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Kate D Smith DAR High School

6077 Main St, Grant, AL 35747 · (256) 728-4238 · Marshall County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL372 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 53% of Alabama public high schools
  • B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • CBeats 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

Enrollment
372
High
DISTRICT 465 · STATE 682
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.9:1 · STATE 17.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
159 students
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 58%
Community
0
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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 910428%
Grade 108423%
Grade 119425%
Grade 129024%
Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 63% · US 70%
White
33690%
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 50% · US 43%
Hispanic
175%
DISTRICT 30% · STATE 12% · US 30%
Black
10%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 31% · US 15%
Asian
62%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 1% · US 6%
Two+
82%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 4% · US 5%
Native American
41%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 1% · US 1%
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
19352%
Female
17948%

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Test scores

ACAP 2024-25 . % Proficient
English Language Arts
42.9%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
22.6%
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 23 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of AL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
34.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.9%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-18.8pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 53% typical for Alabama schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.

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 Kate D Smith DAR High School

Kate D Smith DAR High School's state test result (34.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Kate D Smith DAR High School this school37242.7%34.1%
Hokes Bluff High School
Hokes Bluff
37142.0%31.2%
George W Long High School
Skipperville
37740.6%61.4%
Pleasant Valley High School
Jacksonville
39344.8%41.2%
Ohatchee High School
Ohatchee
39144.5%32.2%
Straughn High School
Andalusia
43343.6%45.0%
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 Kate D Smith DAR High School ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn AlabamaIn Marshall County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
34.1%#100 of 305#2 of 8
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
22.6%#125 of 305#4 of 8
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
42.9%#97 of 305#3 of 8
Enrollment
ranked largest first
372#242 of 319#9 of 9
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
17.3:1#164 of 307#4 of 9
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
18.1%#265 of 307#8 of 9
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
42.7%#243 of 317#8 of 9
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-17.1%#60 of 164N/A
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 2024-25
Enrollment
372
-62 (-14%) vs 2020
-25% since 1990-91, when it was 493
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
was 18.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2537221.517.3:143% (159)
2023-2439723.516.9:134% (133)
2022-2339423.516.8:134% (132)
2020-214342418.1:134% (146)
2017-184492418.7:147% (211)
2015-164572518.3:146% (212)
2010-114683513.4:149% (229)
2000-013902217.7:132% (125)
1990-914932718.3:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kate D Smith DAR High School.

Since 2017-18: students down 17% (449 to 372); teachers down 11% (24 to 21.5).

About Kate D Smith DAR High School

Students in Grant, Alabama, attend Kate D Smith DAR High School, a small high school. Enrollment totals 372 students across grades 9 through 12. The school is 45% below the average for high schools in Alabama.

Enrollment across the 14 schools in Marshall County totals 6,494 students.

A large majority of enrollment at Kate D Smith DAR High School is White, at 90%. Beyond that, enrollment is 5% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. The White share of the county population is lower, at 79%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Kate D Smith DAR High School scores 18%.

Kate D Smith DAR High School reported 21.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 17.3:1. The 17.2:1 average for high schools in Alabama is close to this figure. There are 159 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 43% of enrollment. That rate is below the 59% average among public schools in Marshall County.

On the allk12 Grade, Kate D Smith DAR High School lands at B-, ahead of 53% of Alabama public high schools.

Test results at Kate D Smith DAR High School are 18.8 points below what its student poverty level predicts. The average proficiency rate across its state test results is 34.1%, compared with a predicted 52.9%, which ranks in the bottom 10% in Alabama.

For Marshall County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $62,571, about 22% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 12%. The county has 37 public schools and about 19,416 students.

Kate Duncan Smith DAR Middle sits less than a tenth of a mile from Kate D Smith DAR High School. Kate D Smith DAR High School has 3 other public schools within five miles. Among 7 nearby schools that report test results, Kate D Smith DAR High School ranks 6th on proficiency.

NCES assigns Kate D Smith DAR High School the locale Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.

In 2024-25, the school enrolled 372, down from 434 in 2020-21.

This page is set up for the Kate D Smith DAR High School community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.

Marshall County at a glance

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Population
99,748
Census ACS
Median income
$62,571
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
37
19,416 students

Quick facts

School name
Kate D Smith DAR High School
District
Marshall County
Address
6077 Main St, Grant, AL 35747
Phone
(256) 728-4238
County
Marshall County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
372
Teachers (FTE)
21
Student–teacher ratio
17.3:1
Free and reduced lunch
159 (43%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
010000600883
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Kate D Smith DAR High School
How many students attend Kate D Smith DAR High School?
Kate D Smith DAR High School enrolls approximately 372 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Kate D Smith DAR High School serve?
Kate D Smith DAR High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Kate D Smith DAR High School?
Approximately 17.3:1 students per teacher at Kate D Smith DAR High School.
How diverse is Kate D Smith DAR High School?
Kate D Smith DAR High School reports a student body of 90% White, 5% Hispanic, 0% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Kate D Smith DAR High School in?
Kate D Smith DAR High School is part of Marshall County.
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