Meek High School
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 27 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 37 | 13% |
| Grade 7 | 34 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 35 | 12% |
| Grade 9 | 36 | 13% |
| Grade 10 | 34 | 12% |
| Grade 11 | 44 | 15% |
| Grade 12 | 39 | 14% |
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientWhat this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Alabama schools, those numbers are about 53 and 32.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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%.
Schools most like Meek High School
Meek High School's state test result (41.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meek High School this school | 286 | 43.0% | 41.5% |
| Addison High School Addison | 232 | 41.4% | 33.9% |
| Winfield High School Winfield | 344 | 44.5% | 52.1% |
| Hokes Bluff High School Hokes Bluff | 371 | 42.0% | 31.2% |
| Ohatchee High School Ohatchee | 391 | 44.5% | 32.2% |
| Glencoe High School Glencoe | 300 | 37.7% | 25.2% |
Where Meek High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.5% | #51 of 305 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.7% | #108 of 305 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.1% | #24 of 305 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 286 | #278 of 319 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.3:1 | #281 of 307 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 13.3% | #279 of 307 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.0% | #242 of 317 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.7% | #123 of 164 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 286 | 14.1 | 20.3:1 | 43% (123) |
| 2023-24 | 289 | 14.6 | 19.8:1 | 59% (170) |
| 2022-23 | 280 | 14.3 | 19.5:1 | 59% (166) |
| 2020-21 | 268 | 14 | 19.1:1 | 50% (133) |
| 2017-18 | 310 | 13.1 | 23.7:1 | 53% (163) |
| 2015-16 | 250 | 14 | 17.9:1 | 58% (145) |
| 2010-11 | 242 | 16 | 15.1:1 | 58% (141) |
| 2000-01 | 259 | 15 | 17.3:1 | 39% (102) |
| 1990-91 | 529 | 29 | 18.2:1 | N/A |
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (310 to 286); teachers up 8% (13.1 to 14.1).
About Meek High School
Meek High School is a low-enrollment high school in Winston County, located in Arley, Alabama. It reports enrollment of 286 students in grades 5 through 12. The school is 58% below the average for high schools in Alabama.
The district, Winston County, has 2,309 students enrolled across 9 schools.
The share of students at Meek High School who are White is 93%. Enrollment also includes 3% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. Winston County residents are about 91% White, a similar share. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 13%.
Its ratio of 20.3:1 is based on 14.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. High schools in Alabama have an average ratio of 17.2:1. In all, 43% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Winston County average 53%.
Meek High School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Alabama schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 41.5% and a predicted 52.7%.
American Community Survey estimates for Winston County show that the median household earns about $57,256 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 14%, and about 13% of people live in poverty. Winston County has 14 public schools with about 3,906 students, including Meek High School.
Meek Elementary School, about 0.1 miles away, is the closest public school. Counting only straight-line distance, 7 other public schools are within ten miles. On state test proficiency, Meek High School ranks 6th in a group of 9 nearby schools.
NCES assigns Meek High School the locale Rural: Remote, meaning in rural territory far from an urban area.
The school's enrollment rose 7% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio rising from 19.1:1 to 20.3:1.
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