Enrollment
179
Combined
DISTRICT 645 · STATE 673
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONROE COUNTY·NCES 010240000979
J F Shields High School
17688 Highway 21 N, Beatrice, AL 36425 · (251) 789-2168 · Monroe County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL179 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 5% of Alabama public K-12 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 K-12 schools
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
81%
145 students
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 58%
Community
0
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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 10 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 4 | 2% |
| Grade 1 | 6 | 3% |
| Grade 2 | 16 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 7 | 4% |
| Grade 4 | 12 | 7% |
| Grade 5 | 11 | 6% |
| Grade 6 | 13 | 7% |
| Grade 7 | 17 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 16 | 9% |
| Grade 9 | 18 | 10% |
| Grade 10 | 17 | 9% |
| Grade 11 | 12 | 7% |
| Grade 12 | 20 | 11% |
Student demographics
5%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · 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
31.4%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
6.9%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 7 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
16.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.1%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 17% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 25% 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 J F Shields High School
J F Shields High School's state test result (16.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| J F Shields High School this school | 179 | 81.0% | 16.6% |
| Amelia L Johnson High School Thomaston | 142 | 83.8% | 24.3% |
| Marengo High School Dixons Mills | 223 | 86.5% | 24.8% |
| Autaugaville School Autaugaville | 255 | 78.8% | 16.7% |
| Notasulga High School Notasulga | 258 | 78.3% | 17.9% |
| Francis Marion School Marion | 413 | 82.3% | 19.4% |
Matched among Alabama K-12 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 J F Shields High School ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 16.6% | #60 of 62 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 6.9% | #59 of 62 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.4% | #57 of 62 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 179 | #63 of 69 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 81.0% | #8 of 65 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -31.2% | #3 of 37 |
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. 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
179
-50 (-22%) vs 2020
-51% since 1990-91, when it was 362
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
was 16.4:1
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 | 179 | 15 | 11.9:1 | 81% (145) |
| 2023-24 | 202 | 17 | 11.9:1 | 95% (191) |
| 2022-23 | 197 | 15 | 13.1:1 | 92% (182) |
| 2020-21 | 229 | 14 | 16.4:1 | 93% (212) |
| 2017-18 | 260 | 16.8 | 15.5:1 | 93% (241) |
| 2015-16 | 262 | 15 | 17.5:1 | 82% (216) |
| 2010-11 | 159 | 15 | 10.6:1 | 94% (149) |
| 2000-01 | 268 | 16 | 16.8:1 | 88% (236) |
| 1990-91 | 362 | 20 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for J F Shields High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 31% (260 to 179); teachers down 10% (16.8 to 15).
About J F Shields High School
J F Shields High School is a very small school serving multiple grade levels in Beatrice, Alabama, one of the schools in Monroe County. The school runs pre-K through 12 and enrolls 179 students. That compares with an average of about 673 students for combined schools in Alabama.
District-wide, Monroe County has 7 schools and 2,963 students.
At J F Shields High School, 97% of students are Black. That is higher than the 42% Black share among all Monroe County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 5%.
J F Shields High School has 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 11.9:1. By comparison, the average for combined schools in Alabama is 17.9:1. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 81% at J F Shields High School. That rate is above the 67% average among public schools in Monroe County.
Among Alabama public K-12 schools, J F Shields High School outscored 5%, which works out to a D on the allk12 Grade.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 16.6%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 25.1%.
Monroe County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $42,292, 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Monroe County's 9 public schools enroll about 2,963 students and include J F Shields High School.
Monroeville Elementary School sits about 16.4 miles from J F Shields High School. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, J F Shields High School is 6th on average proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes J F Shields High School as Rural: Remote.
Enrollment decreased 22% over 4 years, reaching 179 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 16.4:1 to 11.9:1.
J F Shields High School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as special education services, counseling, and support programs. You can also rate the school on this page.
Monroe County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
19,388
Census ACS
Median income
$42,292
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
12%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
2,963 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Monroe County
- Excel High SchoolCombined · 1,010 students
- J U Blacksher SchoolCombined · 747 students
- Monroeville Elementary SchoolElementary · 406 students
- Monroe County High SchoolHigh · 302 students
- Monroeville Middle SchoolMiddle · 264 students
- Monroe Intermediate SchoolElementary · 55 students
Nearby schools
- Monroeville Elementary School16.4 mi · 406
- Monroeville Middle School16.4 mi · 264
- Monroe Intermediate School17.2 mi · 55
- Lyeffion Junior High School18.1 mi · 85
- J E Hobbs Elementary School18.9 mi · 359
- Camden School Of Arts Technology19.0 mi · 148
Frequently asked questions
About J F Shields High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at J F Shields High School?
J F Shields High School enrolls approximately 179 students in grades PK-12.
What grades does J F Shields High School serve?
J F Shields High School serves grades PK-12.
How many teachers does J F Shields High School have?
J F Shields High School employs 15 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.9:1.
How diverse is J F Shields High School?
J F Shields High School reports a student body of 2% White, 1% Hispanic, 97% Black.
Who oversees J F Shields High School?
J F Shields High School is overseen by Monroe County in Monroe County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.