Enrollment
277
High
DISTRICT 733 · STATE 682
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LEE COUNTY·NCES 010207000792
Loachapoka High School
685 Lee Road 61, Loachapoka, AL 36865 · (334) 705-6030 · Lee County
GRADES 07–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL277 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 58% of Alabama public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 17.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
233 students
DISTRICT 54% · 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 29 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 58 | 21% |
| Grade 9 | 45 | 16% |
| Grade 10 | 56 | 20% |
| Grade 11 | 48 | 17% |
| Grade 12 | 41 | 15% |
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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
26.9%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
12.9%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 13 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
19.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.9%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 20% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% 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 Loachapoka High School
Loachapoka High School's state test result (19.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loachapoka High School this school | 277 | 84.1% | 19.5% |
| Barbour County High School Clayton | 297 | 87.9% | 15.2% |
| Bullock County High School Union Springs | 448 | 83.9% | 12.6% |
| George Washington Carver High School Birmingham | 570 | 81.6% | 8.1% |
| Midfield High School Midfield | 327 | 83.5% | 3.0% |
| Pike County High School Brundidge | 484 | 77.5% | 27.1% |
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 Loachapoka High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Lee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 19.5% | #212 of 305 | #7 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 12.9% | #205 of 305 | #7 of 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.9% | #175 of 305 | #5 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 277 | #283 of 319 | #7 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.7:1 | #4 of 307 | #1 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.9% | #137 of 307 | #7 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 84.1% | #18 of 317 | #1 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +14.0% | #48 of 130 | #4 of 6 |
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 2024-25Enrollment
277
+41 (+17%) vs 2020
-43% since 1990-91, when it was 490
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
was 10.3:1
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 | 277 | 26 | 10.7:1 | 84% (233) |
| 2023-24 | 270 | 27.5 | 9.8:1 | 98% (264) |
| 2022-23 | 237 | 23 | 10.3:1 | 92% (219) |
| 2020-21 | 236 | 23 | 10.3:1 | 75% (178) |
| 2017-18 | 243 | 23.5 | 10.3:1 | 92% (223) |
| 2015-16 | 230 | 23 | 10.0:1 | 88% (202) |
| 2010-11 | 297 | 27 | 11.0:1 | 87% (258) |
| 2000-01 | 239 | 25 | 9.6:1 | 84% (200) |
| 1990-91 | 490 | 34 | 14.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Loachapoka High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 14% (243 to 277); teachers up 11% (23.5 to 26).
About Loachapoka High School
Loachapoka High School is a high school located in Loachapoka, Alabama, in Lee County. Federal data show 277 students enrolled in grades 7 through 12 in 2024-25. On average, high schools in Alabama enroll around 682, and this school is 59% below that mark.
Loachapoka High School is among 13 schools run by Lee County, which serves 9,026 students.
Of every 100 students at Loachapoka High School, about 69 are Black. The rest of enrollment is 23% Hispanic, 6% White, and 3% multiracial. Among all residents of Lee County, the Black share is about 22%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 47%.
There are about 10.7 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Loachapoka High School, which has 26. High schools in Alabama average 17.2:1, 6.5 more students per teacher than here. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Loachapoka High School is about 84%. On average, public schools in Lee County report 48%.
Loachapoka High School earns a B on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 58% of Alabama public high schools.
Loachapoka High School's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (19.5%) and its predicted rate (22.9%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Alabama schools.
In the surrounding county, Lee County, median household income comes to about $65,824, about 42% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. The county's public schools total 41, with about 24,812 students.
A public school less than a tenth of a mile away, Loachapoka Elementary School, is the closest to Loachapoka High School. The count of other public schools within five miles is 3. Its average proficiency rate of 19.5% is below the 54.0% average for nearby schools.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Fringe.
The school's student count rose 17% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years.
On allk12, people connected to Loachapoka High School can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
Lee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
181,134
Census ACS
Median income
$65,824
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
41
24,812 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lee County
- Smiths Station High SchoolHigh · 1,588 students
- Smiths Station Junior High SchoolMiddle · 910 students
- West Smiths Station Elementary SchoolElementary · 811 students
- East Smiths Station Elementary SchoolElementary · 785 students
- Beauregard Elementary SchoolElementary · 783 students
- Beulah Elementary SchoolElementary · 696 students
Nearby schools
- Loachapoka Elementary School0.1 mi · 332
- Creekside Elementary School4.3 mi · 458
- Richland Elementary School4.4 mi · 426
- Notasulga High School5.2 mi · 258
- Drake Middle School5.4 mi · 720
- Margaret Yarbrough Elementary School5.5 mi · 396
Frequently asked questions
About Loachapoka High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Loachapoka High School?
Loachapoka High School enrolls approximately 277 students in grades 07-12.
What grades does Loachapoka High School serve?
Loachapoka High School serves grades 07-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Loachapoka High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Loachapoka High School is approximately 10.7:1 (26 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Loachapoka High School?
Student demographics at Loachapoka High School are roughly 6% White, 23% Hispanic, 69% Black, 3% Two or more.
Is Loachapoka High School public or private?
Loachapoka High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Lee County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.