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Which teacher or staff member at Saraland High School deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
1,134
High
DISTRICT 879 · STATE 682
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SARALAND CITY·NCES 010018502137
Saraland High School
1115 Industrial Parkway, Saraland, AL 36571 · (251) 602-8970 · Mobile County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,134 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 89% 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.
- A-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
16.1:1
70 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.8:1 · STATE 17.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
481 students
DISTRICT 46% · 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 9 | 290 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 289 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 291 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 264 | 23% |
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · 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 Saraland City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
45.3%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
37.4%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 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
43.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.1%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% 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 Saraland High School
Saraland High School's state test result (43.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saraland High School this school | 1,134 | 42.4% | 43.0% |
| Wetumpka High School Wetumpka | 1,219 | 38.7% | 44.9% |
| Hazel Green High School Hazel Green | 1,454 | 40.7% | 39.7% |
| Gardendale High School Gardendale | 1,076 | 38.6% | 22.5% |
| Brookwood High School Brookwood | 1,076 | 44.7% | 22.6% |
| Smiths Station High School Smiths Station | 1,588 | 39.0% | 23.9% |
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 Saraland High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Mobile County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #44 of 305 | #2 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.4% | #37 of 305 | #1 of 17 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.3% | #80 of 305 | #3 of 17 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,134 | #51 of 319 | #7 of 18 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #92 of 307 | #4 of 18 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.8% | #127 of 307 | #6 of 18 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.4% | #245 of 317 | #18 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.9% | #66 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
1,134
+76 (+7%) vs 2020
+114% since 2010-11, when it was 530
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 16.8:1
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 | 1,134 | 70.3 | 16.1:1 | 42% (481) |
| 2023-24 | 1,151 | 70.3 | 16.4:1 | 50% (580) |
| 2022-23 | 1,096 | 67 | 16.4:1 | 50% (546) |
| 2020-21 | 1,058 | 63 | 16.8:1 | 37% (391) |
| 2017-18 | 1,041 | 57.7 | 18.1:1 | 41% (429) |
| 2015-16 | 1,011 | 53 | 19.1:1 | 44% (444) |
| 2010-11 | 530 | 26 | 20.4:1 | 44% (233) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Saraland High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 9% (1,041 to 1,134); teachers up 22% (57.7 to 70.3).
About Saraland High School
This page covers Saraland High School, a large high school in Saraland, Alabama. It enrolls 1,134 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are 9 through 12. The school is 66% above the average for high schools in Alabama.
Saraland High School belongs to Saraland City, a district of 4 schools and 3,514 students.
The share of White students at Saraland High School is 68%, a majority. Other students are 21% Black, 5% multiracial, and 3% Hispanic. That is higher than the 56% White share among all Mobile County residents. A diversity index of 49% means there is a 49% chance two randomly chosen students at Saraland High School are from different groups.
Saraland High School reported 70.3 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 16.1:1. High schools in Alabama average 17.2:1, 1.0 more students per teacher than here. There are 481 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 42% of enrollment. That is lower than the 67% average for public schools in Mobile County.
On the allk12 Grade, Saraland High School lands at A, ahead of 89% of Alabama public high schools.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 53.1% at Saraland High School; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 43.0%.
For Mobile County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $58,880 a year, roughly 26% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. Public schools in Mobile County number 107, with about 59,070 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Saraland Elementary School, is about 1.6 miles. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Saraland High School places 3rd out of 6 schools in its immediate area.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 1,058 students in 2020-21, enrollment rose to 1,134 by 2024-25.
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Mobile County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
412,590
Census ACS
Median income
$58,880
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
107
59,070 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Saraland City
- Saraland Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,034 students
- Saraland Middle SchoolAdams CampusMiddle · 789 students
- Saraland Early Education CenterElementary · 557 students
Other schools in Saraland
- Saraland Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,034 students
- Saraland Middle SchoolAdams CampusMiddle · 789 students
- Saraland Early Education CenterElementary · 557 students
Nearby schools
- Saraland Elementary School1.6 mi · 1,034
- Chickasaw City Elementary School2.6 mi · 331
- CollinsRhodes Elementary School2.7 mi · 537
- Chickasaw Intermediate School2.7 mi · 301
- Chickasaw City High School3.0 mi · 241
- Alabama Destinations Career Academy3.0 mi · 1,663
Frequently asked questions
About Saraland High SchoolHow large is Saraland High School?
Saraland High School enrolls approximately 1,134 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Saraland High School serve?
Saraland High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Saraland High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Saraland High School is approximately 16.1:1 (70 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Saraland High School?
Saraland High School reports a student body of 68% White, 3% Hispanic, 21% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Saraland High School in?
Saraland High School is part of Saraland City.
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