Enrollment
175
High
DISTRICT 285 · STATE 682
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WASHINGTON COUNTY·NCES 010348001338
McIntosh High School
7010 Highway 43, McIntosh, AL 36553 · (251) 944-2449 · Washington County
GRADES 06–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL175 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 24% of Alabama public high 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.8:1 · STATE 17.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
136 students
DISTRICT 57% · 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 6 | 24 | 14% |
| Grade 7 | 24 | 14% |
| Grade 8 | 23 | 13% |
| Grade 9 | 28 | 16% |
| Grade 10 | 26 | 15% |
| Grade 11 | 21 | 12% |
| Grade 12 | 29 | 17% |
Student demographics
55%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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Washington County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
18.7%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
4.4%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 19 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 4 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
10.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.5%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-16.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 11% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% 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 McIntosh High School
McIntosh High School's state test result (10.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| McIntosh High School this school | 175 | 77.7% | 10.6% |
| Chickasaw City High School Chickasaw | 241 | 78.8% | 11.8% |
| Pickens County High School Reform | 265 | 78.1% | 23.4% |
| Lafayette High School Lafayette | 182 | 82.4% | 10.3% |
| Clarke County High School Grove Hill | 256 | 74.2% | 11.1% |
| Southern Choctaw High School Gilbertown | 211 | 76.8% | 14.9% |
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 McIntosh High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 10.6% | #262 of 305 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 4.4% | #268 of 305 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 18.7% | #231 of 305 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 175 | #314 of 319 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 77.7% | #49 of 317 |
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
175
-9 (-5%) vs 2020
-48% since 1990-91, when it was 337
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
was 16.7:1
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 | 175 | 10 | 17.5:1 | 78% (136) |
| 2023-24 | 183 | 10 | 18.3:1 | 91% (166) |
| 2022-23 | 185 | 11 | 16.8:1 | 91% (168) |
| 2020-21 | 184 | 11 | 16.7:1 | 91% (167) |
| 2017-18 | 184 | 12.8 | 14.4:1 | 91% (167) |
| 2015-16 | 198 | 14 | 14.1:1 | 53% (104) |
| 2010-11 | 305 | 25 | 12.2:1 | 80% (244) |
| 2000-01 | 386 | 23 | 16.8:1 | 99% (383) |
| 1990-91 | 337 | 23 | 14.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for McIntosh High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (184 to 175); teachers down 22% (12.8 to 10).
About McIntosh High School
McIntosh High School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as a high school in McIntosh, Alabama. The school's enrollment of 175 students covers grades 6 through 12. Statewide, high schools in Alabama average about 682 students each.
McIntosh High School is a school in Washington County. The district has 7 schools and 2,390 students.
A majority of students at McIntosh High School, 63%, are Black. The remaining shares are 17% White, 14% Native American, and 4% multiracial. Washington County as a whole is about 24% Black, so the school's share is higher. The chance that two students picked at random at McIntosh High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 55%.
Teachers at the school number 10 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 17.5:1. Across high schools in Alabama, the average ratio is about 17.2:1. Roughly 78% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Washington County is 53%.
The allk12 Grade for McIntosh High School is C-. Compared with Alabama public high schools, the school scored higher than 24% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
McIntosh High School scores 10.6% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 27.5%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Washington County show that median household income is about $61,042, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 17% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 8 public schools in Washington County, with a combined enrollment of about 2,390.
The nearest other public school, McIntosh Elementary School, is about 2.0 miles away. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, McIntosh High School ranks 9th on average proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Distant. That means it sits in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The number of students declined from 184 to 175 over 4 years.
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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
- Leroy High SchoolCombined · 463 students
- Washington County High SchoolHigh · 395 students
- Chatom Elementary SchoolElementary · 313 students
- Fruitdale High SchoolCombined · 301 students
- McIntosh Elementary SchoolElementary · 234 students
Other McIntosh High schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named McIntosh High. McIntosh High School is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- McIntosh High SchoolPeachtree City, GA · 1,762 students
- McIntosh High School - 01McIntosh, SD · 42 students
Nearby schools
- McIntosh Elementary School2.0 mi · 234
- Calcedeaver Elementary School10.6 mi · 240
- Citronelle High School16.7 mi · 734
- Leroy High School17.4 mi · 463
- Lott Middle School18.1 mi · 427
- Jackson Middle School19.5 mi · 278
Frequently asked questions
About McIntosh High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at McIntosh High School?
McIntosh High School enrolls approximately 175 students in grades 06-12.
What age range does McIntosh High School serve?
McIntosh High School serves students from grade 06 through grade 12.
How many teachers does McIntosh High School have?
McIntosh High School employs 10 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.5:1.
What is the student diversity at McIntosh High School?
Student demographics at McIntosh High School are roughly 17% White, 2% Hispanic, 63% Black, 4% Two or more.
What district is McIntosh High School in?
McIntosh High School is part of Washington County.
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