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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Opelika High School this year?
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Enrollment
1,590
High
DISTRICT 597 · STATE 682
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OPELIKA CITY·NCES 010258001070
Opelika High School
1700 Bulldog Pkwy, Opelika, AL 36801 · (334) 745-9715 · Lee County
GRADES 09–12HIGH13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,590 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 59% of Alabama public high schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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
16.9:1
94 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.8:1 · STATE 17.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
1,009 students
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 58%
Community
6
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 108 | 7% |
| Grade 9 | 413 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 369 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 356 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 344 | 22% |
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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 Opelika City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
29.4%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
22.9%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 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
26.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.9%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 Opelika High School
Opelika High School's state test result (26.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opelika High School this school | 1,590 | 63.5% | 26.8% |
| Hueytown High School Hueytown | 1,200 | 66.0% | 12.4% |
| Dothan High School Dothan | 1,588 | 61.5% | 26.4% |
| Gadsden City High School Gadsden | 1,361 | 68.9% | 17.5% |
| Central High School Phenix City | 1,579 | 56.4% | 26.0% |
| Calera High Calera | 1,018 | 56.9% | 22.0% |
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 Opelika High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Lee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.8% | #160 of 305 | #5 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.9% | #122 of 305 | #4 of 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.4% | #163 of 305 | #4 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,590 | #18 of 319 | #2 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.9:1 | #138 of 307 | #5 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.7% | #49 of 307 | #3 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 63.5% | #106 of 317 | #2 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +27.4% | #13 of 130 | #1 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
1,590
+302 (+23%) vs 2020
+23% since 1990-91, when it was 1,291
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
was 15.0:1
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 | 1,590 | 94 | 16.9:1 | 63% (1,009) |
| 2023-24 | 1,530 | 91 | 16.8:1 | 67% (1,023) |
| 2022-23 | 1,562 | 92 | 17.0:1 | 61% (960) |
| 2020-21 | 1,288 | 86 | 15.0:1 | 62% (803) |
| 2017-18 | 1,248 | 83 | 15.0:1 | 61% (761) |
| 2015-16 | 1,247 | 84 | 14.8:1 | 62% (768) |
| 2010-11 | 1,283 | 87 | 14.8:1 | 57% (729) |
| 2000-01 | 1,254 | 85 | 14.8:1 | 44% (558) |
| 1990-91 | 1,291 | 69 | 18.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Opelika High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 27% (1,248 to 1,590); teachers up 13% (83 to 94).
About Opelika High School
At 1700 Bulldog Pkwy in Opelika, Alabama, Opelika High School operates as a large high school. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 1,590 students in grades 9 through 12. Against the 682-student average for high schools in Alabama, enrollment here is 133% higher.
Opelika City runs 9 schools with a combined 5,377 students. Opelika High School is one of them.
Opelika High School's enrollment is 54% Black. The next largest groups are 27% White and 15% Hispanic. In Lee County overall, about 22% of residents are Black. Opelika High School has a diversity index of 61%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal data list 94 full-time-equivalent teachers at Opelika High School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 16.9:1. Across high schools in Alabama, the average ratio is about 17.2:1. The lunch program counts 63% of students at Opelika High School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The rate at public schools in Lee County averages 48%, lower than here.
Measured against Alabama public high schools, Opelika High School receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 37.9% at Opelika High School; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 26.8%.
Lee County has these Census figures: median household income is about $65,824, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 42%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Opelika High School is among the 41 public schools in Lee County.
The closest other public school is Fox Run School, about 0.7 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Opelika High School ranks 6th of 6 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 26.8% against a local average of 43.0%.
The school is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000, according to its NCES locale (City: Small).
Federal counts put enrollment at 1,288 in 2020-21 and 1,590 in 2024-25, a 23% gain. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 15.0:1 in 2020-21 to 16.9:1 in 2024-25.
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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 Opelika City
- Opelika Middle SchoolMiddle · 812 students
- Southview Primary SchoolElementary · 480 students
- Northside SchoolElementary · 464 students
- Jeter Primary SchoolElementary · 435 students
- Carver Primary SchoolElementary · 414 students
- Morris Avenue Intermediate SchoolElementary · 397 students
Other schools in Opelika
- Opelika Middle SchoolMiddle · 812 students
- Beauregard Elementary SchoolElementary · 783 students
- Beauregard High SchoolHigh · 533 students
- Sanford Middle SchoolMiddle · 533 students
- Southview Primary SchoolElementary · 480 students
- Northside SchoolElementary · 464 students
Nearby schools
- Fox Run School0.7 mi · 392
- Morris Avenue Intermediate School0.9 mi · 397
- Jeter Primary School1.0 mi · 435
- Northside School1.0 mi · 464
- Opelika Middle School1.1 mi · 812
- Carver Primary School2.3 mi · 414
Frequently asked questions
About Opelika High SchoolHow many students attend Opelika High School?
Opelika High School enrolls approximately 1,590 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Opelika High School serve?
Opelika High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Opelika High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Opelika High School is approximately 16.9:1 (94 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Opelika High School?
At Opelika High School, the student body is approximately 27% White, 15% Hispanic, 54% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Opelika High School?
Opelika High School is overseen by Opelika City in Lee County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.