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Alumni: what's one memory from Saks High School that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
419
High
DISTRICT 396 · STATE 682
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CALHOUN COUNTY·NCES 010054000243
Saks High School
4401 Saks Rd, Anniston, AL 36206 · (256) 741-7000 · Calhoun County
GRADES 07–12HIGH23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL419 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 66% of Alabama public high schools
- C+Test 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
15.0:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.6:1 · STATE 17.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
72%
302 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 58%
Community
5
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 | 71 | 17% |
| Grade 8 | 64 | 15% |
| Grade 9 | 72 | 17% |
| Grade 10 | 73 | 17% |
| Grade 11 | 75 | 18% |
| Grade 12 | 64 | 15% |
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 42% · 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
43.2%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
9.0%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 9 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
25.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.6%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 Saks High School
Saks High School's state test result (25.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saks High School this school | 419 | 72.1% | 25.4% |
| Pike County High School Brundidge | 484 | 77.5% | 27.1% |
| Houston County High School Columbia | 322 | 74.2% | 34.2% |
| Sheffield High School Sheffield | 305 | 70.8% | 10.1% |
| Carver 9th Grade Academy Dothan | 583 | 71.2% | N/A |
| Eufaula High School Eufaula | 728 | 69.2% | 15.1% |
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 Saks High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Calhoun County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.4% | #175 of 305 | #10 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 9.0% | #233 of 305 | #10 of 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.2% | #93 of 305 | #7 of 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 419 | #214 of 319 | #7 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #44 of 307 | #2 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.1% | #41 of 307 | #2 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 72.1% | #65 of 317 | #2 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.8% | #62 of 130 | N/A |
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
419
+92 (+28%) vs 2020
-53% since 1990-91, when it was 891
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 15.6:1
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 | 419 | 27.9 | 15.0:1 | 72% (302) |
| 2023-24 | 450 | 29.4 | 15.3:1 | 82% (368) |
| 2022-23 | 340 | 19.4 | 17.5:1 | 77% (262) |
| 2020-21 | 327 | 21 | 15.6:1 | 75% (245) |
| 2017-18 | 378 | 23 | 16.4:1 | 63% (239) |
| 2015-16 | 405 | 25 | 16.2:1 | 68% (275) |
| 2010-11 | 534 | 35 | 15.3:1 | 65% (348) |
| 2000-01 | 678 | 35 | 19.4:1 | 32% (216) |
| 1990-91 | 891 | 34 | 26.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Saks High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 11% (378 to 419); teachers up 21% (23 to 27.9).
About Saks High School
Saks High School is a low-enrollment high school in Anniston, Alabama. It offers grades 7 through 12 and has 419 students enrolled. That is 39% below the average of about 682 students for high schools in Alabama.
Calhoun County enrolls 7,997 students, and its 17 schools include Saks High School.
Of every 100 students at Saks High School, about 50 are Black. After that, the student body is 32% White, 14% Hispanic, and 3% multiracial. Among all residents of Calhoun County, the Black share is about 22%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 62%.
Based on 27.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, Saks High School has a ratio of 15.0:1. Compared with the 17.2:1 average for high schools in Alabama, this school's ratio is lower. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 72%. Among public schools in Calhoun County, the average eligibility rate is 58%.
Saks High School holds a B+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 66% of Alabama public high schools.
Saks High School's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (25.4%) and its predicted rate (31.6%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Alabama schools.
Calhoun County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $55,029 a year, roughly 21% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Calhoun County number 38, with about 16,686 students.
EXCEL Academy is about 0.1 miles from Saks High School, the shortest distance to any other public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, Saks High School ranks 4th on average proficiency.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Small by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment increased by 28% across 4 years, from 327 in 2020-21 to 419 in 2024-25.
People can post here about special education services, counseling, and support programs and other school topics. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Calhoun County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
116,090
Census ACS
Median income
$55,029
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
38
16,686 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Calhoun County
- Alexandria Elementary SchoolElementary · 712 students
- Saks Elementary SchoolElementary · 625 students
- Wellborn Elementary SchoolElementary · 598 students
- Weaver Elementary SchoolElementary · 544 students
- White Plains Elementary SchoolElementary · 530 students
- Alexandria Middle SchoolMiddle · 503 students
Other schools in Anniston
- Saks Elementary SchoolElementary · 625 students
- Wellborn Elementary SchoolElementary · 598 students
- White Plains Elementary SchoolElementary · 530 students
- Anniston High SchoolHigh · 498 students
- De Armanville Elementary SchoolElementary · 478 students
- Wellborn High SchoolHigh · 425 students
Nearby schools
- EXCEL Academy0.1 mi · 196
- Saks Elementary School0.3 mi · 625
- Anniston Middle School0.9 mi · 357
- Cobb Preparatory Academy2.8 mi · 270
- Randolph Park Elementary School2.8 mi · 339
- Anniston High School3.0 mi · 498
Frequently asked questions
About Saks High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Saks High School?
Saks High School enrolls approximately 419 students in grades 07-12.
What grades does Saks High School serve?
Saks High School serves grades 07-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Saks High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Saks High School is approximately 15.0:1 (28 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Saks High School?
At Saks High School, the student body is approximately 32% White, 14% Hispanic, 50% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Saks High School?
Saks High School is overseen by Calhoun County in Calhoun County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.