Enrollment
322
High
DISTRICT 371 · STATE 682
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FRANKLIN COUNTY·NCES 010159000545
Red Bay High School
800 8th St, Red Bay, AL 35582 · (256) 331-2270 · Franklin County
GRADES 07–12HIGH43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL322 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 93% of Alabama public high schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
15.3:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 17.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
125 students
DISTRICT 55% · 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 7 | 65 | 20% |
| Grade 8 | 54 | 17% |
| Grade 9 | 59 | 18% |
| Grade 10 | 47 | 15% |
| Grade 11 | 55 | 17% |
| Grade 12 | 42 | 13% |
Student demographics
23%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · 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
54.3%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
39.2%
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 39 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
49.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.7%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 Red Bay High School
Red Bay High School's state test result (49.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Bay High School this school | 322 | 38.8% | 49.0% |
| Glencoe High School Glencoe | 300 | 37.7% | 25.2% |
| Vinemont High School Vinemont | 348 | 38.2% | 28.8% |
| George W Long High School Skipperville | 377 | 40.6% | 61.4% |
| Hokes Bluff High School Hokes Bluff | 371 | 42.0% | 31.2% |
| Meek High School Arley | 286 | 43.0% | 41.5% |
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 Red Bay High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #26 of 305 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.2% | #32 of 305 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.3% | #34 of 305 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 322 | #267 of 319 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #56 of 307 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.2% | #246 of 307 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.8% | #263 of 317 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -62.9% | #1 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 2024-25Enrollment
322
-58 (-15%) vs 2020
-66% since 1990-91, when it was 937
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 18.1:1
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 | 322 | 21 | 15.3:1 | 39% (125) |
| 2023-24 | 337 | 22 | 15.3:1 | 60% (203) |
| 2022-23 | 351 | 21.5 | 16.3:1 | 51% (178) |
| 2020-21 | 380 | 21 | 18.1:1 | 41% (157) |
| 2017-18 | 869 | 47.7 | 18.2:1 | 59% (511) |
| 2015-16 | 826 | 47 | 17.6:1 | 25% (203) |
| 2010-11 | 859 | 63 | 13.6:1 | 56% (477) |
| 2000-01 | 873 | 55 | 15.9:1 | 41% (357) |
| 1990-91 | 937 | 50 | 18.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Red Bay High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 63% (869 to 322); teachers down 56% (47.7 to 21).
About Red Bay High School
Red Bay High School is a small high school serving families in Red Bay, Alabama. Classes run from 7 through 12, and the school has 322 students. Against the 682-student average for high schools in Alabama, enrollment here is 53% lower.
The district for Red Bay High School is Franklin County, with 9 schools and 3,563 students.
At Red Bay High School, White students make up 87% of the student body. The school is also 7% Hispanic, 3% Black, and 2% multiracial. The White share of the county population is lower, at 75%. Red Bay High School has a diversity index of 23%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
A ratio of 15.3:1 comes from the school's 21 full-time-equivalent teachers. For comparison, high schools in Alabama average 17.2:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 39% in 2024-25. Compared with the 57% average for public schools in Franklin County, the school's rate is lower.
The allk12 Grade for Red Bay High School is A. Compared with Alabama public high schools, the school scored higher than 93% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Red Bay High School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Alabama schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 49.0% and a predicted 55.7%.
In the county around the school, Franklin County, median household income is about $53,338, roughly 16% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 16%. Red Bay High School is among the 15 public schools in Franklin County.
Red Bay Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, less than a tenth of a mile away. Counting only straight-line distance, 3 other public schools are within ten miles. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, Red Bay High School ranks 7th on average proficiency.
Red Bay High School falls in the Rural: Remote locale category, used for schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
The student count in 2024-25 was 322, 15% below the 380 of 2020-21. The school's ratio fell from 18.1:1 to 15.3:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Conversations here can range across science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Franklin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
31,966
Census ACS
Median income
$53,338
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
6,178 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Franklin County
- Belgreen High SchoolCombined · 588 students
- Tharptown Elementary SchoolElementary · 541 students
- Phil Campbell Elementary SchoolElementary · 441 students
- Red Bay ElementaryElementary · 410 students
- Tharptown High SchoolHigh · 410 students
- Phil Campbell High SchoolHigh · 382 students
Nearby schools
- Red Bay Elementary0.0 mi · 410
- Vina High School6.1 mi · 257
- Belmont Schools6.8 mi · 855
- Fairview Attendance Center11.4 mi · 120
- Tishomingo Elementary School14.6 mi · 254
- Tremont Attendance Center15.2 mi · 312
Frequently asked questions
About Red Bay High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Red Bay High School?
Red Bay High School enrolls approximately 322 students in grades 07-12.
What age range does Red Bay High School serve?
Red Bay High School serves students from grade 07 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Red Bay High School?
Approximately 15.3:1 students per teacher at Red Bay High School.
How diverse is Red Bay High School?
Red Bay High School reports a student body of 87% White, 7% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% Two or more.
What district is Red Bay High School in?
Red Bay High School is part of Franklin County.
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