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Isabella High School
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 37 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 56 | 7% |
| Grade 1 | 53 | 7% |
| Grade 2 | 68 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 63 | 8% |
| Grade 4 | 55 | 7% |
| Grade 5 | 54 | 7% |
| Grade 6 | 52 | 7% |
| Grade 7 | 75 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 64 | 8% |
| Grade 9 | 58 | 7% |
| Grade 10 | 57 | 7% |
| Grade 11 | 49 | 6% |
| Grade 12 | 48 | 6% |
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientWhat 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.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat 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%.
Where Isabella High School ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In 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 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 789 | 40.2 | 19.6:1 | 45% (353) |
| 2023-24 | 769 | 41.2 | 18.7:1 | 71% (543) |
| 2022-23 | 771 | 41.2 | 18.7:1 | 68% (528) |
| 2020-21 | 771 | 39 | 19.8:1 | 42% (327) |
| 2017-18 | 714 | 33.9 | 21.1:1 | 59% (423) |
| 2015-16 | 662 | 38 | 17.4:1 | 60% (399) |
| 2010-11 | 713 | 55 | 13.0:1 | 64% (458) |
| 2000-01 | 697 | 40 | 17.4:1 | 49% (344) |
| 1990-91 | 478 | 27 | 17.7:1 | N/A |
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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