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Meek High School

6615 Co Rd 41, Arley, AL 35541 · (205) 384-5825 · Winston County
GRADES 05–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL286 STUDENTS
Enrollment
286
High
DISTRICT 265 · STATE 682
Student : Teacher
20.3:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.7:1 · STATE 17.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
123 students
DISTRICT 52% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 5279%
Grade 63713%
Grade 73412%
Grade 83512%
Grade 93613%
Grade 103412%
Grade 114415%
Grade 123914%
Student demographics
13%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 63% · US 70%
White
26693%
DISTRICT 96% · STATE 50% · US 43%
Hispanic
83%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 12% · US 30%
Black
21%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 31% · US 15%
Asian
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1% · US 6%
Two+
93%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 4% · US 5%
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
Male
16357%
Female
12343%

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Test scores

ACAP 2024-25 . % Proficient
English Language Arts
57.1%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
24.7%
AL avg 31.8%

What 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.

Source: ACAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
41.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.7%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.2pp
below demographic expectation

What 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%.

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 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.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Meek High School this school28643.0%41.5%
Addison High School
Addison
23241.4%33.9%
Winfield High School
Winfield
34444.5%52.1%
Hokes Bluff High School
Hokes Bluff
37142.0%31.2%
Ohatchee High School
Ohatchee
39144.5%32.2%
Glencoe High School
Glencoe
30037.7%25.2%
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 Meek High School ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn 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
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 2024-25
Enrollment
286
+18 (+7%) vs 2020
-46% since 1990-91, when it was 529
Student : Teacher
20.3:1
was 19.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2528614.120.3:143% (123)
2023-2428914.619.8:159% (170)
2022-2328014.319.5:159% (166)
2020-212681419.1:150% (133)
2017-1831013.123.7:153% (163)
2015-162501417.9:158% (145)
2010-112421615.1:158% (141)
2000-012591517.3:139% (102)
1990-915292918.2:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Meek High School.

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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Winston County at a glance

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Population
23,682
Census ACS
Median income
$57,256
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
14%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
3,906 students

Quick facts

School name
Meek High School
District
Winston County
Address
6615 Co Rd 41, Arley, AL 35541
Phone
(205) 384-5825
County
Winston County
Level
High
Grade range
05–12
Total enrollment
286
Teachers (FTE)
14
Student–teacher ratio
20.3:1
Free and reduced lunch
123 (43%)
Locale
43-Rural: Remote
NCES ID
010358001360
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

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Frequently asked questions

About Meek High School
How large is Meek High School?
Meek High School enrolls approximately 286 students in grades 05-12.
What grades does Meek High School serve?
Meek High School serves grades 05-12.
How many students per teacher at Meek High School?
Approximately 20.3:1 students per teacher at Meek High School.
How diverse is Meek High School?
Meek High School reports a student body of 93% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Meek High School?
Meek High School is overseen by Winston County in Winston County.
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