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Isabella High School

11338 County Road 15, Maplesville, AL 36750 · (205) 280-2770 · Chilton County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL789 STUDENTS
Enrollment
789
Combined
DISTRICT 716 · STATE 673
Student : Teacher
19.6:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.6:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
353 students
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 58%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K375%
Kindergarten567%
Grade 1537%
Grade 2689%
Grade 3638%
Grade 4557%
Grade 5547%
Grade 6527%
Grade 77510%
Grade 8648%
Grade 9587%
Grade 10577%
Grade 11496%
Grade 12486%
Student demographics
30%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 63% · US 70%
White
65283%
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 50% · US 43%
Hispanic
8711%
DISTRICT 21% · STATE 12% · US 30%
Black
324%
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 31% · US 15%
Two+
182%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 4% · US 5%
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
39450%
Female
39550%

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Test scores

ACAP 2024-25 . % Proficient
English Language Arts
54.4%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
27.0%
AL avg 31.8%

What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 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
38.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.4%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.9pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 →

Where Isabella High School ranks

Among K-12 schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Alabama
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
38.5%#37 of 62
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
27.0%#37 of 62
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
54.4%#34 of 62
Enrollment
ranked largest first
789#11 of 69
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
19.6:1#58 of 61
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
30.3%#36 of 61
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
44.7%#57 of 65
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+10.5%#8 of 21
Ranked against other public K-12 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.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
789
+18 (+2%) vs 2020
+65% since 1990-91, when it was 478
Student : Teacher
19.6:1
was 19.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2578940.219.6:145% (353)
2023-2476941.218.7:171% (543)
2022-2377141.218.7:168% (528)
2020-217713919.8:142% (327)
2017-1871433.921.1:159% (423)
2015-166623817.4:160% (399)
2010-117135513.0:164% (458)
2000-016974017.4:149% (344)
1990-914782717.7:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Isabella High School.

About Isabella High School

Isabella High School operates as a medium-sized combined-grade school in Maplesville, Alabama. The school reports 789 students in pre-K through 12.

Isabella High School is part of Chilton County, where 12 schools serve 7,921 students.

White students make up 83% of enrollment at Isabella High School. The next largest groups are 11% Hispanic, 4% Black, and 2% multiracial. The White share in Chilton County as a whole is similar, at about 81%. The school's diversity index is 30%, meaning two students picked at random have a 30% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.

The count of teachers at Isabella High School is 40.2 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 19.6:1. That is 1.8 students per teacher above the 17.9:1 average for combined schools in Alabama. Around 45% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. On average, public schools in Chilton County report 57%.

Isabella High School scores 38.5% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 51.4%.

Federal survey data for Chilton County show that the median household income is $65,603, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. There are 14 public schools in Chilton County, enrolling about 7,921 students in all.

The closest public school, Maplesville High School, is about 5.6 miles from Isabella High School. There are 6 other public schools within ten miles. Isabella High School places 4th of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.

Locale: Rural: Distant. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.

There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (771) to 2024-25 (789).

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Chilton County at a glance

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Population
45,992
Census ACS
Median income
$65,603
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
7,921 students

Quick facts

School name
Isabella High School
District
Chilton County
Address
11338 County Road 15, Maplesville, AL 36750
Phone
(205) 280-2770
County
Chilton County
Level
Combined
Grade range
PK–12
Total enrollment
789
Teachers (FTE)
40
Student–teacher ratio
19.6:1
Free and reduced lunch
353 (45%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
010066000261
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Chilton County
Other schools in Maplesville
Nearby schools

Frequently asked questions

About Isabella High School
What is the total enrollment at Isabella High School?
Isabella High School enrolls approximately 789 students in grades PK-12.
What grades does Isabella High School serve?
Isabella High School serves grades PK-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Isabella High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Isabella High School is approximately 19.6:1 (40 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Isabella High School?
At Isabella High School, the student body is approximately 83% White, 11% Hispanic, 4% Black, 2% Two or more.
What district is Isabella High School in?
Isabella High School is part of Chilton County.
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