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Enrollment
433
High
DISTRICT 333 · STATE 682
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COVINGTON COUNTY·NCES 010093000363
Straughn High School
29448 Straughn School Road, Andalusia, AL 36421 · (334) 222-2511 · Covington County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL433 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 92% 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
16.6:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · STATE 17.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
189 students
DISTRICT 57% · 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 9 | 121 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 125 | 29% |
| Grade 11 | 97 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 90 | 21% |
Student demographics
16%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 23% · 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
Based on grade levels within Covington County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
54.4%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
37.0%
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 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
45.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.2%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 Straughn High School
Straughn High School's state test result (45.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Straughn High School this school | 433 | 43.6% | 45.0% |
| Kate D Smith DAR High School Grant | 372 | 42.7% | 34.1% |
| Pleasant Valley High School Jacksonville | 393 | 44.8% | 41.2% |
| Alexandria High School Alexandria | 480 | 46.5% | 36.4% |
| Hokes Bluff High School Hokes Bluff | 371 | 42.0% | 31.2% |
| George W Long High School Skipperville | 377 | 40.6% | 61.4% |
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 Straughn High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #35 of 305 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #40 of 305 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.4% | #33 of 305 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 433 | #210 of 319 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.6:1 | #120 of 307 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.8% | #272 of 307 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.6% | #238 of 317 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +12.5% | #57 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
433
+53 (+14%) vs 2020
-50% since 1990-91, when it was 859
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
was 16.5:1
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 | 433 | 26 | 16.6:1 | 44% (189) |
| 2023-24 | 416 | 26 | 16.0:1 | 62% (256) |
| 2022-23 | 383 | 24 | 16.0:1 | 66% (252) |
| 2020-21 | 380 | 23 | 16.5:1 | 45% (170) |
| 2017-18 | 385 | 24.7 | 15.6:1 | 47% (180) |
| 2015-16 | 405 | 23 | 17.6:1 | 47% (189) |
| 2010-11 | 425 | 28 | 15.2:1 | 45% (190) |
| 2000-01 | 545 | 27 | 20.2:1 | 38% (207) |
| 1990-91 | 859 | 47 | 18.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Straughn High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 12% (385 to 433); teachers up 5% (24.7 to 26).
About Straughn High School
Straughn High School, located in Andalusia, Alabama, is a small high school. The school's enrollment of 433 students covers grades 9 through 12. Statewide, high schools in Alabama average about 682 students each.
Covington County enrolls 3,028 students in 8 schools, including Straughn High School.
White students are the large majority at Straughn High School, with 92% of enrollment. Other groups include 3% Asian. By comparison, Covington County residents are about 83% White. The chance that two students picked at random at Straughn High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 16%.
Federal data list 26 full-time-equivalent teachers at Straughn High School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 16.6:1. Across high schools in Alabama, the average ratio is about 17.2:1. The lunch program counts 44% of students at Straughn High School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. On average, public schools in Covington County report 57%.
The allk12 Grade for Straughn High School is A. Compared with Alabama public high schools, the school scored higher than 92% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
A school with Straughn High School's lunch-eligibility share in Alabama is predicted to score 52.2%. Straughn High School scores 45.0%, 7.3 points below that line.
Covington County has about 37,628 residents, and median household income is about $52,456, about 17% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 15% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 14 public schools in Covington County, with a combined enrollment of about 6,173.
Straughn Middle School is located about 0.2 miles from Straughn High School. Within five miles are 2 other public schools. On proficiency, Straughn High School is behind the 53.7% nearby average, ranking 6th of 9.
The federal government classifies Straughn High School's location as Rural: Distant.
Federal counts put enrollment at 380 in 2020-21 and 433 in 2024-25, a 14% gain.
Topics for discussion here include school safety, transportation, and start times. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Covington County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
37,628
Census ACS
Median income
$52,456
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
6,173 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Covington County
- Straughn Elementary SchoolElementary · 569 students
- Red Level SchoolCombined · 535 students
- Pleasant Home SchoolCombined · 508 students
- WS Harlan Elementary SchoolElementary · 293 students
- Straughn Middle SchoolMiddle · 287 students
- Florala High SchoolHigh · 233 students
Other schools in Andalusia
- Andalusia Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,082 students
- Straughn Elementary SchoolElementary · 569 students
- Pleasant Home SchoolCombined · 508 students
- Andalusia High SchoolHigh · 471 students
- Straughn Middle SchoolMiddle · 287 students
- Andalusia Junior HighMiddle · 270 students
Nearby schools
- Straughn Middle School0.2 mi · 287
- Straughn Elementary School0.2 mi · 569
- Andalusia High School6.1 mi · 471
- Andalusia Junior High6.2 mi · 270
- Andalusia Elementary School8.9 mi · 1,082
- Fleeta School10.9 mi · 170
Frequently asked questions
About Straughn High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Straughn High School?
Straughn High School enrolls approximately 433 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Straughn High School serve?
Straughn High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Straughn High School?
Approximately 16.6:1 students per teacher at Straughn High School.
How diverse is Straughn High School?
Straughn High School reports a student body of 92% White, 1% Hispanic, 2% Black, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Straughn High School?
Straughn High School is overseen by Covington County in Covington County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.