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What's one thing Leroy High School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
463
Combined
DISTRICT 424 · STATE 673
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WASHINGTON COUNTY·NCES 010348001337
Leroy High School
26301 Highway 43, Leroy, AL 36548 · (251) 246-2000 · Washington County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL463 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 47% of Alabama public K-12 schools
- B-Test 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
18.5:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
247 students
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 58%
Community
6
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 | 15 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 21 | 5% |
| Grade 1 | 42 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 29 | 6% |
| Grade 3 | 36 | 8% |
| Grade 4 | 26 | 6% |
| Grade 5 | 27 | 6% |
| Grade 6 | 41 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 32 | 7% |
| Grade 8 | 36 | 8% |
| Grade 9 | 40 | 9% |
| Grade 10 | 40 | 9% |
| Grade 11 | 44 | 10% |
| Grade 12 | 34 | 7% |
This year's kindergarten class (21) is 42% smaller than its 8th grade class (36).
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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
54.4%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
25.9%
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 26 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
40.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.2%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 Leroy High School
Leroy High School's state test result (40.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leroy High School this school | 463 | 53.3% | 40.2% |
| McKenzie High School McKenzie | 487 | 55.4% | 47.0% |
| Ider School Ider | 586 | 50.7% | 48.5% |
| Pisgah High School Pisgah | 598 | 50.7% | 42.6% |
| J U Blacksher School Uriah | 747 | 53.8% | 38.6% |
| Pleasant Home School Andalusia | 508 | 55.1% | 49.2% |
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 Leroy High School ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.2% | #32 of 62 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.9% | #41 of 62 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.4% | #35 of 62 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 463 | #42 of 69 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.5:1 | #47 of 61 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.9% | #5 of 61 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.3% | #41 of 65 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.6% | #6 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
463
-45 (-9%) vs 2020
-30% since 1990-91, when it was 662
Student : Teacher
18.5:1
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 | 463 | 25.1 | 18.5:1 | 53% (247) |
| 2023-24 | 450 | 26.3 | 17.1:1 | 67% (300) |
| 2022-23 | 441 | 28.5 | 15.4:1 | 66% (293) |
| 2020-21 | 508 | 31 | 16.4:1 | 40% (205) |
| 2017-18 | 583 | 34.7 | 16.8:1 | 53% (308) |
| 2015-16 | 652 | 40 | 16.3:1 | 56% (367) |
| 2010-11 | 806 | 70 | 11.5:1 | 49% (397) |
| 2000-01 | 715 | 45 | 15.9:1 | 43% (310) |
| 1990-91 | 662 | 35 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Leroy High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (583 to 463); teachers down 28% (34.7 to 25.1).
About Leroy High School
Leroy, Alabama, is home to Leroy High School, a low-enrollment school serving multiple grade levels. Students in pre-K through 12 make up the school's enrollment of 463 students. Combined schools in Alabama average about 673 students, which makes this school 31% below average.
The district, Washington County, operates 7 schools serving 2,390 students.
At Leroy High School, 61% of students are White. The school is also 21% Black, 13% Native American, and 4% multiracial. The diversity index for Leroy High School is 57%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Teacher count: 25.1 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 18.5:1. The ratio is within a point of the 17.9:1 average for combined schools in Alabama. Roughly 53% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Washington County average a similar 53%.
On the allk12 Grade, Leroy High School lands at B-, ahead of 47% of Alabama public K-12 schools.
Compared with Alabama schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Leroy High School's results are 5.0 points below predicted: 40.2% against 45.2%.
In the surrounding county, Washington County, median household income comes to about $61,042, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 17% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 17%. The county's public schools total 8, with about 2,390 students.
Of the public schools around it, Leroy High School is closest to Jackson Middle School, about 4.5 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 3 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 29.7%; Leroy High School's is 40.2%, ranking 3rd of 8.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Remote.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 463, down from 508 in 2020-21. The school's ratio increased from 16.4:1 to 18.5:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
The Leroy High School discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Washington County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
15,143
Census ACS
Median income
$61,042
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
17%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
2,390 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Washington County
- Millry High SchoolCombined · 509 students
- Washington County High SchoolHigh · 395 students
- Chatom Elementary SchoolElementary · 313 students
- Fruitdale High SchoolCombined · 301 students
- McIntosh Elementary SchoolElementary · 234 students
- McIntosh High SchoolHigh · 175 students
Other Leroy High schools
One other US public school is named Leroy High. Leroy High School is the largest of the 2.
- LeRoy High SchoolLe Roy, IL · 232 students
Nearby schools
- Jackson Middle School4.5 mi · 278
- Jackson Intermediate School4.8 mi · 282
- Joe M Gillmore Elementary School4.8 mi · 389
- Jackson High School6.0 mi · 376
- McIntosh Elementary School15.7 mi · 234
- Washington County High School16.8 mi · 395
Frequently asked questions
About Leroy High SchoolHow large is Leroy High School?
Leroy High School enrolls approximately 463 students in grades PK-12.
Is Leroy High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Leroy High School is a combined-grade school covering grades PK-12.
How many teachers does Leroy High School have?
Leroy High School employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.5:1.
How diverse is Leroy High School?
Leroy High School reports a student body of 61% White, 1% Hispanic, 21% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Leroy High School?
Leroy High School is overseen by Washington County in Washington County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.