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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Holtville High School administration to hear?
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Enrollment
555
High
DISTRICT 848 · STATE 682
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ELMORE COUNTY·NCES 010129000465
Holtville High School
10425 Holtville Rd, Deatsville, AL 36022 · (334) 569-3034 · Elmore County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL555 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 80% of Alabama public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
17.3:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.6:1 · STATE 17.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
219 students
DISTRICT 47% · 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 | 157 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 164 | 30% |
| Grade 11 | 127 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 107 | 19% |
Student demographics
19%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
42.6%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
36.4%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 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
42.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.3%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 Holtville High School
Holtville High School's state test result (42.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holtville High School this school | 555 | 39.5% | 42.4% |
| Ranburne High School Ranburne | 526 | 39.2% | 38.9% |
| Northside High School Northport | 535 | 38.3% | 33.4% |
| Rogers High School Florence | 510 | 36.5% | 32.0% |
| Oak Grove High School Bessemer | 777 | 40.0% | 29.9% |
| Marbury High School Deatsville | 626 | 39.5% | 29.2% |
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 Holtville High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.4% | #49 of 305 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.4% | #43 of 305 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.6% | #100 of 305 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 555 | #148 of 319 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.3:1 | #168 of 307 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.6% | #262 of 307 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.5% | #258 of 317 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +16.6% | #36 of 130 |
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
555
+18 (+3%) vs 2020
+14% since 1990-91, when it was 485
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
was 19.2:1
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 | 555 | 32 | 17.3:1 | 39% (219) |
| 2023-24 | 564 | 30 | 18.8:1 | 51% (285) |
| 2022-23 | 554 | 29 | 19.1:1 | 51% (281) |
| 2020-21 | 537 | 28 | 19.2:1 | 39% (212) |
| 2017-18 | 476 | 25 | 19.0:1 | 43% (207) |
| 2015-16 | 492 | 27 | 18.2:1 | 47% (229) |
| 2010-11 | 492 | 31 | 15.9:1 | 41% (203) |
| 2000-01 | 411 | 24 | 17.1:1 | 30% (123) |
| 1990-91 | 485 | 24 | 20.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Holtville High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 17% (476 to 555); teachers up 28% (25 to 32).
About Holtville High School
This page covers Holtville High School, a small high school in Deatsville, Alabama. The school serves 555 students in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25.
Enrollment across the 16 schools in Elmore County totals 11,741 students.
Federal enrollment data show Holtville High School is 90% White. Other groups include 7% Black. The county population is about 73% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 19% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teachers at the school number 32 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 17.3:1. That is close to the 17.2:1 average for high schools in Alabama. Roughly 39% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 47% for public schools in Elmore County.
Measured against Alabama public high schools, Holtville 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.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Holtville High School would be expected to post about 55.3%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 42.4%.
In the county around the school, Elmore County, the median household income is $78,243, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. There are 26 public schools in Elmore County, enrolling about 13,867 students in all.
The closest public school, Holtville Elementary School, is less than a tenth of a mile from Holtville High School. There are 2 other public schools within five miles. On state test proficiency, Holtville High School ranks 7th in a group of 8 nearby schools.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Distant. That means it sits in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
2024-25 enrollment was 555, a 3% increase from 537 in 2020-21. The ratio was 19.2:1 in 2020-21 and 17.3:1 in 2024-25.
The Holtville High School community page is open for posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Elmore County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
89,526
Census ACS
Median income
$78,243
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
13,867 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Elmore County
- Wetumpka High SchoolHigh · 1,219 students
- Stanhope Elmore High SchoolHigh · 1,123 students
- Millbrook Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,071 students
- Holtville Elementary SchoolElementary · 877 students
- Wetumpka Elementary SchoolElementary · 868 students
- Coosada Elementary SchoolElementary · 797 students
Other schools in Deatsville
- Pine Level Elementary SchoolElementary · 949 students
- Holtville Elementary SchoolElementary · 877 students
- Holtville Middle SchoolMiddle · 632 students
- Marbury High SchoolHigh · 626 students
- Frank Lee Youth CenterElementary
- JF Ingram State Technical College Special ServicesElementary
Other Holtville High schools
One other US public school is named Holtville High. Holtville High School is the largest of the 2.
- Holtville HighHoltville, CA · 516 students
Nearby schools
- Holtville Elementary School0.1 mi · 877
- Holtville Middle School0.4 mi · 632
- Airport Road Intermediate School8.3 mi · 536
- Wetumpka High School8.3 mi · 1,219
- Pine Level Elementary School8.6 mi · 949
- Wetumpka Middle School8.6 mi · 647
Frequently asked questions
About Holtville High SchoolHow many students attend Holtville High School?
Holtville High School enrolls approximately 555 students in grades 09-12.
Is Holtville High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Holtville High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Holtville High School have?
Holtville High School employs 32 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.3:1.
How diverse is Holtville High School?
Holtville High School reports a student body of 90% White, 1% Hispanic, 7% Black, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Holtville High School?
Holtville High School is overseen by Elmore County in Elmore County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.