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Enrollment
526
High
DISTRICT 541 · STATE 682
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLEBURNE COUNTY·NCES 010078000321
Ranburne High School
21045 Main St, Ranburne, AL 36273 · (256) 568-3402 · Cleburne County
GRADES 05–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL526 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 68% of Alabama public high schools
- A-Test 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
20.2:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 17.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
206 students
DISTRICT 48% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 62 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 64 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 70 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 68 | 13% |
| Grade 9 | 76 | 14% |
| Grade 10 | 55 | 10% |
| Grade 11 | 59 | 11% |
| Grade 12 | 72 | 14% |
Student demographics
7%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 21% · 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
54.2%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
25.0%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 54 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 · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
38.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.5%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-16.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 Ranburne High School
Ranburne High School's state test result (38.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ranburne High School this school | 526 | 39.2% | 38.9% |
| Rogers High School Florence | 510 | 36.5% | 32.0% |
| Holtville High School Deatsville | 555 | 39.5% | 42.4% |
| Northside High School Northport | 535 | 38.3% | 33.4% |
| Oak Grove High School Bessemer | 777 | 40.0% | 29.9% |
| Lexington High School Lexington | 379 | 35.1% | 52.7% |
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 Ranburne High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.9% | #66 of 305 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.0% | #106 of 305 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.2% | #35 of 305 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 526 | #162 of 319 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.2:1 | #279 of 307 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 7.0% | #296 of 307 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.2% | #261 of 317 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.2% | #98 of 130 |
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
526
+4 (+1%) vs 2020
+51% since 1990-91, when it was 348
Student : Teacher
20.2:1
was 18.6:1
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 | 526 | 26 | 20.2:1 | 39% (206) |
| 2023-24 | 537 | 27.5 | 19.5:1 | 55% (297) |
| 2022-23 | 528 | 26.5 | 19.9:1 | 55% (293) |
| 2020-21 | 522 | 28 | 18.6:1 | 44% (229) |
| 2017-18 | 505 | 27.9 | 18.1:1 | 53% (268) |
| 2015-16 | 508 | 30 | 16.9:1 | 51% (260) |
| 2010-11 | 544 | 38 | 14.3:1 | 53% (287) |
| 2000-01 | 345 | 19 | 18.2:1 | 30% (102) |
| 1990-91 | 348 | 16 | 21.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ranburne High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (505 to 526); teachers down 7% (27.9 to 26).
About Ranburne High School
Ranburne High School is a low-enrollment high school. Its address is in Ranburne, Alabama. It enrolls 526 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are 5 through 12. The school is 23% below the average for high schools in Alabama.
Ranburne High School is a school in Cleburne County. The district has 7 schools and 2,490 students.
The share of White students at Ranburne High School is 96%. In Cleburne County overall, the White share is about 93%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Ranburne High School scores 7%.
Its staff includes 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 20.2 students per teacher. The average for high schools in Alabama, 17.2:1, is lower. Ranburne High School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 39%.
Ranburne High School earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 68% of Alabama public high schools.
Schools in Alabama with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 55.5%. Ranburne High School scores 38.9%.
American Community Survey estimates for Cleburne County show that the median household earns about $55,345 a year, about 17% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Cleburne County has 9 public schools with about 2,490 students, including Ranburne High School.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Ranburne Elementary School, is less than a tenth of a mile. Around the school, 2 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, Ranburne High School ranks 7th in a group of 9 nearby schools.
Its location is classified as Rural: Distant by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 522 in 2020-21, 526 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 18.6:1; by 2024-25 it was 20.2:1.
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Cleburne County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
15,426
Census ACS
Median income
$55,345
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
2,490 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Cleburne County
- Cleburne County High SchoolHigh · 555 students
- Cleburne County Elementary SchoolElementary · 391 students
- Ranburne Elementary SchoolElementary · 343 students
- Cleburne County Middle SchoolMiddle · 243 students
- Fruithurst Elementary SchoolElementary · 226 students
- Pleasant Grove Elementary SchoolElementary · 206 students
Nearby schools
- Ranburne Elementary School0.1 mi · 343
- Bowdon High School5.0 mi · 428
- Bowdon Elementary School5.5 mi · 781
- KidsPeace6.7 mi · 50
- Bowdon Middle School7.3 mi · 338
- Ephesus Elementary School9.8 mi · 180
Frequently asked questions
About Ranburne High SchoolHow large is Ranburne High School?
Ranburne High School enrolls approximately 526 students in grades 05-12.
What age range does Ranburne High School serve?
Ranburne High School serves students from grade 05 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Ranburne High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Ranburne High School is approximately 20.2:1 (26 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Ranburne High School?
At Ranburne High School, the student body is approximately 96% White, 2% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Ranburne High School public or private?
Ranburne High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Cleburne County.
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