1
What tradition at Luverne High School should never be changed?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
745
Combined
DISTRICT 688 · STATE 673
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CRENSHAW COUNTY·NCES 010096000368
Luverne High School
194 First Ave, Luverne, AL 36049 · (334) 335-3331 · Crenshaw County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL745 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 70% 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.
- 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 K-12 schools
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
509 students
DISTRICT 66% · 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 | 38 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 50 | 7% |
| Grade 1 | 60 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 58 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 47 | 6% |
| Grade 4 | 49 | 7% |
| Grade 5 | 49 | 7% |
| Grade 6 | 54 | 7% |
| Grade 7 | 61 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 59 | 8% |
| Grade 9 | 69 | 9% |
| Grade 10 | 59 | 8% |
| Grade 11 | 47 | 6% |
| Grade 12 | 45 | 6% |
This year's kindergarten class (50) is 15% smaller than its 8th grade class (59).
Student demographics
60%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
55.4%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
31.5%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 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
40.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.3%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 Luverne High School
Luverne High School's state test result (40.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luverne High School this school | 745 | 68.3% | 40.0% |
| Brantley High School Brantley | 572 | 64.3% | 41.1% |
| Highland Home School Highland Home | 746 | 64.6% | 31.6% |
| McKenzie High School McKenzie | 487 | 55.4% | 47.0% |
| Sweet Water High School Sweet Water | 600 | 58.3% | 46.1% |
| J U Blacksher School Uriah | 747 | 53.8% | 38.6% |
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 Luverne High School ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #33 of 62 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.5% | #22 of 62 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.4% | #32 of 62 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 745 | #16 of 69 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.7:1 | #15 of 61 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.2% | #1 of 61 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 68.3% | #16 of 65 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.6% | #15 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
745
-97 (-12%) vs 2020
-36% since 1990-91, when it was 1,168
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 16.8:1
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 | 745 | 47.6 | 15.7:1 | 68% (509) |
| 2023-24 | 776 | 50.6 | 15.3:1 | 66% (512) |
| 2022-23 | 845 | 50 | 16.9:1 | 66% (554) |
| 2020-21 | 842 | 50 | 16.8:1 | 66% (556) |
| 2017-18 | 862 | 49.6 | 17.4:1 | 66% (568) |
| 2015-16 | 856 | 47 | 18.2:1 | 69% (590) |
| 2010-11 | 968 | 63 | 15.4:1 | 62% (604) |
| 2000-01 | 990 | 61 | 16.2:1 | 64% (638) |
| 1990-91 | 1,168 | 58 | 20.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Luverne High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (862 to 745); teachers down 4% (49.6 to 47.6).
About Luverne High School
Luverne High School is one of the public schools in Luverne, Alabama. It is a mid-sized school serving multiple grade levels. Federal data show 745 students enrolled in pre-K through 12 in 2024-25.
Luverne High School belongs to Crenshaw County, a district of 3 schools and 2,063 students.
The student body at Luverne High School has no majority group. White students lead at 48%. Enrollment also includes 41% Black, 7% multiracial, and 3% Hispanic. The school's White share is 23 points below the 71% share among Crenshaw County residents. A diversity index of 60% means there is a 60% chance two randomly chosen students at Luverne High School are from different groups.
The school had 47.6 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 15.7:1. The school's 15.7:1 compares with an average of 17.9:1 for combined schools in Alabama. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 68%. Public schools in Crenshaw County average a similar 66%.
Among Alabama public K-12 schools, Luverne High School outscored 70%, which works out to a B+ on the allk12 Grade.
Luverne High School is 5.7 points above its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (40.0% versus 34.3%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Alabama.
Looking at the county, Crenshaw County, the median household earns about $48,560 a year, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of people live in poverty. Crenshaw County has 4 public schools with about 2,063 students, including Luverne High School.
Brantley High School is the nearest public school to Luverne High School, about 8.6 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, 2 other public schools are within ten miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Luverne High School is 5th of 9 on proficiency.
The NCES locale for Luverne High School is Rural: Remote, which covers schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased from 842 to 745, a 12% decline. Federal data show the ratio falling from 16.8:1 to 15.7:1.
The allk12 page for Luverne High School lets the school community talk about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. You can also rate the school on this page.
Crenshaw County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
13,122
Census ACS
Median income
$48,560
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
4
2,063 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Crenshaw County
- Highland Home SchoolCombined · 746 students
- Brantley High SchoolCombined · 572 students
- Crenshaw County Career AcademyHigh
Nearby schools
- Brantley High School8.6 mi · 572
- Goshen High School8.9 mi · 356
- Goshen Elementary School10.2 mi · 446
- Highland Home School16.7 mi · 746
- Zion Chapel High School18.6 mi · 887
- Charles Henderson Middle20.1 mi · 263
Frequently asked questions
About Luverne High SchoolHow large is Luverne High School?
Luverne High School enrolls approximately 745 students in grades PK-12.
Is Luverne High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Luverne High School is a combined-grade school covering grades PK-12.
How many students per teacher at Luverne High School?
Approximately 15.7:1 students per teacher at Luverne High School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Luverne High School?
At Luverne High School, the student body is approximately 48% White, 3% Hispanic, 41% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Luverne High School?
Luverne High School is overseen by Crenshaw County in Crenshaw County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.