 744 students
- Walker Elementary SchoolElementary · 743 students
- Brookwood Middle SchoolMiddle · 738 students
Other schools in Tuscaloosa
- Hillcrest High SchoolHigh · 1,434 students
- Northridge High SchoolHigh · 1,153 students
- Central High SchoolHigh · 796 students
- Northridge Middle SchoolMiddle · 775 students
- Rock Quarry Elementary SchoolElementary · 671 students
- Southview Elementary SchoolElementary · 644 students
Nearby schools
- Holt Elementary School0.6 mi · 448
- Arcadia Elementary School1.6 mi · 418
- The Alberta School of Performing Arts1.7 mi · 632
- DavisEmerson Middle School2.1 mi · 397
- Cottondale Elementary School2.6 mi · 438
- Tuscaloosa Magnet School Elementary2.8 mi · 324
Frequently asked questions
About Holt High SchoolHow large is Holt High School?
Holt High School enrolls approximately 456 students in grades 09-12.
Is Holt High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Holt High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Holt High School have?
Holt High School employs 28 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Holt High School?
Student demographics at Holt High School are roughly 21% White, 36% Hispanic, 42% Black, 0% Asian.
What district is Holt High School in?
Holt High School is part of Tuscaloosa County.
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