Horseshoe Bend High School

As a medium-sized multi-level school in New Site, Alabama, Horseshoe Bend High School teaches 776 students from grades pre-K through 12, operated by Tallapoosa County.

Horseshoe Bend High School is one of 5 schools operated by Tallapoosa County, a district that teaches 2,822 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Horseshoe Bend High School lists that 92% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 4% Black, 3% Hispanic. By comparison, Tallapoosa County as a whole is about 68% White, so the school skews noticeably more White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, On paper, Horseshoe Bend High School has 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.4:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 42% of students at Horseshoe Bend High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Tallapoosa County (around 60%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Horseshoe Bend High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 53.3%, the actual is 45.4%, a residual of -8.0 points.

In the broader community, Tallapoosa County reports that the typical household earns roughly $59,356 per year, about 20% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 14%. In all, Tallapoosa County runs 11 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,658 students), of which Horseshoe Bend High School is one.

Jim Pearson Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 9.3 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 3 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Horseshoe Bend High School at 1st of 8; the average score across the group is 36.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Looking at the recent track record. Horseshoe Bend High School's enrollment has contracted 4% since 2018, when it stood at 811 (now 776).

Inside the community feed, members of the Horseshoe Bend High School community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.